Gym Shorts
2nd Grading Period
By: Mrs. O. Arthur
Physical Education Teacher
Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade Physical
Education
The units and skills practiced this grading period were: Ball skills- bounce, throw, catch,
kick, and roll followed by a related activity. Ball games were played by Kindergarten and 1st
grade while games from other countries- Sweden, Italy, England, Ghana, Malawi, and Nigeria
were played by 2nd grade. The gymnastics unit included mat work- animal friends for
kindergarten; animal stunts and tumbling for 1st grade and small apparatus-chairs, benches,
beam, and mats for 2nd grade. A certificate is given to all students after each unit.
3rd and 4th Grade Physical Education
The units and skills introduced this grading period were: Ball games- speedball and
bombardment; Basketball- dribble, bounce pass, chest pass, two hand set-shot and one hand
set-shot; Hoop Shoot Contest and Gymnastics- individual stunts, two people stunts, tumbling,
and pyramids.
5th and 6th Grade Physical Education
The units and skills introduced this grading period were- Ball games- speedball and
bombardment; Basketball- dribble, bounce pass, chest pass, two hand set-shot and one hand
set-shot, Hoop Shoot Contest and Obstacle Course. Skills are practiced and tournaments played.
Teams chosen for Basketball were: 5th grade- LA Lakers, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Miami
Heat, New Orleans Hornets, Phoenix Suns, and Orlando Magic; 6th grade- Miami Heat, LA
Lakers, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Orlando Magic, San Antonio Spurs and Denver
Nuggets.
Hoop Shoot
Contest
Students in grades 3 through 6 participated in the Tenth Street School annual Hoop Shoot
Contest. All participants received a certificate. The winners represented 10th Street Elementary
School at the Oakmont Elks Hoop Shoot, in which David Collins and Gillian Gaynor placed
2nd; Tyler Stoner, Adam Obrin, and Maddy Deem placed 3rd; and Sammy Amodeo placed 4th.
3rd grade:
Maddy Deem
Sammy Amodeo
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4 grade:
Olivia Rossi
Adam Obrin
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5 grade:
Gillian Gaynor
David Collins
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6 grade:
Sydney McDonough
Tyler Stoner
Obstacle Course
The 5th and 6th grade students participated in a timed obstacle course. The route included:
zigzagging orange cones, jumping rope, basketball foul shot, and a two hoop jump. Penalties
were given for any errors. Certificates were awarded to the winners. The best times were:
5th grade: Francesca Lio
29.31 sec. Nicolas Catanzaro 25.13 sec.
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6 grade: Izzy Komaniak
24.50 sec. Jared Massack
24.43 sec.
25 Homeruns
25 homeruns earned by homerooms the second grading period: Mrs. Schultz, Ms. Cicero,
Mrs. Favo, Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Simon, Mrs. Cooper, Mr. Schenle, Mrs. Schenle, Mr. Rowe, Mrs.
Caruso, Miss Walsh, Mrs. Orbin, Mrs. Sather, Mrs. Walewski, Mrs. Spenik, and Mr. Campbell.
Sports Report
Some interesting sports news read during the first minute of class daily:
1. Repeating MLS Cup Champs – Los Angeles Galaxy.
2. Heisman Trophy Winner – Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel.
3. Repeating College Football Champs – Alabama Crimson Tide.
4. World Series Champs – San Francisco Giants.
5. Pirates Center Fielder Andrew McCutcheon won his first Gold Glove Award.
6. Pittsburgh Jack Rabbits – new professional bowling team.
What’s on Deck
Kindergarten– exploratories, parachute, movement exploration, individual activities, dance.
1st Grade – exploratories, parachute, movement exploration, individual activities, dance.
2nd Grade – exploratories, parachute, movement exploration, individual activities, folk dance.
3rd Grade – floor hockey, volleyball, square dance.
4th Grade – floor hockey, volleyball, square dance – hoedown.
5th Grade – floor hockey, volleyball, lifetime sports.
6th Grade – floor hockey, volleyball, lifetime sports.