Bowling

Greetings Chargers!

Wow!  It's hard to believe the semester is coming to a close already!  K-1 P.E. is wrapping up the year with the skill of rolling.  So far students have worked on the proper form with the cue: step, tick-tock goes the clock.  Students have also focused on their accuracy through a game of hula hoop rolling.  Next week, students will be introduced to bowling where they will demonstrate the skills they have worked diligently on this week and learn about the sport of bowling.  

On another note, please make sure your child is wearing tennis shoes or shoes with straps on P.E. days.

P.E. Schedule:

Kindergarten: Monday & Thursday

First Grade: Monday & Tuesday 

Wednesday is a rotating schedule

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

K-1 P.E. Happenings

Greetings Chargers!

We just wrapped up our Tossing, Throwing, and Catching Unit.  Students participated in a variety of games that allowed them to demonstrate the skills learned.  A snowstorm game to Archway Arete, where students threw "snowballs" to the opposing team’s side.  The goal was to have the least amount of "snowballs" at the end of the game.  The challenge increased when the game was won by having caught the most "snowballs."  The unit culminated with Dodgeball!  In this activity, students worked together to knock over three cones on the opposing team’s side, all while attempting to dodge the ball.

This week we are working on teamwork through cooperative games with the parachute.  Students used their imagination to become a kitty, mouse, shark, lifeguard, and swimmer.  Ask your child for more details!

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Tossing, Throwing, and Catching

Greetings Chargers!

K-1 wrapped up the jump rope unit last week with the long jump ropes!  They worked really hard throughout the unit.  We will revisit jump roping throughout the year now that students have learned the basic skills.  Keep practicing at home!

This week we kicked off our tossing, throwing, and catching unit.  Students initially learned with scarves, and have progressed to yarn balls in just a week.  The cue words for tossing that you may hear at home are tick, step, toss.  Next week students will learn how to throw and catch properly.

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Readathon

 Read-a-Thon 

Mark your calendars for our second annual Read-a-thon! This special day will be on Friday, October 30th, and will occur alongside our first on-site book fair! Students may come to school dressed as their favorite classical literary characters, scientists, or historical figures. The goal of this event is to stir a continuous love for reading and an opportunity for lifelong learning. Costumes need not come directly from the grade level curriculum, though they must be classically on-mission. We kindly ask that you send costume ideas to your classroom teacher for approval by Friday, October 23rd. Be sure that costumes allow students to engage in regular school day activities like recess, lunch, and some curricular instruction. The headmasters, teachers, fellow scholars, and students' family members will read to students throughout the day. The Read-a-thon will be a huge celebration of reading for our entire school community!

Book Fair 

The Archway Arete book fair will run from Monday, October 26th - Friday, October 30th in the resource room. We look forward to providing this exciting opportunity for students and parents to purchase books for their personal and classroom libraries. The class that purchases the most books from the week-long book fair will be awarded a pizza party. Profits from the book fair will go directly to children's books for the Arete library. The book fair will be open for parents at specific times during the school day, so please plan to attend! There are prizes to be won for participating!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back Chargers!

It is so nice to be back at school teaching your children!  We are continuing with our Jump Rope unit where students will now learn the basics of the long rope.  If you start to hear the poem "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear," your child learned it in P.E. to go along with long rope jumping.

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

First Quarter

Hello Chargers!

Wow!  It is so hard to believe we are almost done with the first quarter.  Your child has worked really hard this year to learn a variety of locomotor skills, basic jump roping skills, the art of chasing and fleeing, as well as incorporating our virtues into every aspect of P.E.  Over the break I encourage your child to keep active by particpating in physical activity your child loves as well as practicing some of the skills that may have been a challenge during the first quarter.  One activity I encourage everyone to keep up with through the year is jump roping.  It is an activity that can be taken almost anywhere and provides a number of benefits to your child's health.

First quarter conferences will start soon. Conferences are optional for Specials.  Although I would love to sit down and talk with each of you about your student, I will not be able to do so.  Instead, conferences for Specialists are reserved for those that have specific questions or concerns. Please find the link to schedule a conference on this blog listed under helpful links.


Go Chargers!


Coach Steinmann

After School Sports

After school sports start Thursday the 20th.  The first sport is basketball, and there are spaces still available!  The link is below to sign up today.

https://archwayareteclubs.wufoo.com/forms/basketball/

Dear Chargers,

You are cordially invited to our Curriculum Night event, taking place on Thursday, August 20th from 6:00pm - 7:55pm.  The purpose of this event is to acquaint you with the school's curriculum and individual classroom procedures across

all grade levels. Teachers will give parents an opportunity to ask questions; we look forward to seeing you all at this event.

Schedule

K-2 Curriculum Night: Thursday, August 20

 

Curriculum Night Schedule

6:00-6:25	Welcome and opening remarks by Mr. Gillingham and Ms. Pantalena
	A-L	M-Z
6:30-7:10	Homeroom	Specials in MPR
7:15-7:55	Specials in MPR	Homeroom

 

 

Sincerely, 

Coach Steinmann

Dear Archway Families,

Click here to read the exciting opportunity that has brought us one step closer to expanding our playground and building an outdoor classroom! We hope you will accept this challenge. Thank you for your contributions toward making our campus a beautiful place for learning and playing.

Appreciatively,

The Archway Arete Team

Greetings Chargers,

Our first week in K-1 P.E. was fantastic!  It has been so great getting to know all of the Kindergarten and First Grade students at Archway Arete.

This week was an introduction to Physical Education with a focus on routines and procedures.  By mastering the routines and procedures we will be able to have a successful year.  My goal is to provide a safe, positive, and engaging environment that will give students the opportunity to learn new skills all while building a love for living a healthy lifestyle.

Kindly remember to have your scholar where athletic shoes on P.E. days.

Uniform Policy from www.archwayarete.org:

Shoes: All black, non-scuffing, athletic shoes Visible accent colors, such as stripes, are acceptable but should not be visibly dominant. Shoes should not have references to popular culture, nor lights, glitter, etc. Athletic shoes are recommended so that students may participate safely in P.E and recess.

We're off to a great start!

Coach Steinmann

Welcome to K-1 P.E.!

Hello Chargers!

My name is Coach Steinmann, and I am delighted to be your child's Physical Education teacher! To let you know a little about myself, I am originally from Rockford, Michigan.  My degree is from Grand Valley State University.  There I earned my Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Physical Education as well as completed graduate work and received an Early Childhood Endorsement.   In 2008 I moved to Arizona to pursue a career in the Education field, which was my childhood dream.  This will be my eigth year of teaching, with this being my fourth year at an Archway school; however, it is my first year at Archway Arete.  I have experience teaching Kindergarten through second grade in a classroom setting as well as K-5 Physical Education.  In my freetime I enjoy keeping active by hiking, biking, kayaking, swimming, walking my dogs, and participating in group exercise classes.

I love being active and desire to share that passion with your child!  This year students will take part in a variety of physical activities with the goal of not only teaching skills, but instilling virtue, and creating a desire to live a healthy lifestyle by discovering enjoyable activities and habits students can participate in for a lifetime.

We are going to have a great year!

All the best,

Coach Steinmann