Winter Break

Greetings Chargers!

Half the year has come and gone!  From demonstrating locomotor skills, to identifying dribbling differences in basketball & soccer, to knowing where the deltoids are and how to stretch them- your scholar has worked hard to learn so much!  I look forward to yet another great semester with your kiddo after the break.  Wishing you an active and healthy break!

All the best,

Coach Steinmann

December Wednesday Schedule

Your child will have Wednesday P.E. class on:

December 14:  KA, KC, 1B

December 21:  KB, 1A, 1C

Fruit & Veggie Day

Thursday is Healthy Snack Day!  

Please send your child to school with a fruit and/or veggie snack on Thursday.  Students will eat their own snack during their 
scheduled snack time.

Thanks for your support!

Veggie Day

Thursday is Healthy Snack Day!  

Please send your child to school with a veggie snack on Thursday.  Students will eat their own veggie snack during their 
scheduled snack time.

Thanks for your support!

Soccer

Good morning Chargers!

We kicked off our soccer unit today!  For the next several weeks your scholar will be outdoors for P.E.  Please send your child with a sweater or jacket for those cool mornings and a water bottle.  As always please make sure your child wears athletic shoes on Mondays & Thursdays.  Thank you for your support!

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Jump Rope & Wacky Wednesday Schedule for November

Greetings Chargers!

It finally feels like Fall has arrived!  This means P.E. will be moving outside for a little while. :)  Starting next week, K-1 P.E. classes will be outside (possibly until the end of the quarter).  Jackets & sweaters may be needed for those early moring classes.

This week scholars are learning the basics of jump roping.  Throughout the course of the year students will have an opportunity to practice this skill.  Jump roping is very difficult, but today the kids already showed great perseverance and such courage in trying a new, challenging skill.  Keep up the hard work students!

Below is the Wacky Wednesday Schedule for November P.E. classes:

Nov. 16    KA, KC, 1B

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Welcome Back!

Greetings Chargers!

It's so great to see all the scholars back at school!  Students were eager to share all the ways they stayed active over the break.  Great job Chargers!

Today students began learning about the game of golf- specifically the putting stroke.  By the end of the unit, students will have a chance to participate in a game of putt-putt golf. 

Please remember to send your child in athletic shoes on P.E. days. (Mondays and Thursdays)

This Month's Wednesday Schedule for P.E.

October 19:  KC, KA, 1B

October 26:  1A, KB, 1C

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Specials Conferences

Greetings Chargers,


Wow!  It's hard to believe Fall Break begins tomorrow!  Your child has learned so much this quarter.  From basketball skills to team building exercises to locomotor skills, your child has worked hard and persevered through it all.  I look forward to another great quarter!

When your child returns from the break conferences will be held.  This year conferences with Specials area teachers will be different than in the past.  Parents will meet with all specials teachers together in the Archway Art Room to discuss their child’s progress over the course of the first quarter.  Specials conferences are optional. We recommend scheduling a conference only if a parent has particular question, concern, or love for one of our Specials. Conferences will last 15 minutes.

Here is the link to sign up for a conference: K-1 Specials Conference

Have a healthy and active break!


Coach Steinmann

Wednesday P.E. Classes for the Month of September

Greetings Chargers!

Below is the Wacky Wednesday P.E. Schedule for the month of September.  Kindly remember to send your child in athletic shoes that day for their safety. :)

Wednesday, September 21
KA, KC, 1B

Wednesday, September 28
KB, 1A, 1C

Many thanks for your support!

Coach Steinmann

Healthy Snack Day

Healthy Snack Day 

is Thursday!

We invite you to participate in Archway Arete’s first Healthy Snack Day of the year!  On Thursday, please bring your favorite FRUIT to enjoy with your classmates during your scheduled snack time.  

Team Building and Basketball

Good morning Chargers!

This week students are using team building and problem solving skills to accomplish a goal as a squad.  Each team is given the challenge to get their entire team across the "ocean" without having their body touch the "water."  They are given a few supplies to assist them: one scooter, one jump rope, and two bean bags.  Squads have come up with a variety of ways to reach land!

Next week we will begin basketball!  Students will be introduced to dribbling, passing, and shooting.  Throughout the unit, students will be able to apply these skills into a variety of games.

Please remember to send your student with shoes that have athletic soles on P.E. days (Mondays and Thursdays).

As always, thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann 

Throwing and Catching

Greetings Chargers!

Kindergarten and First Grade students are learning the proper technique for throwing and catching.  Students will learn to throw underhand as well as overhand, and will apply these skills into a variety of activities.  Along with throwing and catching, students will continue to learn and practice locomotor skills like skipping and jumping. 

Students have also started learning about muscles and bones.  Students have learned the location of the deltoids, triceps, quadriceps, hamstrings, gluteus maximus, and patella.

This Wednesday students in KB, 1A, and 1C have class.  Kindly remember to send your child in the appropriate athletic shoes. 

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Curriculum Map

Greetings Chargers!

Thank you for joining us for Curriculum Night tonight!  You will find the K-1 Physical Education Map below.  It is also located under "Helpful Links" on the right side of the blog.  Please take a moment to sign up to receive blog updates by entering your email into the upper right hand corner of the blog page.

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Skill/Unit	Purpose	Possible Activities	Lesson
Locomotor Skills Spatial Awareness Team building	Build a foundation and demonstrate proper locomotor skills for use in future P.E. classes.	Relays Obstacle runs Tunnel tag	Sportsmanship
Throwing and Catching	Learn the basics of throwing and catching which can be applied to a variety of sports.	Frisbee Snowstorm	Core Virtues
Jump Rope	Applying skills to jump with a short self-turned rope and with a long teacher assisted turning rope	Skill progressions leading to jumping with a short rope self-turned	Benefits of exercise
Soccer	Applying skills and rules of the game to learn to play correctly.	Soccer games with two teams Shooting and scoring goals	Heart Health
Basketball	Applying skills and rules of the game to learn to play correctly.	Basketball games with two teams Shooting and scoring baskets	Bones
Kickball	Learning the rules of kickball, so we can move into baseball.  Learning pitching, running bases, & tagging up.	Base running Catching Kickball games	Healthy eating
Hockey	Learning safety. Understand how to pass, stop, and shoot. Understand basic rules of the game.	Relays Line drills Simplified hockey games	Identify opportunities for activity outside of school
Athletic Field Day	Prepare students for Olympic related events for Athletic Field Day activities.	Torch run Zeus Hoops Relay Shot put Dash	Identifying major muscle groups
Baseball and Football	Learning how to throw and catch a baseball and football. Understand basic rules of the game.	Relays and line drills Simplified games (drills)	Sportsmanship
Gymnastics	Transfer weight from one body part to another. Balances on different bases of support	Balance beam, tumbling mats, trapezoids for donkey kicks	Importance of drinking water daily and during physical activity.
Dance	Uses locomotor and non-locomotor skills in combination to a teacher-led dance	Line Dancing Mexican Hat Dance Square Dancing	Perseverance
Badminton	Applying skills and rules of the game to participate in a modified game.	Racquet skills with balloons 2 vs. 2 games Bocce badminton	Sun Safety
Bowling	Applying skills and rules of the game to participate in a modified game.	Modified bowling-knocking down 3-5 pins. Battleship Aerobic Bowling Scoring	Integrity, Honesty
Volleyball	Applying skills and rules of the game to participate in a modified game.	Balloon volley and set Beach ball volley and set 2 vs. 2 games	Wisdom
Golf	Learn basic putting technique to participate in a mini golf type setting	Mini-golf	Recognizing challenge in physical activity is good.

This list includes possible units for the year in no particular order.  Throughout your child’s course of study at Archway Arete, your child will be have an opportunity to participate in each of these units.

  

First Week of School & What's Next

Greetings Chargers!

It was a great week in K-1 Physical Education!  By the end of next week, all classes will have listened to the story of Slow Poke Joe and had a Socratic discussion.  This story is packed with lessons in friendship, perseverance, sacrifice, teasing, setting a goal, generosity, and gratitude.

This week all students began working on the locomotor skills of walking, hopping, and jumping.  Next week I will introduce galloping, skipping, and sliding to the students.  These skills provide the foundation for many activities and sports students will learn this year.  Specifically, next week the locomotor skills will be incorporated into games such as tag.

Please be sure to have your child wear tennis shoes on P.E. days.

Below is a reminder about Curriculum Night.  I hope to see you there!

Schedule

K-2 Curriculum Night: Wednesday, August 17th

3-5 Curriculum Night: Wednesday, August 24th

Curriculum Night Schedule

6:00-6:25	Welcome and opening remarks in gym (Mr. Gillingham, Ms. Pantalena, and Mrs. Mason)
	A-L	M-Z
6:30-7:10	Homeroom	Specials in MPR
7:15-7:55	Specials in MPR	Homeroom

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Welcome to K-1 Physical Education!

Greetings Chargers!

Welcome to the Kindergarten & First Grade Physical Education blog!  My name is Tiffany Steinmann, and I am delighted to be returning for my second year at Archway Arete.  It is my pleasure to get another year to coach the returning students and to get to know the incoming families.

This will be my ninth year teaching, with experience in the classroom teaching kindergarten through second grade as well as teaching K-5 Physical Education.  I graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelor of Movement Science with an emphasis in Elementary Education.  There, I also completed graduate coursework and earned an endorsement in Early Childhood Education. 

I have a passion for living an active and healthy lifestyle, and look forward to sharing my enthusiasm with my students.  One of my goals is for students to love being active through play, fitness, and sports, and to carry that excitement for a lifetime of healthy living!

Please remember to send your child to school with the appropriate athletic shoes on P.E. days, and a water bottle so that your child can remain hydrated throughout the day.  The P.E. blog will be updated each time a new unit begins.  If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me via email.

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

tsteinmann@archwayarete.org

Summer

Greetings Chargers!

This year your student learned so much!  From locomotor skills, bowling, and basketball, to food groups, team building games, and muscle groups, your child has learned a wealth of new skills and information.  It is my desire that your child may have tried something new, or found a love for an activity they tried in the past that they can latch onto for a season or a lifetime of being physically activity!  Have a healthy and active summer!  See you in August!

All the best,

Coach Steinmann

Last Healthy Snack Day

Our very last healthy snack day for the school year is Thursday, but you can keep the healthy snack days all summer long!  On Thursday, we invite everyone to bring a fruit or vegetable to enjoy with your class during snack.   Have an active and healthy summer!

Coach Steinmann

Volleyball

Hello Chargers!

Today we started our last unit in P.E. for the school year!  Can you believe it?  Students have worked diligently all year to learn many sports skills, games, and activities.  Let's finish the year strong by working hard to learn the basics of volleyball!

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Badminton

Greetings Chargers!

It's hard to believe our year is coming to a close so rapidly!  We still have much to learn in P.E.  Kindergarten and First Grade started the Badminton unit Monday.  Students are learning to serve and volley with a balloon and yarn ball first.  Next week students will begin using the shuttle.  Keep up the hard work Kindergarten and First Grade!

As always, thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Basketball

Greetings Chargers!

With the warmer weather we have moved back inside for class.  This week we kicked off our basketball unit!  Students will learn to dribble, pass, and shoot the basketball.  Keep up the hard work Chargers!

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Welcome Back!

Hello Chargers!

Welcome to the fourth quarter at Archway Arete!  Due to the shortened week, K-1 P.E. revisited some our past units and learned a new game as well!  Next week we will kick off our basketball unit.

As a reminder, please have your child wear their athletic shoes on P.E. days.  Kindergarten has P.E. on Mondays, one Wednesday a month, and Thursdays.  First grade has P.E. on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Thank you!

Dear Chargers,

My warmest thank you to all the volunteers who made Athletic Field Day a HUGE success!  Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to participate in our Greek Olympics.  We truly couldn't have done it without you!  

Many thanks,

Coach Steinmann

Team Colors for Athletic Field Day

Greetings Chargers!

Here are the team colors for Athletic Field Day:

KA: Athens & Dark Blue
KB: Crete & Light Blue
KC: Croton & Red
1A: Sparta & Black
1B: Corinth & Green
1C: Argos & Purple

All the best,

Coach Steinmann

Dairy Day

Greetings Chargers,

Dairy Snack Day is on Thursday, March 10!  Cheese sticks will be donated for all of Archway by the Arizona Dairy Council.  A huge thank you to the Dairy Council and Mr. and Mrs. Boyle for helping to coordinate the donations.  Mr. Boyle serves on the Dairy Council.

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Athletic Field Day

Dear Chargers,

It's hard to believe Athletic Field Day is next Friday, March 11.  Students have been preparing for the BIG day by participating (training) for each event!  Each class is assigned a Greek city-state:

KA: Athens

KB: Crete

KC: Croton

1A: Sparta

1B: Corinth

1C: Argos

We are in need of volunteers for set-up and running the events.  If you are interested please sign up on the following link: https://archwayareteclubs.wufoo.com/forms/morning-athletic-field-day-volunteers-31116/. 

Thanks for all your support!

Coach Steinmann

 

Let the Games Begin!

Greetings Chargers!

It's that time of year again, time for Athletic Field Day!  Kindergarten through Second Grade will participate in the games on March 11 from 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.  In order to have this day run smoothly we really need your help!  If you are interested in volunteering with set-up or running events please provide your information on the following link: https://archwayareteclubs.wufoo.com/forms/morning-athletic-field-day-volunteers-31116/.

Thanks for all your support!

Coach Steinmann

Vegetable Snack Day

Greetings Chargers!

Our first Veggie Snack Day is Thursday the 18th.  Please have your child bring their favorite vegetable to enjoy with their class during snack time.

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Ready, Set, Hike!

Hello Chargers!

This week we kicked off our football unit in Kindergarten and First Grade! In this unit, students will learn how to properly protect the ball, the difference between offense and defense, as well as how to kick the football.  Your child will also learn the rules of the game.  

On another note, our second healthy snack day will be on Thursday, February 18.  This time students and staff are invited to bring veggies to enjoy during their designated class snack time. 

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

First Healthy Snack Day!

Greetings Chargers!

Archway Arete will be having their first Healthy Fruit Snack Day on Thursday, January 14th. We are asking that on that day all students from Kindergarten to Fifth grade please bring their favorite fruit to enjoy with their classmates during snack time to emphasize Arete as a healthy school.

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

Welcome Back!

Greetings Chargers,

Welcome back!  We are kicking off a new unit this week, Soccer!  Growing up soccer was one of my favorite sports, and I still enjoy playing a pick up game every now and then.  I hope to pass on my enthusiasm for soccer (and all sports, of course) to your child.  In this unit, your child will learn the basic skills and positions as well as get to play one of my favorite games, Crab Soccer!

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann