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March 14, 2008
Curriculum Spotlight: Physical Education 3-14-2008
March 14, 2008
by Sara Anderson and Kiah Jeffries
Unlike the four-year wait for the rest of the world, Presidio Hill School holds the Olympics every year. This is the only time that an official score is kept in the physical education class and the students love it!
Here are a few quick facts to let you know what happens in the PHS Olympics:
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• Each class-grades 2-8, are divided into three teams
• Within each grade, the 3 teams compete
• Past events include, but not limited to: hockey, court soccer, bobsled in the woods, Ultimate Frisbee, pig ball, and. The big events being played this year are bleach ball, kickball and crazy relay race
• The results are posted on the Olympic chart located in the school for all to peruse.
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For each event, 1st place receives the Gold-or 4 points, 2nd place grabs the silver-or 3 points, and 3rd place proudly receives the Bronze medal worth 1 point. A tie results in each team receiving 2 points. The medals are determined by the best time or number of goals each team scores out of three to four attempts
• Event scores of all grades for each country are added together to determine the overall medal earned
• The overall gold medal team receives some homemade treats
The games provide great competition, teamwork, and builds social ties with the younger and older children. This unit is also a fantastic way to integrate social sciences, mathematics and art (come see our Olympic flags hanging with pride in our school).
Play hard,
Sara and Kiah