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Routines Test on Days 9 and 10

Things you'll need to know...

GENERAL ROUTINES AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS

• LINE UP IN THE HALL IN PAIRS
• WAIT FOR A TEACHER TO LET YOU IN
• ONCE DOOR IS LOCKED YOU ARE CONSIDERED LATE AND YOU WILL NEED TO USE ANOTHER DOOR
• 3 MINUTES TO GET CHANGED
• CLOTHES ON HOOK, NOTHING ON BENCHES!
• BOOTS/STREET SHOES UNDER BENCH
• LEAVE CELL PHONES/DEVICES IN VALUABLES TRAY IN OUR OFFICE

Tomken Phys. Ed.'s 5 B's

• BE SAFE
• BE COOPERATIVE
• BE ENCOURAGING
• BEST EFFORT
• BRING GYM CLOTHES

-be able to give an example of each (for example, for Be Co-operative a student should always follow their teachers' safety instructions)

You'll need to know the 3 whistle commands that we use in the gym

• 1 whistle- STOP, SIT, LOOK AND LISTEN
• 2 whistle blasts- SQUAD LINES
• multiple whistle blasts- JUST STOP!

FORMATIONS

• SQUAD
• FIRE FORMATION
• ALTERNATE FIRE FORMATION
• SHUTTLE FORMATION
• SPREAD FORMATION
• STORY TIME

When can girls and boys get a drink?

GIRLS-after you are dismissed from class and before you get changes

BOYS-AFTER you have changed and have left your belongings in your squad line

HOW DO WE EXIT THE SCHOOL TO GO OUTSIDE (THE 3 S'S)

• SLOWLY
• SAFELY
• SILENTLY

HOW DO WE LINE UP OUTSIDE TO GO IN?

• GIRLS ALONG THE WALL
• BOYS FACING THE DOOR

WHAT WE EXPECT TO SEE DURING A KIT BAG INSPECTION?

• all students are expected to come to class with their kit bag and have all of the essentials inside
• white/grey t-shirt, athletic shorts/tights/pants, stick deodorant-NO AEROSOL/SPRAY and a small towel)

Best of luck to all students!

Phys. Ed. Team

Basketball Unit Tests are on Feb 12 and 13th

Please remember to review the material below and to BYOD for your test!

Good luck!

Grade 6's Need to Know:

• What B.E.E.F. stands for (Balance, eye on target, elbows tucked in and follow through with body/hand)
• How to hold a ball for shooting (dominant hand in front of face, non-dominant hand on side of ball)
• When shooting, you should know where your target is (where you should look) backboard or the rim
• Where you should stand when you do a backboard shot (otherwise known as a bank shot)-45 degree angle
• how to hold a ball for passing (hands on sides of ball, thumbs pointing up)
• Rules for BUMP game (first shot from behind foul line, how to eliminate other players, no bumping allowed, bounce pass to next person in line when done shooting)
• dribbling violations: double dribble and travelling
• basics of how to do a lay-up (e.g. right handed shooter-left, right, left)

Grade 7's

• all of the above, plus...
• When passing a ball, where your pass should be coming from and landing (chest)
• What your options are once you place both hands on the ball after dribbling
• explain what a Triple Threat is (pass, shoot, dribble)

Upcoming Table Tennis Test

Things that you will need to know for the test:

Grade 6:

• safety for table tennis (potential hazards)
• when to use open and closed face paddle position
• rules about saying the score during a game (when, and who)
• how many times one must serve during a game
• how to determine who serves first
• rules about when one can hit the ball during a rally
• ettiquite related to passing the ball to the other team
• the order that must be followed when serving-paddle/table/table

Grade 7

• all of the above and....
• the order of contact during a game with four players

be able to explain what a let is and what happens when one occurs: when serving, during a rally

Good luck and happy studying!

• Upcoming online Volleyball Unit Test!

Things to know for the test:

Grade 6's:

• how to rotate
• how many players are on the court (Tomken Grade 6 rules)
• # of contacts allowed in grade 6
• net violations
• how to return the ball to the other team (roll it under net)
• when to do a forearm pass and when to do a volley (when ball is above and below shoulders)
• how to do a serve (hit with dominant hand, make contact with the heel of the hand, point feet in the direction you want the ball to go, swing arm like a pendulum, hit the ball at 7 O'Clock, follow through)
• when is a ball in or out (when ball lands on line)
• be able to describe the ready position (feet shoulder width apart, one leg slightly in front, back straight, heels off of floor), bottom down, legs bent, hands out in front unlocked)
• be able to label the baseline, sideline, attack line and net on a diagram of a volleyball court

Grade 7's:

• all of the above which is needed to be known in grade 6 PLUS...
• postitons on court (1,2,3 setter, 4, 5, 6 server)
• service formation and w serve receive formation (look at pictures that I've attached below!)
• be able to list a couple of things that we do differently in grade 7 vs. grade 6 (e.g. different ball, # of contacts with ball, number of people on court etc.)
• how you position your body in order to a forearm pass and volley
• how to execute a proper serve
• basic rules to a grade 7 volleyball game (REAL VOLLEYBALL!!!)