Tuesday/Wednesday, 09/30/14-10/01/14

Physical Education
1. Keep bringing enough water and drinking enough bottles to keep yourself hydrated today!

Today's activity
Agility:
-Illinois agility test (for time)
-Quadrant jump test (for jumps)
Coordination:
-Wall toss (for catches)
Other tests:
-Lung capacity (for time)

Strength & Conditioning
1. Continue practicing correct squat form when lowering yourself down onto seats and chairs.

Today's activity
Strength:
Squats 5-5-5-5
Skill:
Front rack position practice
Conditioning:
5 rounds of~
10 front squats
run 40m
10 burpees
run 40 m

English 9
1. Complete the personal connection for each of the words in your VL3 packet.
2. Complete your chosen word pictures.
3. Complete Cornell notes on Tense and Sensory Detail in your Literary Devices packet.

Wednesday/Monday, 09/24-29/14

Physical Education
1. Drink your daily water requirement now that you know what it is.
2. Create a MINI-POSTER with an image of the amount of bottles you need to drink each day to get enough water!

Today's activity
Power:
-Maximum height box jumps
-Maximum number of pull-ups or time in the pull-up hang

Strength & Conditioning
1. Practice correct squat form when you sit down and correct overhead press form when you have to put something on a tall shelf.

Today's activity
Strength:
Squat permit stamping and form practice
Skill:
KB (kettlebell) swings practice
Conditioning:
50 jump rope jumps
40 jumping jacks
30 kettlebell swings with the dumbbell
20 burpees
10 kangaroo hops

English 9
1. Do the context sentences and definition guesses for your VL3 packet.
2. Work on your movie poster project due next class.

Monday/Tuesday, 09/22-23/14

Physical Education
1. Bring your normal bottle or cup for water drinking to class.

Today's activity: 
Stamina~
-Maximum pull-ups or maximum time hanging over the bar
-Farmer carry with weight
Power~
-Sandbag throw for distance
-Box jump for height

Strength & Conditioning
1. Practice keeping that core tight!

Today's activity:
Strength~
Deadlift 3-3-3-3-3
Skill~
OH (overhead) Press practice with barbell
Conditioning~
AMRAP in 5 min
10 dumbbell presses - right side
20 jump rope jumps
10 dumbbell presses - left side
20 jump rope jumps (backwards)

English 9
1. Study for VL2 test.
2. Work on your movie poster project.

Thursday/Friday, 09/18-19/14

Physical Education
1. Drink plenty of water! Try to drink at least as much as we calculated in class.

Today's activity: Speed!
40m run for time
100m run for time
400m run for time
Notes: How much water do we need?

Strength & Conditioning
1. Keep practicing that squat form!

Today's activity:
Strength-- Squat practice with the naked bar
Skill-- Overhead press/jumping rope
Conditioning--
3 rounds:
20 OH Press
20 jump rope jumps
partner tag off




English 9
1. Complete your VL2 work packet: Do the last 'New Sentence' using each word correctly. Study for the upcoming test.

Tuesday/Wednesday, 09/16-17/14

Physical Education
1. Complete your water intake chart for today and tomorrow.

Today's activity: Stamina!
-Plank for maximum time
-Wall sit for maximum time
-As many pushups as possible without stopping

Strength & Conditioning
1. Practice your squat form! Remember to keep the knees back and the weight in the heels.

Today's activity:
Strength-
Deadlift for weight 5-5-5-5
Conditioning-
400 squat together as a group while one member holds a weight plate above his/her head. As soon as the plate drops, everyone must stop. The plate may be switched between group members as desired.

English 9
1. Be ready for our Socratic Seminar tomorrow on the ethics and morality of taking a life.
2. Complete your VL2 word picture and the personal connection on your work packet.

Friday/Monday, 09/12-15/14

Physical Education
1. Keep bringing your Fitness Assessment sheet to class!

Today's activity: Endurance! Five minutes of burpees, One mile run for time.

Strength & Conditioning
1. Keep practicing deadlift form as you pick up everyday objects. Suck in your core as you go about your day!

Today's workout: 
AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) in 3 minutes-
4 broad jumps over the board
4 squats balancing on the board
8 mountain climbers with hands on the board

rest 3 minutes

Go again same as above and surpass your previous score.

English 9
1. Finish the context sentences and definitions guesses for VL2 (vocab lesson #2) words on your vocab week work packet.

Wednesday/Thursday, 09/10-11/14

Physical Education
1. Keep bringing your Fitness Assessment sheet to class!

Strength & Conditioning
1. Keep practicing deadlift form as you pick up everyday objects. Suck in your core as you go about your day!

English 9
1. Complete your vocabulary work packet and study for your VL1 test! Also do any corrections on your spelling quiz if applicable.
2. Continue reading parts I and II of "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell and complete the questions on it.

Monday/Tuesday, 09/08-09/14

Physical Education
1. Keep bringing your Fitness Assessment sheet to class!

Strength & Conditioning
1. Bring your Powerlifting Permit to class each day.
2. Keep practicing deadlift form as you pick up everyday objects.

English 9
1. Draw a picture on your vocab picture sheet for the vocabulary word from VL1 (vocab lesson 1) that you signed up to complete.
2. Watch a TV show and explain the conflict (use a wants...but... statement) in it. Do this on your conflict notes.

Thursday-Friday, 09/04-05/14

Physical Education
1. Complete and fill in the non-performance-based indicators of health on your Fitness Assessment sheet. Click here to download today's powerpoint to see body fat percentages for comparison.

Strength & Conditioning
1. Keep practicing core engagement in your day-to-day activities.
2. Drink lots of water!

English
1. Complete your Communicative Poem using figurative language.Click the link to download the page with the assignment.

Tuesday/Wednesday, 09/02-03/14

Physical Education
1. Keep bringing your pinny, binder, and water to class.
2. Wear appropriate movement clothes.

Strength & Conditioning
1. Keep practicing the feeling of engaging and tightening your core, clenching your glutes (crack that walnut!), and lifting the pelvic floor.
2. Bring your water and binder to class every day.

English
1. Keep bringing your IR book.
2. Complete your Communicative Poem using figurative language. Click the link to download the page with the assignment.