Friday/Monday, 10/31/14-11/03/14

Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Physical Education
1. Have a Happy Halloween!!

Today's activity
Pumpkin Smash Game!

Zombie Tag!

Strength & Conditioning
1. Have a Happy Halloween!

Today's activity
Strength/Skill
Romanian (Stiff-legged) Deadlifts, Snatch-grip Deadlifts, Deficit Deadlifts

Conditioning
Zombie Tag!

English 9
1. VL6 packet vocabulary pictures and personal connections.
2. Write the rough draft of your essay from your essay organizer packet into paragraphs (or type!).

Wednesday/Thursday, 10/29-30/14

Physical Education
1. Continue to practice your dribbling skills so that you can be comfortable on the court.

Today's activity
Fitness
EMOM (every minute on the minute)
10 burpees
dribble to the basket and do a layup or a jump shot
10 frog hops

Sports
-Basketball rules and terms sheet: Learning the 3-second, 5-second, and 10-second rules and backcourt violation
-Passketball game using the rules

Strength & Conditioning
1. Keep doing some sets of push-ups at home to build core, shoulder, arm, and chest strength.

Today's activity
Strength
Overhead Press 5-5-5-5

Skill
Sumo deadlift (DEADlifts all week in honor of Halloween!)

Conditioning
300 JRJs (jump rope jumps)
20 fence-to-fence touches (scale appropriately - no one was able to finish all 20 in class today!) ***EDIT: Actually, Shawn and Edward were able to finish. My bad! Sorry for the very late edit. -RP

English 9
1. VL6 packet context sentences from The Phantom Tollbooth and definition guesses.
2. Finish your essay organizer packet for the persuasive essay.
3. Finish reading PT (The Phantom Tollbooth) chapter 3 and answer the PT chapter 3 questions.

Thursday/Friday, 10/23-24/14

Physical Education
1. Practice your layups by dribbling fast and then jumping and tossing the ball without stopping.

Today's activity
Fitness
The "Coach Carter" workout~
4 rounds:
1 full-court suicide
3/6/9 pushups

Sports
-Basketball rules and terms sheet: Learning the 3-second, 5-second, and 10-second rules and backcourt violation
-Passketball game using the rules

Strength & Conditioning
1. Start doing some sets of push-ups at home to build core, shoulder, arm, and chest strength!

Today's activity
Strength
Squat 3-3-3-3-3 
Skill
Bench press
Conditioning
100 squats
100 sit-ups
50 push-ups
50 bar rows
jump rope x300

English 9
1. VL5 quiz corrections and do the new sentence in the weekly work packet.
2. Finish the Topic Sentences and CDs for your essay on your essay organizer.
3. Do the Phantom Tollbooth chapter 1 continuation story in first person past tense:
Copy the last paragraph from chapter 1 and write it in first person. Then write the first word from chapter 2 (Suddenly...). Continue by writing what happened to you when the tollbooth took you to a place you would want to go that was filled with excitement.

Tuesday/Wednesday, 10/21-22/14

Physical Education
1. Practice your layups by dribbling fast and then jumping and tossing the ball without stopping.

Today's activity
Fitness
Baseline assessment:
400m run
40 squats
30 situps
20 push-ups
drag race across the basketball court
Sports
-Basketball rules and terms sheet 
-Dribble practice in different parts of the court-Three-point, two-point, and one-point shots
-Passketball game!

Strength & Conditioning
1. Start doing some sets of push-ups at home to build core, shoulder, arm, and chest strength!

Today's activity
Strength
Deadlift 5-5-AMAP with your 5RM
Skill
Perfect push-ups
Conditioning
Wall sit/5 push-up tag - as many tags as possible in 10 minutes

English 9
1. VL5 word picture and personal connections.
2. On your essay sheet, write down two CDs (Concrete Details) for each of your essay reasons.

Friday/Monday, 10/17-20/14

Physical Education
1. None - We watched the movie Coach Carter.

Strength & Conditioning
1. None - We watched the movie All She Can.

English 9
1. VL5 context sentences and definition guesses. All words come from "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes.
2. FFA character POV journal project - due typed next class!
3. Write down as many CDs (concrete details) for your essay as you can.

Wednesday/Thursday, 10/15-16/14

Physical Education
1. Keep practicing your basketball skills!

Today's activity
Fitness
Baseline assessment:
400m run
40 squats
30 situps
20 push-ups
drag race across the basketball court
Sports
-Basketball rules and terms sheet 
-Dribble practice in different parts of the court-Three-point, two-point, and one-point shots
-Passketball game!

Strength & Conditioning
1. none - PSAT

English 9
1. VL4 - finish the work packet and study for the test next class period! You can also do your quiz corrections.
2. Start working on your Flowers For Algernon journal POV project.

Friday/Tuesday, 10/10-14/14

Physical Education
1. If you have a basketball at home, practice your coordination by continuing to practice your dribbling.

Today's activity
Sports
-Basketball training drill: Full court dribble to lay-up (burpee if you miss the shot), full court dribble back and shoot.
-Three-point, two-point, and one-point shots
-Tip-off jump ball practice
-First scrimmage!

Strength & Conditioning
1. Keep practicing sucking in those core muscles regularly to keep your back safe.

Today's activity
Strength
OH press 5-5-5-5
Skill
Bench press
Conditioning
Wall sits

English 9
1. VL4 word picture and personal connection.
2. "Flowers for Algernon" part 1 questions - finish reading and finish the questions.

Wednesday/Thursday, 10/08-09/14

Physical Education
1. If you have a basketball at home, practice your coordination by continuing to practice your dribbling.

Today's activity
Endurance
-Pacer!
Sports
-Basketball dribbling, shooting, and passing practice

Strength & Conditioning
1. Practice correct OH (overhead) press posture by lifting something heavy over your head!

Today's activity
Strength
Deadlift 1RM (testing day!)
Skill
Farmer's carry
Conditioning
40m Farmer's carry: Group members switch off
While one member carries, other members must continually hold on of the following:
-handstand against the wall
-wall sit
-plank

English 9
1. Do the context sentence and definition guess for VL4 words.
**remember, we turned in our setting writing piece today!!

Monday/Tuesday, 10/06-07/14

Physical Education
1. If you have a basketball at home, practice your coordination by doing the dribble drills we did in class.
2. Be ready for the pacer next class: Bring your running gear!

Today's activity
Accuracy
-Basketball free-throws (# completed out of 10)
-Bean bag toss (distance to target, best of three)
Sports
-Basketball dribbling practice and King of the Court game

Strength & Conditioning
1. Practice correct OH (overhead) press posture by lifting something heavy over your head!

Today's activity
Strength
Squat 5-5-5-5 
Skill
OH Press AMAPx2 focusing on perfect form
Conditioning
20 suicide planks
50 team burpees
20 suicide planks

English 9
1. Study for the VL3 test. Be ready to turn in your vocab packet.
2. Add to, improve, and/or finish and print your setting writing piece. Double check the RUBRIC to make sure you have included everything you need! Please remember that they need to be typed in Times New Roman 12 point font and double-spaced.

***nice job to all of our attorneys in the trial of Montresor vs. Italy!***

Thursday/Friday, 10/02-03/14

Physical Education
1. If you have a basketball at home, practice your coordination by doing the dribble drills we did in class.

Today's activity
Agility
-Shuttle Run (20m for time)
Coordination
-Plate tapping (25 cycles for time)
Sports
-Basketball dribbling drills

Strength & Conditioning
1. Practice correct OH (overhead) press posture by lifting something heavy over your head!

Today's activity
Strength
Deadlift 3-3-3-3-3
Skill
OH Press (stamping permits)
Conditioning
EMOM:
40m run
5 bike rack rows
40m run

English 9
1. Finish the new sentence for VL3 in your weekly work packet. Study for the test!
2. Finish writing your setting writing piece that communicates mood. Follow the rubric carefully!