Thursday, May 28, 2015

Thursday/Friday, 05/28-29/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
15 squats
run
15 table push-ups
run
15 lunges
run
Sports
-Basketball or Volleyball with Middle School in the gym

Strength & Conditioning
1. Be ready for your group's chosen WOD next class!

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
Death by Pull-ups/Death by Burpees

English 9
1. Lord of the Flies essay finish the organizer. Remember that each member of your partnership needs to have the essay organizer filled out. Click here for the rubric and prompts.
2. VL12 definitions in the weekly work packet. Click here for the official definitions powerpoint.
3. FAHRENHEIT 451 read pages 45-89 and take notes on your own. Be ready to answer questions about the reading when you get back to school.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Tuesday/Wednesday, 05/26-27/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-5 rounds of the following:
20 seconds wall sit
20 seconds push-ups
20 seconds sit-ups
Score is the total number of push-ups and sit-ups all combined

Sports
-Baseball in the gym

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
The Filthy Fifty (or Dirty Thirty or Survive Twenty-Five or Funny Twenty)
Do 50 (or 30/25/20) reps of each of the following, in order, for time:
Bench Jumps
Jumping Pull-ups
Kettlebell Swings
Walking Lunges
Knees to Elbows
Push Press
Good Mornings
Wall Balls
Burpees
Jump Rope Jumps

English 9
1. Lord of the Flies essay CDs finish. Remember that each member of your partnership needs to have the essay organizer filled out. Click here for the rubric and prompts.
2. VL12 definition guesses in the weekly work packet.
3. FAHRENHEIT 451 read pages 1-45 and take notes on your own. Be ready to answer questions about the reading when you get back to school.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Tuesday/Wednesday, 05/19-20/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-AMRAP in 7 minutes:
3 push-ups
6 supermans
9 sit-ups
Sports
-Ultimate frisbee throwing and playing with altered rules

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
Helen~
For time:
3 rounds of
-400m run
-21 kettlebell swings
-12 pull-ups

English 9
1. Trial reflection: How did the trial go? How did your side do? If you could do it again, what would you change? What went well? What went poorly? What would you add that wasn't said or brought up? Was anything inaccurate or unfair?

Monday, May 18, 2015

Friday/Monday, 05/15-18/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-50 squats all together

Sports
-Ultimate frisbee throwing and playing

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
Elizabeth~
For time:
21-15-9 reps of
front squats
dips

English 9
1. JOTF #18 & #19 - last two journals. Finish putting together your final journal with a colored and designed cover and a table of contents.
2. Prepare for our in-class trial. This is your test on the book. Click HERE to download the trial powerpoint we went over in class.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Wednesday/Thursday, 05/13-14/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-30/40/50 burpees

Sports
-Volleyball review

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
Fran~
For time:
21-15-9 reps of
thrusters
pull-ups

English 9
1. JOTF (journal of the flies) #17 ("Castle Rock" which was read in class) and finish the book!
2. Prepare for our in-class trial.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Monday/Tuesday, 05/11-12/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-Basic warm-up to prepare for the FitnessGram.

Sports
-FitnessGram testing! Height, weight, curl-ups, push-ups, pacer, shoulder mobility, trunk extension.

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
The Baseline workout~
For time:
500m run
40 squats
30 sit-ups
20 push-ups
10 pull-ups

English 9
1. JOTF (journal of the flies) #15 ("A View to a Death" pages 145-154) and #16 ("The Shell and the Glasses" pages 155-168).
2. Mask of Truth project due next class

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Thursday/Friday, 05/07-08/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-Running, push-ups, curl-ups, supermans all in preparation for the FitnessGram.

Sports
-Castle Ball with the yoga class

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
Learning new movements:
-front squats
-wall balls
-thrusters
-sumo deadlift high pulls

English 9
1. JOTF (journal of the flies) #13 + 14
2. Mask of Truth project due Wednesday
3. VL11 packet and test due Monday

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Tuesday/Wednesday, 05/05-06/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-Tennis warm-ups

Sports
-Tennis doubles tournament!

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
-5RM Overhead Press
-Max hold plank (for time)
-Maximum pull-ups in 10 minutes
-75/100/125/150 squats for time

English 9
1. JOTF (journal of the flies) #11 + 12
2. Mask of Truth project begin
3. VL11 packet and test due Monday