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Ms. Marija Dimitrov PE Teacher
Moodle page: http://belgrade.ceesa.net/course/view.php?id=74
Dear Parents,
Our first grade students started their new year with a unit in one of the three basic
sports: gymnastics.
We stressed the importance of being safe while performing gymnastic elements; which
students took very seriously. They realized that they can contribute to a safe environ-
ment by putting safety mats on the floor before practicing and through assisting their
partners by checking on their position.
At the beginning of the unit we reviewed the elements that we worked on last year, such
as the “bridge”, the “candle” and the “bracelet” position, as well as the forward and back-
ward roll.
Apart from improving their skills through the performance of rolls over mats and stances,
the students faced new challenges, such as linking two rolls in a row, keeping their bal-
ance in various poses, while using different body parts on mats and on the balance
beam.
We practiced keeping our body still in a tripod pose (where hands and forehead form a
triangle on the mat and balance is maintained and while knees are on elbows). Then we
practiced a headstand pose, with hands and forehead forming the same position while
legs are stretched upwards, above the head. We also worked on the handstand with the
same positioning of our upper body and legs but placing only our hands on a mat.
Although some students had doubts and worries at the beginning, they were risk-takers
and committed themselves to overcoming them. We can proudly announce that a great
majority of first graders are able to see the world up-side-down now, while keeping their
body still in those stands.
Moodle page: http://belgrade.ceesa.net/course/view.php?id=74
Dear Parents,
Our first grade students started their new year with a unit in one of the three basic
sports: gymnastics.
We stressed the importance of being safe while performing gymnastic elements; which
students took very seriously. They realized that they can contribute to a safe environ-
ment by putting safety mats on the floor before practicing and through assisting their
partners by checking on their position.
At the beginning of the unit we reviewed the elements that we worked on last year, such
as the “bridge”, the “candle” and the “bracelet” position, as well as the forward and back-
ward roll.
Apart from improving their skills through the performance of rolls over mats and stances,
the students faced new challenges, such as linking two rolls in a row, keeping their bal-
ance in various poses, while using different body parts on mats and on the balance
beam.
We practiced keeping our body still in a tripod pose (where hands and forehead form a
triangle on the mat and balance is maintained and while knees are on elbows). Then we
practiced a headstand pose, with hands and forehead forming the same position while
legs are stretched upwards, above the head. We also worked on the handstand with the
same positioning of our upper body and legs but placing only our hands on a mat.
Although some students had doubts and worries at the beginning, they were risk-takers
and committed themselves to overcoming them. We can proudly announce that a great
majority of first graders are able to see the world up-side-down now, while keeping their
body still in those stands.
