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Ms. Marija Dimitrov PE Teacher
Moodle page: http://belgrade.ceesa.net/course/view.php?id=74
Dear Parents,
Fourth and fifth graders started their Gymnastics unit by watching videos of gymnas-
tics routines to familiarize them with the particular features of sports gymnastics.
Students were introduced to the disciplines (events) in men’s and women’s gymnas-
tics, as well as to the basic scoring system; part A and B. The A score covers the
elements (difficulty and connection value) while the B score covers aesthetic part of
the sequence (execution, composition and artistry). With this in mind, students were
encouraged during our classes not only to perform the elements, but to work on fi-
nesse through increased control of the body and its movements.
We began by reviewing basic skills and elements we learned in previous years in
gymnastics, such as simple rolls, balances and stances. Then, according to individu-
al abilities, we continued with more advanced elements such as; handstand, cart-
wheel, round-off, front scale, straddle and dive rolls.
In addition to that, fifth grade students began to explore possibilities for combining
the elements and linking them with different steps, jumps and turns in order to make
their own gymnastics floor-sequence.
I was very glad to see students practicing with great effort and enthusiasm through-
out the unit, showing very good skills and body control. Although a few students dis-
played a little anxiety in trying some of the elements, they overcame it and became
more confident with each attempt.
Gymnastics is a great unit for students to challenge themselves and be risk-takers in
practicing new elements. Additionally, gymnastics teaches students about commit-
ment to serious and sustained effort as the only way to learn the movement and im-
prove performance.
Moodle page: http://belgrade.ceesa.net/course/view.php?id=74
Dear Parents,
Fourth and fifth graders started their Gymnastics unit by watching videos of gymnas-
tics routines to familiarize them with the particular features of sports gymnastics.
Students were introduced to the disciplines (events) in men’s and women’s gymnas-
tics, as well as to the basic scoring system; part A and B. The A score covers the
elements (difficulty and connection value) while the B score covers aesthetic part of
the sequence (execution, composition and artistry). With this in mind, students were
encouraged during our classes not only to perform the elements, but to work on fi-
nesse through increased control of the body and its movements.
We began by reviewing basic skills and elements we learned in previous years in
gymnastics, such as simple rolls, balances and stances. Then, according to individu-
al abilities, we continued with more advanced elements such as; handstand, cart-
wheel, round-off, front scale, straddle and dive rolls.
In addition to that, fifth grade students began to explore possibilities for combining
the elements and linking them with different steps, jumps and turns in order to make
their own gymnastics floor-sequence.
I was very glad to see students practicing with great effort and enthusiasm through-
out the unit, showing very good skills and body control. Although a few students dis-
played a little anxiety in trying some of the elements, they overcame it and became
more confident with each attempt.
Gymnastics is a great unit for students to challenge themselves and be risk-takers in
practicing new elements. Additionally, gymnastics teaches students about commit-
ment to serious and sustained effort as the only way to learn the movement and im-
prove performance.
