Volleyball Bump and Set Games

Intermediate students used foam balls and volleyballs and were shown how to bump and set the ball. Students practiced these 2 skills through games like pass and set circles and bump and set 4-square.

A special shout out to our 5th/6th grade Boys soccer and Girls Volleyball teams because they both won network Championships for Decatur. Congrats to all our fall sports athletes for their hard work and dedication!

Volleyball 4-Square

Jr. High Handball Tournament

The Jr. High students also completed their handball tournaments. We discussed different strategy elements like using the pivot foot, the give and go and using fakes to help create space. This is a constant theme that overlaps into nearly every competition that we do.

Parachute Games- Kindergarten

Primary students worked on their teamwork skills and following directions while playing different parachute games like color center and igloo. We had so much fun!

Free the Prisoners Game

Primary students practiced their throwing and catching skills through the Free the prisoners game complete with a dragon, moat and castle!

Intermediate Grades Handball Tournament

Students have been working on their throwing skills as well as utilizing teamwork to achieve more together

Throwing Skills Boom City Game Oct 30- Nov 3, 2023

Boom City is a game where there are 2 teams and each team has a set of catchers on the wall mats. Each team also has throwers and blockers. The throwers need to complete a pass to the catchers on the mat who need to spike the ball and yell Boom City if they successfully throw and catch the ball. Blockers try to prevent the throwers and catchers from

Decatur Jogathon 2023

Check out some great pictures from our Fall Fundraiser the Jogathon! What a blast!

The Cleanest Yard Game Oct 17, 2023

They practiced throwing skills in a great game called Cleanest Yard where students need to throw dodgeballs that represent “trash” in their yard over an imaginary wall in the center of the gym using their underhand and overhand throwing skills. Whatever side is the cleanest at the end of 5 minutes is crowned the Cleanest Yard.

Hula Hut Throwdown Oct 13 2023

Jr. High students wrapped up the week playing a game called Hula Hut Throw Down where students get hula hoops for throwing dodgeballs into a target and then work to build as many hula huts as possible in the time frame given while the other team tries to knock down their hula huts.

Fire and Ice Primary Game Oct 13, 2023

Students played a variation of a game we learned earlier in the year called Fire and Ice but this time utilized our underhand throwing skills to unfreeze students who had been frozen.

Soccer Tournaments PE October 2-6, 2023

This week students wrapped up their soccer tournaments

Locomotor and Soccer Tournament Sept 25-29, 2023 Decatur PE

Primary students were introduced to various locomotor skills and practiced them through different tag games. Intermediate and Jr. High students began their soccer tournaments.

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