Last Friday, we tied up our skates, snapped up our helmets, and pulled on our mittens! We joined the Grade Two and Three classes for a recreational skate at the spectacular, newly renovated Ardrossan Rec Complex. What a fantastic afternoon!
Part of our physical education curriculum calls for students to demonstrate basic skills in a variety of environments. In our case, we were going to participate in skating (a basic skill) at the arena (an alternative environment). The curriculum also outlines that children require opportunities to demonstrate effort while participating in various activities. Boy, did we see effort from everyone! We had several sweaty little skaters!
After dividing up the ice into areas for skating fast and skating slow, students were encouraged to participate at a level they were comfortable with. Many students in our class are hockey and ringette players, and they were wonderful at encouraging the new skaters in our class. The new skaters were very determined and positive, and all made a marked improvement by the end of our ice time! The afternoon was a tremendous success and an absolute blast!
Festive Christmas music filled the rink as the students glided round and around. Here are a few highlights from our skating afternoon:
(Unfortunately, my camera decided to start the weekend early and the battery ran out halfway through our skate. Apologies for only capturing some of our athletes.)
An enormous THANK YOU to all of the parents who spent the afternoon tying skates, joining us on the ice, and encouraging our budding athletes. The success of our afternoon is because of your support, time, and patience.
We will return to the rink for two more recreational skates in January and March. We can hardly wait!
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