St. James welcomes our new Tennis Team!

This year we have added a Tennis Team for our middle school students. Our 7th and 8th graders practice 1 day a week during PE class, and 2 days a week after school. We are very thankful Coach Rusty is heading up this team. Pictured below are just a few of the members of the team. This is brand new to some of our students. They are learning the basic strokes, rules, teamwork, and strategies needed to play the game Tennis. We are also starting a unit on self-defense. Our 7th and 8th graders have a guest instructor that comes to class once a week and teaches them about Martial Arts. They have learned that Martial Arts is not just about kicking and punching, its also about discipline and self-control.

Also pictured below are some of our 6th graders. They had a great time last week on their trip to Mo-Ranch. They had the opportunity to learn how to work better as a team. They learned that in order to be a leader, they need to be able to listen and follow as well. They were given physical tasks that they had to work together to solve. I must say, this group did fantastic at problem-solving.

Be sure to check back with my page soon, I will have more pictures to share. I will be posting pictures of our Martial Arts class soon!!!!