Mr. Steve Skweres
Steve Skweres teaches Physical Education and 6th Grade Mathematics at Hamilton Elementary. He has been teaching at Hamilton since 2008 and teaching in CPS since 2005. Steve received his Type 75 in Administration at National Louis University in 2007. He also teaches Drivers Education after school at Amundsen High School. Mr. Skweres is a graduate from Western Illinois University, where he received a Physical Education Degree.
Mr. Skweres also coaches Boys Basketball and Girls Volleyball. He is a strong believer that sports play a vital role for kids in developing skills of teamwork and fair play. When Steve is not teaching he enjoys hanging out with friends, going to sporting events, and being active.
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2/3/12
Physical Education Weekly Update
K-3rd: Kids worked more with partners throwing and catching the ball. I have seen improvement with all my students over the past couple weeks. It was a very productive and fun week!
4th-8th: Students played Hockey game using skills we have learned over the past few weeks. The majority of kids got really into it and are improving each week. It was really fun to see! Next week we will be doing our mid year fitness testing.
The Boys 5th/6th Grade Basketball Team won against Waters on Thursday 10-7!! This Monday the Boys and Girls have another game. Girls play at 3:45pm and Boys at 4:45pm. Come Support us!!
Thanks,
Mr. Skweres
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1/30/12
Physical Education Weekly Update
PreK-3rd:We starting working on throwing, catching, and hand eye coordination. Every person had a ball and went over a bunch of fun skills. Also had the students practicing dribbling the ball.
4th-8th: We worked more on our Hockey Unit this week. Going over Shooting and Goal tending. While taking turns students would dribble up to the goal and shot on the goalie. After they shot then they become they goalie for a shot. I had them in groups of four.
The boys Basketball Team won thier first game vs Waters yesterday 25-18! So congrats to them! Our next game is this Monday January 30th. The girls play at 3:45pm and boys at 4:45. Both games will be vs Burley. Come cheer Hamilton on!
As always if you have any questions or concerns don’t hesitate to ask, sskweres@cps.edu.
Thanks,
Mr. Skweres
1/23/12
Physical Education Weekly Update
Pre-K-3rd Hula Hoop Assessment Stations-I had four stations set up around the gym. The stations consisted of Hoop Tossing, which is trying to toss your hoop around a cone. Second station was hoop rolling, which is rolling a Hula Hoop to your partner line up across from you. The third station was the bean bag toss where you had to try to toss your bean bag inside a hula hoop that was laying on the floor. The fourth and final station was free play where the students could do whatever they wanted with a hula hoop. I then walked around and assessed all the students on the skills they were working on.
4th-8th Grade: We started our hockey Unit this week. This week we worked on dribbling and giving the kids a chance to learn the correct way to grip the stick. I had cones set out and the students had to dribble throw them using a hockey ball.
This Monday is the 5th/6th Boys and Girls basketball teams first home game! The Girls play at 3:45 and the Boys play at 4:45pm against Burley in the gym. Come Support Hamilton!!!
Thanks,
Mr. Skweres
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Dear Parents,
I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday! It was a very productive week in Physical Education. The Pre-K to 3rd grade worked more with the Hula Hoops. I had them running, skipping, jumping and galloping through them. They seem to enjoy it and best of all we were VERY active!! The 4th-8th graders finished up Basketball. Up next is Floor Hockey so should be a lot of fun! I am also doing a donors chose for Assessment for PE as well as software for my Fitness Testing. Already over half paid very exciting! I feel this tools will be very valuable towards our Physical Education Program at Hamilton. We also have the 5th/6th Girls and Boys Basketball teams playing their first game this Wednesday. Should be a lot of fun. Parents are welcome to all home games. our first Home Game is Monday January 23rd, the PEP Band will be playing as well. If you have an questions please don’t hesitate to ask, my email is sskweres@cps.edu.
Thanks,
Mr. Skweres
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I just wanted to give a special thanks to everyone who participated in the President’s Active Lifestyle Award. I received logs back from 50 students! Which I feel is great for our first year and I believe next year will be even better! This is such a great program that focuses on being healthy and active. I hope everyone keeps doing what they have been for the past 6 weeks. I realize 60 minutes is a lot to ask for out of your day, but am very appreciative of your time and effort! I sent in all the logs today and once I receive the Certificates from the President I will pass them out!
Thanks again,
Mr. Skweres
Physical Education 10/31 to 11/12
K-3rd Grade Great Games-we played Clean Your Room and Crazy Cones. Clean Your Room is throwing fluff ball to the other teams side and seeing who can keep their side the cleanest.
4th-8th Grade-We worked on Soccer drills, dribbling and passing. Students dribbled in between cones and passed soccer ball with a partner.
PALA LOGS DUE ON MONDAY!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO COMPLETED THE 6 WEEKS!!!!!!!!!
October 25th: We are now in the FINAL week for the President’s Challenge. Please have your kids who participated in this hand in logs to me on Monday October 31st. If you have any questions please let me know.
This Week in Physical Education October 17th thru October 21st: KEEP FILLING OUT YOUR PALA LOGS!!! IF YOU NEED ANY HELP PLEASE EMAIL ME: sskweres@cps.edu. Next week is the 6th and FINAL week! Keep it up were almost there!!
K-3rd-Bean Bag Carnival. Four different stations dealing with Bean Bags. Kids will have opportunity to go to all four stations and use skills learned during the unit!
4th-8th- Flag Football. Still learning all skills to help with game play.
K-3rd: Bean Bag Toss with Partner as well as Hula Hoops
4th-8th: Ultimate Frisbee and Flag Football
Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA): STARTS THIS MONDAY September 19th!! Let’s get everyone involved!!!
Parents/Guardians,
President Obama encourages all Americans to make being active part of their everyday lives. To show his support, he is starting a new program called The Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA). The new plan involves students being active at least 5 days a week for 6 weeks. The plan asks students to log 60 minutes of physical activity each day, with just about any physical activity counting. This program will begin on Monday September 19th.
As a physical education teacher, I feel it is important for our students to participate in this program. As you know, the majority of classes will only have Physical Education once or twice a week. With the new “Open Campus” being installed at Hamilton, student recess time can count towards the daily 60 minutes. However, this only accounts for 20 minutes of the total needed each day. So in order to make this a success, I need your help!
The majority of physical activity will have to take place after school. By encouraging your son or daughter to do something physically active after school, we can make this program work! You can even participate with your child in order to make it more enjoyable for both of you. Whether it is going for a bike ride, a walk, or playing a sport it would give you and your child something to look forward to doing after school! I will be sending home extra sheets for the parents who chose to participate.
On the days the students have Physical Education, we will document what we participated in and count that towards the 60 minutes for that day. Each student will be given an activity log at the start of the school year that they can use to fill out and keep track. I will have my activity log posted outside my office and will update it daily.
The students who hand in their completed activity logs after the 6 week program will receive a PALA Certificate from the President’s office. While this is a fun certificate to receive, there is an even greater incentive. The top 10 CPS Schools who get the highest percentage of kids completing the PALA will have a local professional athlete from the Sky, Fire, Blackhawks or Cubs come to their school on November 7th! I also heard Parents that turn in their Activity Logs will count as extra credit. You can print your own Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA) Activity Log to participate. I strongly encourage everyone to keep a log and turn it into me!
This is a great program that everyone in the Hamilton school and community should be involved in so I hope I can gain your support in pushing this initiative!
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