Racquetball

And this is how you play it. You served the ball to the wall and made sure it never stopped bouncing. You hit it with a tennis racquet but the tennis racquet is very short. It was very fun. You have to have a bouncy ball and you go in this small type of gym to play. If the ball stops, you have to serve it again and if it bounces very low, you can still hit the racquetball. You need goggles on your eyes but not actually touching your eyes. You do not want the ball stuck on the roof and make sure you do not get hurt. It is way, way too fun!

By Joey

Martial Arts

When we went to Queen's, we went to martial arts. We played a game called Pip, Squeak and Wilbur. If she called Pip, you would run once around the room. Then you would have to run in between your partners' legs. If she called Squeak or Wilbur they would have to do the same thing. Then they had to grab a ribbon and get back to their spot. Then every time someone would take a ribbon away. One team would not get a ribbon. They would be out. Tamara and I both were Squeak.

By Tamara and GG

Martial Arts

Yesterday our class went to Queen's University for sports camp. At Queen's we did martial arts. Before we actually did martial arts, we played Pip, Squeak and Wilbur for a warm up. To play Pip, Squeak and Wilbur, three people are in a group and one person calls either Pip, Squeak or Wilbur. If the person calls Pip, then Pip gets up and runs around the circle once, back to Squeak and Wilbur. Squeak and Wilbur stand up with their legs spread apart and Pip runs through Squeak's and Wilbur's legs and runs to the middle of the circle and grabs an object from the circle and runs back to Squeak and Wilbur. Pip is in the front, Squeak is in the middle and Wilbur is in the back.

Then, for real martial arts, our coach, Jordan, showed us some kicks and punches. Jordan showed us some basic punches first. For example, she showed us the front, side and uppercut punches. For each punch you either punch out, to the side or up. Then we learned kicks. We said "kia" every time we kicked. She showed us the 1,2,3,4 kick. For the one, two, three, four kick you bring your foot up half way then you bring your foot up the rest of the way. After you bring your foot back down, halfway again. Then you bring it the rest of the way down.

By Evelyn and Jessica

On Tuesday we went to Queen's and did fencing. We had to put on some gear so we didn't get hurt and a helmet. After we had to pick a partner so I picked Hayden. Then we started. Hayden got me one time and I got him one time. Then we did some more. Before we started, we learned how to salute and en garde to get ready. Allez is to start and lunge is to attack.

By Clarence and Hayden

Fencing

We went to Queen's. We played a lot of sports including fencing. For fencing you need a half shirt, a jacket and a mask and you will need a glove. Once you get a glove, you will need a sword called an epee. The object of the game is to land a touch on your opponent and defend and block your opponent's attack. When your opponent comes forward, you go back and when you go back, your opponent goes forward. When you start a match, you salute your partner.

By Cole

Racquetball

At Queen's we played racquetball. We got to use a racquet that was similar to a tennis racquet but smaller. The green ball was way bouncier than the squash ball. We had to wear goggles for safety reasons. Riley whacked it high and it never came down! Then we had to use a squash ball that you had to move a lot to get. We finally got a green ball and it was harder than the black ball because it bounced a lot. Then we realized that we were stuck in the room!

By Karsten and Tyler

Raquetball

It is played with 2 or 4 players on a court. 2 players will serve in a square box. The server with the ball will hit the ball in between two lines on the wall. The 1 line is the top line and the 2nd line is at the bottom.

Equipment and rules of the games:

2 or 4 players with 1 raquet each. 1 of the servers will serve the ball on the walls of the raquetball court. If the ball bounces 2 times, the player will get out.

By Wyatt

Wallyball

On Tuesday our class went to Queen's and did wallyball. Wallyball is the same as volleyball but the ball can bounce off the wall and over the net then hit the ground and you will still get a point. We used a white ball and held it on our palm then smacked it. It flew over the net. If you touched the net, your team lost a point.

by Hayden and Clarence

Swimming

On Tuesday June the 8th we went to Queen's for a sports day. We sent swimming just before the lunch break. When we went swimming there were three different heights of diving boards. One was really high and I went off it. There was a deep end and a shallow pool. The deep end was 12 feet deep and the shallow end was just above my waist.

By Emma

Lacrosse

On Tuesday June 8th 2010, we went to Queen's Sports Camp and we learned how to play lacrosse. The first thing we learned to do was to trap, brush back and scoop. Then we learned to bounce to your partner to let them try to catch the ball. Then we learned how to throw the ball and catch the ball. After learning all of that, we started playing a game of lacrosse. We used red and blue lacrosse sticks to tell the teams apart. We had to hit the back board of the basketball net to get a score. We used the skills we learned for the game.

By Mackenzie

Learning to Play Lacrosse

At Queen's we got to lay lacrosse. We had to use a stick that was like a hockey stick but with a net at the end and a ball and goggles. Then we got a partner and we had to practice rolling the ball. Then we had to practice bouncing the ball and believe me, it is not easy to roll it and bounce the ball!! Then we moved onto throwing the ball and I learned that you need to step into your throw and step back for a catch. After we were done throwing we got to play a game. It was blue vs. red and the point of the game was to hit the backboard of a basketball net. It sounds easy but it is not! You can only take 5 steps then you would have to pass.

By Karsten and Tyler

Lacrosse

Yesterday our grade 4/5 class played lacrosse at Queen's Sports Camp. To play this sport you will need goggles, a stick, helmet, neck guard, shoulder pads, shoes, elbow pads, thick, heavy pants and shin pads, also a lacrosse ball. I think that's all you need to play lacrosse. Then we played a game of lacrosse. It was very fun but it was very hard to shoot the ball and pass the ball because it always fell out of the pocket on the end of the stick. Also we used the basketball nets for the nets. It was a lot of fun playing lacrosse at Queen's Sports Camp.

By Jeremy

Fencing

And this is how you play. You have to put on a half shirt and the sleeve goes on the arm that the hand that you write with is. The half shirt goes under a jacket. Then you would have a fencing mask. You have a sword with a little tip at the end of the sword. You would have a red handle on your sword if you write with your right hand and if you write with your left hand you would have a blue handle. Then you're ready to fight. If your sword hits the other person you win too.

By Joey

On Tuesday June 8th, 2010, the grade 3, 4 and some of the grade 5's went to Queen's to do sports. The road Queen's is on is Earl Street. We did lacrosse, fencing, swimming, wallyball, martial arts and raquetball. My favourite was swimming. It was fun. I forgot my goggles but I know how to swim without any goggles and still had fun. Lots of people had fun fencing. They learned how to do a lunge but I already knew how to do it. I still had fun.

By Makayla

Queen's Sports Camp

On Tuesday June 8th, we left at 8:30 in the morning. We had to go on Earl Street to Queen's Sports Camp to go have fun there on the trip. We got there at 9:00 a.m. We got off the bus. We went to the team room to the lockers to put our stuff there. We went to lacrosse to have a fun time.

By Emma and April