Week of 10/19/09-10/23/09 (Week 10)

6th Graders,

We are down to our final week of the quarter. Can you believe it? Please be sure to get any missing work in to me no later than Wednesday. I WILL NOT ACCEPT any work past Wednesday because then I have to cram to the last minute to enter grades.

WEEK AT A GLANCE

Mon- Intro to Manipulative Skills & WOW Quiz

Tuesday- Manipulative Skills

Wednesday- Run Day (see below) and last chance to turn in written assignments

Thursday- Manipulative Skills

Friday- Fitness Day (see below)

WHAT UNIT ARE WE IN?

We are officially starting Manipulative Skills on Monday. For 3rd and 5th Period, we will be combining this unit with Mrs. Button. Half of my class will go with Mrs. Button for underhand throwing while the other half stays with me to do overhand throwing. At the same time, half of Mrs. Button's class will be with me doing overhand throwing as well.

You need to print out your Manipulative Skills packet and bring with you to class on Monday. You can print the packet out from this page.

WHAT IS OUR RUN THIS WEEK?

This week, we will be doing a fun run called "Run For Your Life". I like to finish the quarter with a fun run. To read about "Run For Your Life", please click here.

WHAT FITNESS ACTIVITY ARE WE DOING THIS WEEK?

For our fitness day on Friday, we will be continuing the heart rate activity worksheet that we started in class on Friday. This is a two day lesson of which we covered the day 1 portion. We will be doing the activities found on page 16 in your PE 101 packet. You do not have any extra credit assignment this week, so stop trying to look for one....ha, ha!!!

DID YOU FILL OUT YOUR E-LOGS?

e-Run Log: You need to fill it out for your Mile Run that you did on Thursday, 10/15/09. It is due on Tuesday.

e-Fitness Log: You DO NOT have to fill one out this week.

IS HOMEWORK ASSIGNED THIS WEEK?

Yes, make sure that you have your Manipulative Skills packet printed out and put behind Tab #3 for Monday when we start Manipulative Skills.

ARE THERE ANY ASSIGNMENTS DUE THIS WEEK?

1. Print out your Manipulative Skills packet and put in Tab #3. Due on Monday, 10/19.

***IF YOU DID NOT TURN IN YOUR HOMEWORK, PLEASE GET IT DONE FOR HALF CREDIT.

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS

Keep looking on the Extra Credit page, there will be assignments posted there early in the 2nd quarter.

A) Print out your BMI page from the website above = 5 points toward your PE 101 grade

B) Make a Mixed Fitness Music CD = 10 points toward Fitness Grade.

Follow the requirements below:

*Every song has to be middle school appropriate-no swear words and no controversial

content.

*The CD has to have AT LEAST 20 songs

*Music has to be be up-tempo and up-beat (slow songs are not good for pumping people

up while working out). Use songs that you and classmates would have fun working out to.

*Make sure the songs are from different artists

ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS

-Print out your Manipulative Skills Packet and bring on Monday.

-Check grades and make sure that you are on track in my class.

You do not have a "Word of the Week".