Week of 4/25/11-4/29/11 (4Q- Week 4)

6th Graders,

BABY NEWS....

There was a lot of excitement over Spring Break, for my wife and I were expecting our second daughter. Just like her daddy, she is feisty and decided that she was not ready to face the world yet. Therefore, I wanted to post some great news about my new daughter with some pics, but, she is not born yet. My wife and I are expecting that Tuesday is going to be the big day, although, it is impossible to predict.

There is a very good chance that I will be out the entire week. If I am, please be respectful to my sub and offer to help as much as you can.

WEEK RECAP.....

There is nothing to recap, last week was Spring Break. I hope that all of you had a great week off and are recharged to face the final 6 weeks of school.

NEW GRADING CATEGORIES & GRADES UPDATE

I have updated Pinnacle to reflect your most current grades EXCEPT your Juggling Homework which I have not graded yet. Also, if you click HERE, you can see the new grading categories for the 4th quarter.

COMMENT ON MY BLOG FOR EXTRA CREDIT....

From now on, overtime that you comment on my weekly blog, you will receive 2 extra credit points. Basically, when you comment, you just say that you read the blog. Include name, period and roll call. To comment, you click the comment section at the end of the blog as an "Anonymous" user. When you comment, I will receive an email and then you will get the credit in Pinnacle.

WEEK AT A GLANCE

Check out your Google Calendar to see what is going on this week.

WHAT UNIT ARE WE IN?

This week starts the first week in a 3 week Tumbling Unit. Please check out the Tumbling Page. I have posted a few videos on the skills that you will be expected to learn. Although I have been working on the videos for the other skills, I have been very, very busy preparing for a new addition to my family. Read this page, watch the videos, practice and get yourself ready. This is a difficult unit for a lot of 6th graders and if you can better prepare yourself, you will be more confident. When I get back to school, I will give you a better idea of what the unit expectations are.

WHAT UNIT IS COMING UP NEXT?

After Tumbling, you will finish the year with Fitness Testing and Cooperative Games. The end of the year gets pretty chaotic, therefore, I wanted to keep the final unit pretty open ended.

WHAT IS OUR RUN THIS WEEK?

Since I will have a sub for the run day, I am keeping it easy with Run 4 Life.

WHAT FITNESS ACTIVITY ARE WE DOING THIS WEEK?

I have no idea what the fitness activity will be this week.

IS HOMEWORK ASSIGNED THIS WEEK?

No, but, I am still planning on posting all Juggling Videos (I have done most of them) and create an assignment for it.

ARE THERE ANY ASSIGNMENTS DUE THIS WEEK

No, nothing is due this week..

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS

I have all kinds of Extra Credit available in my class. Check out theExtra Credit page to check them out.....

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK (AOW)

Even the most casual food shoppers have probably noticed the increased quantity and variety of organic foods available in regular grocery stores. Once the specialty of health food stores, organic foods are spreading from specialty aisles to shelves throughout the big food stores. Maybe you're wondering what all the fuss is about. Are organic foods healthier? Are they safer? Are they worth the extra money if they cost more than conventional foods? How do they taste? And what about those labels touting foods as "sustainable," "natural," "free-range," "grass-fed," or "fair trade"? What do they mean, and are those foods organic, too?Read on for a crash course in organic and other environmentally friendly foods. To keep reading, click HERE.

DID YOU KNOW (DYK)

LAST MINUTE REMINDERS

YOUR WORD OF THE WEEK (WOW)

I posted a new WOW #3 for the 4th quarter, please check it out here.