Week of 10/10/11-10/14/11 (1Q- Week 9)

6th Graders,

WEEK RECAP.....

What a week. I hope that we never have to experience what we did on Wednesday. I wanted to personally thank each and every one of you for being brave and keeping your composure. Needless to say, Wednesday's events through off the tone of the week. Anyway, I was out on Monday and you had your Diabolo Assembly. You can buy a Diabolo in the girl's locker room. Tuesday, I had CPR training, therefore, missed half the day but was able to get Jump Rope in with 5th, 6th and 7th periods. Thursday was a rainy day of which I handed back and handed out a bunch of papers and then was able to practice a little jump rope. Friday, we did the Partner (Interval) Pacer.

WEEK AT A GLANCE

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

WEATHER

This week's forecast is for beautiful weather in the mid 70's to mid 80's, can't get better than that HERE.

MILE & 2 MILE MAKE-UP RUN

I will have another mile and 2 mile make up run on Friday, October 10th, after school from 3-3:45. If you want some extra credit before the quarter ends, show up for the run, record your time and you will get 2 extra points applied to your time.

WHAT UNIT ARE WE IN?

We are still in the Jump Rope Unit. We have 3 weeks left of Jump Rope. Look at the Google Calender to see how the Jump Rope Unit is broken down.

JUMP ROPE EXTRA CREDIT

I love to get your family involved in what we are doing in PE, so, I am offering a great opportunity to earn 10 extra credit points. You need to teach a family member (younger or older sibling, parent, grandparent, cousin, aunt/uncle, etc.) 3 of our 5 required basic skills. After they have practiced and learned the skills, film them for 30 seconds. They will do 10 seconds of each skill. Bring that video clip to me on a flash drive/CD/DVD or email and I will give you 10 extra credit points. The family member DOES NOT have to be an expert, they just have to put in the effort. Have fun teaching them the skill and bring me some good video clips.

WHAT UNIT IS COMING UP NEXT?

We will have our 1st Manipulative Skills unit of the year, either basketball skills or volleyball skills. To check out what Manipulative Skills are all about, click HERE.

WHAT IS OUR RUN THIS WEEK?

We have our second mile run of the year. Your goal...beat your time from the Bear Challenge Mile. Each time you run the mile, you should strive for a little bit of improvement.

WHAT FITNESS ACTIVITY ARE WE DOING THIS WEEK?

We will be doing one of my personal favorites, the ABC workout in the gym. I finally get the gym for a fitness day, can't wait. Be ready for a tough and unique fitness experience.

IS HOMEWORK ASSIGNED THIS WEEK?

Yes, bring all of your Jump Rope Handouts to class on Monday. Be sure to watch the Jump Rope videos as well, you can find them at this link LINK.

ARE THERE ANY ASSIGNMENTS DUE THIS WEEK

1. Yes, Tasks 1-3 on your Jump Rope handout that I handed out in class a couple of weeks ago are due on Monday, 10/10.

2. Your WOW paragraph using the 5 words of the quarter is due on Friday, 10/14.

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS

I have a fantastic Heart Rate & Pedometer Assignment available for extra credit. Check them out, they will earn you 20 points. They both take about a month to complete. I have all kinds of other Extra Credit available in my class as well. Check out the Extra Credit page to check them out.....

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK (AOW)

Now that you are 9 weeks into school and get more used to your teachers, it is important to adapt to your environment and stay focused on important school work. If you struggled a little bit in the 1st quarter, it is a good time to re-evaluate and maybe use some helpful hits to stay focused on school. Check out this good article that gives some good advice about Staying Focused in School.

DID YOU KNOW (DYK)

DYK the brain uses 20-25% of the Oxygen that you consume. Does that mean, the more you breathe the smarter you are? Hum, that means exercise a lot so you breathe a lot so you can "feed" your brain more food. Good theory huh?

LAST MINUTE REMINDERS

Practice your Jump Roping skills...know the 5 basic skills.

YOUR WORD OF THE WEEK (WOW)

WOW #5 was posted, click HERE to see what it is. When you are on this page, click on the WOW template and I recommend that you keep track of your words on this sheet. Your WOW paragraph is due on Friday, 10/14 at roll call.