Week of 10/24/11-10/28/11 (2Q- Week 1)

6th Graders,

WEEK RECAP.....

This week was the final week of the quarter. Monday was spent dividing the classes into Basic and Intermediate groups. I worked with the Intermediate and then the Basic groups. Tuesday was the 10 station Jump Rope skill challenge circuit. Wednesday was the Popsicle Stick run. Thursday students were put in their Skill Test groups and stared to practice with their group members. Friday we did Rob The Nest.

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 70's. Check out the details HERE.

MILE & 2 MILE MAKE-UP RUN

The next one is scheduled for Friday, November 4th.

WHAT UNIT ARE WE IN?

We are in our last week of the Jump Rope Unit (I know that some of you will be relieved and others will be bummed). For those of you that may have lost your Routines given out in class, I posted them on the Jump Rope page. You can print them out. I included the Rubric as well.

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?

Because of a Teacher In-service day on October 31st and an assembly on Tuesday the 1st, we will officially start our Basketball Skills unit on Thursday, November 3rd. To check out what Manipulative Skills are all about, click HERE.

WHAT IS OUR RUN THIS WEEK?

I have decided to make your run day Capture the Flag with Mr. Kwas's class.

WHAT FITNESS ACTIVITY ARE WE DOING THIS WEEK?

We will probably be doing p90X in the Multi Use with Mr. Kwas's class.

IS HOMEWORK ASSIGNED THIS WEEK?

No, nothing is assigned.

ARE THERE ANY ASSIGNMENTS DUE THIS WEEK

No, nothing is due this week.

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 pageto check them out.....

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK (AOW)

Every day thousands of teens wake up afraid to go to school. Bullying is a problem that affects millions of students, and it has everyone worried, not just the kids on its receiving end. Yet because parents, teachers, and other adults don't always see it, they may not understand how extreme bullying can get. Since Bullying is such a devastating thing for a student to go through, it is very, very important that make sure you know as much about Bullying as you can. Read this week's AOW dealing with Bullying to get some very good information.

DID YOU KNOW (DYK)

DYK that during your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food. That's equivalent to about 6 elephants. Amazing isn't it....

LAST MINUTE REMINDERS

Practice Jump Roping for your skill's test on Tuesday.

YOUR WORD OF THE WEEK (WOW)

Your 1st WOW will be posted next week. By the way, I added the best WOW's of the 1st quarter. Read them HERE and see if one of them was yours.