Week of 11/28/11-12/2/11 (2Q- Week 5)

6th Graders,

WEEKLY RECAP & WEEK AT A GLANCE

To find what happened this past week and to see what is coming up, check out your Google Calendar to see what is going on this week.

GRADES...

This is the week that Progress/Deficiency Notices will be mailed home. I will have all grades in Pinnacle by end of day Tuesday which should give you time to ask about and fix your grades. I still have to add the 2 mile run grades, some Jump Rope stuff and participation grades.

WEATHER

If you look at the weather this week, it is getting cooler. Please dress appropriately- check the weekly weather HERE.

MILE & 2 MILE MAKE-UP RUN

I will have a make-up run as part of my Running Club on Friday, December 2nd @ 3:00pm.

WHAT UNIT ARE WE IN?

We start a Fillipino Folk Dance, Tinikling, on Monday. There is ALOT to learn so please spend some time on the website to watch and learn the steps you will be required to learn. There is going to be a big Skills Test at the end of the unit. The more you know ahead of time (like Jump Rope) the better.

WHAT UNIT IS COMING UP NEXT?

We will have another Manipulative Skills Unit- either Foot Dribbling or Over and Underhand Throwing.

WHAT IS OUR RUN THIS WEEK?

We will be doing our first Pedometer Run of the year. What is the Pedometer Run? Look HERE.

WHAT FITNESS ACTIVITY ARE WE DOING THIS WEEK?

I am scheduled for the gym, so we will have another version of the A, B, C workout.

IS HOMEWORK ASSIGNED THIS WEEK?

No, not officially. Unofficially, I need you to review all of the Tinikling Stuff on the website to prepare yourself for the upcoming unit.

ARE THERE ANY ASSIGNMENTS DUE THIS WEEK

No, nothing is due this week.

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS

Read the AOW, and write a short paper answering specific questions. To find out how to do this assignment and earn some easy credit, click HERE. Look under the Little Ones, Article of Week.

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK (AOW)

How does the Heart Work? One of your Fitness Components, and arguably, the most important is the Cardiovascular/Cardiorespiratory System. The more you know about how the heart works, the better you can take of it and make sure that people you love take care of it.

DID YOU KNOW (DYK)

The strongest muscle in your body, in proportion to its size, is the Tongue. I would have never guessed this.

LAST MINUTE REMINDERS

YOUR WORD OF THE WEEK (WOW)

WOW #4 for the 2nd quarter was posted. Check it out HERE. Also, several 1st Quarter WOWs were scanned in to the All Star Page, see if one of them was yours HERE