Week of 11/7/11-11/11/11 (2Q- Week 3)

6th Graders,

WEEKLY RECAP & WEEK AT A GLANCE

To find what happened this past week and to see what is coming up, check out yourGoogle Calendar to see what is going on this week. The big highlight this week was the 2 mile run on Thursday. Congratulations to all of you that not only finished it but improved from you last run and received the extra credit.

WEATHER

It is getting much colder. Please wear sweats and sweatshirt to class if you have a hard time in cold weather. Check out the detailsHERE.

MILE & 2 MILE MAKE-UP RUN

The next one is scheduled for Friday, December 1st. I originally announced in class that it would be Friday, November 18th, but I realized that is the Friday right before the Thanksgiving break and students are going to want to get home.

WHAT UNIT ARE WE IN?

We are continuing with Basketball this week.

WHAT UNIT IS COMING UP NEXT?

A few weeks from now, we will be starting a Cooperative Folk Dance unit called Tinikling. Check out the Tinikling Page.

WHAT IS OUR RUN THIS WEEK?

We will do the team run, Variety Run this week. You will have complete 6 laps as a team by the end of the period.

WHAT FITNESS ACTIVITY ARE WE DOING THIS WEEK?

I am not sure what your fitness activity is this week because we do not have school on Friday.

IS HOMEWORK ASSIGNED THIS WEEK?

No, nothing is assigned this week.

ARE THERE ANY ASSIGNMENTS DUE THIS WEEK

No, nothing is due this week.

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS

If you burn me a CD with at least 20 of your favorite, upbeat songs that I can use on a Fitness or Run day, you will receive 10 extra credit points. To read all about this assignment and others, click on this link- Extra Credit page

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK (AOW)

Since we now live in the Video Game era where kids all over the world love to play different types of video games, there has been a lot of controversy on whether they are good for you or not. Although there will never be an absolute wrong or right, it is important to be as educated about them as possible. KidsHealth brings us another good AOW with this article, "Are Video Games Bad for Me?. Read and see what you think.

DID YOU KNOW (DYK)

Did You Know that 8% of people have an extra rib. Are you one of those 8%. Also, did you know that the average person falls asleep in 7 minutes. How long does it take you get to sleep?

LAST MINUTE REMINDERS

YOUR WORD OF THE WEEK (WOW)

WOW #2 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.