Week of 1/23/12-1/27/12 (3Q- Week 1)

6th Graders,

This week marks the 1st week of the 3rd quarter and the start of Line Dance. I can't wait.

WEEKLY RECAP & WEEK AT A GLANCE

After a week of Frisbee and SMARTI goal setting, we are now ready to start Line Dance. Bring on the dancing shoes, the music and get the party started. Please check out your Google Calendar to see what is going on this upcoming week.

WEATHER

Looking like the only day of rain is going to be Monday, but, does not matter, because we will be inside for the next month (except Run and Fitness days of course)- check the weekly weatherHERE.

MILE & 2 MILE MAKE-UP RUN

Due to the dance and the closed campus, I had to cancel the make-up run for this Friday. The next after school run is going to be on February 10th at 3:00.

WHAT UNIT ARE WE IN?

Monday we start Line Dance. This is a super fun unit. Please, please watch all of the dances you will be responsible for learning and practice them. There is no reason you can not get an A+ on the end of the unit Line Dance Test. You will be responsible for learning and performing 6 line dances at the end of the unit. All of the information about this dance unit, including instructional videos for each dance can be found on this PAGE. Check it out and practice. Good luck.

WHAT UNIT IS COMING UP NEXT?

After dance, you will have another pretty good unit- Track and Field.

WHAT IS OUR RUN THIS WEEK?

You will not have a run this week, instead, on Wednesday all 6th grade teachers will be kicking off your 3rd quarter nutrition project called, Exercise Your Options. If you want a sneak peak of of what the project is all about, click HERE. We will go into detail on Wednesday.

WHAT FITNESS ACTIVITY ARE WE DOING THIS WEEK?

Friday we are in the gym. We will have another version of the ABC workout. Be ready to sweat and be sore.

IS HOMEWORK ASSIGNED THIS WEEK?

Yes, this week we will be kicking off your Nutrition Project called Exercise Your Options. You find out all about it on Wednesday. For a sneak peak, click HERE.

ARE THERE ANY ASSIGNMENTS DUE THIS WEEK

No

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS

Check out the extra credit page for a list of extra credit assignments.

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK (AOW)

Kidshealth had this great article regarding Goal Setting which applies perfectly to our lesson on SMARTI. Check this out and see what you think.

DID YOU KNOW (DYK)

Did you know that bones are 4 times stronger than concrete....pretty crazy, isn't it. Imagine the force it takes to break bones, particularly the bigger ones in your body like the femur found in your thigh.

LAST MINUTE REMINDERS

-Learn those line dances. It will help your confidence when in class.

YOUR WORD OF THE WEEK (WOW)

The focus of the 3rd quarter is going to be on Nutrition, therefore, all of your WOW's will relate to words associated with nutrition. Click HERE to see your new WOW.

I posted most of the All Star WOW's for 2nd quarter, see if yours made the page. I still have a few more to scan and add to the page. Good job.