This Week's Agenda

April is National Alcohol Awareness Month, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month, National Autism Awareness Month, National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, National Donate Life Month, National Facial Protection Month, National Minority Health Month, National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month, Occupational Therapy Month, Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Month, Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month, Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month, National Public Health Week (2-8), National Alcohol Screening Day (5), World Health Day (7), National Infant Immunization Week (21-28), Safe Kids Week (21-28), and World Meningitis Day (24).

Middle School

We will be continuing President’s testing this week—a series of Physical Education tests that gauge muscular strength, muscular endurance, speed and quickness, and flexibility among others.  The tests include pull-ups, curl-ups, flex arm hang, shuttle run, pushups, sit and reach, mile run, and I have added an additional test and that is the pole climb on the playground.  Students must show progress from their first quarter results and we will be tracking results in journals.

Grades 3 (including Mrs. Elliot’s class), 4, and 5

We will be starting President’s testing this week—a series of Physical Education tests that gauge muscular strength, muscular endurance, speed and quickness, and flexibility among others.  The tests include pull-ups, curl-ups, flex arm hang, shuttle run, pushups, sit and reach, mile run, and I have added an additional test and that is the pole climb on the playground.  Students must show progress from their first quarter results.

Grade 2 (Mrs. Norman’s class)

We will start a Wiffle Ball unit.  Over the course of the unit, students will use skills from throwing and catching along with learning how to hit a Wiffle Ball with a bat (hand-eye coordination), and learn the rules of the game.

First Grade and Kindergarten

We will start a soccer unit.  Our initial focus will be short and long distance kicking, stopping the ball, and dribbling a soccer ball.

Preschool

We will work on our stretches, beanbag toss underhand with a partner, and we will leave some time to either go outside on the playground or have free time in the gym depending on the weather.

As always, it is expected that each student is to come to class each day with their gym uniform, have a good attitude, ready to learn, and ready to work.