This Week's Agenda

November is American Diabetes Month, COPD Awareness Month, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, National Healthy Skin Month, National Hospice Palliative Care Month, National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, Prematurity Awareness Month, Drowsy Driving Prevention Week (6-12), Get Smart About Antibiotics Week (14-20), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week (20-26), Great American Smokeout (17), Prematurity Awareness Day (17), and National Survivors of Suicide Day (19).

As it is getting colder, if students would like to wear sweatpants, they may as long as they are a solid color (dark color) over the top of their Holy Spirit gym shorts.  Students may also wear a Holy Spirit sweatshirt over the top of their Holy Spirit gym shirt.  The normal gym uniform, regardless of sweatpants and sweatshirts, is to be worn each and every class.

7^th and 8^th Grades—will work on partner fitness circuits where one partner is competing against another.  Each station will be timed and our focus will be competing, but also building our cardiovascular endurance, while working on skill development with each station.

6^th Grade—will work with the jump ropes and relay races to build teamwork aspects of Physical Education.

4^th and 5^th Grades—will work on jump rope with one leg at a time and fitness movements (incorporating both walking and jogging to music) to improve pacing.

2/3 Split (Elliot) and 3^rd Grade—will work on jump rope with one leg at a time and relay races to build teamwork aspects of Physical Education.

2^nd Grade (Norman)—will do some activities with the scooters.  We will learn how to use the scooters properly (safety) and enjoy some games with them.

Kindergarten and 1^st Grade—will work on throwing and catching a tennis ball underhand.  Kindergarten has been working already in this area and first grade will start this week.  Our focus is improving hand-eye coordination and learning about teamwork.

Preschool will continue to work on stretches, single person races, and team races.  Our focus is on paying attention to the best our ability and showing the best effort we can along with teamwork.

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.

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING AND SAFE TRAVELS!

This Week's Agenda

November is American Diabetes Month, COPD Awareness Month, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, National Healthy Skin Month, National Hospice Palliative Care Month, National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, Prematurity Awareness Month, Drowsy Driving Prevention Week (6-12), Get Smart About Antibiotics Week (14-20), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week (20-26), Great American Smokeout (17), Prematurity Awareness Day (17), and National Survivors of Suicide Day (19).

As it is getting colder, if students would like to wear sweatpants, they may as long as they are a solid color (dark color) over the top of their Holy Spirit gym shorts.  Students may also wear a Holy Spirit sweatshirt over the top of their Holy Spirit gym shirt.  The normal gym uniform, regardless of sweatpants and sweatshirts, is to be worn each and every class.

We will have full days of school both Monday and Tuesday.  The only change in the calendar is Tuesday November 22 will be a Mass day, so we will not have Middle School Unified Arts on the 22^nd.  However, the 6-General Music class does have homework that is due by the 22^nd (brainstorm two ideas for each President’s testing event (8 events, so 16 ideas total) that can be used over the next 6-7 months to reach their fourth quarter President’s testing goal).  Students in 6-G.M. may turn in their homework prior to the 22^nd if it is done early.

We will play a Thanksgiving game with grades 2-5.

First grade will continue to work on jump ropes and learn a new movement game.

Kindergarten will continue to work on jump ropes along with underhand throwing and catching with tennis balls.

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.

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING AND SAFE TRAVELS!

This Week's Agenda

November is American Diabetes Month, COPD Awareness Month, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, National Healthy Skin Month, National Hospice Palliative Care Month, National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, Prematurity Awareness Month, Drowsy Driving Prevention Week (6-12), Get Smart About Antibiotics Week (14-20), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week (20-26), Great American Smokeout (17), Prematurity Awareness Day (17), and National Survivors of Suicide Day (19).

As it is getting colder, if students would like to wear sweatpants, they may as long as they are a solid color (dark color) over the top of their Holy Spirit gym shorts.  Students may also wear a Holy Spirit sweatshirt over the top of their Holy Spirit gym shirt.  The normal gym uniform, regardless of sweatpants and sweatshirts, is to be worn each and every class.

We will not be in the gym on Monday or Tuesday (November 14 or 15) due to a giant map that will be used by Social Studies teachers.  If it is not raining, we will be outside for class (please make sure students are dressed accordingly).  If it is raining, we will do some activities in the classrooms.

8^th Grade—Homework is to brainstorm two ideas for each President’s testing event (8 events, so 16 ideas total) that can be used over the next 6-7 months to reach their fourth quarter President’s testing goal.  The homework is due Tuesday November 15.

7^th Grade— Homework is to brainstorm two ideas for each President’s testing event (8 events, so 16 ideas total) that can be used over the next 6-7 months to reach their fourth quarter President’s testing goal.  The homework for 7-General Music is due Monday November 14.  I will be giving out 7-Band/Choir homework on Monday November 14 and it will be due Friday November 18.

6^th Grade— Homework is to brainstorm two ideas for each President’s testing event (8 events, so 16 ideas total) that can be used over the next 6-7 months to reach their fourth quarter President’s testing goal.  The homework for 6-General Music is due Tuesday November 22 (we will not meet for class on the 22^nd because of Mass).  The 6-Band/Choir class is creating one realistic goal for each President’s testing event (8 goals—1 per test) and that will be due Thursday November 17).

I will only see 4-E and 4/5-G once each this week because of the 4/5 field trip to the symphony on Thursday (November 17).  We will be updating our activity sheets, working with jump ropes, and playing movement games with grades 4 and 5.

Third grade (Elliot and Ray) has been working on comparing and contrasting different games that we have played in class.  This type of vocabulary is used during class to help prepare students with vocabulary found on the ISTEP.  We will work with the jump ropes and play movement games.

First grade and second grade will continue to work with the jump ropes, play a movement game, and will continue to work in teams with relay races.

 Kindergarten will continue to work on jump ropes, but graduate from throwing and catching underhand with a volleyball to a tennis ball.  Students did a very good job throwing and catching with the volleyballs.

Preschool will continue to work on basic stretches, races, and Red Light/Green Light.

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.

This Week's Agenda

November is American Diabetes Month, COPD Awareness Month, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, National Healthy Skin Month, National Hospice Palliative Care Month, National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, Prematurity Awareness Month, Drowsy Driving Prevention Week (6-12), Get Smart About Antibiotics Week (14-20), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week (20-26), Great American Smokeout (17), Prematurity Awareness Day (17), and National Survivors of Suicide Day (19).
As it is getting colder, if students would like to wear sweatpants they may as long as they are a solid color (dark color) over the top of their Holy Spirit gym shorts.  Students may also wear a Holy Spirit sweatshirt over the top of their Holy Spirit gym shirt.

The middle school has written a goal for each President’s testing event (8 goals—1 per test) in their journals that are realistic, but will also push each student.  Our next step in the process is brainstorming how we will reach that goal over the next 6-7 months (this will be homework heading into next week).  Ultimately, we will put an action plan together in journals and we will journal our results of those action plans.  Sixth grade will be finishing up their testing and will start this process that the seventh and eighth grades have begun.  We will also work on some movement activities during class as well.

Fourth and fifth grades will continue filling out our activity sheets during class, work with jump ropes, play some movement games, and work on relay races—using teamwork skills.

Third grade (Elliot and Ray) has been working on comparing and contrasting different games that we have played in class.  This type of vocabulary is used during class to help prepare students with vocabulary found on the ISTEP.  We will work with the jump ropes and play movement games.

First grade and second grade will continue to work with the jump ropes, play a movement game, and learn how to work in teams with relay races.

Kindergarten will continue to work on jump ropes, but will start to learn how to throw and catch.  We will initially work on throwing underhand and catching a ball the proper way.

Preschool will work on basic stretches, races, and Red Light/Green Light.

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.