Happy 2011, January 5 to January 14

TIP OF THE WEEK
Benefits of Garlic
Scientific Name: Allium sativum
Biological Background: This bulbous plant is closely related to onions, leeks, chives and is a member of Allium vegetables. Garlic is native to Central Asia, and has been cultivated for at least 5,000 years.
Nutritional Information: Due to its use as a spice, garlic provides insignificant amount of nutrients.
Pharmacological Activity: The healing power of garlic is recognized through Chinese folk traditions dating back thousands of years. Garlic contains multiple compounds and antioxidants including organosulfur compounds (diallyl sulfides), which are believed to be responsible for most of the pharmacological and antimicrobial actions. Garlic is a proven broad-spectrum antibiotic that combats bacterial, intestinal parasites, and viruses. It can lower blood pressure and blood cholesterol, discourage dangerous blood clotting, lower chances of cancers (especially stomach cancer). Garlic is a good cold medicine, acts as a decongestant, expectorant, antispasmodic, and anti-inflammatory agent. It has antidiarrheal, estrogenic, and diuretic activity and appears to lift mood.
Eating Tips: High doses of raw garlic have caused gas, bloating, diarrhea and fever in some. To fight bacteria, raw garlic is better. However cooking does not diminish garlics blood thinning and other cardioprotective capabilities, and in fact, may enhance them by releasing antithrombotic ajoene. As a cancer fighter, raw garlic may be better than cooked ones. Eat garlic both raw and cooked for all around insurance. Eating garlic with parsley may reduce garlic breath.

P.E. Class this week January 5 to January 14

PK
With the pre-kinder kids, we are going to develop motor skills through the manipulation of various objects, such as Frisbees and different size of balls.

Kinder
The students are going to enjoy different types of Frisbees games, such as monkey in the middle to continue developing their motor skills.

1st
This week the students carry out activities to develop eye/hand coordination.

2nd
Strengthen the eye/hand coordination through ball activities with different surfaces, such as scoops.

3rd
Through recreational activities, I will introduce the students to the scoops game, which is a pre-sports activity for the lacrosse game.

4th
The students are going to develop throwing and catching activities to introduce the students to the lacrosse game through scoops, which is a lacrosse pre-sport activity.

5th
Students will practice pre-sports activities to introduce the lacrosse game by scoops, which is a combination of soccer and lacrosse.

Secondary
Welcome to our second semester, this year begins with fun and will be dinamic.
We will begin the class with exercises designed to strength the student’s physical condition. We will also introduce basketball fundamentals skills and begin to set in motion, by the students of 9th to 11th, the creation of a first-aid video.


Monday, January 10, the girl’s team will play against the Mayan school. This game will take place at the Del Campo school court at 3:00 p.m., and at 4:00 p.m. the men’s team will play against La Estancia School at the Los Angeles court.