P.E. CLASS

SEPTEMBER 3 TO SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

I would like to remind parents to send your children dressed in an appropriate way for the days that they have P.E. class:

-  No dresses for the girls

-  No jeans

-  No crocks

-  No sandals

-  No boots

Children who are not wearing the appropriate clothing will not be allowed to participate in P.E. class.

General Information

-After School Activities begin this week

-There will be NO SCHOOL for nursery to grade 5 on Thursday and Friday, September 6 and 7.

- Independence Day Celebration, Thursday September 13. Early Dismissal, 11:45 a.m., (p.m. Schedule)

-Independence Day Holiday, Friday and Monday, September 14 and 17.

P.E. Class this week

Pre Kinder

The students are going to work in activities to reinforce what they are learning in class such as the colors and shapes.

Kinder

We are working on strengthening the concept colors and shapes with games such as color races. Also we are going to play balance games.

1^st Grade

We are going to work on to following instructions, doing the proper warm-ups, and participating in games that strengthen aerobic capabilities.

2^nd Grade

Besides working on following instructions, we will be strengthening laterality (i.e. right and left, around, through it).

3^rd Grade

We are continuing working on the appropriate ways to warm up, each student had the opportunity to contribute with an exercise. We still working on follow instructions with games and directions given to the students, and participating in speed and strategy games. 

4^th Grade

This week we will continue with the physical basis, and making assessments in speed, jumping, strength, and endurance. These assessments establish a starting point to determine the physical capabilities of each student.

5^th Grade

This week will be continuing learning about the physical condition of each student. Each student will be encouraged to put forth his or her best effort in a standardized battery tests, with different physical elements of their basic skills.

6^th to 12^th

This week, we will begin the evaluation of different physical abilities such as, strength and speed. Each student's grade will depend on the difficulty level of the evaluation.