Congratulations to Mr. Higgins, Mrs. Edgerton, Mrs.Hamel, and Mrs. Haddad’s classes for earning the Sportsmanship trophy for their outstanding behavior in physical education. Keep up the good work.

Congratulations to Mrs. Rosenua, Mrs.Burke, and Mrs. Liepe’s classes for demonstrating outstanding behavior in the gym during the first cardmarking. They tied for the most points on the Sportsmanship Board and will share the trophy. In upper elementary the trophy goes to Mrs. Alabakoff. Great job!

During the month of October our students at DuVall walked/jogged 1,150 miles. We were able to travel the 414 miles to Orlando,Florida from Atlanta, Georgia and start heading home traveling as far north as Cincinnati, Ohio.In just two months DuVall has almost completed a round trip to Disney World and back to Dearborn. Great work!

For the month of October our students completed 689 miles. We traveled from Chattanooga, Tenn. to Orlando, Fl. and are now heading back home. We have traveled north 175 miles getting us to Valdosta, Georgia. Great work!

Dear Parents,

This year and every year we do our best to promote physical activity. We do such activities as Jump Rope for Heart, ACES, Field Day, Bowl for Life, Mini-Martian Marathon and now the Road to Disney all in an effort to get our students more active. Did you know that 60 minutes is the daily amount of physical activity your child should be getting as recommended by the government. When possible try to help your child incorporate some activity into their day such as walks or bike rides. The earlier we get our students to form good habits in regards to their health the more likely they are to see the importance and stay active for a lifetime.

The participating students at Whitmore-Bolles have jogged/walked 550 miles for the month of September. We have traveled enough miles to make it to Chattanooga, Tenn.

The students at DuVall jogged/walked a combined 759 miles for the month of September. We traveled far enough to make it to Atlanta ,Georgia.

Dear Parents, I am making a display in the gym titled “Look who’s Active”. I would like to fill the board with pictures of our students being active. Those baseball card pictures they make for team sports are great. Your child does not have to participate on an organized team to get in this display. Any picture that shows them being active will do (jogging, rollerblading, playing catch,ect.).

Physical Education classes officially begin Monday Sept. 13th. Week one is an orientation to the gym , safety procedures, and a review of the rules to follow while in the gym.

Field day is next wednesday the 26th. Make sure your child comes prepared with tennis shoes and possibly put some sun screen on them before leaving the house.