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All assignments and journals will be collected the week of April 13th-18th.Students are encouraged to use all available online resources (google classroom-google docs, Suite 360 A2 ,appropriate internet sites, mi-star) .
Week #1 March 16th-20th -Students are encouraged to keep a weekly journal listing physical activity minutes (any activity raising heart rate near or in target zone).
Week #2-March 23rd-27th- Students research age related target heart rate zones, resting heart rate, and record a short summary in journal to be turned first week when schools re-open. Check your heart rate for one minute in the morning, after activity, and before bed (compare/contrast the differences in journal).
Week # 3- March 30th-April 3rd- Students will record all food / drink consumption for one day, try to add up all calories based on food labels .Break down one pop / beverage label in regard to sugar, calories per serving and record in journal.
Play 48- Daily Health Related Activities- students are encouraged to remain active and play 48 minutes a day, be safe in regard to recommended contact with other people/ students! Any student who reads this and records one week of of total activity minutes will be eligible for a grade reset( a full grade increase e.g.- current grade is C+/ grade is raised to B+) !

All parents and students are welcome to the Physical Education Department for open house Wednesday September 12th (6-7:30 pm)! Hope to see a lot of students and parents! Gym A/B will be open for a tour, as well as the pool area! My goal is to provide all students with a fitness plan to lead to a long heart healthy life!

Our spring fitness campaign is underway. Students are working hard to improve cardio endurance , our “sign the poster” positive reward incentive  gives all students a chance to experience the satisfaction of signing the poster after accomplishing individual goals. All   students are working on personal fitness plans for the summer, please encourage your kids to be fit for life and join in the fun!!

Happy Holidays!

wishing all students and families a great holiday break.

Dear Parents,

If you are an AOL email user, please be aware that you may not receive email notifications due to AOL policies. We are working to resolve this issue with AOL.

Thank you for your patience while we work with AOL to make sure you get classroom notifications from your teacher.

Sincerely,

Technology Department

Grade levels (6-8), 6 + 1 writing January 11th and  12th.

6th grade health unit/swim

7th-swim

8th-swim/basketball

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