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Week of 2/23

All Physical Education Classes:

The classes are split for this unit with the boys going over some track and field fundamentals and the girls are doing basketball. The groups will switch activities after several days. Fitness testing went very well last week and after our next Pacer test, the students will be able to total their scores and be able to compare what they did the first 9 weeks if they were in PE. Conduct grades of several students are suffering mainly due to ignoring our rule about having gum or food in the gym area.

Week of 2/9/09

All Physical Education classes:

We ran our second Pacer test on Monday and those scored have been entered. Students that are absent on a Pacer day have an exempt score and it will not count for them or against them. We are finishing up our Angleball unit on Tuesday and will be moving on to Basketball or Track. The weather will have an impact on what we do next. The boys and girls will be separated for these two activities.

Week of 2/2/09

All Physical Education classes:

Last week during our conference schedule, we completed our basic gymnastics unit. The students were given the opportunity to perform several different basic balance and tumbling skills.

This week will be starting our unit of Angleball. The boys and girls will be separated for this fast paced activity with the boys playing in the gym and the girls in the covered play area.

Week of January 12th

All Physical Education classes:

All classes will be completing the activities from last week. Boys-Speedball; Girls-Ping-Pong. We will switch these activities with the boys and girls on Thursday. A Pacer test will be coming up soon.

SIMPSON FAMILIES, Mark your Calendar for February 20^th, 6:30

You are invited to our 3^rd Annual Spaghetti Dinner & Raffle Action

Simpson teachers will be serving dinner and there will be lots of great auction items available.  

Thanks for supporting the Simpson Eagles Education Foundation.

Week of 1/6/09

Welcome back and Happy New Year!

All Physical Education Classes: This 9 week period will begin with the boys and girls being separated for their activities. The girls will be playing Ping-Pong and the boys will be doing Speedball. All students have been assigned lockers and should be prepared to dress out every day. Dressing out and participating makes up 50% of the student's grade. If there are any medical conditions that we need to be aware of, please have your student pick up one of our medical forms and bring it home for you to fill out and sign. We keep these on file in the PE department for students that may hve some type of limitations. Please contact me by e-mail if you have any questions or concerns.

Coach White

Week of November 3rd

All Physical Education Classes:

After a day off on Tuesday, my classes will be starting our mini unit on Lacrosse on Wednesday. We modify our rules based on the fact that we do not have all of the protective equipment. There is no contact allowed and our focus will be on learning to throw and catch with the lacrosse stick; which is no small accomplishment.

Reminder:

The majority of the time that we have people that do not dress out seems to be happening on Mondays. We have encouraged the students to bring their new PE clothes on the day that they want to take the dirty ones home. That way they will not miss a day dressing out because they forgot to bring clothes.

Week of October 27th

All Physical Education classes:

Our rotation of activities will continue this week. We will finish with new/recreational games on Monday and start Paddleball on Tuesday. Our warm-up activities may still be outside; so keep an eye on the weather and dress accordingly. This would be especially true for the morning classes.

We ran our first Pacer Test on Friday and those results should be posted on I-Parent.

Week of October 20th

All Physical Education Classes:

We are in the middle of a rotation of activities that include Paddleball, Lacrosse and New/Recreational Games. Some classes are going outside so keep an eye on the weather and dress accordingly. It can change dramatically from morning to afternoon. We will have our first Pacer test coming up soon. Current grades are posted. Most everybody is doing very well right now. Keep it up.

Coach White

Week of October 13th

All Physical Education Classes

With the beginning of the new 9 week grading period, we have some new students with us in Physical Education.The activities that we have scheduled will be both indoors and out and with the transition in the weather, it is important for students to be prepared  for cooler temperatures. They may want to keep a light jacket or sweatshirt in their PE locker just in case. We will be making medical forms available to our new students and if there is a condition that we need to know about that would keep your child from participating with us fully, please have them return it to us so that we can add it to our files. Temporary conditions that limit activities can be covered by a note from home (short term) or a doctor (long term). Grading procedures and expectations were covered in class on Monday.

Please contact me with questions or concerns. E-mail is usually the best.

Coach White

Week of October 6th

All Physical Education classes:

This is the last week of this 9 week period. We still have another Pacer test to get in and our written test, which covers the rules and strategies for our activities from this 9 weeks. A study guide will be made available before the written test. Encourage your children to "finish the drill" this week and not to have any let downs that may cost them the grade that they want.

Coach White