P.E. CLASS

September 30 – October 4, 2013

As always, Ladies & Gentlemen, for P.E. class:

-  No dresses for the girls

-  No jeans

-  No crocks

-  No sandals

-  No boots or shoes

Good day boys and girls! This will be a wonderful week to pump up your physique; for getting strong and excelling in your duties.

9^th – 11^th grade this week we will practice a new sport, “Field Hockey”. We will train in basic skills to play the sport and we will be playing the game on the lower field.

As for 6^th to 8^th grade, we will continue to enjoy playing baseball, and pre-sport games that will improve your condition as a team player.

Mom & Dad, please collaborate with us by sending a proper sunscreen or sun block with your son or daughter to avoid any skin rash.

Also please consider the following:

MAP FALL TESTING SESSION – This is the second week of our Map testing session. Parent cooperation in making sure our students are in school on time is greatly appreciated. 

DONATIONS NEEDED: “Ya Tengo Donde Escribir” is an organization aiming to help children from public schools that cannot afford notebooks. In order to help, the organization makes notebooks out of cereal boxes and pages from used notebooks. They are now collecting cereal boxes until November 20, and we encourage our students and teachers to bring cereal boxes from their homes. At the end of the contest, the grade that brought the most boxes will be awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need!

P.E. CLASS

SEPTEMBER 23 - 27, 2013

As always, Ladies & Gentlemen, for P.E. class:

-  No dresses for the girls

-  No jeans

-  No crocks

-  No sandals

-  No boots or shoes

Good day boys and girls! this will be a wonderful weekend for exercising; for getting strong and excelling in your duties.

9^th – 11^th grade this week we will continue to practice baseball. Evaluations at the end of the week on baseball skills will come along. For 9^th graders and 10th “A” will be evaluated on Thursday, for the rest on Friday (throws, catches and correct batting position).

As for 6^th to 8^th grade, we will continue to enjoy playing pre-sports related to the baseball game, with baseball rules applied. Proper behavior and sportsmanship will be taken in account for your evaluations.

P.E. CLASS

SEPTEMBER 17 - 20, 2013

Reminder for P.E. class:

-  No dresses for the girls

-  No jeans

-  No crocks

-  No sandals

-  No boots or shoes

Students who are not wearing the appropriate clothing will not be allowed to participate in P.E. class and points will be missing in their grades.

Greetings! to all students who are coming back from a long weekend family trip and for those who stayed home as well; I hope you all enjoyed the break! . . .

Now, back to business! I would like to remind students from 9^th – 11^th that this week, we will be practicing baseball skills (throwing and catching). For this activity I would like to ask to those students who have baseball gloves, to bring them. (You may feel more comfortable using your own) Proper throwing and catching technique will be evaluated.

As for 6^th to 8^th grade, we will be engaging in pre-sports related to the baseball game, adding baseball rules to such games so students can get familiarized with baseball. Assessments will be taken in regard to students advance.

As always, and for all students, will be emphasizing in stretching and muscle strengthening work, for these are key elements for individuals to excel in any sports activity.

P.E. CLASS

SEPTEMBER 9 - 12, 2013

As always, I would like to remind all students to dress properly for P.E. class, that means you’re not allow to wear the following:

-  No dresses for the girls

-  No jeans

-  No crocks

-  No sandals

-  No boots or shoes

Students who are not wearing the appropriate clothing will not be allowed to participate in P.E. class and points will be missing in their grades.

6^th Grade, 7^th , 8^th Grade, 9^th and 11^th Grade

As you all know, this will be a short week due to the celebration of our day of Independence, and given the fact, that many activities are going to take place on Thursday (which is a half day of school), I will use Tuesday and Wednesday to show students the traditional games that are going to take place on Thursday; so all of them can get familiarized with these games.

This brief interruption to the P.E. program for this week (baseball skills and the game rules) , shall not be taken slightly, students will be evaluated as always, for their participation and using the proper sport wear on Tuesday and Wednesday. On the day of the activity (Thursday 12) attendance will be taken and evaluated as well.

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION – The school will celebrate the Honduran Independence Day on Thursday, September 12. Homeroom Teachers were asked to contact their room parents and organize a typical Honduran snack/breakfast with their classrooms with contributions from their students. For a specific breakdown of this day, please find the schedule of activities at the end of this Monday Memo (after the two week calendar). Please make sure you read this information carefully, and follow the schedule so that we have an organized, fun celebration. This is an 11:45 a.m. dismissal day for our students (PM Schedule) and teachers can leave for their (much awaited and deserved) 4-day weekend at 12:30 once all their students have been dismissed.

P.E. CLASS

SEPTEMBER 2 TO SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I would like to remind the students to dress 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

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

6^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.

7^th and 8^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.

9^th to 11^th Grade

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.