Classroom News

Gym: Miss Nolan

Welcome back to a New Fun School year.  It is hard to believe that we have already completed 1 and ½ quarters.  This year in Physical Education and Health we have many activities planned for our students and staff.

Our gym “Facelift”
 
The first of our activities for the year was our gymnasium getting a brand new floor which was completed November 9th and our first day for classes was November 13th with the whole school coming over for a viewing and dedication before our class begun.  Every student will be expected to be prepared with their proper “gym uniform” on their scheduled day. 

Please remember to have you child’s name on everything that they will be removing during the course of the dressing process.  This makes it easier for me to be able to return lost items.  Thank you for helping keep your child’s clothes with them.  Any questions just send in a note or call.

Spirit Day 2008

First off we have to begin planning for our annual Spirit Day which is May 22, 2008 and our Rain Day is May 27th.

We are working on a theme for the day’s activities, with the last 4 years theme has been, “Dr. Seuss Stories”, “Rodeo Round Up”, “A Day at the Beach” and
 “The Fabulous Fifties” and I am asking for ideas and suggestions from you. We are thinking about something to do with “Under the Big Top.”  So put on your thinking caps and see what you come up with. So put your thinking cap on and see if you can come up with an idea or two. Then just send in your ideas in an envelope with Miss Nolan Spirit Day Ideas.

To help with the cost of Spirit Day, I am doing a fund raiser by selling “Y-ties” for $3.00 a pair.  I will have them for sale when we get back into the gym in October. Thank you in advance for your support for the Physical Education Department.

Wellness Program

During Physical Education and Health Classes I hope you will be hearing from your child a lot about our School wide Wellness Program.  Each month we will be doing a different activity to promote our Wellness Program.  An example of these activities are the “Hooked On fishing, Not Drugs” fishing trip to South Central Park for fishing and the Knights of Columbus Foul Shooting Contest.         

February which is “Heart Healthy Month”, we will be doing “Hoops and Jump Rope for Heart” from the American Heart Association. Would you check with your company to see if they are a matching donation company?

Health Fair

We will be hosting our 2nd Annual a Health Fair April 3, 2008 for the school and our Parish community with health screenings, information tables, community services, finger printing for our children, etc.  If you are willing to help plan this event, please contact me as soon as possible.  And if you can not help plan, but you have ideas or resources, please let me know.  I am looking for any items to put in an informational bag to give to those who attend.

This year I am looking for suggestion or contacts for items that I can give to the students at the Health Fair to take home with them.  Just drop me a note and I will look into it. 

Hooked On Fishing Outing for Grades K – 8th
3 days in September and 1 day in spring.

For our 3rd year in September every class went fishing at South Central Park with a partner class and with the help of the Knights of Columbus, we will go for the day.  The partners will be 8th grade with 1st grades, 6th & 7th grades with 2nd, and
4th & 5th with 3rd grades.  And in the Spring the 8th graders will partner with the kindergarteners for their day at the park.  Date has yet to be chosen.

You will receive a letter and permission slip with the information about the outing.  We will walk to South Central Park with our partners and all parents are welcome to come and help and share the day with our children.

Look in the Family Folder for the information letter with all the details.

This activity is one of our Wellness Activities that can be shared by everyone. 

And last I would like to ask if you would SAVE your TYSON Chicken Project A+ labels and send them in for the Physical Education Department to help offset the cost of Spirit Day.