Having a great time!

Things are going well in PE as we finish our second full week of school.  I enjoyed talking to many of you at Open House on Thursday.  I hope you will continue to communicate any needs or questions you might have.  Email is a great way to get in touch with me, as I do check it often (Sometimes 3 times during the day: Before school, at my planning time, 12:00, and after dismissal, 3:00).   Notes are also a good way to communicate.  You can address a note to me and place it in your child's agenda.  His/her teacher will be sure that I get it.  you can also certainly call the school and leave me a message.  I will always get back to you within 24 hours. 

Beginning Monday we will have our after school tennis club with our second graders. (Students had to sign up and send in a registration form for this.  If you didn't get in this time you can register for the spring session in January after our holiday break.)  That will be an exciting, learning time for all of us, as this is the first year I have been involved in after school clubs! Stayed tuned for more on that!

Enjoy your weekend and keep encouraging your children to wear those PE shoes on their designated PE days!  
  

President's Active Lifestyle Award

This week you should find in your Friday folders your Active Lifestyle Log sheets.  We have done this in the past.  All of the elementary schools in our county participate in this program.  It is not mandatory, but we do encourage it.  Beginning August 20th you may start logging your exercise time.  This log will run through September 30th (6 weeks) and should be turned in on October 1st.  Those who complete their log and turn it in on time will get to participate in our Victory Lap around the school the following week.  This is an exciting reward for the students as all the classes come into the hallway and cheer to congratulate them for accomplishing this task.  We understand and know that everyone can't finish the log.  It isn't easy.  Sometimes we get sick and can't complete it, or other things come up.  That is okay.  It is simply a goal that we can try to achieve.  Please know that the activities must be recorded 5 days out of the week for 60 minutes a day for it to count at the end.   If you lose your form you can click on the link on this blog to print a new one.  Have fun with this challenge!      

First day!

We had such a great first day today!  We enjoyed meeting our new kindergartners.  What a sharp bunch! Also getting reacquainted with our first and second graders was so much fun!  I am always amazed at how much they grow and mature over the summer!  The excitement of children being in the building energizes me, and I can't wait to see what kinds of wonderful things this year holds.  Thank you, parents, for allowing me to be a part of their growing little lives.

Getting underway....

Mrs. Little and I are so happy to be starting another school year together at OCPS!  We can't wait for everyone to come and meet their teachers on Tuesday!  Wednesday we will jump right in and be ready for students to come to PE.  Click on the Activity Schedule link, and you can see our schedule.  You can even print it out so you will know when your days are to come to PE.