Dickerson PE Department

Important Information

Parents and students: Information regarding the swine flu from the CDC has been placed on our web site. We are encouraging students to wash their hands and to carry individual sized hand sanitizes in purses, etc. Our school always has soap, hot water and paper towels. In addition, most of us have hand sanitizes on our desks for student use. Please speak with your student at home about the importance of washing hands, covering mouths when sneezing, etc.

8th Grade Field Day

8th Grade Field Day!

 

This year the 8^th grade field day will be held on Friday May 15, 2009.  We are making some changes to field day and one of the changes includes having the ENTIRE school day for our activities and events.  We having been working hard on creating a new schedule, adding new events and new challenges for every student involved.  We are very excited to see the results out on the fields.  Unfortunately with the new events we are adding to the day, we are in need of a few supplies.  The supplies needed are listed below.  We are very appreciative of all that you do and all of your support towards Field Day.  If you are willing and able to donate any of the items, or let us borrow them, drop them off in the front office or please contact:

 

Maureen McLaughlin 

770-578-2710ext 250,

Maureen.McLaughlin@cobbk12.org

 

Thank You,

The Physical Education Department

 

Supplies Needed:

• Sidewalk Chalk               

60 empty pie tins

pudding for pie tins

Whip Cream

Ponchos/Garbage Bags

Goggles

Car Wash Sponges

Car Wash Buckets

Empty 2 liter bottles

water balloons

corn hole boards

Tie/Top Toss games

a few Scrabble board game

FIELD DAY T-SHIRTS!!!!!!

Field Day is coming!!!! This year 6th and 7th grade Field Day will be on May 8th during their connections times. 8th grade Field Day will be on May 15th, for an ENTIRE day! T-shirts are available to every student in the school, since Field Day is for everyone (not just PE students). They are $7 and colors are based on the student's pod. Students can get a T-shirt form from any PE teacher or you can print one from the document below. They need to turn the form back in to a PE teacher, and the money goes in a money envelope and gets put in a money box. Orders are due by March 31st. Download 2009 Field Day Order Form 2

Dance paper rubric

Download Dance Paper

American Heart Association

It's time for HOOPS 4 HEART and JUMP ROPE 4 HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those two activities will be held February 13th from 8-8:50 a.m. in the gym and covered play area. Any student in the school is welcome to participate (not just if they have PE). Also students can help raise money, and receive thank you gifts, even if they don't want to participate in the activity. All forms (for thank you gifts) and money is due to Mrs. Saunders on/before Feb. 13th 4:30 p.m.!!!! Please make all checks out to American Heart Association. In addition to those activities, we're adding in a 3 on 3 basketball tournament this year. It will be held Feb. 9-12 from 8-8:50 a.m.. There are forms available with info for anyone who wants to sign up. Again, it's open to every student in the school, any grade, male/female (and they don't have to be in PE). These students can get packets and participate in fundraising for AHA, even if they don't want to participate on Feb. 13th. Sign-ups and money for this tournament are due on/before Feb. 4th by 2:30 p.m. to Mrs. Saunders.

Grades

2nd Quarter report cards will be in your student's conference folders. There will also be a 'status' sheet of how your student got the grade they did for 2nd quarter PE (if they had it 2nd quarter). Additionally there will be progress reports for students who have PE this quarter (3rd quarter). There are only 3 grades on this report. There will be 3 more grades added by the end of conference week (we just had to print them ahead of time to get them in the folder). Please check I-Parent in February to really get an idea of your student's mid-quarter progress. Please keep in mind our policy in PE on making up points for being absent or for dress cuts. Those can be found in our syllabus (there is a link to it on the left). Have a great winter, stay warm, and drink plenty of fluids!

COBB COUNTY SCHOOLS SERVER TO BE OUT OF SERVICE DURING THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS

Due to a major electrical upgrade at the Kennesaw Warehouse, scheduled for November 21st through November 30th, ALL IT services (including the DMS website, I Parent, Picasso, and e-mail, among others) will be unavailable during that same time period.

Physical Education Homework Assignments

Beginning with the 2nd quarter, all homework assignments are in a separate "homework" category that is weighted as 20% of the grade.  Students will have one assignment per unit that is worth 5 pts.  The homework assignments are assessing their knowledge of a variety of things related to their particular unit including rules, strategies, and concepts.  It is very important that this work be completed and taken seriously as it will greatly effect a grade if not turned in.

Scoliosis Screening

Scoliosis Screening will take place on Monday, Nov.17 and Tuesday, Nov. 18.  We will only screen the 6th and 8th grade students.  Parent letters were handed out to students on Monday Nov. 3.  If you did not receive the letter please contact us so we can get you the information.  The parent letter has a form at the bottom to decline screening.  If you do not want your child screened for Scoliosis, this form must be filled out with a parent signature and returned before the screening dates.  All students without a decline letter will be screened.  The students will see a short video explaining Scoliosis and the screening process the week before screening.   If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact Maureen McLaughlin. 

It's that time of year again...

It's getting pretty chilly outside. Especially in the morning (7th grade)! We do watch the weather and don't go outside when it's too cold (according to Cobb Co. standards given for PE classes). So remind your students to bring something warm for PE to school. We want to get in as much outdoor class activity before the "real" cold comes! We will all have class inside then :)

Stay warm and remember to drink water! The cold weather really dries your system out.