Week of November 17, 2008

BRRRR!!!! Winter is definitely on its way. Make sure to dress your child in layers, so they will be comfortable throughout the day. This week we will be playing a variety of activities related to Thanksgiving. We will start of with Turkey Hunting, which is a derivative of bowling. In this game, each student is given a bowling pin with a turkey on it. The class is split into two teams and the object is to protect your turkey, while rolling the balls at the other teams turkeys. When your turkey gets knocked down, you are out of the game. We will follow this up with "Stuff the Turkey." This is a tag game that also incorporates tossing. I will pick two taggers from each class. When someone gets tagged, they must go to the side and try to toss a bean bag into a turkey (milk crate). Once they "stuff the turkey" they are free to return to the game. I will be out of the school on Thursday and Friday attending the NHAHPERD conference in Waterville Valley. This conference is for health, physical educators, recreational directors, and dance instructors to get together and share new activities and teaching strategies. These two days are filled with non-stop action and information. It should be an exciting conference this year!