Bocce anyone?

This week students will be introduced to the game of Bocce Ball. Bocce is a relatively simple game that involves rolling a ball - the bocce - as close as possible to the target - the pallino. Through Bocce students are working on hand-eye coordination, judgement, sportsmanship, fair play, and score keeping. Another great benefit - its pretty easy to be good! Fun for all on the field this week!

Lunch Time Poll

This week's question was What is your favorite sport? Here's how you answered:

1 vote for: Archery, Dodgeball, PingPong, Volleyball, Golf, Water Skiing, BMX, Triathlons, Karate, Speed Skating, and 4-square

2 Votes for: Hockey, Bowling, and Cheer Leading

3 Votes for Football

5 Votes for: Basketball, Lacrosse, and Gymnastics

7 Votes for Tennis

9 Votes for Swimming

10 Votes for Baseball

17 Votes for Soccer

Welcome to 2nd Trimester!

This week we will begin working with our new groups for the rest of the second trimester. I will have Ms. Conroy's class, Mrs. Owen's group, Mrs. McKenzie's group, Ms. LaDuke's group, and the boys from Ms. Telemachos and Mr. Hughes' classes.

The first unit for all grade levels will be Burnball - a Swedish version of baseball. Many of the rules of the game are very similar to American baseball but there is one VERY important difference, there are NO outs! Burnball enables students to not only improve their hand-eye coordination and running skills, but critical thinking and problem-solving skills as well. We'll even throw in a little math! Its great fun - ask your child to compare and contrast Burnball and American baseball. Ask which one they prefer!

Lunch Time Poll

In honor of Halloween, this week's question was What is your favorite candy? Here's how you answered:

1 Vote - Dark Chocolate, Butterfinger, Skittles, Bottlecaps, Twizzlers, Reese's Pieces, Whoppers, Godiva Chocolate, Fun Dip, Gobstoppers, Lemonheads, Jaw Breakers, Kitchen Sink, Junior Mints

2 Votes - Dots, Tootsie Rolls, M&M's, Nerds, Crunch Bar, Starburst, Jolly Ranchers

3 Votes - Gum, Snickers

4 Votes - Milkey Way, 3 Muscateers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

5 Votes - Twix

6 Votes - Kit Kat

7 Votes - Candy Corn

13 Votes - Hershey Bar

Are you hungry now :)