DON'T SIT, GET FIT!
FEBRUARY IS NATIONAL HEART MONTH
During the month of February, Coach Roz will be conducting a variety of different activites in PE class and out of class to help raise awareness for the American Heart Association. In conjunction with Jump and Hoops for Heart, students can help raise funds to help this organization. Students were given fundraising packets which are due on Feb. 12th.
More information will be in Tiger Tales on Jan. 29th!
WALKIN' 4 MILES
The 95 students who have signed up for this before school walking program will meet on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:30-7:50 a.m. either outside or the gyms. Parents are welcome to walk with their children!
EAT THIS, NOT THAT...
Weekly I will be discussing nutrition facts with your children based on the book Eat This, Not That
Domino's Pizza Eat This: 2 Slices of Crunchy Thin Crust Cheese Pizza 260 cal. 17 g fat
Not That: 2 slices Classic Hand-Tossed Cheese Pizza 420 cal 16 g fat!!
Cereal Eat This: Kix, Multi-Grain Cheerios, Berry Burst Cheerios,Cinnabon Cinnamon Crunch
Not That: Cap'n Crunch, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios, Fruity Pebbles, French Toast Crunch
**Check the labels to make sure you and your children are not consuming too much sugar with the cereals. High glycemic foods cause blood sugar levels to spike resulting in "crashes" mid-morning...
Check out this clip on exercise:
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=61175129851&h=crXPW&u=KtwDt
Another great video-this is of a girl's jump roping team, Kings Firecrackers...Enjoy, it is AWESOME! Just click the link.
January/February Activities
Bone of the Month: Tibia
Muscle of the Month: Hamstrings
Kindergarten-Passing, Eye-Hand Coordination, Jump Rope for Heart
1st and 2nd Grades-Passing, Eye-Hand Coordination, Jump Rope for Heart
3rd and 4th Grades-Basketball Dribbling, Passing, Knockout, Jump and Hoops for Heart
5th Grade-Basketball Fundamentals, 3 on 3 competition, Hoops for Heart, Winter Olympics
Grades 6-8- Basketball Fundamentals, 3 on 3 competition, Hoops for Heart, Winter Olympics
2010 Trinity Winter Olympics
Grades 5-8 will be participating in a version of the Winter Olympics. Each team will represent a country and compete in events such as: Speed Skating, Biathlon, Curling, Bobsled, Luge, and Slalom Skiing.
Speed Stacks
We did it! We broke the World Record for the most stackers stacking in one day! Over 268,000 stackers from all of the world participated including 211 from Trinity! Way to go Stackers!!