GASO

Many of you may have seen the fence at the back of the school with the letters GASO written in plastic cups. The letters stand for the Great American Smoke Out which takes place on the third Thursday of November each year. This year GASO takes place on November 19, 2009. Students in our REBEL 2 program decorated the fence, produced buttons from our new button maker, and wrote a proclamation that will be read and signed at the November 19th Board of Education meeting. All these efforts are to inform our students about the hazards of smoking. We encourage all smokers to take a 24 hour break from cigarettes and hope that they will prove to themselves that they can do it and begin the process of quitting cigarettes all together. The REBEL 2 students are wearing GASO pins, and when someone approaches them about the button, they explain what it means and why we are participating. After explaining, REBEL 2 students may present the other person with a pin to wear also. The idea is to get our information to spread throughout our school!

Archery Rubric

All Students in grades 6-8 will be assessed with following rubric during the archery unit. The scores from this rubric will be combined with arrow scores to determine the students who will have the opportunity to try out for the archery team. Please understand that the team is not picked solely on how well a student shoots a bow. Their understanding, knowledge of rules and ATTITUDE are just as important as arrow score.

Application of Strategy:
10 Adjust shots effectively based on previous results
8 Attempts to adjust shots based on previous results.
6 Demonstrates little evidence of making adjustments.
4 Makes inappropriate adjustments.
2 Does not demonstrate this concept at all

Application of Rules:
10 Demonstrates proper and appropriate etiquette, scores each end properly, and shows no errors in equipment care and retrieval of arrows.
8 Demonstrates minor errors in etiquette, rules, scoring, and equipment use.
6 Demonstrates a general understanding, but needs assistance in applying rules, etiquette, use of equipment and scoring.
4 Consistently demonstrates incorrect application of rules, and scoring.
2 Consistently demonstrates incorrect application of rules, and scoring, and demonstrates a total disregard for proper etiquette.

Personal and Social Responsibility:
10 Demonstrates proper and appropriate team work; fulfills duties; demonstrates respect and self control. Follows all safety rules.
8 Follows all safety rules and functions within the team with self-control and fair play.
6 Maintains self control; follows safety rules; but inconsistent with fair play.
4 Needs reminders and encouragement from others to participate in a safe manner.
2 Disregards the concepts of fair play, team work and safety.

All students will be assessed for the current school year. Prior archery experience is not a factor in determining the state tournament team. Even though a student made the team last year, they are not guaranteed a spot for the current year. The physical education staff feels that this is the fairest way to construct a team. As always any questions please contact us.

Gymnastics Ends... Archery Begins

Our gymnastics unit will be finishing up the week of November 2, 2009. When we return from our break we will be introducing archery in physical education classes grades 4 - 8. Archers in grades 6-8 will be assessed with a rubric designed to show their knowledge of the sport and safety procedures along with their score. This rubric will be completed twice in physical education class and used to determine the students who are eligible to try out for our competition team. Grades K-3 will be concentrating on cooperative games. Our focus in class remains on NON-COMPETITIVE games and we organize activities so all students can find a level of success.
In family life classes we will be focusing on RESPECT as our new character education word for November.