KIDS’ DAY 2016

This year’s Kids’ Day is next Wednesday, 23rd November on the old MS Field, Track, Outdoor Basketball Court and ES Hall.  The event begins at 8:00 a.m. for the entire Elementary School with a parade around the track. All students will be given a Kids’ Day shirt on Wednesday morning to wear. This year’s design was created by Kamau Samuel from 5K. Congratulations Kamau! Please ensure you have your child at school in time to receive their Kids’ Day t-shirt from their classroom teacher. Students should be in their classroom by 7:55am at the latest.  

If your child will not be attending school on Wednesday 23rd November please let the ES office and their teacher know immediately.

All students Grades PreK-5 are scheduled for the activities from 8:15 until 11:15, with a closing Ceremony at 11:15. All students will then be dismissed at 11:30am.

There will be a snack provided for all the children, compliments of our PTO. We are very appreciative of their generosity every year. Thank you PTO!

 

Could all parent volunteers please meet Mrs Harman on the track at 7:45am to find out your role for the morning. Thank you to all parents that have volunteered, this day couldn’t be possible without you. I will email you on Monday with more details about your roles and responsibilities

Please make sure that your child comes prepared for the day.

·      Running/Athletic Shoes - please no loosely "tied" shoes, sandals, flip-flops or heelies.

·      Appropriate pants - please no jeans, jeans shorts or skirts.

·      A reusable water bottle marked with name & class code that can be refilled at the water stations. Small individual bottles of water will not be available for students.

·      A hat and sunscreen.

·      A change of clothing (there are water activities where kids will get wet).

·      An extra snack if your child gets extra hungry.

Please email me if you have any questions or concerns.  

Sarah Harman (sharman@g-cacegypt.org)

NEW UNIT BEGINS ON SUNDAY 13th NOVEMBER – OUTDOOR BALL SKILLS

Outdoor Ball Skills (Nov 13 - Dec 15)

Students will engage in a variety of outdoor games and activities that teach and enhance throwing and catching skills, kicking and striking skills and ball and object control and manipulation skills. They will also begin to run the track in preparation for the fitness unit in January.

Students will be outside on the track and field for the next 5 weeks so please dress them in layers that they can remove. Students get very hot once they have warmed up in PE and need to be able to remove layers easily. Please also remember to send them to PE with a water bottle.

KIDS’ DAY PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

This year's Kids' Day will be held on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 from 8:00am to 11:30am. Students will then be dismissed at 11:30am for a long Thanksgiving weekend. This is a half day for CAC and PreK-5 will be participating at the same time. For new parents to the school Kids’ Day is a fun-filled day in which they can show off their house spirit, participate in a wide variety of physical activities, and enjoy each other! The Elementary PE Department needs parent volunteers to help with the games and activities. You will be partnered up with an Elementary Teacher to help run an activity.  If you could volunteer on that day, please fill in the google form by Thursday November 17th at the latest.  Mrs Harman will contact you via e-mail with your assignment by Monday November 21st. Please mark your calendars with the date and time NOW!

Thank you,

Sarah Harman

sharman@g-cacegypt.org

Parent Volunteers Needed - Kids'Day November 23rd

This year's Kids' Day will be held on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 from 8:00am to 11:30am. Students will then be dismissed at 11:30am for a long Thanksgiving weekend. This is a half day for CAC and PreK-5 will be participating at the same time. For new parents to the school Kids’ Day is a fun-filled day in which they can show off their house spirit, participate in a wide variety of physical activities, and enjoy each other! The Elementary PE Department needs parent volunteers to help with the games and activities. You will be partnered up with an Elementary Teacher to help run an activity.  If you could volunteer on that day, please fill in the google form by Thursday November 17th at the latest.  Mrs Harman will contact you via e-mail with your assignment by Monday November 21st. Please mark your calendars with the date and time NOW!

Thank you,

Sarah Harman

sharman@g-cacegypt.org

NEW UNIT BEGINS ON SUNDAY 9th OCTOBER – INDOOR BALL SKILLS

Our swimming unit is now over and students are asked to wear their PE uniform to school on both of their PE days. We will continue our swimming unit at the end of the school year.

INDOOR BALL SKILLS (Oct 9 – Nov 10)

Students will engage in a variety of indoor games and activities that teach and enhance throwing and catching skills, striking skills and ball and object control and manipulation skills. There is a more detailed explanation under each grade levels tab at the top of the page

Dressing for PE Class: 

Starting September 1st all students K-5 are required to wear the CAC Elementary PE uniform.

• CAC Elementary PE uniforms (sold at the School Store) consist of :- the monogrammed t-shirt or long sleeve shirt, the monogrammed navy blue/black shorts or long pants, the monogrammed sweatshirt (in cold weather), athletic shoes and socks. Students may also wear their House or Kids’ Day shirts to PE.
• Jewelry, including rubber and string bands, and watches MUST be removed for all PE classes (small stud earrings are okay). It is best that these items not be worn on PE days, to protect them from being lost or forgotten.
• If your child needs to be excused from PE for any reason please send a note directly to his/her PE teacher or email them prior to 7:30am the day they are to be excused.
• A parent note is acceptable only for the first day of illness. Children who arrive without a note will participate in the lesson, whether in the pool, gym, or otherwise. 
• Parent notes cannot be accepted for 2 consecutive PE days of illness. If a child needs to be excused for more than one day, a doctor's note written in English (not a prescription) is required with the reason and dates to be excused.

If you have any question please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sarah Harman Grades PreK, Kg, Grade 1, Grade 3 and Grade 5

sharman@g-cacegypt.org

Dion Van Meerten Grade 2 and Grade 4
dvanmeerten@g-cacegypt.org

Welcome to ESPE 2016/17

Welcome to CAC to our new families and welcome back to the old!

I would like to Welcome Mr. Dion to the ESPE Department  Mr Dion will be teaching Grades 2 and 4. 


All students in K-5 have PE twice per week either in the pool, the gym or out on the field/court during the year.  They will have 1 x 60 minute class and 1 x 30 minute class each week. Our very first units for K-5 students are Swimming for the 1 hour class and Gross Motor Skills for the 30 minute class, which runs from August 17th until October 6th. This year we will start swimming from Day 1. Here are the dates for the first swimming class for the year.

Wed 17th August – Grade 2 Kristoff, Grade 3 Widding, Grade 4 Flynn, Grade 5 Kasel

Thurs 18th August - Grade 1Morales, Grade 2 Moustafa, Grade 5 O’Sullivan

Sun 21st August - Grade 3 Hicks, Grade 2 Rozalen, Grade 4 Clausen, Grade 1Carr

Mon22nd August - Grade 3 Carr, Grade 1 Saunders, Grade 4 Davis, Grade 5 Greene

Tues 23rd August - Kindergarten Chavez, Kindergarten Siegel, Grade 4 Salama

For swimming each child should have, in a separate swim bag:

·       An appropriate swimsuit (no string bikinis),

·       OWN pair of properly fitted goggled (not shared with siblings)

·       Suitably sized towel

·       Long hair tied back off the face or a swim cap (girls and boys)

·       No jewelry, including rubber and string bands, and watches

·       Easy to take on and off clothes and shoes (crocs are ideal)

Dressing for PE Class: 

Starting September 1st all students K-5 are required to wear the CAC Elementary PE uniform. PE uniform is not required to be worn on swimming days.

• CAC Elementary PE uniforms (sold at the School Store) consist of :- the monogrammed t-shirt or long sleeve shirt, the monogrammed navy blue/black shorts or long pants, the monogrammed sweatshirt (in cold weather), athletic shoes and socks. Students may also wear their House or Kids’ Day shirts to PE.

• Jewelry, including rubber and string bands, and watches MUST be removed for all Swimming and PE classes (small stud earrings are okay). It is best that these items not be worn on PE days, to protect them from being lost or forgotten.

• If your child needs to be excused from PE for any reason please send a note directly to his/her PE teacher or email them prior to 7:30am the day they are to be excused.

• A parent note is acceptable only for the first day of illness. Children who arrive without a note will participate in the lesson, whether in the pool, gym, or otherwise. 

• Parent notes cannot be accepted for 2 consecutive PE days of illness. If a child needs to be excused for more than one day, a doctor's note written in English (not a prescription) is required with the reason and dates to be excused.

We hope you have a great year and please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions!

Sarah Harman - sharman@g-cacegypt.org  
Dion Van Meerten - dvanmeerten@g-cacegypt.org

ES PE Team