Swimming Starts Sunday 23rd April

After the Spring break on Sunday 23rd April students in KG - Grade 5 will begin swimming in PE in their 1 hour lesson each week for the remainder of the school year. Please remember to send a swimsuit, towel and goggles with your swimmer. Swimmers with long hair must either wear a swim cap or have their hair tied back.

As a reminder each classes swimming days are:
Sunday - 3H, 1C, 2R and 4C
Monday - 5G, 3C, 1S and 4D
Tuesday (will start on May 2 because of a holiday on the April 25)- KGC, KGS and 4S
Wednesday - 3W, 5K, 2K and 4F
Thursday - 1M, 5O and 2M

Students will need to wear their full PE uniform in all 30 minute classes for the remainder of the year. If you have any question please do not hesitate to contact your child’s PE teacher.

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

New Unit Project Adventure and Speed Stacking (March 12 - April 13)

Today we started a new unit, Project Adventure and Speed Stacking. Students are required to wear their full PE uniform and running shoes for this unit. A reminder that no jewellery or watches are to be worn during PE classes. Long hair must be tied up.

Project Adventure centres around cooperative skills, teamwork and problem-solving, in addition to strength building through climbing and swinging. Students work together to solve a variety of physical challenges of varying degrees of difficulty, and achieve a common goal. Students are challenged to work outside of their comfort zone and be risk-takers, therefore expanding their repertoire of skills and abilities. Using the gym like an aerial playground, students will master climbing and swinging techniques and jumping and landing safely and accurately.

Students will learn and practice the full Speed Stacking sequence. This activity requires a great deal of cross-brain involvement and is extremely helpful with fine motor patterns and sequencing. With continued practice, students will eventually increase their speed and accuracy with the cups, strengthening the pathways in the brain that are also needed in math ability. The goal of this unit is for students to be able to perform the sequence, with reasonable speed and accuracy on a consistent basis.

If you have any question please do not hesitate to contact your child’s PE teacher.

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

NEW UNIT BEGINS ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5TH – GYMNASTICS

Students from Kg through to Grade 5 will work on a variety of tumbling, movement, balance and vaulting/jumping skills. Each student in Grades 3-5 will create and practice a short routine using the skills learned in class, or from previous experience, that will be performed in front of their classmates at the end of the unit. Students in Grades 3-5 will be assessed on their demonstration of a variety of tumbling, movement, balance and vaulting/jumping skills at a level appropriate to the grade level. During this unit students will need to remove their shoes so please send your child to school in their full PE uniform with easy to take on and off shoes.

PreK students will continue in the ES Hall and will not be removing their shoes for PE.

If you have any question please do not hesitate to contact your child’s PE teacher.

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

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