All the upper school PE classes are fully engaged in our football unit.  I have been very pleased with the level of effort and participation I have seen from all the children so far.  Please feel free to ask your child a question about football as they are learning the positions and terms that are part of the game.  Below are some pictures of the children scrimmaging against each other, using the skills we worked on in drills in an actual game.

I am so excited about my new role this school year.  I am wearing many different hats this school year.  I will be teaching upper school physical education, continuing my role as athletic director, and helping upper school students as a student coach.  I will be using this blog as another avenue to communicate with families and students about what is going on in my classes and with MJDS athletics.  There are three links to other pages on the top of my home page.  The My PE class link will contain important dates/reminders concerning PE class, tutorials about sports we are learning about in class, links to healthy living tips, links to family exercises, and a list of healthy snacks.  The MJDS athletics link will contain links to the sports offered at MJDS with a calendar for each sport that will have important dates and schedules.  The Resources for the Mind link will contain study tips, links to websites that exercise the mind, and other important information that will help students and families with academics.  I look forward to working with families and students this school year to help make their experience at MJDS the best and most successful it can be.

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