HOSSACK’s HOUSE

The Grade 3’s, 4’s and 5’s will again be participating in Soccer Days next week.  The event will be held at our campus and wills tart around 9:45.  It will go until 1:30.

The Grade 3 Soccer Day will be on Tuesday May  21

The Grade 4 Soccer Day will be on Wednesday May 22

The Grade 5 Soccer Day will be on Thursday May 23

This is a fun experience that the kids look forward to.  Please come out and join by watching and cheering the students on.

Soccer Day Schedules

3rd Grade Elementary Soccer Days May 21th 2013[1]

4th Grade Elementary Soccer Days May 22th 2013

5th Grade Elementary Soccer Days May 23th 2013

SAS-Pudong Elementary School Swimming Unit

Mr. Hossack’s students will be starting their swimming unit on Monday, May 6^th during their PE lessons. The program will end on Tuesday May 21st This is a great opportunity for students to improve their swimming and water safety skills, while having a safe and enjoyable experience. Please read the following guidelines below so as to make sure you are ready to begin the swimming program:

BATHING SUITS:

Girls should wear a one-piece bathing suit.  Boys may wear Speedos, trunks or knee length Lycra suits; however, they should not wear bathing suits that are below their knees.  Please make sure the condition of your suit is suitable. T-Shirts are not allowed. To ensure that the children do not forget their bathing suits, all students can leave their suits hanging in a designated place at the pool.  When they arrive for their next lesson, the suits will be there, dry and waiting for them. Please clearly write your name on your bathing suit.
GOGGLES & CAPS:

Some students prefer to swim with goggles and some not. You can make do with basic, inexpensive goggles that are comfortable. Swimming Caps should be worn by all students with long hair as it makes swimming comfortable and is much more practical. At the very least, long hair should be tied back. Again, the students will leave their goggles here at the pool until the swimming unit is complete. Please clearly write your name on the cap and goggles.

TOWELS:

We are very fortunate on having clean towels for all our students.  Students do not need to bring their towels.  Towels are provided!

SICKNESS:

It is our policy in the PE department that if a child is attending school, then they must participate in physical activity.  If you are well enough to be at school, then you are expected to participate in swimming.
This is a great opportunity for your child to receive professional and high quality instruction from a qualified and experienced aquatic staff, who will endeavor to provide a safe and friendly learning environment.  Swimming is a life skill!!

On Saturday April 27th the annual Super Saturday Track and Field meet will take place at the Pudong campus.  If you are in grade 3 to grade 5 you can participate in the events against students from all over Shanghai.  It would be a great way to practice for the upcoming Interschool track and field meet.

If you need more information please email me at scott.hossack@saschina.org

The Annual SAS Pudong Elementary Interschool Track and Field Meet is fast approaching.  We have been working on the events in PE class and hopefully the students are excited about this event.  As parents you are most welcome to come and watch your child run,throw and jump against schools from across Shanghai.

The Grade 5 Track and Field Day will take place on April 30th, between 9:00 and 2:30

The Grade 4 Track and Field Day will take place on May 2nd,between 9:00 and 2:30

Your child needs to bring proper shoes, clothing that he/she can move in, a hat, a large snack and a water bottle.

We ask that all students participate and that they do a minimum of 3 events.  We also would like them to pick at least one event from the track section and one from the field section.  They can do a maximum of 5 events on the day and the relays at the end of the meet do not count towards that total.

The track events are 100m, 200m, 400m and the 800m.

The field events are the long jump, triple jump, the javelin and the softball throw.

The relays will be held after all the other events.

Thank you, if you have any questions please email me at scott.hossack@saschina.org

Just a reminder that Grades 3, 4 and 5 students will run the annual Turkey Trot on Monday Nov. 26th.

It will start at around 8:10.

The course is around 1000 meters and is all on the school grounds. Since we have been in the Mat Room for the past unit, I have written out the instructions for the run next week.  The course will be well marked and there will be lots of teachers to help you.

Likely Crosscountry Course Route

The course starts on the track by the baseball diamond.  Students run along the track towards the high school.  They complete a little more then 3/4 of a lap and end up exiting the track by the High Jump mat.  they then make their way between the fence and the baseball backstop.   They continue across the high school field until they reach the  scoreboards.  Running by the scoreboards they turn and run back towards the school, between the outfield of the softball diamond and where the buses park. They continue onto the softball diamond past third base and by home plate.  They turn up along the first base line and continue back towards the track.  They cross over the track and run towards the Middle school building where they will find the finish shoot.

You child should bring proper shoes, a water bottle, wear clothing they can run in and maybe bring a second snack for later in the day.

It should be a great event and please feel free to come out and watch.

If you have any questions please feel free to direct them to  julian.thornbury@saschina.org  or to me at scott.hossack@saschina.org

Thanks

The P.E. Department

The Elementary Soccer Days are fast approaching.  Next week the grade 3’s, 4’s and 5’s will all participate in a fun, all day soccer experience.  On the Pudong campus starting around 9:30 to 10:00 schools from all over Shanghai will come and play one another.

It is a great day to have some fun, meet new friends and play some soccer.  It is also a great opportunity for our students to practice and demonstrate sportsmanship.

The Grade 3’s kick things off on September 25th, the Grade 4’s hit the fields the next day on the 26th and lastly the 5th graders go on the 27th.  If we happen to have one of the days rained out we will make it up on the Friday.

Parents you are most welcome to come and watch.   Here are the various schedules for the day.  Your child’s teacher will work out what team number they are.  Just click on the picture to make it bigger.

Here are some guidelines to the Soccer Day.  If you have any questions please just send me an email.  Thanks.

The school year has once again rolled around.  It has been a great start to the year.  We are currently running through some playground games and behavior.  We will learn how to play on the playground inclusively on the playground.  Students will learn different options to try when at recess including Tetherball, four square, and some tag games.

This is a fun unit, though hot.

Students should be learning:

• how to solve problems when playing on the playground
• how to play some of the games
• why we have recess and what they should be doing when playing
• how to include everyone and play games fairly
• how to play independently when given the opportunity

Reminders for PE:

I also want to remind the students and parents of the three expectations during P.E. classes

1. Students are expected to get active, work up a sweat, get their heart rates up and be breathing rapidly by the end of every class
2. Students are expected to listen to instructions and follow them
3. Students are expected to challenge themselves and take risks in their learning in P.E.

In order for them to do this they must be prepared for class.  We still have quite a few students who bring improper shoes to P.E.  By doing this they can not move safely or efficiently.  Students need running shoes! If they’re not use to wearing running shoes then I suggest they bring a pair to school and leave them here.  They also need a refillable water bottle. This helps the students keep their bodies hydrated and working well.  especially since they will be working hard during the P.E. class.

Also we ask if your child is not well enough to do PE then please send a doctor’s note in so we can excuse them.  If they do not have a doctor’s note I will send them to the nurse to get them checked out.  If they are at school they are expected to participate fully in all classes, including P.E.  Thank you.

My schedule this year has me teaching all of the Grade 5’s and 4’s.  Mr Magsi will also be helping me at times.  They seem to be a great bunch of students, that likes to have fun and play games.  It is shaping up to be a fantastic year.  If you have any questions please email at scott.hossack@saschina.org.

My classes, all the grade 4’s and 5’s will start swimming during their PE lessons on August the 30th.  They will continue to have their P.E. lesson at the pool until September 14th.  During this time they will go to the pool and be put through a Red Cross swimming program by 6 highly trained swim instructors.  The will focus on stroke development and water confidence.

Students will need to bring the following for the first day:

• a swim suit ( one piece for girls and above the knee for boys)
• goggles
• bathing cap or hair tye (if you have long hair)

They only need to bring this on the first day, becuase we ask that they leave their suits hanging on their class rack to dry so they will be ready at the pool the next P.E. lesson.

They do not need to bring a towel as the school provides these.  Also can you please make sure your child’s name is written on all items so if they are misplaced we can return them.

Swimming is a life long skill.  This is fantastic opportunity for students to gain in confidence and hone their abilities.  I look forward to seeing them in the pool.  Again please if you have any questions or concerns just email at scott.hossack@saschina.org

On June 7th, the elementary school students will participate in a fun filled PLAY DAY!! There will be cooperative games, house activities, water games  and much,much more! Parents are invited to come on the day and watch as their children go from activity to activity.

Students will need to bring

• House Shirt

• a change of clothes (you will get wet)

• Sun screen

• A healthy snack

• A water bottle

• A hat

• A positive attitude

Schedule

8:30 to 10:30  Lower elementary students go through 10 activity stations

10:30 to 11:00 Lower elementary students will do their Tug-o-War

11:00 to 11:30  Upper elementary students compete in Tug-o-War. Lower elementary will be  eating lunch.

11:30 to 12:00  Upper elementary students will eat lunch.  Lower elementary students will return to their classrooms for the afternoon

12:00 to 2:40  Upper elementary students will do the activity stations