Climbing the walls

This past week we've been literally climbing the walls in the gym. Students have been on our transverse climbing wall and loving every minute of it. It's hard work! But, also lots of fun.
Next week we will begin another of our favorite units - bowling. We transform the gym into our own lanes. We set up 12 lanes, learn how to bowl, and practice before our field trip to AMF Lanes in Bolingbrook. This has become an annual event that the students enjoy immensely. If your student hasn't turned in his/her permission slip, please urge them to do so quickly. Can't find yours? There's a copy on the district web cite under permission slips.
Remember - staying physically active is healthy - at least 30 minutes/day.

MISC.

Thank you, again, to all those families who supported the p.e. fund raiser by either buying, selling, encouraging students in the district who worked so very hard. Our top seller here at Prairieview was Jeannie Linde. Congratulations to her.
Please remember to check your children's gym shoes for safety. The girls' style of ballet type shoes or casual wear are not safe for our p.e. class. They fail to give proper support and do not have a lot of rubber on the bottom, if someone were to step on something sharp outdoors.
After Thanksgiving we will be climbing on our horizontal wall in the gym and will also be bowling. As a culminating activity, we will actually go to a bowling alley to try out our expertise.

MISC.

A WORD ABOUT SAFETY AND GYM SHOES

Hi. This is just a reminder that safety is a primary concern in the gym. We have some students, actually girls, who wear shoes that are not considered safe gym shoes. The "ballerina" style or "casual wear" shoes do not give the proper support for the many activities that we do in our physical education classes. Old safe gym shoes are preferred over new shoes that aren't as safe.
Thank you for your continued support over the years.