A Mixed Bag of PE Info...

So another week of skating has wrapped up - and big thank you goes out to the adventurous Merriott Youth Athletic Foundation coaches for all their assistance in bringing out the hidden ringette player in all of us!  It was great fun and we look forward to our next round with the rings.  A second thank you goes out to Kirk Wagner for sharing his very cool skating videos, definitely captured some of the fun the kids had throughout the week!

In the next couple weeks the world of phys.ed gets busy once again with classes going downhill skiing, performing yoga, taking part in the intramural program, starting practices in floor hockey and then taking the ice once more for our final round of skating.

1. Grade Four Rabbit Hill Ski trip - students are asked to be at the school by 8:20 ready to head out to the hill.  Those students bringing their own equipment are asked to set it at the front of the school where Mr. Henderson will load it up for them.  Students are reminded to bring their own lunches and to of course dress appropriately for the activity, ie. gloves, ski pants, winter jacket

2. Yoga - teacher Dawn will be back at the school on Wednesday, February 4th working with the students on their mental wellness and yoga fitness.

3. Lunch Time Intramural Program - For the month of February the grade 3 classes will be taking part in the noon hour lunch intramural program.  Students will be playing indoor soccer during the lunch hour on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Sign up sheets will be circulated on Monday (2) with the first games beginning the following week (Monday, 9).  Players are reminded to only sign up if they are going to attend consistently otherwise it makes it difficult for the remaining players on their team.

4.  Grade 3 & 4 GIRLS Floor Hockey - so the girl's floor hockey season is set to kick off.  Sign up sheets have been circulated to all the grade 3 and 4 classrooms and all players are asked to attend our first player's meeting during the AM recess on Tuesday (Feb, 3).  The girls will be practicing 3 times a week after school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.  A practice schedule and consent form will be handed out to all interested players at the Tuesday meeting.  The girl's floor hockey season wraps up in early March with the annual division wide Shooting Stars Girls Floor Hockey tournament held at RBES.

RBES Skating - Week 2

Our second week of skating begins Monday, January 26th!  

The schedule is available on our website at http://www.rbes.ca/calendar.html 

The required permission form is now available to all parents and must be completed online and submitted  by Friday, January  23 - this permission form will also cover our skating in February.  

To complete the permission form go to:  https://powerschool.blackgold.ca/public/

For help with completing the permission form, go to: http://www.rbes.ca/permission-forms.html 

We need volunteer help!  

Every class requires 3 volunteers to help supervise and tie skates.  All volunteers are also welcome to skate with the class.  If you can help, please contact your child’s teacher.  

In this activity, as with any other physical activity, there is an element of risk.  Safety Guidelines for Physical Activity in Alberta Schools outlines that in order to provide the safest possible conditions in which to skate, it is important to know:

1. CSA approved hockey helmets provide the best possible protection and no children will be allowed on the ice surface without a helmet.

2. Parents should have skates checked for proper fit before children go skating.

3. Children should have mitts or gloves, coats and waterproof pants or ski pants.

4. Skates need to be transported in a cloth bag for the protection of the child as well as his/her classmates.

5. There may be some skates available in our “extra” skate box.

Thank you for your assistance and cooperation.

Keep the beat!

Let the good times roll, Drumfit has taken over the school and the kids 

are loving every minute of it!  

"What is Drumfit?" you ask.  Easiest way to answer...

Drumfit is a program that exercises both the body and the brain. 

 It is a fast paced, non-competitive fitness program that combines music, movement, and of course drumming.

 There is only one rule:  Have Fun!  The activity is guaranteed to leave the kids smiling, inspired, and wanting more!

Drum on Robina Baker, drum on!

Lunch Time Intramural Program

Kicking off on Monday, January 12th the lunch time intramural program will resume with students in grade one through four having the opportunity to join a team and participate in a variety of fun sports activities.  The intramural program will alternate between grade levels and the targeted sport will also change monthly.

This month the grades 1 and 2 students will take center stage and will be playing indoor soccer during the lunch hour on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  Thus far we have six student teams comprised of a mix of various classrooms which will give the kids the chance to play with other students who they may not normally play with.  It should be a lot of fun for everyone!

There is no intramural program on Wednesdays as  Fitness for Fun with the Merriott Youth Athletic coaches will continue every Wednesday in the gym.  This month the fitness for fun class has started exploring the fun and movement of indoor ringette; the first session had over 70 students attend!