Student Parent Square Dance Permission slips

3rd- 6th GRADE STUDENT-PARENT SQUARE DANCE

During the month of January, students in grades 3-6 will be studying and practicing the American Folk Art tradition of square dancing. This square dance unit will culminate in a joint student-parent square dance on Thursday, February 23rd-- grade 3 from 5:00 to 5:45; grade 4 from 6:00 to 6:45; grade 5 and 6 from 7:00 to 7:45. Parents with students in different grade levels are not required to attend more than one performance, but may have their children perform at one dance. Please just let me know which performance they are going to attend, so on Thursday’s rehearsal they match up with a partner and square.

We are excited to announce that our caller for this presentation will be Mr. Lester Bradley from Thornton, NH. Mr. Bradley has been calling square dances all over NH for well over 20 years. In fact, Mr. Bradley was named part of the folk art group representing New Hampshire for the Smithsonian Institution. He called square dances to people from all around the country and world for two weeks during the summer of 1999 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The students will be presenting 3 dances to the parents; Duck for the Oyster or Hinky Dinky Parlez-vous, Golden Slippers, and/or Crooked Stovepipe. After this, the audience will be invited to participate.

To keep with the tradition of an old time barn dance, the gymnasium will be decorated as a farm with artwork the students have made. Everyone is encouraged to dress with a bit of farm or western flair.

We are looking forward to a wonderful time. I sincerely hope you and your family can attend and enjoy the fun.

Mrs. Blampied
Physical Education Teacher

Attached below you will find a permission/attendance slip. I need to know who will be attending the dance, so that partners and squares can be set up for the performance. Please return by February 10th





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Permission Slip



_________________________________ Teacher__________ Grade________
Student’s name

will be attending the student-parent square dance Thursday, February 23rd. Dancers, please arrive 5 minutes before your show time. Grade 3 will start at 5:00 promptly; Grade 4 at 6:00, grade 5 and 6 at 7:00.

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Parent/Guardian Signature

*Attending the square dance will count as a physical education project for this marking period.

Winter Program

Winter Program will begin January 9th.

Ski Sale and Swap

Franconia Ski Club
Ski Sale and Swap
When: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Lafayette Regional School, Franconia
Come sell or buy new and used equipment and clothing:
- Skis
- Boots
- Snowboards
- Good condition clothing
- Helmets
- Skates
Equipment drop off: Friday, November 11, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Lafayette Regional School
20 % of each sale will be donated to the Franconia Ski Club
Any questions call Ann Olmsted at 781-729-2536 or Pam Blampied at 869-3444

Student and Parent Square Dance- Keep the date open in Feb!

Student-Parent Square Dance is set for Thursday, Feb. 23rd. This counts as a project for the 2nd marking period for grades 3rd-6th.

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Phyiscal Education- How your kids are graded

Physical Education

Student Evaluation
Academics: Physical Education Teacher
Skill 60% Mrs. Blampied
Written Test 20% (Make-up available) pblampied@littletonschools.org
Project 20% (Ten weeks to complete project)
Extra Credit Available
3rd-5th Grade Achievement: Outstanding, Proficient, Satisfactory or Novice.
6th Grade Achievement: A, B, C, D or F.

Social and Work Habits:
Behavior
Participation
Effort
Sportsmanship
` Preparation (sneakers, class assignment)
Calendar completed and passed in
Achievement: 1=Always, 2=Usually, 3=Needs Improvement


Projects Due Each Marking Period


Complete one of the following projects.

Write a book report based on the subject of sports, fitness or health.
Create a new game. Be specific as in: How to play, rules, equipment needed, number of players, area needed to play in, etc.
Make a piece of equipment. Written paper required with the equipment.
Record a personal exercise chart for 5 weeks. Record the activity performed and the amount of time doing the activity.
Attend a Physical Education Activity. Example: Student Parent Square Dance, Student Parent Fitness Circuit.
Write about and give pictures of a physical activity you performed. Example: Hiking trip, sports team, etc.
Present a dance or skill in front of the class. Please schedule a time with me. The skill must have a written paper as well.
Technology: power point, slide show, movie maker etc.
Walking Program: walk four times and write about your experience.
Other: Verify with me a project you would like to do in order to receive credit towards your physical education evaluation.


Physical Education Project Assessment (20 points) Project Due Dates
3 points for early projects
(5) Content Specific to activities, health First Marking Period: Nov. 4th Early project: Oct. 7th (+ 3pts)
(5) Written portion Rules of grammar used, correct spelling, (typed +3) Second Marking Period: Feb. 10th
(3 paragraphs, 3 sentences in each) Student-Parent Square Dance TBA
(5) Effort Detailed, took time, thought process, planning Early project: January 13th (+3pts)
Quality Structured easy to follow Third Marking Period: May 18th
Student-Parent Fitness Circuit T.B.A.
(5) Visual Appeal Colorful, clear, neat, pictures Early project: April 27th (+ 3pts)
5 points off late projects

FOL Wins Blue Ribbon Award for the 28th year!

FOL is proud to announce that they have been awarded the Blue Ribbon award for Volunteer services for the 28th year by the New Hampshire Partners in Education. This is the 30th year celebration for the Blue Ribbon Award. FOL members will travel to the Radisson Hotel in Manchester on October 25th to attend a Breakfast and receive their Award along with many other schools in New Hampshire that were nominated. Thanks to everyone that contributed hours last school year. Whether it was 1 hour or 100 hours they all added up and helped us win this recognition. We totaled over 12,000 hours for the 2010-2011 school Year~ KUDOS to ALL~