Skating Note Information
Dates:
Tuesday, January 15 Period # 4 12:17-1:27 Day 3
Thursday, January17 Period # 5 1:17 – 2:07 Day 5
Monday, January 21, Period #4 12:27-1:07 Day 1
Wednesday, January 23 Period #4 12:17 – 1:17 Day 3
Friday, January 25 Period #5 1:17 – 2:07 Day 5
Kindergarten and Grade One will be skating on the above days if parent helpers are available to help tie skates. I will need to know if parents are available before we will commit to skating.
1. Equipment: Each child is expected to skate. Please make sure your child comes to school with skates and a skating/hockey/bike helmet. Borrowed skates and helmets are fine as long as the items fit. The school does have a few small skates so please indicate on the sheet if your child needs to borrow school skates. Let me know this ASAP as I will need to take your child during a recess to get fitted.
- Expectations for skating unit: The expectations are that each student will TRY to put on his or her own skates so practice this with them before hand. Parents are then available to tie the skates. Students will also be expected to try to take off their own skates. This is part of our physical education unit and I expect the students to try to as independent as possible.
- Skills: The students will be taught to get up off the ice after falling without any help. This is an important first skill. Some students MAY be allowed to use skating assists if necessary but will first be expected to try to skate without assists. We will only be free skating. No hockey sticks or equipment or pucks allowed. After the first day, we will divide the rink into 2 sections. One section will be for stronger skaters to play ball soccer and the other section for free skating.
- Parent Helpers: Parent help is necessary for us to skate as we must have help with tying skates. I will try to arrange some student helpers as well. You are most welcome to skate with us, It would be appropriate to wear a helmet as a good example to the students. If you plan on skating, please do not bring any preschoolers but you can bring preschoolers if you are just planning on helping to tie skates.
Thank you for your help. Please contact me by email (ellen.burzynski@nwsd.ca or phone) if you have any questions. Mrs. Burzynski
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