2018 Operation Gratitude Candy Drive!

The Wellness Department is pleased to announce the 9th annual operation gratitude candy drive to support the troops. Bring your Halloween candy to school & deposit it into your class container. Candy will be collected from  7-7:30 in the front lobby on November 1, 2, 3, & 5.  Let the friendly class competition begin!

Check out this video below about Operation Gratitude.

ACCORDING TO THEIR WEBSITE:

Operation Gratitude (https://www.operationgratitude.com/) annually sends 150,000+ care packages filled with snacks, entertainment, hygiene, and hand-made items, plus personal letters of appreciation to New Recruits, Veterans, First Responders, Wounded Warriors, Care Givers and to individually named U.S. Service Members deployed overseas. 

Candy is just one of the way we can help. Operation Gratitude welcomes donations of individually wrapped toothbrushes, floss, and toothpaste. If you would rather make a financial donation you can click here to do so.

All the candy will be dropped off at Wayland Dental (https://www.waylanddental.com/)
located at 131 Main st. According to Dr. Michael Putt, Army Veteran and owner of Wayland Dental, receiving care packages while deployed provides a connection to home and can help lift the soldier's spirits. Dr. Putt is able to participate in Operation Gratitude due to the generosity of Mark Silverman, President of Mark's Moving & Storage (http://marksmoving.com/). Mark and his employees will take all the donated candy and ship it to Van Nuys, CA where it will be used to assemble care packages for our troops.



Thanks so much for your help!

CPR cards were emailed this AM!

Hello (former) 8th Graders!

Check your email for your cards. If for some reason you didn't get yours, send me an email & we can double check your email address. Have a great summer & remember you can always see me in 2 years when it expires.

June 2018 Wellness Schedule

Upcoming Wellness Schedule

Block	Monday 6/11 (C)	Tuesday 6/12 (D)	Wednesday 6/13 (E)	Thursday 6/14 (A)	Friday 6/15 (B)
1	6th: CSE (A,R)   MSE (A,R) MSE & MSF (W)	7th: CSE (A,R) MSE (A,R) MSE & MSF (W)	8th: CSE (A,R) MSE (A,R) MSE & MSF (W)	8th: MSF & MSE (A,R,W)	6th: CSE (Outside) (A,R,W) MSE (A,R,W)
2		7th: CSE (A,R) MSE (A,R) MSE & MSF (W)
3	6th: CSE (A,R) MSE (A,R) MSE & MSF (W)	6th: CSE (A,R) MSE (A,R) MSE & MSF (W)	7th: CSE (A,R) MSE (A,R) MSE & MSF (W)	8th: CSE (Outside) (A,R,W) MSE (A,R,W)	8th: CSE (Outside) (A,R,W) MSE (A,R,W)
4	8th: CSE (A,R) MSE (A,R) MSE & MSF (W)	6th: MSE & MSF (A, R, W)	7th: CSE (A,R) MSE (A,R) MSE & MSF (W)	7th: MSF & MSE (A,R,W)	8th: MSE & MSF (A,R,W)
5			6th: MSF & MSE (A,R,W)	7th: MSF & MSE (A,R,W)	7th: MSE & MSF (A,R,W)
6	8th: MSE & MSF (A,W,R)	8th: MSE & MSF (A,R,W)	6th: MSF & MSE (A,R,W)	6th: MSF & MSE (A,R,W)	7th: MSE & MSF (A,R,W)

Block	Monday 6/18 (C)	Tuesday 6/19 (D)	Wednesday 6/20 (E)	Thursday 6/21 (A)	Friday 6/22 (B)
1	6th: CSE (W) MSF & MSE (A,R) Locks & Lockers	7th: CSE (W) MSF & MSE (A,R) Locks & Lockers	8th: Locks & Lockers	8th: TBD	6th: TBD
2		7th: CSE (W) MSF & MSE (A,R) Locks & Lockers
3	6th: CSE (W) MSF & MSE (A,R) Locks & Lockers	6th: CSE (W) MSF & MSE (A,R) Locks & Lockers	7th: Locks & Lockers	8th: TBD	8th: TBD
4	8th: CSE (W) MSF & MSE (A,R) Locks & Lockers	6th: Locks & Lockers	7th: Locks & Lockers	7th: No Class Race of Champions	8th: TBD
5			6th: TBD	7th: No Class Race of Champions	7th: TBD
6	8th: Locks & Lockers	8th: Locks & Lockers	6th: TBD	6th: Social	7th: TBD

Key:

(A) - Coach A

(R)  - Ms. Riddle

(W) - Mr. Wood

MSE - Muscular Strength and Endurance (Push-ups & Curl-ups)

MSF - Muscular Strength and Flexibility (Sit and Reach & Trunk Lift)

CSE - Cardiovascular Strength and Endurance (Pacer)

CSE - Cardiovascular Strength and Endurance (after lunch time, alternate time available before lunch final week of unit)

TBD - To Be Determined

Congratulations to Sophie Roman for being awarded the May Wellness Student Spotlight!  

Sophie always comes into Wellness prepared and ready to work hard.  She is such a great team player and is always willing to help her peers out.  Sophie gives 100 percent in every class and spreads her kindness to others.  She is an excellent Wellness student and makes such a positive difference in class.      

1.  First and Last Name

Sophie Roman

2. Grade

6th Grade

3. What elementary school did you come from.

Claypit Hill

4. Tell us about yourself. What do you like to do in your free time?

In my free time I love to play soccer, run, swim, ski, do archery, hangout with my friends and family and be outside.

5. Why is being active important to you?

Being active is important to me because it keeps me healthy and happy.

6. What advice would you give to a student who doesn’t like to exercise?

Some advice I would give to someone that does not like to exercise is start easy. Do a little bit a day, because even a little bit can go a long way.

7. Favorite Wellness unit and why.

My favorite Wellness Unit... this is hard, either soccer, zumba, or team handball. Here are the reasons: soccer - I love that it's a team sport, zumba - it's a fun way to get fit!, team handball - it's a combo of soccer and football, which are two sports I really enjoy. 

8. When I want a healthy snack I reach for...

My favorite healthy snack is apples and peanut butter.

9. To relax...

To relax I read, watch TV/Netflix, and sleep.

10. If I were a WMS Wellness teacher I would add ??? to the curriculum?

If I were a Wellness teacher I would add a yoga unit.

11. On my first day of school I wish I knew…

On my first day of school I wish I knew more of the people in the different clusters.

12. Tell us something about yourself most people would be surprised to know.

One thing that people would be surprised to know about me would be that I love hockey, especially the Bruins.