Register Online. Free for all students under 17. After you complete the race you get prizes, a tshirt, and food. When you register make sure you scroll down and click on Lowell HS for the team name.
http://www.stadiumtostadium.com/register.htm
Saturday, May 30, 2009
4th Annual Stadium to Stadium 10K AT&T Park to Candlestick Park
Register Online. Free for all students under 17. After you complete the race you get prizes, a tshirt, and food. When you register make sure you scroll down and click on Lowell HS for the team name.
http://www.stadiumtostadium.com/register.htm
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY
If the number of kids who walk and bike to school was restored to 1969 levels, our nation would cut 3.2 billion vehicle miles, 1.5 million tons of CO2, and 89,000 tons of other pollutants annually. This is the equivalent of keeping more than 250,000 cars off the road for a year.
http://www.biketoschoolday.org/
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Sportfolios due 5/29/09
Sportfolios are due 5/29/09 Friday.
You should have the following items
1) cover page
2) Table of Contents
3) Syllabus
4) Volleyball Handout
5) Volleyball Quiz
6) Homework #1 (3 SMART goals)
7) Homework #3 ( food pyramid/Caloric intake)
8) Tennis handout (16-17 Speedminton)
9) Weight lifting table (9-10 Lacrosse)
Everything should be in order and in the inserts of your folder.
You should have the following items
1) cover page
2) Table of Contents
3) Syllabus
4) Volleyball Handout
5) Volleyball Quiz
6) Homework #1 (3 SMART goals)
7) Homework #3 ( food pyramid/Caloric intake)
8) Tennis handout (16-17 Speedminton)
9) Weight lifting table (9-10 Lacrosse)
Everything should be in order and in the inserts of your folder.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Picture update
11-12 Great Job on the lacrosse posters.
16-17 Stress free activities with the peer resource center
Pictionary
Marble Challenge
Scavenger Hunt
Have a great weekend
16-17 Stress free activities with the peer resource center
Pictionary
Marble Challenge
Scavenger Hunt
Have a great weekend
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Young at Art 2009
The San Francisco Unified School District proudly unveils Young at Art; a 9 day celebration of student creativity in visual, literary, media and performing arts hosted by the world renowned de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park from May 15-24, 2009. For the past 23 years this unique San Francisco event, (formerly San Francisco Youth Arts Festival), has been a point of destination for families, teachers, artists and community members from San Francisco and beyond. The promise of equity and access in arts education for all students K-12 during the curricular day, made real by the SFUSD's groundbreaking Arts Education Master Plan, finds its point of destination in Young at Art, where all who attend may see for themselves the inspiration and creativity inherent in all of our youngest San Franciscans!
http://www.youngatartsf.com/#
Monday, May 11, 2009
The 15th Annual Bike to Work Day is Thursday, May 14th, 2009
The San Francisco Bay Area's 15th Annual Bike to Work Day will take place on Thursday, May 14, 2009. Bike to Work Day is the premier bicycling event taking place in all of Northern California with all nine Bay Area counties participating in the celebration. The event is just one day of many events taking place in May as part of National Bike Month.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Lowell Faculty vs Girls Varsity
"Strength does not come from winning
Your struggles develop your strength.
When you go through hardship
and decide not to surrender,
that is strength."
Thursday, May 7, 2009
5-7-09
Today is ODD DAY: Three consecutive odd numbers make up the date only six times in a century. It only happens every 6 centuries, and the first time it happened was in 1901.
http://www.oddday.net/
http://www.oddday.net/
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Study: Phys ed may boost girls' academic achievement
By Heather Terwilliger, USA TODAY
Time spent in physical education does not detract from elementary school students' ability to excel in the classroom and may even help improve girls' academic performance, a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
School administrators say that as pressure increases for students to perform well in reading and math, time for extracurricular activities such as physical education is reduced.
The new study is unique because it confirms on a national level what some smaller, localized studies have concluded, says CDC epidemiologist Susan Carlson, the paper's first author. Published online in the Journal of American Public Health, the study indicates that trimming physical education programs may not be the best way to raise test scores in schools.
Using public data, researchers tracked the reading and math skills of more than 5,000 students between kindergarten and fifth grade as shown on a series of standardized tests. They discovered that girls who received the highest levels of physical education, or 70 to 300 minutes a week, scored consistently higher on the tests than those who spent less than 35 minutes a week.
Though they found no significant change in academic achievement for boys, Carlson speculated that a higher level of physical activity might be needed to yield the same result because boys are commonly more active than girls.
Carlson says researchers believe physical education is linked to academic achievement for both physiological and behavioral reasons. In addition to physical changes, such as increased blood flow to the brain, Carlson says such exercise programs can foster positive classroom behaviors.
This may enable better classroom participation and concentration skills and decrease disruptive behavior, which "would result in improved learning."
The findings come at a time when Carlson says only 12.6% of students in those grades meet the Healthy People 2010 objective of daily participation in phys-ed.
The study shows teachers most commonly reported that students receive physical education only one or two times a week.
"Unfortunately, schools are now being judged solely on how well their students acquire reading and math skills," says Joseph Cirasuolo of the American Association of School Administrators, adding that the two subjects are the only ones tested under the federal No Child Left Behind law.
"If you're going to be judged solely on reading and math, you're going to spend the most time possible on that … which cuts into time for every subject area, including physical education," he says.
With time such a precious commodity, schools are becoming harder pressed to incorporate structured physical education into a balanced subject load. In part, this is due to a change in the nature of physical education itself.
"It has truly become an education program, not just glorified recess anymore," Cirasuolo says. The period is now designed to instill in students habits and knowledge that educators hope will keep them physically fit for the rest of their lives.
"What we're fighting for at the national level is 30 minutes of quality physical education with a competent teacher every day," says Craig Buschner of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. This 150 minutes a week accounts for only half of what Buschner says many advocate that children should get in the way of moderate physical activity.
Just making children run laps won't necessarily make them smarter, Buschner cautions. "We're talking about learning. … Our goal is to guide children and youth in the process of being physically active for life."
But Cirasuolo says educators are frustrated at schools constantly being caught in the middle of dueling expectations. "If you want a broad curriculum … then we (schools) should be judged on how we educate the whole child, not just on reading and math."
Time spent in physical education does not detract from elementary school students' ability to excel in the classroom and may even help improve girls' academic performance, a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
School administrators say that as pressure increases for students to perform well in reading and math, time for extracurricular activities such as physical education is reduced.
The new study is unique because it confirms on a national level what some smaller, localized studies have concluded, says CDC epidemiologist Susan Carlson, the paper's first author. Published online in the Journal of American Public Health, the study indicates that trimming physical education programs may not be the best way to raise test scores in schools.
Using public data, researchers tracked the reading and math skills of more than 5,000 students between kindergarten and fifth grade as shown on a series of standardized tests. They discovered that girls who received the highest levels of physical education, or 70 to 300 minutes a week, scored consistently higher on the tests than those who spent less than 35 minutes a week.
Though they found no significant change in academic achievement for boys, Carlson speculated that a higher level of physical activity might be needed to yield the same result because boys are commonly more active than girls.
Carlson says researchers believe physical education is linked to academic achievement for both physiological and behavioral reasons. In addition to physical changes, such as increased blood flow to the brain, Carlson says such exercise programs can foster positive classroom behaviors.
This may enable better classroom participation and concentration skills and decrease disruptive behavior, which "would result in improved learning."
The findings come at a time when Carlson says only 12.6% of students in those grades meet the Healthy People 2010 objective of daily participation in phys-ed.
The study shows teachers most commonly reported that students receive physical education only one or two times a week.
"Unfortunately, schools are now being judged solely on how well their students acquire reading and math skills," says Joseph Cirasuolo of the American Association of School Administrators, adding that the two subjects are the only ones tested under the federal No Child Left Behind law.
"If you're going to be judged solely on reading and math, you're going to spend the most time possible on that … which cuts into time for every subject area, including physical education," he says.
With time such a precious commodity, schools are becoming harder pressed to incorporate structured physical education into a balanced subject load. In part, this is due to a change in the nature of physical education itself.
"It has truly become an education program, not just glorified recess anymore," Cirasuolo says. The period is now designed to instill in students habits and knowledge that educators hope will keep them physically fit for the rest of their lives.
"What we're fighting for at the national level is 30 minutes of quality physical education with a competent teacher every day," says Craig Buschner of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. This 150 minutes a week accounts for only half of what Buschner says many advocate that children should get in the way of moderate physical activity.
Just making children run laps won't necessarily make them smarter, Buschner cautions. "We're talking about learning. … Our goal is to guide children and youth in the process of being physically active for life."
But Cirasuolo says educators are frustrated at schools constantly being caught in the middle of dueling expectations. "If you want a broad curriculum … then we (schools) should be judged on how we educate the whole child, not just on reading and math."
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
San Francisco Ed Fund Launches Thank A Teacher Today Campaign
The San Francisco Ed Fund has launched their fourth annual Thank A Teacher Today Campaign. Mayor Gavin Newsom, the San Francisco Unified School District, and community groups across the City are asking San Franciscans to thank teachers throughout the month of May for anything and everything they do.
http://www.thankateachertoday.org/
http://www.thankateachertoday.org/
Monday, May 4, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
ULTIMATE FRISBEE
10TH GRADERS ONLY
Make sure to check to see what team you are on. Click on the image to enlarge
Make sure to check to see what team you are on. Click on the image to enlarge
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