For those of you who participated in The First Tee Workshop on Monday, Nov. 22nd, here are downloads of the "Cue Signs" that were used at the workshop.

> ABCs of Safety Poster
> Nine Core Values Poster
> Chip, Pitch, Putt, Fullswing & Hold Posters
> Setup Poster

http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/educators/pyramid-interactive.asp.

For complete info on My Pyramid visit http://www.mypyramid.gov/

Provide youngsters ages 9 to 14 the opportunity to showcase their shooting,  dribbling, and passing skills in this FREE, national basketball skills program.

Participants have the chance to compete in up to three (3) levels of competition, including the National Finals in Orlando, Florida. Only 750 Local Competitions will be held across the country and Canada, so please register today before the program reaches maximum capacity!

•  FREE and simple to administer
• Boys and girls compete separately 
• 3 levels of competition, including the National Finals in Orlando,Florida
• An Administrative Kit is provided to each Local Competition host complete with information, materials, and equipment (Local Administrator T-Shirt, cones, award ribbons, stopwatch, handbook, promotional poster,etc.) necessary to host a competition
• Facility Requirements: one (1) half-court basketball court and one (1) regulation height basketball goal 
• Local Competitions begin January 2010
• All Regional Competitions will take place in NBA arenas or practice facilities, and regional participants will receive tickets to an NBA game
• Participation is only available in 29 NBA team markets
  

To sign-up, please log-on to www.iHoops.com/skillschallenge. For additional details on the program, please review the attached program Fact Sheet (below).

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us by calling (678) 739-0192. Don't miss out on this great opportunity! We look forward to your participation in the iHoops Skills Challenge!

Jennifer Maceyak
iHoops Skills Challenge Administrative Headquarters
4015 Wetherburn Way
Norcross, GA 30092
Direct: (678) 739-0192
Fax: (770) 641-7596
j.maceyak@lejsports.com

New Research Shows Cognitive Improvement After Moderate Exercise
By CLAIRE SHIPMAN, SHEILA EVANS and SUZAN CLARKE
Oct. 22, 2009

Folk wisdom and modern science hold that physical exercise is good for the mind and body. New research suggests exercise can make you smarter.

For the doubters, new studies uphold the long-held conclusion: Exercise does, indeed, increase brainpower.

Read the complete article on ABCNews here.

Do you have a little less rhythm and a lot more blues when it comes to dance? Attend this webinar and we'll have you (with the 2 left feet) dancing with your students in no time!

You'll learn how to "Break the Touch Barrier" with active dance lead-up games, then learn strategies for teaching dance that moves instruction from command style (and teacher demonstrative) to student directed learning and teacher facilitated. See videos of some of our favorite SPARK dances!

Participants will be able to download sample lesson plans, assessment tools, and jigsaw teaching cards. Join us and get excited to teach your dance unit this year! Attendees will learn:

- Strategies to help students feel more comfortable learning to dance
- Alternative styles of teaching dance to make it easier to teach
- Dances from the SPARK curriculum that can be taught right away

And leave the webinar with access to FREE lesson plans you can use with your students the next day.

When: Wednesday, December 16th at 3pm Pacific, 6pm Eastern

Who: Grades PreK-12 teachers and administrators, PE specialists, after school and early childhood teachers and staff

Duration: 45 minutes

For details click here.

The District has now added a PE folder to the District "U" Drive. Directions on how to access the U drive are posted under the FILES tab in the left navigation links.

Salem-Keizer Schools will be implementing The First Tee golf program in 20 of it's elementary schools. A training session was held on Monday, Nov. 23rd to train select staff with the hopes of starting the program over the next couple months.

Details about The First Tee National School Program can be found at  http://www.thefirsttee.org/club/scripts/section/section.asp?grp=0&NS=NSP