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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

HW #3 for the 2nd quarter Due- Tuesday 1/8!

Students,
  Here is the article for the third physical education assignment!  Read the article and answer the questions below it in complete sentences!  The article is from the magazine SI Kids and it is about Paterson native Victor Cruz...

In less than a year Victor Cruz went from being a benchwarmer to becoming a star wide receiver who helped the New York Giants win the Super Bowl.  After playing in only three games as a rookie, Cruz exploded for a franchise record 1,536 receiving yards and nine touchdowns last season.  An undrafted player out of the University of Massachusettes, Cruz became one of the league’s most popular players, thrilling fans with his breakaway speed and salsa dancing in the end zone after touchdowns.
                As a kid growing up in Paterson, New Jersey, Cruz developed the patience and self confidence that would help him become one of the best underdog stories in sports.  SI Kids asked the 25 year old Cruz to share some stories from his childhood to show how his early years shaped him.

Football wasn’t the first sport I tried as a kid- it was karate.  I was seven years old when I started.  I was pretty good and very dedicated.  One thing my mom taught me was When you start something you have to finish it.  Strive to finish the job.  Every three months there was a test and by the time I was 12, I had a black belt.
                I started playing football at age 11.  My dad was one of the assistant coaches on a team was headed to practice.  He asked me if I wanted to come.  I was like sure, I’ll play.  I had no clue about the game, though.  I had watched football before, but I had always wondered, Why do they keep running up the middle the whole time?  Can’t they go outside?  I was confused.
                I remember playing in my first little league football game.  I played center.  My dad begged the head coach to put me in at running back.  “Just give him the ball for one play and let’s see what happens,” he told the coach.  “If nothing happens, I won’t bother you for the rest of the year.”  The coach agreed.  I got the ball, shook two defenders, and I took it 65 yards for the touchdown.  I barely knew what I was doing!  I knew what direction to run and that was it!  Once I scored I was like Did I just do that?  Everyone was excited and jumping on me.  I didn’t play center after that.
                I also played AAU basketball.  I was a point guard.  We would go everywhere from Las Vegas to California to Hawaii.  It was a full month of travel during the summers.  One of my favorite basketball memories is when I went to the Pocono Invitational basketball tournament in 8th grade and former NBA Star Stephon Marbury was there.  He asked me if I wanted to play him one on one.   I was the only kid to score a basket on him the whole day.  He won the game, but I scored a point!
                Staying out of Trouble
                During my summers I loved going to Six Flags Great Adventure.  It was fun to go on all of the roller coasters.  My favorite was the Batman ride.  When I was young, it has just come out.  The line was so long!  We would have to wait on line for an hour and a half to go on the ride for just 30 seconds.
                When the fall rolled around, I was excited to play football.  I was pretty good, but I didn’t know it would take me to such high levels.  I wasn’t the biggest guy growing up.  In grammar school everyone was my height, but by ninth grade you could see the difference.  I was smaller than the other guys, I had to play to my strengths.  Because I was small, I was quick.  I was shifty.  I could pass well, run well.  I was quicker than the bigger guys.  I was little, but I was strong.  I was a little firecracker. 
                Although I grew up in a tough neighborhood, my mother taught me the consequences of doing bad things like stealing cars, underage drinking and dealing drugs.   She was always keeping me busy with sports and activities.  She knew if she kept me busy, I wouldn’t have time to be in the streets.  I was so focused on basketball and football.
                Now I have a Super Bowl ring and my hard work and focus has really paid off.  Everyone always asks me about my salsa dancing, after scoring a touchdown.  When I was young, my grandmother would dance with me all the time.  She’s Puerto Rican and whenever she had the chance to dance she would.  She taught me when I was seven or eight years old.  I did the salsa after my very first touchdown last year.  It was definitely a full circle moment.  She told me I have to do it every time I score. Now I’ve got pressure to do it- but I don’t mind dancing for her. 

 Answer these questions on a seperate sheet of paper using complete sentences!
1) How does it make you feel knowing that a Paterson native has been so successful in the National Football League?
2) What activites would you like to get involved in that you are not particpating in right now?  Why did you choose that?  If you are already in activities you love, explain them and what they mean to you.
3) What college did Victor Cruz attend?
4) How many receiving yards did he have last year?
5) If you were Victor Cruz, what are some things you would do to help the Paterson community?



Don't forget about the homework challenge!!!
Homework is due Tuesday, 1/8/2013!

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Extra Credit assignment.. for the students who asked me.

Students,
   This article is extra credit for those to came to me about an assignment specifically.
http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/page/threetosee/comfort-zone

Read the article by first clicking the link.
Answer the following questions with complete sentences.

1) Which of the three players can you relate to the most and why?  Answer in at least one paragraph.
2) Which university sounded the most appealing to you out of the three?
3) What does the word elite mean?
4) Do you have what it takes to be elite in a certain skill (it can be anyhting), please explain.
5) How would you handle being as famous as any of the three women in the article?  Use a paragraph to answer. 

Good luck,
Mr Goldstein

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Health Project for 6th Grade only

Body Systems Health Project
Due on Tuesday, December 11th
Answer the following questions in complete sentences!  Carefully research your system; any wrong answers will be penalized!  This project will be a large percentage of your health grade!
1)    Which body system are you choosing for this project?
a.     Muscular                        b. Skeletal                 c. Digestive               d. Respiratory
e.   Nervous                    f. Circulatory     g. Endocrine

2)    Why did you pick the system that you chose?  Why does it interest you so much?  What is this system responsible for?  Use at least 4-5 sentences to answer this question.

3)    What are the main parts/organs of this system (bones or lungs for example)?

4)    Pick one organ from this system and explain what it does and why.  What would happen if this organ stopped working?  Use at least 4 sentences to answer this question.

5)    How can you best take care of this organ and keep it healthy?  Use two examples and explain each to answer this question.

6)    Write a list of the sources that you used for your project (books, encyclopedias or websites for example)

Suggestion- www.kidshealth.org would be a great resource to use for this project.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

6th Grade Health Test review

Students,
   Here are some things you need to review for the health test coming up in your next health test.
Good luck!- Mr. Goldstein
                       What is the main organ of the muscular system?
                       Bones are the main organ of which system
                      Which system’s main job is to help with movement?
     Which system protects the heart and lungs?
    What is it called when two bones come together?
    What is the most important thing we breathe in from the air?
    What brings oxygen around the body?
      What color are the arteries?
    Why are veins blue?
     What is bile?
     What does food travel through after you swallow before it gets to the stomach?
     What does the integumentary system do?
    Which of the following is not part of the integumentary system?
     Which system is responsible for hormones?
     Which hormone is responsible for the “Fight or Flight” response?
      Which hormone signals our muscles to grow?
    Where are hormones produced?

5th Grade Health Test review (5-1 and 5-3)

Students,
   Here are things to study for your health test on your next health day (not 5-2).

1)      What is the main organ of the muscular system?
2)      Bones are the main organ of which system?
3)      Which system’s main job is to help with movement?
4)      Which system protects the heart and lungs?
5)      What is it called when two bones come together?
6)      How does a ball and socket joint move?
7)      Name an example of a hinge joint_________________________________
9)      What is the most important thing we breathe in from the air?
10)   Where does blood pick up oxygen from?
11)   What brings oxygen around the body?
12)   What color are the arteries?
13)   Why are veins blue?
14)   Where does blood bring the oxygen?
15)   Which system is the spinal cord a part of?
16)   Which nervous system controls a nerve impulse that travels from the muscle back to the brain?
17)   Which nervous system controls body processes that you do not even think about?

Good luck,
Mr. Goldstein