HW #3 Due on Thursday Nov. 14th

Students,
    Here is your 3rd assignment.  You must read the following link-  ESPN The Magazine Article.

After you read the letters you must write an article to your future self (to read at the point of graduating 8th grade).  You can get ideas from reading the articles from the famous athletes.  You can choose to write about sports goals that you have for high school or academic goals in school.  You can also write about your personality goals and how you treat friends and others.

REMEMBER- You are writing an article to your future self.
I will have an example of a letter on my homework wall.  I needs to be at least 2 paragraphs long. 
Thank you,
Mr. Goldstein

Homework #2 Due on 10/22

Students,

     For this assignment you need to do research on a team from Major League Soccer.  This is America’s professional soccer league.  Please log on to the MLS website (mlssoccer.com/clubs) and pick a team and answer the following questions.  This assignment is due Tuesday, October 22^nd.

1)      What is the name of the team you chose?

2)      Name one player on the team and the country he comes from.

3)      What is the name of the team’s stadium?

4)      Which city and state does the team play in?

5)      What was the result of this team’s first game this season?

6)      Would you go to watch a game of your team if they played the Red Bulls in New Jersey?  Why or why not (use at least two sentences to answer this question)?

6th Grade Quiz Review

6th Grade Students,
   Here is the information you need to know for the upcoming football quiz...
You need to know the following positions, their responsibilities, and where they line up on the field.

Quarterback       Linebacker       Safety          Wide Receiver                   Running Back                     Cornerback                         Center

Can you identify a comeback and a square in?

What is a touchdown and an interception?

How many downs (tries) does the offense get to score or get a first down?

What is a punt?

Good luck,

Mr. Goldstein

5th Grade Quiz Review

5th Grade Students,
   The time to take our first quiz is approaching...here are the things you need to know for it.

You need to know what the following positions are responsible for-
Quarterback                       Wide Receiver                   Running Back                     Center

Offense/Defense- What is the difference?
What is a comeback?
What is a square in?

What do you need to know about throwing and catching a football?

Good luck,
Mr. Goldstein

Homework #1 for 5th and 6th Graders Due Friday 10/4

Students,
   Here is the first homework of the school year.  Read the article below and answer the questions on a seperate sheet of paper.  It is due on Friday 10/4.  I will not accept assignments after that.  Ask me if you have any questions.

This article is courtesy of Sports Illustrated

OH, THE PLACES SHE'LL GO

Diana Nyad isn't the only woman pulling off seeming miracles of endurance. Meet Katie Spotz

By Kelli Anderson

Katie Spotz's endurance career started like many others': A self-proclaimed team-sports benchwarmer at Mentor (Ohio) High, she took a walking-running class when she was 18, then gradually added miles to her runs. After her first 10-miler, she set her sights on finishing a marathon and then an Ironman triathlon.

But after she completed that first marathon, in Columbus, Ohio, in 2005, Spotz began to focus on more extreme feats. Over the next six years she cycled across the United States twice; ran a 62-mile ultra-marathon in Australia; became the first person to swim the length of the Allegheny River-covering the 325 miles in a month-and was the youngest person to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, traveling the 3,038 miles from Dakar, Senegal, to Georgetown, Guyana, in 70 days, five hours and 22 minutes. "I love how endurance tests your mind's power," says Spotz, 26. "In soccer I never faced the question, Can I keep going?"

Every adventure has tested her will in a different way, but her biggest challenge was the solo row, which Spotz had heard about while riding a bus in Australia. First she had to learn how to row, but training was only 20% of her two-year preparation. She raised $100,000 for expenses and stumped for Blue Planet Network, a charity focused on the planning and management of water and sanitation programs around the world. She had to learn celestial navigation, how to work a desalinator, how to repair everything on her 19-foot, sleep-cabin-equipped rowboat and how to keep her various electronics-including four iPods loaded with music, audiobooks and Spanish lessons-humming with solar power.

One hundred miles from the South American shore, she realized she wouldn't reach her intended destination in French Guiana without a tow, due to heavy currents. So she headed northwest to Georgetown, Guyana, which added 400 miles and eight days to her trip but allowed her to land under her own power. "At times I felt overwhelmed and wanted to quit," she says. "But you learn to say, 'Yes, I'm feeling this, but I don't need to act on it.' I try not to have can't in my vocabulary."

On Sept. 8, Spotz, who travels the speaking circuit and runs a charity called Schools for Water, which raises funds for school-based water projects in developing nations, finally got around to her first Ironman triathlon, finishing the Cedar Point Rev3 Tri in Sandusky, Ohio, in 10:48:19. She has no other grand adventure looming at the moment, but she's sure something will find her. "I'll keep doing ridiculous endurance things," she says. "It's in my blood."

Answer the following questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.  It can be typed or handwritten.  Late assignments will not be counted.

1)      When and where did Katie complete here first marathon?

2)      How many miles do you have to run to complete a marathon?  Research this on your own, it is not in the article.  Do not be confused with her mileage in the ultra-marathon.

3)      Explain why Katie raises money through her journeys.  What kind of charity is she in charge of?

4)      What feat did she become the youngest person to accomplish?  How long did it take?

5)      Critical thinking question:  Would you ever try any of these feats in your own life?  If so, which challenge would you try to accomplish and why?

Grade 6 Health Review

6th Grade students,
   Here is your review for the last health test of the year which will also count as your final exam.

1) What is the term meaning a loan from the bank for a house?

2) Which term means to stop working and live off your savings at an older age?

3) What is one financial goal that you have?________________________________________

4) What are costs associated with driving a car?

5) What is debt?

6) Circle the three needs that were discussed in class.

7) Putting your money in a company and hoping to make more money is known as an…

8) Name two types of insurance a person can have______________________________

9) Name the type of insurance where if a parent dies, their spouse and children will receive money needed to live.

10)) Which type of insurance is against the law not to have (if you partake in the act required by the insurance)?

11) What is one way a person could attain health insurance?

                      

12. A person is likely to get a mortgage with a bad credit history.

a. True                  b. False

13. People can go into debt over medical bills if they do not have insurance.

A. True                 b. False

Essay

Do you think it should be illegal for someone to drive without car insurance?  Write a paragraph to explain your answer. 

Track and Field Review

Students,
   Take a look at these questions to review for the unit test/final exam.
Each class will test after the class track meet is over.

1)      What motion do you use to execute the shot put?

2)      A fouled throw is a result of which action?

3)      A high school shot (used in the shot put event) is the following weights…

4)      A long jumper in the Olympics would land in a…

5)      Stepping over the line before you execute a long jump results in a…

6)      To execute the furthest jump possible you should…

7)      What is the object called that runners pass in the relay event?

8)      What is the last runner in the relay called?

9)      A dropped baton could result in a disqualification.

10)   Competitive runners must work for many hours on passing the baton as best they can.

11)   What do 100 meter runners use as they start the race?

12)   What is the shortest race in outdoor track and field?

13)   What do you have to do when running the quarter mile race?

14)   Which of the following is not a track and field event?

15)   What is the name of the  a track and field competition?