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Don't forget the Fun Run this Friday, October 3, 2008. Race day registration is welcome.

• Registration: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the gym.
• Cost: $10 per participant. This is a fundraiser for the PE department, with all proceeds going to replace equipment and to start up new programs.
• Kindergarten race begins at 6:15, followed by 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th.
• Medals will be awarded to the top three finishers, both boys and girls, in each grade. All race participants will receive a ribbon.

A big thank you to Virginia Seaman and all of the parent volunteers for all of their hard work in helping to organize the Fun Run. You all make great events like these possible at Garrison Mill.

Please mark your calendars so you will not miss this fun event at Garrison Mill!

Please click on the following link to access FUN RUN DOWNLOADS:

http://www.gmpta.org/fun_run.htm

In the fall of last year, 101 students received the National Fitness Award and 16 students received the Presidential Fitness Award. Students were tested again in the Spring and 142 achieved the National Fitness Level, while 54 achieved the Presidential Fitness Level. Great improvement was seen in all students, and we look forward to seeing similar improvements this year!

To download the qualifying fitness standards for each event, click here: Download FitnessStandards.PDF

For more information on The President's Challenge and Physical Fitness Awards, visit http://www.presidentschallenge.org.

Coach Bare

It was so good to see the students again and hear about their summer. We always like to welcome students back by introducing new games and activities. Hopefully, students had fun and learned something new their first week. Students received forms that would inform us of any health concerns while in P.E. class. If you have not already turned your health form in, please send it in with your student as soon as possible.

This year our annual school “FUN RUN” will take place on the same evening as the Fall Festival, on Friday, October 3. All students will have the opportunity to compete in the design for this year's Fun Run T-Shirt, which will be judged by members of our faculty at Garrison Mill. The winner will be presented with the first T-Shirt on T.V. during announcements along with other prizes. We had a record breaking fund-raiser last year and a record number of students competing. We are planning even more activities for this year with hopes of even more participation of students and involvement of parents. In the weeks ahead we will gradually increase the distance of our runs in class and encourage students to also take advantage of home opportunities to prepare for the event. Students with asthma or other health-related concerns may need to be reminded of their limitations. Be advised, if students forget inhalers or exhibit any signs of concern we will have no choice but to request they stop participating (safety first).

Our Presidential/National Fitness Test takes place during the same time period just before the FUN RUN. Be on the lookout for your child’s test results, which will be given to the students upon completion. We had 16 students who achieved Presidential Fitness and 101 National Fitness Levels in the Fall of 2007. In the Spring of 2008 we had 54 students who achieved Presidential Fitness Awards and 142 who achieved National Awards on their fitness level. We were so proud of these students and more importantly the ones who made great improvement but fell a little short on the test. We couldn’t have been any prouder of these students for their successes.

Coach Bare