September 20, 2005

Number 4

1. Sunglasses Clearout - Someone left the sunglass making machine on over the weekend and we now have a surplus of fantastic Sundog Eyewear. Check out the designs and colours on the MHSAA website. Click on the Merchandise section and scroll to the bottom to see the sunglasses.

As a special for this clearout, we are offering "employee pricing", You pay exactly what Carey would pay, $20.00 each (regular MHSAA price $27.00 for these glasses that retail between $45.00 and $60 .00). Buy Now as supplies are limited.

2. Football Eligibility - A reminder that the deadline for football eligibility sheets is this Friday, September 23rd.

3. Champions Cross Mentoring Program - Ensure that your students are registered for the Champions workshop that will be held September 30th and October 1st. Information on Champions is located on the MHSAA website. This cross mentoring program provides excellent leadership opportunities for your student athletes. Contact Ron at 925-5643 or champions@mhsaa.ca for further information.

4. School Information Sheets - A reminder to start entering your coaches' emails and school information on the school information sheets. Please ensure that all emails are verified and new ones added. All coaches information should be included as well. While we do not like to do so, incomplete sheets will be fined $100.00 as per MHSAA regulations. The deadline for this is September 30th, however the sooner you do it, the more current information your coaches will receive via weekly emails from MHSAA.

5. Bill Wedlake, former high school and University of Winnipeg basketball coach, have written two books on basketball skill development. For more information, please go to: http://www.wmba.ca/TakeChargeBasketballGuides.pdf

6. This is a "heads-up" that SY Curriculum Information to Parents related to the new PE/HE Curriculum is now online at http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/cur/parents/senior/pehe.html

Since 2005-06 school year is Systemwide implementation for the S1 and S2 PE/HE curriculum, the SY Curriculum Information to Parents has been updated to reflect the learning outcomes. This outline of "what students will be learning based on the new curriculum" may be useful to SY teachers in their own planning and for parent-teacher nights etc.

7. Basketball Coaches - Join the Manitoba Basketball Coaches Association! There are many benefits. Go to www.mbca.basketball.mb.ca Jeremy at 925-5775.

8. Fundraising - scratch pool tickets - visit www.scratchpooltickets.com to get info on Grey Cup or Super Bowl tickets.