Landsharks Running Club

Where every finisher is a winner! This fun run program is starting up on Monday March 30th with practice from 6:00pm-6:45pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. The first race is April 27th! For more information, or to register, please check out www.landsharkrunclub.com. You can also contact Coach Lori or Mike Vann @ 685-0630 or email at llvanns@yahoo.com

UPE’s own Mrs. Hainds wins 2nd place at the Austin 1/2 Marathon!

Recently Mrs. Hainds traveled down to Austin, Texas to compete in the Austin Half-Marathon! A half marathon is 13.1 miles! She placed 2nd in her age group with a time of 1:50:09  (1 hour, 50 minutes and 9 seconds)! Mrs. Hainds’ time also placed her #933 out of 6,987 people total AND #261 out of 4,107 females total!

Students- ask her if you can see the cool medal she received!

MSHS Winter Cheer Clinic 2009

Who: Girls in grades K-8

When: February 14th, 2009 9:30-2:30 (lunch is from 12:00-12:30pm)

Where: Manitou Springs High School

How Much: $5 Clinic Fee, $2 picture with Manny the Mustang, $10 T-shirt (A portion of all the proceeds will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation)

What to bring: Wear gym clothes and tennis shoes, bring a water bottle and a sack lunch

Questions? Call Alice Stoneback @ 685-2044

The girls will perform at halftime of the MSHS girls’ home basketball game on Feb. 17th, 2009!

Remember: Basketball Intramurals start next week!

Basketball intramurals start next week for grades 3rd-5th on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-4pm. Students are allowed to come on either day or both! Next TAP will probably be MORE basketball including classes for Prek-2nd grade. My Preschoolers have some amazing jump shots and layups!!!

2009 CU Youth Football Camps

The University of Colorado, Boulder will be hosting youth football camps this summer!

The three camps offered are:

Youth Camp- Boys/Girls in 1st-8th grade

• Choose from two camps, Morning session camp is June 8th-10th 8am-12pm and Afternoon session is from June 10th-12th 1pm-5pm

Father/Child Camp: For parents/guardians and boys/girls in 1st-8th grade

• June 20th, 1:30-6:30pm

For more information, check out:

www.cubuffs.com/footballcamp

www.myspace.com/coloradofootballcamp

Facebook (search for University of Colorado Buffaloes Football Camp)

1st Annual Colorado Springs Sport Stacking Tournament

District 11 will be hosting the 1st Annual Colorado Springs Sport Stacking Tournament on Sat. March 7th, 2009 at 7:30 am. The tournament is open to a large range of ages including Pre-k through 14 year olds. Here is the information:

Are you a fan of Sport Stacking?

Do you want to compete before Worlds in April?

Here is your chance!

Colorado Springs School District 11 is hosting the 1st Annual Colorado Springs Sport Stacking Tournament.  We are opening this year’s tournament up to a larger age group in hopes to get some great competition.

When?    Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Where?    Wasson High School, Colorado Springs, CO

Who?    Any Elementary or Middle School Student

Age Categories:  6 and under, 7 year old, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, 13-14 year old

Events?    Individual:     3-3-3, 3-6-3, Cycle
Doubles:     Cycle
Relays:    3-6-3 Head to Head (6, 7,8 ) and Timed (9+)
Cycle Head to Head (9+)

Time?    Check-In is at 7:30 a.m.
Individual and Doubles at 8:00 a.m.
Relays at 10:30 a.m.
Awards will be presented at the end of all competition

Cost?    $10.00 Early Bird (by February 27, 2009)
$15.00 at the door

If you are interested please see your PE Teacher
for a tournament application.

Do you or someone you know participate in CS Parks & Rec? Read this!

Coming soon, many after school programs, kids and adults sport leagues,  senior citizens programs and other community events and activities may be cut. The city of Colorado Springs is taking a look at their budget and have their eyes on the Parks & Rec department. According to the Colorado Springs Independent, over 50,000 children, teens, adults and seniors utilize the Parks & Rec activities and locations. Programs could disappear, and facilities could close (and lock) their doors.

To help support the Parks & Rec department, there will be a Peaceful Protest in front of City Hall TODAY, JAN 23rd from 2-4pm. City Hall is located at 107 N. Nevada Ave.

You can also attend a City Council meeting on Tuesday, JAN 27th @ 1pm located also at City Hall.

For more information, please contact Colleen @ 495-9848 or email jaycheeash@msn.com

You can also sign a petition to stop the budget cuts here!

Kids Yoga Events, Sat. JAN 24th

During Yoga Day USA, there will be a couple of opportunities for kids to participate as well! Here are a few of those venues in Colorado Springs:

Om & Garden Yoga Studio/2616 W. Colo Ave/761-3300- Kundalini Kids (ages 4-10) 10:45-11:30am

Smokebrush Gallery/217 W. Colorado Ave/444-1012- Kids Yoga & Art 9:30-10:30am

Click here for more information, or more Yoga Day USA activities in your area.

Basketball is a “slam dunk!”

Everyone loves the basketball unit! Especially the Pre-K class! I made a special hoop just for them! I searched my equipment room for items that I could make a hoop with,  and found an old equipment bag and old hula hoop. I made a few snips and cuts here and there, taped up the hoop there and here and voila…a homemade basketball hoop!

Mrs. H's homemade bball hoop!

Now, the only thing I need to do is figure out how to support it horizontally instead of it hanging vertically from the big hoop! The preschoolers were so excited because it felt like a real hoop! They were doing some sweet jump shots, lay-ups and even a slam dunk now and then!

K-5th grade are working on their upper body arm streght and trying to make a big hoop! Even if the K-2nd graders hit the backboard, rim or net, I count it as a point! If they make the hoop, it’s 2 points!

Some fun games we’ve played so far are take away, hot shot, make it take it and dodge the defender!

Here are some cool videos of slam dunks!

Lisa Leslie, First woman in the WNBA to dunk:

Here are some of Michael Jordan’s best dunks!

Here is a high school girl, Britney Griner dunking!

Here are some kids dunking at an NBA game:

Yoga Day USA, Saturday Jan. 24th

Post from Yoga Day USA.org:

Each year hundreds of yoga teachers and schools offer free or nearly free yoga workshops to Americans across the country. These professional Yoga Alliance Registered Teachers (RYT) and Schools (RYS) are committed to meeting the unique needs of their local communities and often use their events as a fundraiser for a local charity.

Thousands of Americans — the young and old, the flexible and not-so-flexible, athletes and couch potatoes and those of every heritage will discover, rediscover or continue with their current practice through a workshop perfect for them.

In the practice of karma yoga or service to others, these amazing yoga teachers and schools use their talents to help build community and change lives through yoga.

Yoga Day USA was created by Yoga Alliance, the international gold standard for professional yoga teachers and schools and the leader in setting standards that protect the health and welfare of society.

For more on Yoga Alliance, go to yogaalliance.org.

For Yoga Day USA activities around Colorado, click here!

Yoga Day USA happenings around Manitou Springs, Colorado:

• Yoga is for everyone! Dancing Hearts Studios
• Yoga Day YOUR way! Springs Salsa & Dance Fitness
  
• Your gift, your yoga. Downtown YMCA