- OTA is going as a team! All grades K-8 can participate in the meet
- $10 to register- Due April 18th
- We need Parent Volunteers! email apcurry32@yahoo.com
- Click for: Track Meet Information & Registration pg.1 & Registration pg. 2
Category Archives: Outdoor Ed | Sports
7th Grade Outdoor Ed/Science • Joshua Tree Trip
More photos from the 7th Grade Science-Outdoor Ed Trip…. and a report from Mr. Major:
Saw a fox last night and had a star presentation from a local astronomer. Saw the Andromeda galaxy a galaxy cluster in Orion’s belt and the coolest thing with the naked eye was a massively brilliant meteor that lit up the night sky…was bright white then burned red and then fractured into a few pieces!
Joshua Trip Tomorrow
Packing List for Joshua Tree Trip:
We’re going to Joshua Tree tomorrow!! Last reminders: please bring layers of clothing as it’s warm during the day and chilly at night. Please DO NOT bring candy or other junk food, there is good food for you at camp but you may bring something to nibble on for the 3 hour trip up there but again please no overly sugary snacks! Students do not have to wear their uniforms for any part of this trip. Lastly our goal is to leave school roughly around drop off time 8 to 8:15ish so try to be on time tomorrow.
Currently we are planning to return, traffic permitting, before 3 pm this friday.
Joshua Tree Trip Postponed until Nov. 6-8
Apologies to all families and especially those who have initially offered to help transport our 7th graders to and from Joshua Tree. We will have to postpone the trip for the first week in November due to our Jog-a-thon and Halloween occuring within the next 2 weeks. Hopefully the government will have it’s act together at this time and we can continue to enjoy the beauty and splendor of our National Park System.
The biggest change as many of you can imagine is that the temperatures will start to drop and if nothing else I encourage families if they haven’t already done so to ensure that all students have some type of long underwear that students can wear as a first layer particularly in the evenings. Please send in any outstanding trip payments and/or medical forms asap.
Joshua Tree is still on??
Common Chuckwalla or Sauromalus Ater, one of the interesting denizens of the high desert that we hope to meet on our adventures.
Our Outdoor Ed. experience at Joshua Tree National Park is still on but the exact dates are TBD with the government shutdown. Continue reading
Joshua Tree Permission Slips
A typical night view in Joshua Tree National Park… 
Thank you all 7th grade families who have returned their permission slips to Mr. Major. Although we do not immediately need the payment for the students, we do need an accurate head count ASAP so please return those permission slips in! Thank you!
Mr. Major
6th and 7th Grade Field Day
OTA’s First Basketball Team!
Outdoor Ed
Recess & Sports Club Yellow Card/Red Card
Dear Seventh Grade Students:
Exercise (scientists tell us) makes you smarter [Get a Brain Boost From Exercise], happier [Exercise May Help Protect Children From Stress], and better looking; and we want to make sure every OTA student gets plenty of it every day (in whichever sport or activity they choose to play — Basketball, Volleyball, Four Square, Soccer, Football, Wall Ball, Jump Rope, Catch, Tag, Obstacle Courses, Conditioning, etc.).
To help ensure that everyone has fun, plays safely, and gains skills every day (and to help us all remember our few Recess Rules) we’ll borrow the Yellow card/Red card system used by soccer referees.
Thank you for Playing!
Yellow Card as first warning for…
- Playing recklessly/ unsafely (slide tackle, playing too fast, high kick, etc.)
- Breaking the game rules*/ Cheating/ Ignoring Out-of-Bounds (*Help choose the rules • Sign the Pledge!)
- Over the Fence: Kicking/ Throwing the ball/frisbee/etc over…
- Length of the Field: Kicking/ Throwing the ball/frisbee/etc. the whole … (Pass it to, not through!)
- Into Another Player: Kicking/ Throwing the ball/frisbee/etc full force into another player.
- Walking through another group’s game.
- Kicking away another group’s ball/ frisbee, etc. when it comes into your field.
- Arguing with the Referee (Teacher or Student): nothing to talk about, we all know the Recess Rules by now!
Red Card (sit out for rest of day) after a second yellow card or for:
- Obscene Language: Automatic Red Card
- Dangerous or Violent play: Automatic Red Card
*Two red cards in a week means you miss 3 days of recess
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