Dalewood School Athletics

Daily Physical Activity: All students will be participating in Daily Physical Activity, as required by the Ministry of Education. The Physical Education Department has worked very hard to prepare this program for Dalewood. Thank you to Mrs. Pratt and Mr. DiFelice and our Dalewood Staff for all your hard work and dedication to promoting healthy living.

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Curricular Update:

Physical Education:

• Dalewood students will be starting human growth and development and our badminton units. These units will run until the middle of May. After these units, the students will start golf and baseball.

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Health Units:

Healthy Eating (Fall/November)

• Nutrition Facts: People should compare the Nutrition Facts table on similar products and choose the one that a lower number for the % Daily Value of sodium.
• Visit the following website and test your skills on reading labels. Click here.
• Food and Nutrition Website > Click here.

Health Safety (Spring)

Growth and Development (Spring) > Dalewood students will be starting human growth and development.

Drug and Substance Abuse (Winter)

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Intramurals:

• See details outside the gym on the bulletin board.
• Any students who would like to participate in Intramural badminton are asked to listen to the announcements. The season will run from beginning of April to the beginning of May.

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HWDSB Sports Schedules

• Click here for the HWDSB Athletics website.
• The junior basketball teams have started their seasons. The season will run until the middle of February and the championship game will be at the end of February. Please listen to the announcements and check the schedule board to see when your practices will be running.
  
• The senior basketball teams will be having their tryouts early February. Please listen to announcements for
  times and dates.

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Extra-Curricular:

• The boys and girls Senior Basketball teams have begun. The regular season will end the first
  week in April with playoffs to follow.

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  Swim team and orienteering will be held in late April. Please listen to the announcements for
  when the tryouts and the practices will be held.
  

Cross-Country: 2011

• Results are posted at the following website HWDSB Athletics each year.
• Coaches> Mrs. Crowe > Congratulations on another great season.

  Archives Dates:

Division 1 - October 13th, 2011 - morning
Division 2 - October 14th, 2011 - morning
Division 3 - October 14th, 2011 - afternoon
Rain day October 17th, 2011

3-Pitch: September 19-22, 2011

• Senior Girls Team > Ms J. Brown and Ms. Desotti > Congratulations on a great tournament!
• Junior Girls Team > Ms. Coburn > Congratulations on a great tournament!
• Senior Boys Team > Mr. C. DiFelice > Congratulations on a great tournament!
• Junior Boys Team > Mr. P. Martindale >Congratulations on a great tournament!

Basketball: For more information see click here.

Junior Basketball: Pre-season coaches meeting - December 5th, 2011> Season begins:  January 11th, 2012> Playoffs begin:  February 8th, 2012> Championships:  March 1st, 2012

Senior Basketball: Pre-season coaches meeting - February 14th, 2012> Season begins:  March 5th, 2012 > Playoffs begin:  April 10th, 2012 > Championships:  May 1st, 2012

• Junior Girls Basketball: Congratulations on a great season!
• Senior Girls Basketball: Tryouts and practices are posted outside the gym.
• Senior Boys Basketball: Tryouts and practices are posted outside the gym.
• Junior Boys Basketball: Congratulations on a great season!

Volleyball:

For more information and schedules see click here. Pre-season coaches meeting - September 26th > Season begins:  October 12th, 2011> Playoffs begin: November 17th, 2011> Championships:  Week of December 5th, 2011

• Junior Girls Volleyball: Mrs. Vanderburgh and Mrs. Mason-Grant > Congratulations on a great season!
• Senior Girls Volleyball: Mrs. Vanderburgh and Ms. Desotti >Congratulations on a great season!
• Junior Boys Volleyball: Ms. Coburn and Ms. Dockrill > Congratulations on a great season!
• Senior Boys Volleyball: Mr. Difelice and Mr. Martindale >Congratulations on a great season!

  
  

Curling:

• If your are interested forms and money must be returned in a sealed envelope marked "Dalewood Curling Club" by Friday, January 20th.
  For more information please contact 905-521-8750 X231 or duncan@hamiltonindoor.com.

• Click here for an invite.
• Click here for a form.

Swim Meet: April 30th, 2012, May 1st, and 2nd, 2012

• Contact: Mrs. Crowe in Room 11

Track & Field Meet:Contacts are Mrs. Pratt, Mr. Difelice and Mr. Martindale

• Division 1 > June 11th, 2012
  Division 2 > June 12th, 2012
  Division 3 > June 13th, 2012
  Rain date(s) > June 14th – 15th, 2012

Triathlon:Contact is Mrs. Crowe

• May 25th @ Ancaster - 50 Grade 6,7,8

Water Polo: Contact is Mrs. Crowe

• Water Polo Tournament at Dalewood on Friday, May 18th

Golf Team: Contact is Mr. Difelice >

• Practice after school on Tuesday, May 1st.
• Tournament is May 15th @ Flamborough Hills

Orienteering:

• Congratulations on a great season!

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Links:

Please encourage your child/children to visit Stupid.ca for facts about Substance Abuse in Canada and around the world.

Please encourage your child/children to visit the following links on Internet/Cyber bullying Safety:

• i-Safe Inc..
• Cybertip
• Be Web Aware
• NetSmartz
• Visit our Computer Homepage for more computer technology links for WWW Safety.

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Special Events Update:

• Dalewood's Annual 'Kids Helping Kids': TBA

• Terry Fox...Once again students participated in the Terry Fox run on Friday, September 23rd. The Run is a non-competitive event where people get together as individuals, families and groups to raise money in Terry’s name. It is a day of celebrating Terry’s legacy and helping to keep his dream of a cure for cancer alive.

Disclaimer: This web site is updated by Linda Coburn. Individual Teacher's Homepages are designed and updated independently.