Dear Indian Trail Community,

For the past ten years, our physical education department has
sponsored the program, Jump Rope For Heart, which was created by the
American Heart Association (AHA). We have had a magical run with AHA,
almost raising $50,000.00 in the past four years. A big thanks to both
AHA and Indian Trail for support with Jump Rope For Heart.

In an effort to move forward in a new direction, it is our pleasure to
present Indian Trail’s new charity,, The Rory Deustch Foundation
(http:// www.roryd.org/welcome). Rory is a former Indian Trail student
and beloved member of our community.  At the young age of seven-years
old, he died of a brain stem glioma, a type of pediatric brain tumor.
His courage and optimism in the face of inevitable death was an
inspiration to all who knew him. The mission of The Rory David Deutsch
Foundation is to eradicate pediatric brain tumors and other
devastating childhood diseases as well as to make a difference in the
lives of afflicted children and their families. It accomplishes these
purposes by:
Funding medical research and programs.
Increasing public awareness of the Foundation’s mission.
Creating opportunities to engage young people and adults in activities
that can make a positive difference in their lives.

In May, Indian Trail School will host it’s first “Ragnar for Rory”
school-wide fundraising event to support the Rory Deustch Foundation .
In order to make this fundraiser more meaningful for students, they
will participate in a week-long distance running program that fosters
the importance of exercise, teamwork, and goal setting during p.e.
Additionally, six of our teachers will be running the official Ragnar
Relay on June 8th on a team of twelve.

The Ragnar Relay is an overnight running relay race that tests the
limits of its runners over two days from Madison, Wisconsin. to
Chicago, Illinois. Our students will also run 200 miles, but will
share the load between the Indian Trail student body (400) rather than
12. They will track their steps using pedometers on our event date and
will get to follow their progress on a map that will simulate the same
run the teachers will be doing from Madison to Chicago.  You can visit
the official Ragnar Relay website for more information:
http://www.ragnarrelay.com/

Our goal is to reach $10,000.00 in donations this year and we need
YOUR help! The Rory David Deustch Foundation a non-profit organization
and all proceeds benefit their mission. There are not any
administrative fees or promotional costs that take away from your
donation. Let your family, friends, and neighbors know about Indian
Trail’s  Ragnar for Rory. We have included a link for a sample
email/letter you can use to send to your family and friends. How else
can you help? Encourage your kids to make the most of Ragnar For Rory
week. Talk with them about the importance they play in raising
awareness about pediatric brain tumors.

If you are interested in volunteering to help out at our Running for
Rory event, please contact Ms. Henkel or Coach Funke by phone:
224-765-3487. Or email jfunke@nssd112.org and shenkel@nssd112.org

All fundraiser links can be found on our physical education department
blog: (http://blogs.nssd112.org/jfunke/) or on our school website
(http://www.edline.net/pages/Indian_Trail_ES)

We are looking forward to the Indian Trail community coming together
to support the Rory Deustch Foundation.

Thank you for your support,

Coach Funke and Ms. Henkel

Donation Information

All proceeds of our fundraiser will be given to the Rory David Deutsch
Foundation and Team Ragnar for Rory. Donators will receive a thank you
letter and tax exemption form  from The Rory David Deutsch Foundation.
Donations are due by:

CHECKS:
Please make all checks out to The Rory David Deutsch Foundation and
turn checks into the Indian Trail School Physical Education Department
or the Indian Trail School front office. Or you can mail checks to
2075 St. Johns Ave. Highland Park, Il. 60035

ONLINE:
You can donate online by visiting http://www.roryd.org/welcome and
clicking on “making a donation”. Follow the prompts to make an online
donation. You will be asked for your basic billing information. At the
bottom of the billing information page there will be a box where you
can add additional comments. Please write Ragnar for Rory in the box
so the foundation can add it to our total.

Welcome to brisk November!!!

We are very excited because cold weather means we get to use our gym more. To kick things off our students in k-1 will be working on soccer skills while 2nd-5th grade will be participating in an indoor soccer unit. Our  STEP phys ed. will be focusing on hockey skills and anaerobic activities.

Halloween Unit!!! 

A huge thanks to Miss Henkel for another awesomely spooky gym. The kids had a blast and we are so happy this tradition has continued it success in our phys. ed. program. Can’t wait for next year.

Parent Teacher Conferences Nov. 21st -22nd (12:00pm-8:00pm.)

Come one come all to the gym. Miss Henkel and Coach Funke are always excited to see parents during our conference days. We rarely get that many visitors so please don’t be to shy to stop and by.

Boys Basketball (Starts 11/29)

Bring it on! We are starting our Boys Basketball Club again on Nov. 29th. Sign up is with Coach Funke. The club will meet once a week on Tuesday’s from 3:30-4:30pm. A bus will be provided and there is a limited of spots available so make sure you sign up soon.

Girls After School Sports (Starts 12/1)

Calling all girls! After school sports is back and ready for another awesome session. This year is shaping up to be super fun and we can’t wait to get started. Make sure you sign up with Coach Funke. The club will meet once a week on Thursday’s from 3:30-4:30pm. A bus will be provided and there is a limited of spots available so make sure you sign up soon.

Target Stopped by…

Did you know that for every dollar you spend at Target 1% goes back to our schools. How?  Just sign up or use your Red Card at Target and participate in the Take Charge of Education program that Target created.  This year our schools received a huge check from Target thanks to our Highland Park shoppers. To celebrate Target sent some of it’s staff to Indian Trail. We got to play some games with them in gym, it was so fun! Thanks Target!

Question? Concerns?

Contact…

Coach Funke

jfunke@nssd112.org

224-765-3487

Miss Henkel

shenkel@nssd112.org

224-765-3487

Boo! 

Happy Halloween Everyone! 

To celebrate we are going to continue our ever famous Halloween Games Unit. So kids get ready for Miss Henkel’s spookiest decorations to fill our gym. We have a couple new halloween games to play as well as a few classic games that have entertained us for the past three years since we initiated this super fun unit. 

In addition to the halloween unit, our k-2 grades will partake in a castle games unit, parachute activities, and various tagging and fleeing games.

In grades 3-5, the students will take their first fitness tests of the year. They will also set their yearly fitness goals based on these tests. For any information on our fitness testing process feel free to email or call the p.e. department here at I.T. (contact information available at bottom of page). 3rd-5th grade will also be participating in castle games and various tagging and fleeing games.

Girls After School Basketball is meeting every Thursday at 3:30. For information on this great club please contact Miss Henkel at ext. 3499.

IT’s SOOOO Scary
Creative Writing Contest

Write a scary, suspenseful or just plain weird tale of 500
words or less. Any Indian Trail student in grades Kindergarten
through Fifth grade may participate. Third, fourth and fifth
grade students must type their stories. Kindergarten, first and
second may turn in a neat, handwritten story. Please make
certain that your full name, grade level and teacher’s name are
written on your story before submitting it to the library.

All entries are due to the library
before noon on
October 24th.

Parents may assist their student by:
• proofreading
• offering story suggestions or
• typing their student’s work

One story per class will be selected by a group of teachers
and student judges. The selected stories will be published
into a booklet and will be passed out on Halloween day at
school. Turn this page over for the rubric that will be used to
judge all stories. Please email Mrs. Grost with any questions at
kgrost@nssd112.org

Calling All Students!!!

Want to review a game or write a column about gym? Please do! Submit all reviews and articles in an email to either of these coaches. Our email is jfunke@nssd112.org or shenkel@nssd112.org. We hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks!

Have a great October!

CONTACT INFO

Coach Funke

EMAIL: jfunke@nssd112.org

PHONE: 1-224-765-3487

Miss Henkel

EMAIL: shenkel@nssd112.org

PHONE: 1-224-765-3487

September is here and we are so excited to be back at Indian Trail. We hope everyone had a great summer and is ready for another great year.

Curriculum—

Kindergarten-1st grade….

In the younger grades we will be focusing on manipulative games, locomotor skills, and tagging/fleeing games.

2nd grade-5th grade ….

Our older students will be working on a football unit, manipulative games, tagging and fleeing games.

Clubs…

Girls Basketball (3rd-5th)

Starting September 15 the girls basketball club will be meeting every thursday from 3:30-4:30. Permission slips are being sent home. You can also pick up a permission slip from the office or PE department. Our amazing Miss Henkel is once again the instructor. Have questions? Feel free to call Miss Henkel at ext 3499 or email her at shenkel@nssd112.org.

Have a great September everyone!