TCPS P.E.

Recipe of the Week 4/5/10-4/9/10

April 7th, 2010

PRETZELS

Prep time: about 30 minutes

Ingredients:

1 tbsp. yeast
½ c. warm water
1 tsp. honey
1-1/3 c. flour
1 tsp. salt

Utensils:

oven (you’ll need help from your adult assistant)
small bowl
mixing spoon
medium-size bowl
cutting board, sprinkled with flour
baking sheet, sprayed with nonstick spray
measuring cups and spoons

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 325° Fahrenheit (165° Celsius).
Put the yeast in a small bowl with the water and honey. Stir a little, then let the mixture sit for 5 minutes.
Mix the flour and salt together in a medium bowl.
After the 5 minutes is up, check on the yeast mixture. It should be bigger than before and a little bubbly. Add this mixture to the flour and salt mixture.
Stir everything together. Use a spoon to start. Finish with your hands. The dough is ready when it’s still a little crumbly and flaky.
Put the dough on the cutting board and knead it like you are playing with clay. Knead it into one big ball.
Break off a piece of dough that’s about the size of a big gumball or superball. Use your hands to roll it into a skinny snake.
Twist the snake into a medium-size pretzel shape, and put it on the cookie sheet. Do this with all the dough, making 12 pretzels.
Bake your pretzels for 10 minutes. Let them cool and take a bite!

Serves: 12

Serving size: 1 pretzel

Nutritional analysis (per serving):
56 calories
1 g protein
0 g fat
12 g carbohydrate
0 g fiber
0 mg cholesterol
192 mg sodium
2 mg calcium
0.7 mg iron

Note: Nutritional analysis may vary depending on ingredient brands used.

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Join the Challenge

April 7th, 2010

TCPS TIGERS! Coach Marvin Santiago has started a group to take the President’s Challenge together and you’re invited to be part of it! What is it? The President’s Challenge is a series of programs designed to help improve anyone’s activity level. Joining a group is a great way to make staying active easy. To learn more about the President’s Challenge, go to http://www.PresidentsChallenge.org Why join? Staying active with others can be a lot of fun. They’ll help keep you motivated – even when you don’t really feel like it. Groups are a great way to meet new people. There are even programs for people at different activity levels: the Active Lifestyle program aimed at beginners and the Presidential Champions program for those who are already active. Signing up for a group is simple. And there’s no limit to how many groups you can belong to. You can join or leave at any time. All you have to do is register. It’s quick, and there’s no cost just to participate!

How to join
1) Go to http://www.PresidentsChallenge.org/login/register

2) Fill out the registration form. Be sure to include the following info during registration:
Your Group ID Number: 89556
Your Group Member Number: TCPS TIGERS

3) After registering, start logging your activities. As you log activities you’ll be able to track your progress toward winning a President’s Challenge Award or Medal.

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2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

February 16th, 2010

The Winter Olympics are well underway. I am really enjoy watching all of the events that are televised on TV. I am constantly checking the Olympics website www.vancouver2010.com to look at pictures and watch videos of untelevised events. Leave a comment and let us all know what is your favorite event or events. My favorites so far was the figure skating, speed skating and women’s downhill moguls. I am looking forward to watching the downhill skiing and the snowboard half-pipe with Shaun White and .

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