Karate

We were lucky to have Master Letchenburg come and teach us some karate skills the past three weeks. The kids loved learning from him and they gleaned some important things that will help them be successful in life.  Some of the things they learned were:


1. "The Goals we set, are the goals we get"
2. "2 qualities of a champion are: attention to detail and follow through"
3. "7 magic words of respect are: yes sir, no sir, yes mam, no mam, please, thank you, and you're welcome"
4. "3 rules of concentration are: focus your eyes, focus your mind, and focus your body"



The students can repeat those from memory and they understand what each of them mean and how, by putting those into practice, will help them be more successful in school, at home and all other aspects of their life.

They were also given homework assignments throughout the three weeks and each time they completed a homework task they were given a stripe on their belt.  Some of the homework tasks were:
1. respect your parents
2. respect your teacher
3. go above and beyond at home
4. say "thank you" and "I love you"
5. Clean your room without being asked

We are so grateful for Master Letchenburg, Master Jones and Mr. Ducett for taking time out of their busy schedules to work with us!