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South Tahoe Middle School Physical Education Handbook

Dear Parents and Students:

Welcome to South Tahoe Middle Schools' Physical Education Program. Our primary goal, as physical educators, is to teach every child - from the physically gifted to the physically challenged - how and why they should keep themselves healthy and fit throughout their lifetime. In our physical education program, we provide learning experiences which are developmentally appropriate, and that increase physical competence, physical fitness, self-esteem and joy through lifelong physical activity.

Here's how we achieve that goal:

  • 1. Our physical education curriculum includes a balance of skills, concepts, game activities, physical fitness, and dance experiences designed to enhance the cognitive, motor, and affective development of every child.
  • 2. We provide experiences that encourage children to question, integrate, analyze, communicate, apply cognitive concepts, and gain a wide, multi-cultural view of the world.
  • 3. Throughout the year we teach activities that allow children the opportunity to work together to improve their emerging social skills. These activities also help children develop a positive self-concept.
  • 4. Ongoing fitness assessment is used as part of the process of helping children understand, enjoy, improve, and/or maintain their physical health and well-being.
  • 5. Grade decisions are based primarily on ongoing individual assessments of students as they participate in physical education class activities. Students are evaluated subjectively and objectively. Students are graded on participation, attitude, behavior, written work/tests, physical fitness testing, skill testing, improvement, dressing out, and knowledge of skill/activity that is being taught. Students will be held accountable for non-participation, tardies, poor behavior, gym clothes violations, and breaking class rules. A student's personal BEST is considered.
  • 6. Finally, our classes are designed so that ALL children are involved in activities that allow them to experience the joy of movement. There is always an open invitation to come and visit our physical education classes. By working together to encourage health and fitness through physical activity, we are certain we will be able to help your child develop the positive habit of lifelong physical activity that will lead to a healthy and productive life.

Sincerely, South Tahoe Physical Education Department STUDENT

EXPECTATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· To do your personal best each day in all aspects of class

· To use proper social skills at all times and uphold behavior agreement

· To attend class in the proper clothing for the prescribed activity/facility and weather

· To be responsible for all medical excuses, notes, and re-admits

· To complete all class responsibilities and required work

· To get to class and roll call on time with p.e. notebook, and writing utensil

· To obtain make-up work from teacher, when absent

· To be sure locks and lockers are secure

· To take care of p.e. clothing, including storage, cleaning, and repair

· To take care of all toilet needs before going to class

· To report an injury to his/her instructor immediately

· To keep the physical education area clean and respect all facilities, hanging signs, and equipment

 

CURRICULUM

The South Tahoe Middle School Physical Education Program offers students a diverse curriculum which includes individual and team activities, lifetime sports, cooperative games, healthy lifestyles, and multi-cultural activities. The following is a list of probable curriculum units: ·

  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Softball
  • Wrestling
  • Combatives
  • Self-defense
  • Dance - aerobics, social, folk, square, street-dance, cultural
  • Cross Country Skiing/Ice skating
  • Soccer
  • Gymnastics
  • Pickle Ball
  • Recreational Games
  • Tennis · Orienteering
  • Field Hockey/Floor Hockey
  • New Games/Activities
  • Physical Fitness Assessment
  • Heart Health (using heart rate monitors)
  • Archery
  • Rugby

ASSESSMENT

Throughout the school year teachers will assess each student to determine improvement and proficiency in the following areas. The students grade will be determined by, but not limited to, the following:

  • Physical Performance: Task cards, routines, check lists, video analysis, rubrics, fitness tests, skills tests, run times, self-assessment, peer assessment.
  • Cognitive Performance: Notebooks, written tests, projects, homework, writing and reading assignments, goal setting, graphing.
  • Social Skills Performance: Cooperative learning activities, problem solving, small group and class discussions, self-assessment, peer assessment.
  • 70%=Classwork
  • 10%=Written tests/quizzes
  • 10%=Homework
  • 10%=Following Procedures (dressing out, following directions, social skills)

DRESSING POLICY

1. The required uniform for STMS physical education is as follows: Shirt: $12.00 Shorts: $13.00 Socks: Required, (athletic socks recommended). Athletic shoes: Appropriate for physical activities inside or outside. Shoes MUST be laced traditionally and of the proper size. Sweat top and bottom: Optional, (STMS sweats, sold through PTA, or PLAIN, NAVY BLUE SWEATS ONLY) (An example will be shown to students the first week of school)Can be purchased at K-Mart for $6.00. Used and cleaned uniform (shorts and shirt) $10.00 for the set *Assistance with clothing purchase is available with a parent note or phone call. HATS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED, EXCEPT DURING SOFTBALL OR NORDIC SKIING.

2. All physical education clothing must have the student's name printed on both the shorts and the shirt. We prefer the shirts and shorts to say the student's full first name and full last name, or the full first name and the initial of the other name. For example, Janae Nead or Janae N.

3. Physical Education students are required to dress everyday in appropriate fitted P.E. clothes. Shorts must cover buttocks at all times. If your child lends clothing to other students or borrows from other students a detention will be issued.

4. P.E. clothing is to be worn for P.E. class only, not around school or at lunch.

5. Loaner clothing (shirt/short/shoes) are available on a short-term basis. Students may only use "loaner" clothing one time per trimester.

NON-DRESS POLICY

Students are expected to be in their gym clothes and ready for class 5 minutes after the tardy bell. Students will have 5 minutes to dress, and take care of bathroom needs, at both ends of the block. Any attempt to wear "loaners" a second time or failure to dress for P.E. will result in a detention.

LOCKER ROOM POLICY

1. Most physical education students will be assigned one personal and one common locker. Some may receive a smaller locker. The personal locker is for overnight storage of clothing and essentials. The common locker is for use during the student's P.E. period only. Students are to use the locker assigned to them and are responsible for remembering their locker number and combination. ABSOLUTELY NO SHARING LOCKERS! STUDENTS' ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THEIR UNLOCKED BELONGINGS!

2. When not changing clothing, students are responsible for the security of their locker. Students need to keep their locker closed and locked, with possessions inside. Students should avoid bringing valuables or excessive amounts of money. For best security of possessions, students should keep combinations to themselves. STMS is not responsible for lost or stolen items due to negligence.

3. Students are to be in the locker room during their P.E. block only. They must take all books and binders with them when they leave the locker room.

4. Each student is given a lock. If they lose it or leave it unlocked and it gets lost, they must pay $5.00 in order to get another one issued to them. If the lock turns up at the end of the year, we will reimburse them.

STUDENTS INJURED OR RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS

All parent notes that excuse students form participation will be considered limited participation excuses. This Limited Participation Excuse will excuse the student from any activity that will affect their injury or illness. The student will be put on a modified program that will allow them to continue with the class, when possible. A PARENT NOTE MAY LIMIT A STUDENTS' ACTIVITY FOR A MAXIMUM OF THREE, CONSECUTIVE DAYS. After four or more days, a doctor's note is required. Only a doctor's note can excuse a student totally from physical activity and they are expected to continue with the written and daily notebook assignments. If a student is excused from P.E. with a doctor's note for 31 or more days, they are no longer eligible for an "A" grade, but will be awarded a "Pass" or "Fail" grade.

INDEPENDENT STUDY FOR LONG ABSENCES

If your child has to miss class for vacations, family occurrences, medical reasons, etc., they are encouraged to talk to their PE teacher to find out what they can do while they are gone to maintain their class grade.

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