One parent note is accepted per nine weeks grading period or per 12 weeks if you re in a 12 week class unless a physical ailment is obvious.

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1 Elmwood Physical Education Classroom Rules 1. Dress every class day! - It s your responsibility to have spare clothing always available. - Students who do not dress for class will be required to walk the entire class period. Students who are physically unable to walk will receive a written assignment. Medical excuses will be evaluated on an individual basis. - One parent note is accepted per nine weeks grading period or per 12 weeks if you re in a 12 week class unless a physical ailment is obvious. 2. Wear appropriate clothing! - This includes a sleeved t-shirt, mid-thigh to knee length shorts, socks, and tennis shoes. 3. Participate in classroom activities! 4. RESPECT everything around you! 5. Keep the locker rooms picked up! - Do not leave any materials on the floor. - All personal items should be locked up. - Students should not bring money or valuable objects to class. 6. Attend school on a daily basis or be responsible about make-up work! -Students will be required to make up each missed workout after three absences from class. -Workouts should be made up in a prompt manner. -Students who do not make up missed workouts will be docked 5% on their class participation grade. Other Expectations 1. Change your clothes quickly, walk into gym area, and stretch! 2. Put forth good effort! 3. Do not leave the gym or playing area without permission. 4. Be inside the gymnasium or locker room when the tardy bell rings. 5. Don t mess around in the locker room. 6. Do not touch another person s property in the locker room. 7. No gum, candy, or soda in the gym area. 8. Powerade privileges will be awarded on a class to class basis.

2 Grading Procedures (8 th -12 th grades) 40% of grade- based on the improvement of your individual level of fitness. Students will complete one post-test per nine weeks so their level of fitness may be evaluated. Post-tests are 12 minute run, 1 minute situp, sit and reach, hand dynamometer, and body fat 40% of grade- your digiwalker or heart rate monitor daily scores steps-a 5500 steps-b 5000 steps-c 4500 steps-d 4499 or below-f 10% of grade- evaluation of course goals and objectives, workout plans 10% of grade- effort, attitude, sportsmanship Grading Procedures (7 th grades) 50% of grade- digiwalker scores 50% of grade- daily score derived from participation, cooperation, attitude, effort, and sportsmanship Dress Policies for All Grades Students who do not dress for class: 1 st violation/9or 12 week period- Students will have the choice of making up the workout on another day or receive a detention. 2 nd or 3 rd violation/9 or 12 week period- Students will receive a detention for each violation and their letter grade will be docked 10% for each violation. 4 th violation/9 or 12 week period- Students letter grade will be docked an additional 20% and will be referred to the office. Students will write and be graded on an individual workout plan. Students who do not have a written plan will be required to do the universal workout. Failure to complete all assigned activities on a workout plan will result in an F for the day.

3 Course description Elmwood s physical education is a health-related fitness program which focuses on improving one s level of fitness and other life long activities. Regular physical activity is necessary to sustain fitness and health. Students need to apply training principles frequency, intensity, time and type (FITT) to achieve their personal fitness goals. Fitness expectations need to be established on an individual basis; realistic goals need to be based on the health-related components of endurance, strength, flexibility, cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition. Students will develop an exercise plan which when performed properly will enable them to improve the above fitness components. By learning and applying these concepts, students can develop lifelong understanding and good habits for overall health and fitness. Students will also take part in other life-long endeavors so as to improve one s future health. Students will participate in a written 30 minute exercise plan, then a 30 minute recreational activity during a given class period. Course Units Semester One 1 st 9 weeks: Bocce ball Ultimate sports Flag football Frisbee golf Dodgeball 2 nd 9 weeks: Matball Volleyball Basketball Semester Two 3 rd 9 weeks: Basketball Cricket Wiffleball Badminton 4 th 9 weeks: Ultimate Sports Pickleball Recreational games Softball Track and field

4 Physical Education Objectives 1. Students will be able to perform skills efficiently in a variety of leisure activities, sports, creative movement and work-related activities. 2. Students will demonstrate the basic tasks necessary to compete in a given sport. 3. Students will be able to develop basic strategies of various sports. 4. Students will be able to improve one s level of fitness. 5. Students will be able to prescribe various exercises appropriate to each fitness component. 6. Students will be able to incorporate the 5 components of fitness into a daily exercise plan. 7. Students will demonstrate basic rules of various games, sports, or movement activities. 8. Students will be able to analyze various movement patterns for efficiency and effectiveness. 9. Students will be able to develop rules and safety procedures for physical activities. 10. Students will be able to select and apply offensive, defensive and cooperative strategies in selected activities, games and sports. 11. Students will be able to interpret the effects of exercise/physical activity on the level of health-related fitness. 12. Students will be able to describe ways the human body interrelates with exercise. 13. Students will be able to participate in various types of fitness training programs (e.g., circuit, cross and interval training) and describe the characteristics and benefits of each. 14. Students will remain physically active for 30 minutes/3 times per week. 15. Students will examine the benefits of physical activity on one s overall health. 16. Students will be able to estimate THR and to make the connection between THR and one s cardiovascular improvement. 17. Students will be able to describe the relationship among body composition, fitness, and diet. 18. Students will be able to apply the FIT principle to the activities performed on the 7 day planner. 19. Students will be able to record and interpret health-related physiological data. 20. Students will be able to prepare an individual health-related fitness profile and evaluate fitness level on each component. 21. Students will be able to demonstrate decision-making skills both independently and with others during physical activities. 22. Students will be able to apply identified procedures and safe practices to all group physical activity settings.

5 23. Students will design and be graded on an individual fitness program. 24. Students will be able to complete a given task on time. 25. Students will be able to work cooperatively with others to achieve group goals in competitive games and non-competitive situations. 26. Students will be able to explain how body system functions can be maintained and improved (e.g., exercise, nutrition, safety). 27. Students will be able to explain immediate and long-term effects of health habits on the body systems (e.g., diet/heart disease, exercise/fat reduction, stress management/emotional health). 28. Students will be able to formulate strategies to prevent conflict and resolve differences. 29. Students will be able to explain how decision making affects the achievement of individual health goals. 30. Students will be able to evaluate progress toward the attainment of a health goal. 31. Students will become acquainted with the overload principle and be able to apply it to certain situations. 32. Students will perform various stretching activities in order to properly warm up prior to physical activity. 33. Students will be able to realistically show progression from workout to workout. 34. Students will practice healthy behaviors throughout class activities. 35. Students will display good sportsmanship throughout all class activities. 36. Students will show respect towards others by honoring their feelings/beliefs. 37. Students will respect school properties, and school equipment. 38. Students will be able to resolve conflicts arising during class participation.