Pepper DriveSchool

PE Class:

PE is all about effort! Do your personal best everyday while working to improve your personal fitness and sports skills. Have a good attitude even if you feel you are “not athletic” or you don’t like the particular sport we are focused on for the week. 

MATERIALS:

 

*Pepper Drive PE uniform. 

Lost, damaged, or outgrown uniforms must be replaced at your parent’s expense:

 $5 shirt, $5 shorts

 No markings other than name (last, name, first initial) are allowed on PE uniform. 

*Closed-toe, laced athletic shoes in good condition.  Better to have a pair to leave in your locker. CROCS are not appropriate PE shoes!

Your grade will be docked each time you choose to wear your CROCS in PE class.

*Stick deodorant

Optional materials to be kept in your PE locker:

 

*Stick sunscreen *Sports headband, pony-tail holders, hair clips to keep hair and sweat out of your face 

 *Any color sweatshirt and/or sweatpants for cold days

*A baseball cap for sun protection 

**Sunglasses are not permitted at PE**

LOCKER ROOM POLICIES:

You will be assigned a lock and a locker for your PE clothes. It is your responsibility to keep track of your lock. Place it on your locker door while getting into your locker and make sure to lock it before leaving the locker room. All clothing must be kept in a locked locker at all times.

Clothing left on the floor or benches or in an unlocked locker will be placed in the PE lost & found. 

The PDMS locker room motto is: 

KEEP YOURSELF TO YOURSELF while you GET IN, GET DRESSED, GET OUT!

T.I.G.E.R. locker room expectations are clearly posted in the locker room. Please review them regularly and behave accordingly. No sprays of any kind allowed inside the locker room. Please use sprays outside only. NO glass bottles, please!

Your teachers do not want to stand at the locker room door during change times, but we will if we have to.

DAILY SCHEDULE:

Water bottles are to be placed on the bleachers before starting your circuit.

1. Dress (you have 5 minutes to get in, get dressed, get out)

2. Roll-call and announcements

3. PE activity of the day 

4. Dress (you have 5 minutes to get in, get dressed, get out)

*Schedule is adjusted on fitness testing days

FITNESS TESTING:

You will be tested in the mile, curl-ups, and modified (inclined) pull-ups each trimester.  

Earn the PAW score in all three events to get a PAW for your PE shirt! 

+1 bonus point for scoring better than your previous test. Good Luck!

 

7th graders also complete the California State Physical Fitness Testing in the spring, consisting of the mile, upper body strength, and flexibility. 

GRADING:

You will receive the SAME letter grade for academics, effort, and citizenship in PE.  You are given 5 points per day when you are here and fully participating, plus up to 30 points for trimester fitness testing. Your grade is determined by the percentage of total points you keep as follows:

100%=A+ 99-90%=A 89-80%=B 79-71%=C 67-60%=D 59-0%=F 

+1 point for EACH of the following:

*outstanding effort/hustle between activities

*extra lap(s) on Friday within the given time limit 

*picking up several pieces of trash without being asked  

*caught demonstrating genuine good sportsmanship: encouraging classmates, being a gracious winner and loser, keeping your team focused on the activity at all times by respectfully redirecting those off task, helping a classmate with skills

 

Behave in accordance with the T.I.G.E.R. traits at all times. 

T.I.R. are the traits with the most impact on the overall classroom environment.

#1 T: Teamwork	*Please positively contribute to all classroom activities by: remaining with your team and staying on task  during group activities contributing to the activity to the best of your ability  cooperating with your team by compromising on any disagreements  keeping the locker room and outdoor classroom picked-up and clean at all times
#2  I: Integrity	*Please follow district, school, and classroom rules at all times by: following class routines, procedures, and directions correctly and consistently staying focused on instruction by not purposely disrupting not chewing gum  keeping your cell phone off and in your backpack while on campus getting permission before leaving your area
#3  R: Responsibility & Respect	*Please contribute to the positive classroom environment by: being prepared for learning by being dressed out in your full PE uniform & appropriate shoes keeping your body parts and any other objects to yourself at all times using polite language when interacting with peers and adults  being on time to roll call

You will LOSE:

*1 point each time you do not meet any of these expectations. 

*3 points when your name is left by a guest teacher for causing a problem in class. 

Everyone LOSES 2 points when a guest teacher ranks the class 6 or lower.

 Do your best to help maintain an effective learning environment when I am out! :)

Everyone EARNS:

* 3 bonus citizenship points when a guest teacher gives the class a rank of 10 for the day! 

*2 bonus points when a guest teacher gives the class a rank of 9 for the day.

Notation made in Powerschool regarding points added or deducted each day. 

 

MEDICAL EXCUSE:

When you have a minor injury or illness, your parent/guardian may excuse you from PE for 1, 2, or 3 consecutive days by filling out the PE Excuse form or sending in a written note or email. Any excuse longer than three days requires a doctor's note.

When you are absent for 1,2, or 3 days, you are excused from PE. Starting on your fourth consecutive day of missing PE for any reason, you are required to begin completing alternative, written PE assignments found in Google Classroom. We will discuss and agree upon how many of these assignments you must complete to clear your absences. Your daily scores will be 0 until those assignments are submitted and graded.