School Year 2023 - 2024
Course Name | Health & Physical Education | Course Code | PHYSICAL EDUCATION: 36.00100-36.00600 HEALTH: 17.00100-17.00600 |
School Name | Austin Elementary School | Teacher Names | Jonathan Peters Charlotte Kelso |
School Phone Number | 678-874-8102 | Teacher Emails | |
School Website | Teacher Websites |
Course Description
Health and Physical Education are essential in contributing to the total education of K-12 students. It is the role of quality Health and Physical Education programs to help students develop health-related fitness, physical competence in movement activities, cognitive understanding, and positive attitudes towards physical activity so that they can adopt healthy and physically active lifestyles. Quality programs also provide learning experiences that meet a student’s developmental needs, which in turn helps to improve mental alertness, academic performance, readiness, and enthusiasm for learning. (GA DOE, 2020)
Curriculum Overview
The following academic concepts will be covered. THIS IS ONLY A GUIDE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW—Physical Education |
Unit 1 – Rituals/Routines/Expectations & Navigating Virtually |
Unit 2 – Fitness |
Unit 3 – Motor Skills & Movement Patterns |
Unit 4 – Target |
Unit 5 – Striking |
Unit 6 – Rhythm/Dance |
Unit 7 – Balance & Coordination |
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW—Health |
Unit 1 – Rituals/Routines/Expectations & Navigating Virtually |
Unit 2 –Mental/Emotional & Social Health |
Unit 3 – Substance Use & Abuse |
Unit 4 – Disease Prevention |
Unit 5 – Human Growth & Development |
Unit 6 – Nutrition/Fitness |
Unit 7 – Safety |
BOARD-APPROVED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
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GRADING SYSTEM: The DeKalb County School District believes that the most important assessment of student learning shall be conducted by the teachers as they observe and evaluate students in the context of ongoing classroom instruction. A variety of approaches, methodologies, and resources shall be used to deliver educational services and to maximize each student’s opportunity to succeed. Teachers shall evaluate student progress, report grades that represent the student’s academic achievement, and communicate official academic progress to students and parents in a timely manner through the electronic grading portal. See Board Policy IHA.
GRADING CATEGORIES | *GRADE PROTOCOL |
Formative and Diagnostic Assessments – 0% Assessment Tasks (Skills & Homework) – 25% Classwork (Guided, Independent, and Group Practice) – 45% Quizzes, Tests, and Projects – 30% | A 90 – 100 ~P (pass) B 80 – 89 ~F (fail) C 71 – 79 D 70 F Below 70 |
Notes:
*English Learners (ELs) must not receive numerical or letter grades for the core content areas in elementary and middle school during their first year of language development. A grade of CS or CU must be assigned. This rule may be extended beyond the first year with approval from the EL Studies Program. English Learners must receive a grade for ESOL courses.
~Elementary schools will utilize P (pass) and F (fail) in Health/Physical Education, Music, World Languages, Visual Arts and Performing Arts.
DISTRICT EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS | |
STUDENT PROGRESS | Semester progress reports shall be issued four and a half, nine and thirteen and a half weeks into each semester. The progress of students shall be evaluated frequently and plans shall be generated to remediate deficiencies as they are discovered. Plans shall include appropriate interventions designed to meet the needs of the students. See Board Policy IH. |
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY | Students will not engage in an act of academic dishonesty including, but not limited to, cheating, providing false information, falsifying school records, forging signatures, or using an unauthorized computer user ID or password. See the Code of Student Conduct - Student Rights and Responsibilities and Character Development Handbook. |
HOMEWORK | Homework assignments should be meaningful and should be an application or adaptation of a classroom experience. Homework is at all times an extension of the teaching/learning experience. It should be considered the possession of the student and should be collected, evaluated and returned to the students. See Board Policy IHB. |
MAKE-UP WORK DUE TO ABSENCES | When a student is absent because of a legal reason as defined by Georgia law or when the absence is apparently beyond the control of the student, the student shall be given an opportunity to earn grade(s) for those days absent. Make-up work must be completed within the designated time allotted. See Board Policy IHEA. |
SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS | |
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS | -arrive into the class 5-10 minutes early (make sure you can see/hear) -have a safe place to move around (move chairs and all other items) -wear appropriate workout clothes (no skirts/dresses or pajamas) |
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES | -rubber/plastic ball or sock ball (make a ball with socks) -an empty clothes hamper, trash can, or box |
EXTRA HELP | Visual aids such as handouts and video links of age-appropriate activities will be provided. |
PARENTS AS PARTNERS | Parents, taking your child on nature walks or in the neighborhood allows an opportunity for you to check in on your child’s mental/emotional health. You can also discuss safety scenarios. Example: What would you do if a stranger offers you candy to get in the car? What would you do if I was upstairs and a stranger knocked on the door? Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or even if you would like to receive more at-home activities/suggestions. |