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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

Jonathan_C_Peters@dekalbschoolsga.org

School Website

http://www.austines.dekalb.k12.ga.us/

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

Title

 

N/A

ISBN

Replacement Cost

Online book and/or resources

Online student access code (school specific)

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.