Lifetime+Sports+Syllabus

LIFETIME FITNESS ACADEMIC PLAN Bahrain School Teacher: Scherer E-Mail: Rebecca.scherer@eu.dodea.edu Course Summary: This is a course designed to allow students the opportunity to participate in a variety of physical activities to improve their fitness and keep in shape. It also aims to teach on the importance of nutrition and how physical activity and nutrition work together to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Sports and other physical activities that may be incorporated include but are not limited to: a variety of team sports, weight lifting, cardiovascular exercise, Spinning, step aerobics, yoga and body toning. Along with skills practice, students will be encouraged to strategize and works as a team to create programs and routines. This class also focuses on overall wellness by incorporating daily fitness activities, which includes consistent cardiovascular training and endurance testing. The specific goal of this class is to encourage students to be physically active and conscientious of the food choices they make. CRITERIA TO DETERMINE GRADES This is a participation-based class. __Each student will have the opportunity to earn 5 points per day, based on their performance and behavior in class.__ In addition to daily points, students’ grades will be based on individual improvement, tests to evaluate knowledge gained on class topics and rules/regulations, and written assignments. Grades will be determined by the total number of points earned by each student, divided by the total number of points possible. The following grading rubric will be used to determine a letter grade: A+ 97-100% B 84-87% C-70-73% F- 59.9% and below A 94-97% B- 80-83% D+ 67-69% A- 90-93% C+ 77-79% D 64-67% B+ 87-89% C 74-77% D- 60-63% CLASSROOM PROCEDURES AND EXPECTATIONS Attendance Assisting students in establishing lifelong habits of reliability and promptness is one of the instructional objectives of this course. Progress toward this goal will be measured, in part, by tracking student attendance. Student’s grade or credit in this class can be adversely affected by reason of tardiness or absences. __<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">Excused absences: __<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';"> points lost can be made up. __<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">Unexcused absences __<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">: will result in a loss of all points for that day. //__<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">Tardies: __//<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">Students who report to class (unexcused) after the class bell rings will be considered tardy. **//Each Tardy will result in a loss of points for that day.//** (1 point each for the first 3 offenses) – (2 points from the 4th tardy on.) __<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">Field Trips: __<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';"> will not count toward 9 absences, however, points will need to be made up.

<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Participation, Behavior and Effort <span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">After the class bell rings, you will have 5 minutes to change into your PE attire. You are required to be in class when warm-up’s and role begin. Participation in all aspects of the class is required (warm-up’s, stretch, fitness, skills practice, equipment setup and take down, and competitions) unless otherwise cleared with the teacher. At the end of the class, you will be given 10-12 minutes to shower (if you choose) and change. <span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">Each student will display respectful behavior toward all staff, peers, equipment and environment. In class everyone is expected to put forth maximum effort, while striving for personal improvement. <span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Injuries <span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">If a student is injured with a doctor excusing them from participating, the student and parent/guardian must contact the teacher to create a modified Physical Education plan. This plan will allow the student to continue earning points while unable to fully participate in all aspects of the class. If no plan is put in place, the student will not earn credit for the classes missed. <span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Appropriate Activity Wear <span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">Sweat pants or shorts (mid-thigh or longer) <span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">T-Shirt or Sweatshirt <span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">Gym shoes that tie, are closed toe and back and have “non-marking” soles <span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">Teachers have the discretion to ask someone to change due to inappropriate attire. <span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">*You **__will not__** earn credit or points for “partial dress”, wearing a school issued team uniform, or wearing the same clothes you wore to school that day. <span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Locker Room Safety and Security <span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif';">We will assign you a lock and a locker to keep your belongs in during the class period. It is your responsibility to lock up __all__ your belongings before you come to class. If your backpack does not fit in your locker, leave it in your hallway locker before coming to class. Valuables are your responsibility—Do NOT bring them to class.

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