Pebblebrook High School : Project-based; Problem Solved!

Department:    Physical Education                                                                         2016 - 17

COURSE TITLE: General P.E/ Team Sports                                       INSTRUCTOR: Coach Pruett

EMAIL: troy.pruett@cobbk12.org                                                             PHONE: 404-587-6190

SCHOOL WEBSITE:  http://www.cobbk12.org/Pebblebrook/

PHS SCHOOL VISION: Empowering Students to Become Productive Members of a Global Community

PHS SCHOOL MISSION: Modeling and Developing Intellectual, Physical and Emotional Behaviors that Lead to Success for All

KEY ACTIONS:

·        Increase the Graduation Rate

·        Increase rigor and student engagement (Project-based learning environment)

·        Increase community and parental involvement

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

• This class provides students with the opportunity to explore a variety of sports. Most of these sports the students may have seen in middle school but will now be taken to a higher level. The student will now apply strategies and tactics to the sport for effective results, and develop the skill base needed to play the sport.
• The instruction with this course is to help prepare the student with skills, knowledge & understanding of rules and game strategies that will give the student the confidence to tryout for one of the schools competitive varsity sports.
• It is also the ultimate goal to develop the love of sports and physical activity in the student so that it carries over into their lives outside of school and something they maintain as adults.

KEY STANDARDS:

PEHS.1: Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a

variety of physical activities.

a. Demonstrates competence while performing skills in a variety of settings or

               activities including sport, rhythms, and other lifetime and recreational

               activities.

PEHS.2: Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics

as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.

a. Integrates a variety of strategies, tactics, concepts, and skills during sports

and activities.

PEHS.3: Participates regularly in physical activity.

PEHS.4: Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

PEHE.5: Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in

physical activity settings.

d. Applies safe practices in the physical education setting.

PEHS.6: Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social

interaction.

b. Participates in activities designed to improve skills for personal challenge,

enjoyment, and expression.

GRADING POLICY: 

Students will be graded based  on the following criteriers and their description.

-        Dressing Out – All student must wear the appropriate clothing for the activity, tennis shoes, shorts/sweats and t-shirt. Sliders or slippers, sweat pants over clothing, boots will not be accepted as appropriate clothing and will result in a zero (0) grade for dressing out that day.

-        Participation – This is the highest percentage grade as seen below and has a large affect on the final grade. The student must participate in all class activity unless advised not to by a Doctor’s note. Students cannot choose what activity they want to participate in, it is a all or nothing policy. Full participation for a 100% grade.

-        Common Assessments – These are given at the beginning of the semester and at the end to assess student growth based on the content of the curriculum.

-        Unit Assessment – This is given at the end of every unit to test the students knowledge of the material that was  covered in the unit

-        Writing prompt – To aide in the development of student writing skills we will have a writing prompt for each unit on a variety of sports topics and current events in sports for students to express themselves in a written format.

-        SLO – Student Learning Objectives, given at the beginning and end of the semester to determine student growth.

-        Final – The student will take an exam that will cover the all the material covered in the class for the semester. 

Grades will be given weekly based on a 100%  of Dress out and Participation. All other grades will be posted by Monday of the following week. Students are encouraged to monitor their grades and make any queries where nessessary. The grade given will be final once the week has passed.

20% . . . Dressing out

35% . . . Participation

   5% . . . Common Assessments

       15% . . . Unit Assessments

     5%. . . Writing prompt

         10%. . . SLO    

         10% . . . Final

GRADING SCALE:

A - 100-90%

B - 89-80%

C - 79-74%

D – 70-73%

F - 69-Below

SYNERGY ACCESS TO GRADES:  

It is strongly encouraged that you keep your Synergy login information in a safe place and that you have access to the information when needed.  Parents should contact the Main Office (770.819.2521) or Dr. LaRoyce Sublett at ext. 099 in order to obtain their synergy password and access information.

Please note that when you are viewing grades in Synergy that a blank grade column for your child has no effect on their grade.  If the space is blank, then your student may not have turned in that assignment due to absence or the teacher may not have entered grades for that assignment at that time.  An “X” means that the student is exempt from an assignment at the discretion of the teacher.

TEXTBOOK/SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES:

Central Texts: N/A

 Required/Supplemental/Parallel Texts for the Course: N/A

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Physical education activity classes are fun, and a great source of aerobic and cardio fitness activity. It is also a great way to relieve stress and improve mental processing ability due to the flow of blood to the brain. It is a win, win situation. Come ready to have fun and learn familiar sports at a higher and strategic level.

Here is a snapshot of some of the activities we will be doing this semester.

Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Flag Football, Handball, Floor Hockey, Soccer and Ultimate sports games.

MATERIALS NEEDED: Positive attitude!

DONATION REQUEST:

 Flags for flag football, footballs, soccer balls, jump ropes, bean bags, large cones and any PE equipment that is in good condition.

CLASS EXPECTATIONS:

Respect the rules, respect others and self. Follow directions and ask questions.

FINAL EXAM EXEMPTION:

Students with no more than one excused absence may qualify to exempt one of their final exams.  Students with a course average of 80 or higher may exempt one final exam of their choice.  Students with a course average of 79 or below may request that ten percentage points be added to the final exam grade.  Towards the end of the semester, students who qualify may submit an Exam Exemption Form to the classroom teacher of their choice.  Teachers must verify that the student qualifies for the exemption.

PARTICIPATION:

Class participation is an important component of the AP curriculum. Much can be learned from the exchange of ideas that occurs during class discussions. Frequent absences SERIOUSLY jeopardize your success in this class. The participation grade will be based on the degree of student involvement in the learning activities, including attention to and participation in written and oral exercises, class discussion, preparation for class, and homework.  To reiterate:  If you do not participate in formal class discussions, you will not receive a passing grade for that activity.

ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-UP POLICY:

If a student is absent and does not have an excused absent, he/she will not be allowed make up work. If the absence is excused by the attendance office the student will have one (1) week to complete make up work. If a student is absent from class but is seen on campus, he/she will be considered skipping class and will be given an administrative referral.

LATE WORK POLICY: 

Late work will be any assignment turned in after the due date. After which the maximum allowed points for any late assignment will be 89%. Late work will not be accepted after a week pass the due date or the date day of student return to class.

TARDY POLICY:  

To avoid being counted tardy, students must be seated and ready for class when the bell rings.  School policy states that students may receive Saturday School, In-School Suspension, and Out-of-School Suspension for repeated tardies. 

EXTRA HELP:

If a student need helps with skills or any area of the class I will be available in the afternoon on the day the student, their parent and I have agreed upon.

              

Morning Session - N/A                                                  

Afternoon Session – 3:30 – 3:55pm

CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES:

As per the school’s policy, cell phones are not to be used during class time unless directed by the teacher for instructional purposes. Students will receive a discipline referral after one warning to put away any electronic device (unless the device is being used for instruction). Students are allowed to bring certain technologies to class (iPad, laptop, Kindle, etc.), but it should NOT interfere with the teaching or other’s learning and can only be used in conjunction with class instruction directed by teacher.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

Cheating is considered a serious matter.  Any student who is involved in cheating/plagiarism will receive a grade of zero on the material, an unsatisfactory in conduct, and his/her parents will be notified.

For this course, cheating is defined as, but is not limited to, the following acts:

• Copying anyone's answers to questions, exercises, study guides, class work or homework assignments
• Taking any information verbatim from any source, including the Internet, without giving proper credit to the author, or rearranging the order of words and/or changing some words as written by the author and claiming the work as his or her own, i.e., plagiarism.
• Looking onto another student's paper during a test or quiz.
• Having available any study notes or other test aids during a test or quiz without the teacher's permission.
• Collaborating on assignments when independent work is expected.

CLASSROOM BLOG:

Throughout the year, students are expected to use the classroom blog daily. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to check the blog and come prepared to the next class. All handouts and assignments will be posted daily to the blog. Students will also join Weebly, which is an interactive website that allows them to receive assignments, class updates and alerts. They can also communicate with me through this resource. We will also use this technology resource to answer our daily Essential Question and post before we leave class. http://coachbenmartin.weebly.com/

                                        

FINAL THOUGHTS:

It is the pleasure of the physical education department to teach each and every student that belong to the activity classes. We are glad to meet all students and are excited to see those that go on and become varsity athletes. We look forward to working with you and having a positive and productive semester.

 

                            

Coach Pruett

Troy.pruett@cobbk12.org