Beck Middle School Physical Education
Where hard work and dedication meets quality instruction to produce successful
life long fitness participation.
Standards
The goals of the physical education program are that each student will:
...show competence in many movement skills and proficiency in a few.
...apply movement principles to develop those skills.
...exhibit a physically active lifestyle.
...achieve and maintain a health enhancing level of physical fitness.
...demonstrate responsible, personal, and social behavior.
...understand that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment,
challenges, self- expression,
and social interaction.
Guidelines for Successful Participation
Be prepared (dress appropriately for physical education class).
Listen carefully.
Follow directions.
Give your maximum effort (try).
Be responsible.
Be honest.
Physical Education Rules
You must wear physical education clothes (T- shirt, pull on shorts, sweats or swishies), non-marking
sneakers, and socks.
No hats, backpacks, pocketbooks, or jewelry.
No gum chewing.
If your are unable to take physical education due to injury or illness you must have a note from a
parent /guardian or doctor. An alternative assignment may be assigned.
Injuries that occur in class must be reported to the teacher.
No one may leave his/her area without permission.
Locker room Rules
You must bring a lock and keep your things locked in your own locker.
No locker decorations.
You may use your locker only during your class period.
Pick up after yourself.
You may be in the locker room and gymnasium only when a staff member is present.
Physical Education Activities
Participate in cooperative games, problem-solving activities and team building challenges.
Play modified versions of a team games.
Play keep-away games as lead up activities to field invasion sports like team handball, rugby, touch
football, field hockey, soccer and softcrosse.
Assess fitness level and set personal fitness goals.
Develop skills and play basketball, volleyball, and other “court” games.
Learn the link between physical activity and a healthy lifestyle.
Participate in striking skills activities such as tennis, wiffle ball, softball, cricket and pickle ball.
Learn to move to music by doing sports, walking, jump roping, line dancing, folk and international
dance, tai bo and step aerobics.
Assess your own knowledge, skill level, effort and social development.
Participate in circus skills such as juggling, hackey sack, ball-handling tricks, and hula-hoops.
Play international games.
Invent new games.
Keeping a portfolio to monitor personal progress.
Relate the areas of interaction to daily lessons.
Record extra-curricular fitness activities on personal fitness log.
I B (International Baccalaureate) program only
Especially for Parents
Physical Education plays a unique and significant role in education. It deals holistically with students. Its activities affect their health and promote physical and mental development. In addition, it is of social
importance. Physical Education is one of the main agents societies use to express cultural identity, to
express emotions and to initiate youths to the rules and laws that govern societies.
The Beck Middle School Physical Education program addresses this role by integrating the following
elements into all activities:
...understanding and tolerance
...rules, rights, respect, resourcefulness and responsibilities
...appropriate health/environmental issues
...communication skills.
The content of our curriculum comprises the actions performed in sports, games and movement
activities. It emphasizes knowledge and attitudes as much as motor skills. More specifically, it is the
study of different movements performed whether for the purpose of increasing functional capability
(health-related fitness) or mastering the challenges of the physical environment (motor skills) or
developing the potential for self- expression and communication with others (creative and expresses and
social skills). In short, our goal is to cultivate healthy lifestyles in students using activities which are
enjoyable and challenging.
Grading Criteria
Participates at best personal level.
Shows a positive attitude toward self and others.
Shows positive leadership qualities.
Is respectful/responsible/resourceful.
Delivers 100% effort.
Improves fitness and skill.
A= criteria met consistently.
B= criteria met most of the time.
C= criteria met inconsistently.
D or E= has consistently been uncooperative, irresponsible and lacks motivation. Consistently interferes
with the teaching and learning process. Exhibits little or no effort.
P.E. Policy
Just as students need a their books and notebooks for most of their classes, students also need to dress appropriately for
Physical Education class. While every attempt will be made to encourage students to prepare for Physical Education class, the
following steps will be taken when students are unprepared. This process starts anew each marking period.
Each time a student is unprepared for class, the student is required to participate as best he/she can with alternative learning
experience. This can come in the form of a written assignment or some participatory function such as score-keeping, refereeing,
or other responsibility.
1st Time: Because it is the first time, a warning is given, no other consequence.
2nd Time: Student must complete a make-up assignment after school. This might mean staying after school with a teacher for a
make-up class, or it could be a take home assignment given by the teacher.
Next Time: In addition to the consequences for the 2nd time, students will also lose 5% off of their final quarterly average.
Initiative Effort: Any student that has lost the 5% can make up those points by participating after school in a physical activity,
which will be monitored by a Physical Education teacher. Teachers will provide these opportunities regularly.
Remember...
It is our responsibility to provide instruction. It is your responsibility to work to the best of your
ability. You will have many opportunities for self-assessment as well as several teachers' assessment of
your progress during the year.
Class Format
Warm-up/stretching.
Designed class activity.
Cool down/debriefing.