Students in grades 6-8 participate in a sports based
physical education program.
Attire: Students are
required to change their clothing for each class. Students should bring a tee
shirt and shorts or sweat pants. Sweat shirts are also needed for some of the
outdoor classes in the cooler weather. Students need to wear supportive,
athletic footwear for safe participation. Hair that could obstruct vision must
be secured. Students are issued a school gym locker and a school lock.
Students are required to close the locks after each class. Students who do
not keep lockers locked will lose the privilege of using them.
Schedule: Grade 6-8
students have physical education twice a cycle for 45 minutes.
Medical Excuses: Students
who have been ill or who have minor injuries and need to be excused from a
physical education class for one day should bring a note from a parent.
Students needing to be excused for a extended period of time because of a
injury or illness need to bring a note from the doctor.
Units: Students in grades
6-8 use previously learned skills and strategies to participate in small sided
games in a variety of sports. Differentiation is used to allow more
experienced students to play independently while intermediate level players
can receive teacher instruction and guidance during game play. When all the
students are prepared, a one day or multi-day tournament, can be played.
Students are put into teams and participate in fun tournaments utilizing game
strategies and demonstrating rule knowledge by self refereeing of the games.
Students with higher skill levels are encouraged to act as leaders and mentors
to others. In multi- day tournaments students who help less experienced
teammates find the whole team becomes stronger.
Fitness Test
Touch football
Floor/Field hockey - (Mid to late October)We provided
mouthguards which are required. Students with
braces need to check with the Orthodontist for specific
recommendations.
Basketball
Volleyball
Gymnastics
Challenge activities
Wall climbing
Dance
Aerobic games: Treasure Island, Capture the Flag, Matball,
Crossfire, Medic
Grading: Students receive a
daily grade from 1-10 points each PE class. The Daily Grade Rubric is posted
on my Middle School Information page. These daily grades are visible on Power
School. Students who receive higher or lower than a 9 will usually have a
comment attached.
Points earned:
3 for appropriate behavior
3 for appropriate effort, completed all required tasks
3 for prepared properly for participation, change of
shirt, change of shorts, proper footwear
1 point for demonstrating exemplary behavior such as;
helping a fellow student, helping to take care of or clean up the
equipment, encouraging a student who needs help.
Students who sit out because of unsafe footwear such as
sandals will earn a 0.
Students are graded at the end of each unit and the grade
is a combination of personal skill development and performance. Most of the
rubrics are posted on my Middle School Information page. Students receive a
physical education grade and citizenship grade on each trimester report card.
The physical education grade is a letter grade which is the average of the
Daily Grade (25%) unit grades (3 units 25% each). The Habits of Learning
grade is a combination of effort, attitude, social behavior and conduct and
the Related Arts Habits of Learning Rubric is posted on my Middle School
Information page.
Intramural Sports: Florence
Sawyer School provides afterschool intramural programs of touch football,
basketball and volleyball for students in grades 6-8 at no cost. Students must
have a signed permission slip before participation.
Interscholastic Sports:
Florence Sawyer School provides interscholastic sports for students in grades
6-8. Any student planning to participate in interscholastic sports must have a
signed permission slip and must have had a medical exam within the past year
and must have turned a medical report to the school nurse before the tryouts
or before the first track practice. Sports available are cross country running
, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, softball, baseball and track and field.