- Does my child need to change for gym class?
- Does my child have an assigned gym locker?
- Why are students tested for physical fitness?
- Does Mr. Bergman play a lot of dodgeball?
- What is Mr. Bergman's most important rule?
- What is 6th grade physical education all about?
- What is 8th grade physical education all about?
- What if my child loses something in the gym, where can it be found?
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Does my child need to change for gym class?
Yes, changing for class is required. Kids get dirty and sweaty in gym
class,
and changing out is a good idea. In particular, shoes are very important.
Spare clothes are avaiable, as well as shoes. Spare shoes, however, are not
as plentiful in choice. Clothes are regularly washed as well.
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Does my child have an assigned gym locker?
No, but there are day lockers available for your child to put his or her
pack
in during class. Clothing and other items safely stowed away in a bag and
in
the locker area are best kept secure. Do not leave items in the changing
rooms unattended.
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Why are students tested for physical fitness?
In line with our school philosophies, much can be learned about ourselves in
regard to our fitness levels and the process underwhich the tests are
conducted (scientific meathod for example). Testing provides a measurement
of variables important to overall physical fitness. Testing is done through
the Fitnessgram test via the Cooper Institute. All measurements are for
student use and review only, not for grade. To be outside of
the "hypokinetic" range, or rather in the Healthey Fitness Zone is the goal.
Reviewing those variables over the course of time and seeing how they differ
and exploring why they differ can be a positive way to learn about ourselves
and our
abilities.
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Does Mr. Bergman play a lot of dodgeball?
As a rule, I stay away from the activity of dodgeball. In and of itself,
the
activity can be rigorous and instructional, but its social-emotional
consquences can be harmful. In general, Dodgeball games, in my opinion are
violent, exclusionary, and degrading. That being said, however, there are a
few dodgeball games that take the focus off the "merely hitting a person for
the sake of hitting a person" goal away that are useful activities that I do
have my students play, but only as a learning and warm-up tool, not as a
unit
or time filler.
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What is Mr. Bergman's most important rule?
The number one rule in my class at all times is safety - both physical and
emotional. While I can do most of the arrangements to make physical safety
an almost guarantee, students still need to exercise caution and work within
their abilities to help with this. As for emotional safety and wellbeing I
always look out for and promote the positive attitudes and behavior in our
students, this too is dependent on students, however.
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What is 6th grade physical education all about?
Look at the 6th grade syllabus on the "PE handouts" link.
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What is 8th grade physical education all about?
Look at the 8th grade syllabus on the "PE handouts" link.
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What if my child loses something in the gym, where can it be found?
We go through the changing rooms at least 3 times a week to inspect them for
cleanliness. If anything of value is left out in the open we put it in
the "Discarded" box in the lobby. If it is a shoe we put it in
out "borrowed shoes" box outside my office next to the spare clothes box.
If it has a name on it we make an effort to find that person to return their
item. When the "discarded" box gets too full we announce that the box is
full, and students should check to see if they may have something in it.
Later that day it is taken to Goodwill. Basically items lost only in the
gym have a good chance of being recovered in the gym.
