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| 8th Health Syllabus |
"Home of the Wolves"
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Surgeon General's report on fitness
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To develop and improve the health and skill related physical fitness levels of the the sixth, seventh and eighth grade student, enabling them to participate in a variety of lifetime sports and recreational activities.
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To develop a knowledge and understanding of the skills, rules and strategies of a variety of lifetime and spectator sports.
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To develop a positive attitude toward fitness and physical activity as a lifetime goal.
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To promote and develop acceptable social skills, such as, cooperation, leadership, sportsmanship, respect, courtesy, and compliance in correct safety procedures through participation and positive relationships with others.
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To develop and promote the understanding of the concepts and principles of physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle.
| 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade |
| Fitness | Football | Basketball |
| Folk Dance | Lacrosse | Fitness |
| Soccer | Pickleball | Floor Hockey |
| Track / Cross Country | Square Dance | Football |
| Tumbling | Volleyball | Golf |
| Lacrosse | ||
| Pickleball | ||
| Recreational Games | ||
| Self Defense | ||
| Social Dance | ||
| Speedball | ||
| Team Building | ||
| Volleyball | ||
| Weight Conditioning |
For the Parents:
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To inform your child's teacher of any medical issues.
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Properly sign and return any progress reports that are sent home.
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Launder your child's uniform.
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Replace any lost uniform or lock in a timely manner.
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 initiate youth to the rules and laws that govern societies.
Medicals:
- Students will be excused by the teacher for one day without a note as long as the student is dressed.
- Notes from home will be honored for three days, but missed work will be required to be made up at the teacher’s discretion. The student is still responsible for being dressed.
- A doctor’s note is required for more than three days. PROCEDURE: The student needs to bring the medical note to the school nurse, who will keep it in the students health file.
- She will then make a copy and give the note to their teacher
- The teacher will make then assign with sportfolios or an alternative assignment for the student.
- The student will return to class the day after the expiration date.
- The medical note should include limited activities that can be done for the student while they are out.
- The following link has a copy of the medical note that we would like to have issued to the student for any extended medical reason. Return to School Form
- Participate in cooperative games, problem-solving activities and team building challenges
- Play modified versions of team games.
- Play lead-up activities to field sports like touch football, soccer, lacrosse, floor hockey and team handball.
- 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 skill activities such as softball, badminton, and pickle ball
- Learn to move to music by doing sports, walking, jump roping, line dancing, folk, square and social dances.
- Assess your own knowledge, skill level, effort and social development.
- Play international games.
- Invent new games.
- Keep a fitness/wellness log to monitor personal progress.
- Record extra-curricular fitness activities on personal fitness log.