• Physical Education Assessment and Grading

    Physical Education is a required course taught at North Tonawanda High School. Students who successfully receive a passing grade at the end of the year will receive .5 credits towards high school graduation.  2.0 credits are needed to fulfill NYS requirements. The students’ final average is calculated by averaging the four marking period grades and the final exam. Physical Education will take place in a non-threatening atmosphere in which every student is challenged and has the opportunity to achieve success. Physical Education is an opportunity for students of all abilities to engage in a variety of activities to encourage a healthy and active lifestyle.

    Grading

    Participation – 60%

    • Students are expected to participate in all physical education classes unless medically excused by a physician. (Parent notes are not accepted as an excuse)
    • Students are expected to CHANGE for class and wear appropriate attire.
      • Appropriate attire is defined as tie up/laced sneakers, t-shirt with sleeves and elastic waist band shorts.
      • If class is outside, students may wear a sweatshirt or sweatpants over their PE attire
    • Students who are excused from Physical Education for an extended period of time with a physician’s script(Certified MD) will be given written work to keep them updated on the topics covered.(No parent notes are accepted as a written excuse)
    • Students unprepared for class will receive no credit for the class.
      • Unprepared is defined by not changing for class, wearing jewelry, refusing to participate in class.
      • After 2 unprepared classes, a phone call will be made home to address the situation with the students parent/guardian. If it happens for a 3rd time, students will be assigned after school detention with their teacher. Students/guardians will be given a 24 hour notice of when that detention would be assigned.
    • Students truant from class will receive no credit for the class and marked unprepared.
    • If a student is prepared and refuses to participate, no credit will be earned for that day.
    • Absolutely NO JEWELRY can be worn during physical education class. Jewelry is listed as but not limited to all body piercings, gages, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings. All jewelry must be removed before coming out to class. Refusal to remove jewelry constitutes a student being unprepared for class.
      • Students MAY wear the soft, silicone medical plugs in place of jewelry.
      • Students may not place anything over the jewelry to cover it up. (ex: Band-Aids, tape, etc)
        • While we encourage everyone’s individuality, we suggest students who plan to get a piercing to do so at the beginning of summer vacation due to the amount of time it takes for the piercings to heal so classes will not be missed.
    • Students are expected to leave Cell Phones/Media devices in the locker room unless requested by the teacher. Failure to do so constitutes a student being unprepared for class and will be written up.
    • Students are expected to complete and turn in all homework assignments on time.
    • Students are expected have a PE folder to keep all their handouts and study guides. They are to bring the folder upon the request of their teacher.
    • Students may legally miss one PE class per quarter with no reduction of participation points.

     

     

    Written Evaluation – 30%

    • Activity units will end with a written test whenever possible and they may include knowledge of the skills and rules, history of the sport, community resources available for participation, and overall fitness concepts.
    • All students will be required to a final assessment in this course. The final assessment will be in May. (Date TBD by PE Staff)
    • All assessments will be taken in  black/blue pen or pencil
      • It is the students’ responsibility to bring a writing utensil to class.

     

    Skill Evaluation – 10%- Skills will be assessed in the following areas.

    • The student will demonstrate the skill performance within the context of the activity.  Assessment will be of the skill as well as selecting the appropriate skill to use at the correct time in the activity.
    • The student will demonstrate appropriate decision making skills within the context of the activity by displaying appropriate offensive and defensive tactical play.
    • Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the rules through game play and self-officiating games correctly
    • Students will demonstrate self-direction, sportsmanship, emotional self-control, respect for teammates and opponents through safe actions and appropriate interactions

     

    Locker and Locker Room Policy

    • Students should leave all valuables at home!  If students do bring in cash or valuables they should be locked in the student’s hall locker
    • If any valuables or cash are brought to PE class, it is the students’ responsibility to lock them up in their PE locker.  Students are required to provide their own lock.
    • There are not enough lockers in the boy’s locker room to provide every student with their own personal locker for the year but there are enough lockers for each student to use one during any given class.  Lockers will be assigned to the boys by their PE teacher. After class, the lock will need to be removed and stored in their hall locker.
      • Any boys’ locks left on after class will be cut off, as the lockers will be needed for the next class.  It will be the students’ responsibility to purchase a new lock.
    • There are enough lockers in the girls’ locker room for each girl to utilize one for the school year.  All girls are required to bring in a combination lock to be kept on a small P.E. locker for the entire year. Students will not be allowed to share lockers/combinations for the safety/security of the student.

     

     

    Physical Education Make-up Policy

    Make-up work is the responsibility of the student. Students are allowed to make up legally missed classes within ten school days of their return. They may make up class during an assigned study hall (NOT an academic class) or their lunch period and are allowed to do 1 per day.  If a student does not have a lunch or study hall in their 6 day cycle, they can make up classes during after school intramural hours with an assigned PE teacher. This opportunity will happen 2 days a week and will be announced/posted each month outside the weight room. Once the after school make up is completed, a slip will need to be signed by the teacher on duty and then turned into their regular PE teacher for credit. It is the students’ responsibility to turn in their make-up slip to the PE teacher. Unprepared classes and truancies may not be made up.

    Student Expectations

    • For personal hygiene reasons, All students are required to change out of their school clothes and into a T-shirt with sleeves, elastic waistband shorts and a pair of tie up/laced sneakers
    • For safety reasons, ALL body jewelry is to be removed before class.  This will be enforced and you will be marked as unprepared if you do not remove your jewelry.
    • For security purposes, all students should have a PE lock and are required to lock up all valuables at all times. The school district and staff are not responsible for stolen items.
    • All students are expected to be to class on time and put forth their best effort.
      • Students are given 5 minutes into the period to change and 5 minutes before the period ends. Students must be out in the teaching area by the time their teacher is out to receive full credit.
    • Upon entering the locker room, students will put away their cell phones/electronics. We will be respectful to all students who are changing for class and give them the privacy they deserve.
    • In regard to behavior; every class students will:
      • Treat themselves, their classmates and their teacher with respect.
      • Use appropriate language. Inappropriate language or obscene gestures will not be tolerated and will result in disciplinary action.
      • Put forth their best effort every class
      • Practice the appropriate safety measures
      • Adhere to the class rules/instructions

     

    Contact Information

    If there are any questions regarding an issue, please feel free to contact your teacher ASAP regarding the issue. We want the first contact/conversation to be between the teacher and student to help ensure responsibility and accountability for the student. The PE staff contact information is below-

     

    Mrs. Jeanne Chiarmonte – Jchiarmonte@ntschools.org                  ext: 1939

    Mr. Joseph Evans – Jevans@ntschools.org                                    ext: 1436

    Mrs. Katie Harrington – Kharrington@ntschools.org                       ext: 1839

    Mr. Ryan Mountain –rmountain@ntschools.org                              ext: 1435