Wellness Policies

**Students will dress out everyday of the week and perform some kind of physical activity everyday of the week.

GYM

ATTENDANCE: Attendance will be taken at the start of the period. You are to be dressed out and in the gym or you will be considered tardy.

DRESSING OUT: Students will dress out everyday. NO EXCEPTIONS unless Ms. Studdard says otherwise.. You are required to wear a CMS P.E. T-shirt, red shirt, or New Beginnings t-shirt, a pair of athletic shorts or sweats, and appropriate athletic shoes. Your clothes must be different than the ones you wore to school.

LOCKS FOR LOCKERS: You are required to bring your own lock from home for your P.E. locker. No key locks or sharing of lockers.

GRADING: You will receive two grades: one for Content and Standards (i.e. interim and summative assessments, performances, presentations), and a second grade for Work Habits/Behavior (i.e. dressing out, getting to class on time, formative assessments, behavior, participation).

ILLNESS AND INJURY: If you become ill or injured and are unable to participate in class, you must bring a note from a parent and your exercise will be modified. If you are ill or injured for an extended period of time (3 days or more), you must bring a note from a doctor indicating what you can do in class.

CLASSROOM

JOURNAL: Students will be required to journal in their Wellness binders each classroom day.

CLASSROOM DAYS: Students will dress out do a short physical activity and then report to the classroom for the lesson.

GRADING SCALES

Content Knowledge Grade

4 = A = Exceeds Standards

3 = B = Meets Standards

2 = C = Progressing Towards Standards

1 = D = Does Not Meet Standards

I = Insufficient Evidence

Work Habits/Behavior

4 = A = Consistently Exceeds Expectations

3 = B = Meets Expectations

2 = C = Inconsistently Meets Expectations

1 = U = Does Not Meet Expectations