Healthful Living

The objective of this class is to help students learn how to live a healthy life through diet and exercise. 

• Most of the exercise will be through cardio.

• 4 times a week, we will walk, run and complete circuits (M,T,W,Th)

• 2 times a week, we will do abs (T and Th)

• 1 day a week, we will cover nutrition. 

Exercise

We will complete daily workouts. Each day we will combine olympic lifts along with toning and defining exercises. We will incorporate ab workouts and plyometrics to develop muscle tone and increase muscle composition. 

Weekly Schedule

Every day we will warm up, stretch through dynamic skips and develop agility through daily agility drills. Daily, we will complete 5 to 7 weight room lifts. Students will work all muscle weekly by working a combination of muscle groups each day.

Class Expectations 

You will need to dress out everyday. Dressing out entails running shoes (not vans or converse), workout shorts or pants, T-shirt and a sports bra for girls. You need to bring a water bottle with you everyday and fill it up during your dress out time. You need to eat breakfast everyday. If you’re not eating breakfast, you are creating a danger to you and to me. 

You are expected to be on time no matter where you are coming from. Even if you’re coming from an off campus site. You need to be here before the bell rings.

You are not to leave the gym or track for any reason without permission. This is considered skipping. 

Grading

You are expected to participate everyday. If you are sick you need a parent note with a phone number so that I can call to confirm or a Dr’s note. If you are injured, you will still workout. I will give you a modified workout that you can perform without using the injured area. Everyday you will receive a daily task grade for your warm up and lifts. You will also receive a daily grade for dressing out. Classwork grades will be given for any materials that are to be completed in class. Test grades will be given for squat and bench max outs. 

Materials

 70 page notebook. Lace-up shoes, workout clothes. PCS-issued Chromebook and Charger (Bring this fully charged every day.)

We will have a great year and if you have any questions or concerns please email me at: Laura_Eakins@pender.k12.nc.us

PHS Attendance Policy: 

- Students accruing 7 absences will lose privileges, including prom, parking passes, extracurricular activities, and potentially sports eligibility. 

- Students accruing more than 8 absences will receive an FF unless they make up the missed time after school. 

- Students who are not in the classroom when the bell rings must go to the tardy table in the front lobby to be admitted to class.

Cell Phone Policy: 

- Students will be required to place phones, air pods, headphones, etc. in cell phone organizer when they enter class or turn them off and keep them out of sight for the duration of class. 

- 1st offense will result in admin. conference and phone must be picked up by a parent. 

- 2nd offense will result in 1-3 days of ISS and phone must be picked up by parent. 

- Consequences extend up to 10 days OSS for repeat offenses. 

Final Exam: 

- Pender County Schools now requires all classes to have a final exam. This exam will be created by all instructors teaching that course this year. 

- The final exam will count for 20% of your final grade. 

- You can be exempt from the final exam if you have: 

- 4 or fewer absences with an A in the class. 

- 2 or fewer absences with a B in the class. 

- 0 absences with a C in the class. 

Full PCS Consequence Continuum: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SxLQJeaQOiZQsB9wa29XJpr4M08a v6cugdoXdtWfqMY/edit?usp=sharing 

COURSE GRADING

30% (Formative): Classwork, Homework, Quizzes

70% (Summative): Tests, Projects, Essays

Overall grading scale: A: 90-100 / B: 80-89 / C: 70-79 / D: 60-69 / F: 0-59

COURSE WEIGHTING

Quarter 1 (Q1): 40% of final grade (F1)

Quarter 2 (Q2): 40% of final grade (F1)

Final Exam: 20% of final grade (see note below on Final Exam exemptions)