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Thanks for visiting the website for Mr. Hendershott's History and PE/ELA 7 classes at Brandon Middle School. Parents and students should use this site to keep up to date with what's going on in my classes.

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Students and parents should consult the MiStar grade book (parent/student portal) for feedback on assignments and activities in class. Click here.

Physical Education/Health: Please click below to learn more about the PE/Health curriculum and guidelines that will be covered this year.

• • 6th grade: The emphasis of this physical education class is to have fun while striving to do your best. Team sports, skill development, and cardio-respiratory will be the focus. Team Sports units include floor hockey, flag football, basketball, speed ball, and volleyball. Fitness activities may include running, walking, jumping rope, circuit training, aerobic exercises, and calisthenics. Swimming may be a component of the class.

  • 7th grade: The emphasis of this physical education class is to have fun while striving to do your best. Team sports, skill development, and cardio-respiratory will be the focus. Team Sports units include floor hockey, flag football, basketball, speed ball, and volleyball. Fitness activities may include running, walking, jumping rope, circuit training, aerobic exercises, and calisthenics. Swimming may be a component of the class.

  • 8th grade (A & B): Students will continue to develop fitness and team sports skills . In addition to cardiovascular fitness and exercise, an additional emphasis of this class is to strengthen the mind and body and get into better physical and mental shape. There will be a focus on cardio-respiratory fitness and aerobic exercises. Some team sports are played along with some lifetime and leisure sports. Swimming and yoga may be a component of this class.

History 8: This course introduces students to the history of the United States from the Articles of Confederation to the end of the 19th century. Using primary and secondary sources, students explore time and place in nineteenth century America. Beginning with the political and intellectual transformations that preceded the Articles of Confederation, students review the ideas and principles that form the basis of our constitutional republic. They further their understanding of American government from an in-depth study of the United States Constitution and the evolution of the government created during its first century. Students explore the challenges faced by the new nation and the role of political and social leaders in meeting these challenges. Students also analyze the nature and effect of territorial, demographic, and economic growth in the 19th century. They analyze and evaluate early attempts to abolish or contain slavery and to realize the ideals of the Declaration of Independence for all. In studying the Civil War and Reconstruction, students evaluate multiple causes, key events, and complex consequences of the war and its aftermath. Students are introduced to some of the major changes in American society in the last part of the 19th century as they explore large scale changes over time in the development of the United States. As students examine contemporary public issues during the course, they explore connections to issues of the past. Throughout the course, students learn to use historical evidence to both support historical arguments and to construct historical narratives.

Physical Education/Health

• Dress for class includes shorts, sweatpants, t-shirts, sweatshirt, socks, and appropriate athletic shoes. Clothes for PE must be different than the clothes worn for school that day. PE clothes must also meet the dress code.

• Use the lock and locker provided by the school. Lost/damaged locks are $7 to replace. You may use your own lock.

History

• 1" 3-ring binder

• A folder

• A composition notebook/theme book (70 pages/semester)