Health and Physical Education
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For Your Information:
“In the event of eLearning for any reason, classes will be held via GoogleMeets at students' regularly scheduled class time. Students are expected to attend by clicking on the GoogleMeet link at the top left of each class’s Google Classroom Stream page.”
Shortcut to Weekly Lesson Plans:
https://sites.google.com/greenvilleschools.us/coach-liz-bowman/weekly-calendar
Dear Parents and Students,
I am so excited to welcome everyone to PE and Health!! My name is Liz Bowman, and I am thrilled to be here at Ralph Chandler Middle School. This is my 26th year of teaching, my 4th year at middle school, and my 1st year at RCMS. After graduating from Texas A&M University, I taught high school English and elementary PE in Texas, North Carolina, and South Carolina. I also coached high school tennis, volleyball, and basketball. I enjoy teaching children of all ages and am happy to have added 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to my teaching experience. Both of my daughters attended RCMS, so I am excited to finally become a Panther myself! It is my job to provide your students with a quality PE and Health education while ensuring that they feel safe, important, and have the skills to stay healthy for a lifetime.
Please contact me at any time for assistance or questions:
Email: ebowman@greenville.k12.sc.us
Classroom Phone: (all calls will go to voicemail during school hours): 864-452-0342
I will respond to all communication as quickly as possible and within 24 hours (excluding non-school days)
Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year. As required by the state and the district, The Sexual Health and Responsibility Education Unit will be taught 12/11-12/19 (1st Semester) and 1/8-1/17 (2nd Semester) by the PE department to students currently enrolled in PE. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. (ebowman@greenville.k12.sc.us or call at 864-355-7940)
Please see below for the district information letter:
The Sexual Health and Responsibility Education Unit will be taught 12/11-12/19 (1st Semester) and 1/8-1/17 (2nd Semester) by the PE department to students currently enrolled in PE. A general overview and outline of the district’s age appropriate, abstinence-based sexual health & responsibility education curriculum can be viewed on the district website under the Students & Parents Heading then scrolling to the Comprehensive Health & Physical Education link or by clicking HERE. Complete details including the slide presentation and videos can be previewed at the school anytime during the school day if you would like to view it. If you do not want your child to participate in the sexual health & responsibility unit or a specific portion of the unit, you must bring the signed exemption form (linked HERE) to the front office in person. By School Board Policy and SC Comprehensive Health Education Law, students who exempt sexual health & responsibility education will be required to complete other health-related self-study lessons.
**Parents/Guardians may also view the District Health and Physical Education Department website and click on any or all of the links below:
Comprehensive Health & PE Google Site
Middle School Parent Preview Materials Site
*If you want to exempt your child from the Health Unit, you may click on the link below and fill out the Exempt form for Sex Ed. This MUST be turned in by a parent--NOT a student--to the front office. If you have problems accessing the form, please contact the front office or have your child can pick them up from the PE teachers.
As the Health unit approaches, be sure to emphasize that all students will be REQUIRED to have the following items each day:
A fully charged chromebook each day for PE.
Headphones or earbuds for daily assignments.
Something to write with.
A positive, respectful attitude!
Thank you,
Liz Bowman
What you need to know about grading, extra help hours, and our wonderful counselors!
Grading Scale
A 100-90
B 89-80
C 79-70
D 69-60
F 59-50
Redo/Retake Policy
Students may request a retake of a major grade. If he/she retakes the assignment/test, the grade from the retake will stand.
LATE WORK POLICY
Schools will accept late work with no penalty to the student up to 7 days after the original due date or the end of the grading period, whichever comes first. A teacher may extend the late work acceptance deadline but may not reduce the time. The work, although submitted late, will not receive a point reduction. Please note: work turned in from a previous quarter cannot receive credit.
CHROME BOOKS
Be sure to bring your Chrome Book to PE each day. Many of our health assignments will be in Google Classroom.
IN SCHOOL EXTRA PE/HEALTH HELP HOURS:
8:30-8:50 T-W-TH-F
If any student needs extra help at school with PE or Health, please make an appointment with Coach Bowman at least one day in advance and then meet in the gym at 7:30.
Link to MENU for STUDENT SUPPORTS
RMS COUNSELORS ARE HERE FOR OUR STUDENTS!!
We truly believe that students are the heart of RMS. With these unprecedented times, we must serve our students both socially and emotionally. We encourage you to contact our wonderful counselors on the link below: