Chapin Middle School 

  Course: Physical Education/Health 

Instructors:  Amber Hege     Email: ahege@lexrich5.org     

Phone number: 803-722-5518

Course Description: 

Our Physical Education program combines individual, team, and recreational activities. Athletic skills are taught, refined, and strategy is introduced in all game activities. This course also incorporates character and career education, technology and rigor. Students are expected to wear appropriate tennis shoes to Physical Education class and bring their chromebooks charged.  Physical Education Standards

Our Health Education program is aligned with the SC Health & Safety Curriculum Guide.  It is taught on your student’s designated Health Day. Instructor Health days as follows Hege-Monday, Long-Tuesday, Nobles-Wednesday, and Rolli-Thursday.  Health Education Standards

Textbook: G-W Publisher  Essential Health Skills for Middle School

Instructional Goals:

Our goal in Physical Education is to create an appreciation for lifetime recreation and fitness.  We want to introduce our students to a multitude of sports and activities that they may want to continue to participate in competitively, through recreational, or for enjoyment.

The goal of our Health Education program is to provide students with valuable information on how to live a healthy and productive life.  

 All resources utilized for instruction are from approved course textbooks, D5 curriculum frameworks and guidelines, or D5 vetted sources.        

Equipment Requirements: All students must wear appropriate footwear (tennis shoes) during Physical Education classes.  The following shoes are not appropriate for Physical Education classes: Crocs, sandals, boots, any open toe shoes, high heels, or  slides.

Assessments:

Tests/Projects: 50%

Quizzes: 30%

Classwork 20%  

South Carolina Uniform Grading Scale

A= 100-90 

B= 89-80

C= 79-70 

D= 69-60 

F= Below 60

Grades will be updated routinely and parents are invited to monitor student progress through Parent Portal or by contacting me via email, or through a phone call or conference.  Please make sure all contact information is correct in our Parent Portal system. 

Cell Phone policy:

We encourage our parents and guardians to become familiar with District Policy JICJ  and to review the information with their students.

Students may possess WCDs (wireless communication devices) in school, on school property, during after-school activities (e.g. extracurricular activities), and at school-related functions. However, students may not use wireless devices such as cellular phones, electronic pagers, or any other communications devices while on school property during school hours unless it is deemed appropriate by the teacher and approved by the principal for educational and/or instructional purposes only. (The start and end of school will be denoted by the start and end bell.)

Students may use phones up until 8:30 AM and after 3:30 PM. Students may not use phones, air pods, headphones or any other WCD during lunch, in the hallways between classes, or during class unless a teacher has given instructional approval for use. WCD must be out of sight and in bookbags throughout the school day. Please do not rely on your student’s cell phone as a primary means of communication during the school day as he or she should not have the phone out to engage in communication.