PE Information
J. Wallace James Elementary
P. E. Welcome Letter
2023-2024
August 10, 2023
Dear Parents,
Welcome Back! The Health & Physical Education Department is looking forward to another great year. We have planned many fun and exciting activities for our students this year. Our department mission is striving to be healthy for life in mind, body, heart, and soul. Health and fitness concepts will be incorporated into all of our lessons, as well as academics, arts, technology, and the Leader in Me program. We want to impress upon our students that fitness and nutrition is a lifetime skill/habit that is necessary to prevent cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and other life threatening diseases. Encourage your child to stay active 60 minutes a day and eat a variety of healthy foods.
Our department will be conducting assessments in the fall and spring. PreK and Kindergarten students will be assessed on their locomotor skills such as skipping and leaping. First through 5th grade students will be tested on their fitness skills, such as pull-ups, 50 yard dash, 600 yard dash. This will help us assess their physical fitness skills and select 12 students to be a part of our fitness team.
The Star Blazer Running Program allows students to run once a week during class. Students will earn incentive prizes for their efforts in running throughout the year. Please encourage your child to wear the proper shoes daily. Proper shoe support is important to keep your child safe and injury free. Wearing athletic shoes, for PE is required (see backside for specifics). If your child wears a dress or skirt, child must wear shorts underneath. Students are encouraged to bring water on track days. Please no flavored drinks or water.
J. Wallace James Elementary
Health and Physical Education Department
Expectations and Procedures
The following are rules, dress requirements, grading policy for Health & Physical Education classes. Keep this paper and review it with your child.
Expectations
Respect others.
Listen and follow directions.
Keep all body parts to yourself.
Be a Good Sport
If a child does meet the above expectations then the following will occur:
Step 1: Verbal Warning
Step 2: Think Time, as deemed necessary by the teacher, and one point deducted from daily grade.
Step 3: Parent Contact :- PE Behavior Notification – when 5 behavior infractions have been accumulated during the nine week period. (5 points deducted from grade)
Step 4: Parent Contact- Star Behavior Report -when 10 behavior infractions have been accumulated during the nine week period. (10 points deducted from grade)
*Star Behavior Report will be written if a minor infraction occurs.(10 point deduction)
*State Behavior Report will be written if a major infraction occurs. (15 points deduction)
BE A STAR IN PE
SAFE THOUGHTFUL
*Walk in straight quiet line to and from PE *Use appropriate language
*Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself *Use appropriate manners
*Share equipment
ACCOUNTABLE RESPECTFUL
*Stay in assigned area *Listen to the teacher
*Follow directions *Consider others space
*Check your uniform *Care for PE equipment
*Line up quickly and quietly *Play fairly
REWARDS: FUN FRIDAYS, STARBUCKS, AND RUNNING PRIZES ☺
DRESS REQUIREMENTS
Wearing athletic shoes for PE class is required. Shoes should be tied or fasten to feet. Sandals, high heels, dress shoes, flats, slip-on shoes, and boots of any kind are not allowed.. This is to ensure the safety of all students.
If proper shoes are not worn, the student will sit out from PE class that day .
2. Girls must wear shorts under a dress or skirt.
3. Please dress appropriately for the weather.
4. Bringing water for track days is highly encouraged. Please only plain water, not flavored.
GRADING POLICY-2nd -5th graders
Students will receive 5 points daily.
Grading Scale
O 100-93
S 92-75
N 74-67
U 66-0