Syllabus

Health & PE Syllabus 2026-2027

Teacher Contact Info: 

Dave Moncibaez

Email: dmoncibaez@muhs.com

Phone: (928) 649-4473 Ext. 1478 or Ext. 1117

Office Hours: 7:30-7:55 AM or 2:45-3:30 PM

Classroom: Gym (PE)/ Health Room 117

Class Schedule: 

Period 1: PE/Health

Period 2: PE/Health

Advisory/Flex (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)

Period 3: PE/Health

Period 4: PE/Health

Period 5: Prep

Period 6: PE/Health

Course Requirements:

1 Credit *Required for Graduating*

Health:

Students will spend a 1/3 of the year in Health and 2/3 of the year in Physical Education.  We will start the year in PE, then switch to health every other unit.

Health Education is designed to give students an awareness of the importance of one’s health.  This includes understanding nutrition, communicable diseases, chronic disorders, abuse of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco: and other topics related to developing health-educated individuals. 

This class provides students with knowledge, behaviors, and skills to make health-promoting decisions. We will address the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health. 

 Physical Education: 

Physical Education classes are designed to practice and develop skills in a variety of activities that will help you maintain fitness throughout your life.  During the year, you will be assessed on various fitness levels in the following areas: cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, muscular strength and muscular endurance.  

This course is designed to give students the opportunity to learn and develop fundamental and advanced skills and strategies of team activities, as well as fitness concepts and conditioning techniques used for achieving and maintaining optimal physical fitness.

Topics/ Units: 

• Health: Health and wellness, nutrition, communicable/ non communicable diseases, drug education, human anatomy (body systems) and sex education. 

• PE: Soccer, Volleyball, Badminton, Basketball, Football, Field Hockey, Baseball/Softball, Kickball, Disc Golf, Dodgeball 

Grading: 

Participation (Assignments, Classwork): 65%

CFA’s (Common Formative Assessments): 10%

Benchmarks: 10%

Final Exams: 5%

NWEA 10%

PE: Graded daily with 30 points total.

This grade is based on Participation, Dressing Out, and Behavior.  Students will be docked 10 points each non dress out for the first 3 infraction.  After the 3 infractions the students will then receive zeros for every non-dress day that comes after. 

 Required Materials: 

Health: 

• Pencil/pen/highlighters

• 3 ring binder 

• Paper

PE: 

• Athletic Shoes

• School issued uniform; red shorts & gray shirt (EVERYDAY UNLESS TOLD OTHERWISE)

• WATER is the only liquid allowed in class.

• Composition book

• Pencil

Injury Policy: 

If for any reason you are injured and your doctor/ parents/ guardian do not want you to participate in PE, please bring in a doctor's note specifically stating what you can and can't do. 

We still expect you to dress out and stay engaged in class discussions but will limit activity based on the doctor's note. A phone call home will usually follow to communicate with parents/guardians. If you choose to sit out and not do anything (do not try playing on phone, etc.), you will receive a zero for the day. You will have a chance to make up that day. 

Cell Phone Policy: 

Absolutely NO phones are to be out in the classroom or in the gym. ZERO TOLERANCE. 

*If seen using them, they will be confiscated, and you will be able to pick it up at the end of the day in the front office. 

 Attendance & Tardy Policy-
Attendance: Zero points will be given for BOTH Excused and Unexcused ABSENCES until made-up. Students are allowed to make up a maximum of 4 excused absences per quarter, by doing activities on Coach Moncibaez google classroom page, during lunch or after school.  Students will have 1 week to do so upon return to school.  All SA’s do not have to be made up, the students are excused in a student activity.

Tardiness: Do not be late to the locker room or late to attendance. Students must be in the locker room when the bell rings or they will be TARDY! Students not in class (gym, track, field etc.) on time for attendance will also be Tardy! Students MUST remain in the locker room until the bell rings at the end of the period. Leaving without a pass from your teacher will be the same as leaving class without permission, this will result in a zero for the day and a class cut. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of every class.

Behavioral Management Plan- If a behavior problem arises, the following consequence plan will be employed:

1st Offense – Verbal Warning
2nd Offense – Student/Teacher Conference
3rd Offense - Parent phone call                                                                                                     4th Offense – Referral to Administration
*If a single behavioral interaction is a serious violation, a student can expect to be immediately referred to administration and/or removed from class.

 Expectations: 

• Respect and treat others how YOU want to be treated

• Be prepared 

• Be responsible = show up to class on time! 

• Sportsmanship = be willing to work with other classmates and come to a consensus if there is a disagreement

• Full participation = stay engaged in the class discussions and activities. 

• Safety = be aware of your surroundings and be sure to follow instructions. 

• NO Headphones whatsoever, NO cellphone use (texting, snapchat, Instagram, twitter, Facebook, etc.) I will have zero tolerance for being on your phone.  So, in other words leave your phone in your lockers.

• ZERO tolerance for cussing.

• Accountability for your actions and how you carry yourself.

• Dress out every day. 

• Your shoes are NOT an excuse for not participating in PE because of the brand or rarity. Wear athletic shoes every day to participate. Crocs, slides, boots and flip flops are not allowed that is considered a non-dress out