All students will be enrolled in an integrated Physical Education & Health class that will meet three times during each six-day cycle for the entire school year. One marking period each year will be devoted to swimming instruction. For any Physical Education class (PE, Team Sports, Fitness,) students are expected to wear a tee-shirt with sleeves (short or long,) gym shorts or sweatpants, socks, and properly secured/tied gym sneakers. For swimming class, swim suits must be provided from home. A signed note from a parent/guardian is needed for a student to be excused from the regularly scheduled activities; however, these students will still be required to dress appropriately for an alternate activity in order to receive credit. In order for students to be fully excused from activity, a physician’s note will be required. For safety reasons, students are not permitted to wear any jewelry during class. Students are assigned grades for Physical Education & Health class based upon their level of participation, cooperation, attitude, skill development and, in the Health component, assignment completion.