My name is Mr. Murphy and I am in my 4th year as a physical education teacher at Oriskany Jr./Sr. High School. I teach all grades 7-12 as well as coach Modified Basketball, JV Baseball, and co-advise Varsity Club. In my free time I enjoy hiking, fishing, and spending time with my wife, daughter, and son.
Student Expectations:
Students will value and respect the attributes of lifelong fitness/exercise/nutrition
Students will respect individual differences among peers and respect ALL educators
Students will work to the best of their ability, giving an honest effort throughout all activities
Students will abide by all the rules, routines, and procedures gone over on the PE syllabus
Grading Information: During the 2025-2026 school year, students will be rated daily during physical education on a four-point scale. Students will earn points based on the following criteria
Prepared for class – on time – appropriate clothes/shoes
Demonstrates effort as a full participant in the class
Displays appropriate behavior based on the expectations of the class
Performance based and/or understanding of skills and concepts of the class/unit
The student’s grade or score for the day will be the number of criteria that were met and demonstrated throughout the class.
Areas for Potential Loss of Points:
-Not fully prepared -proper clothing
- Lack of proper footwear
- Tardy
- Attitude/ lack of effort
- Disrespect towards peers/teacher
-Misuse of Language
- CELL PHONE
Each quarter, your 2 lowest grades are dropped. USE THESE WISELY. If you skip or choose not to participate in class your grade will reflect a score of 1. If you miss class for an absence, band/chorus lesson, field trip, sick, regents, ect. your grade will reflect a score of 0. You can make up a zero throughout the marking period, however the 1’s are permanent.
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An example of how the student grade will be computed can be seen below:
Number of classes (10) x (4) possible points = 40
4 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 3 = 28
28/40 = 70 %