Updated: 1/5/16
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Physical Education
Instructors: Coach Steinmetz, Coach Miller, and Coach Hile
TJMS Physical Education Department Mission Statement: To promote pride and unity within the school community
and provide diverse opportunities to develop, strengthen, and maintain ones physical, cognitive, and affective well
being through physical fitness and lifetime activities.
This course will offer students the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of lifetime physical fitness activities,
and multiple team and individual sports. These activities include but are not limited to:
*Volleyball
*Softball/Wiffleball
*Indoor/Outdoor Soccer
*Basketball
*Handball/Speedball
*Golf/Frisbee Golf
*Archery
*Dodgeball/Pinblast
*Washers/Hillbilly Golf
*Floor Hockey (scooters)
*FITNESSGRAM Testing
*Cardio Circuit Training
*Aerobic Fitness Games
*Strength/Endurance Training
*Personal Choice Day
*Ultimate Games (Football, Frisbee, Capture the Flag, Pac-Mac, etc.)
Gym Uniform:
Students are required to dress out in t-shirts, sweatshirts, athletic shorts, and/or sweatpants. No sleeveless shirts,
inappropriate advertising/graphics, shorts worn below the waist, or any clothing teachers deem inappropriate. Tennis
shoes are required at all times. No sandals, boots, or black soled marking shoes. Your gym uniform is worth 5 out of
the 10 daily points in physical education
TO EARN FULL DRESS OUT POINTS, ALL OF THE ABOVE MUST BE WORN DURING PHYSICAL
EDUCATION TIME!!
Rules:
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Be respectful to yourself, students, and staff members
Keep your hands and feet to yourself at all times
No jewelry
No food, drink, or gum in the gym or locker room
You will NOT be able to leave the gym without a SIGNED planner
Be on time
No cellphones/electronic devices (MP3, iPods, etc.)
Be safe, be respectful, and have FUN!
Failure to follow any of these rules will result in one or more of the following:
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Warning and conference with students
Loss of individual right to participate
Parent contact
Office referral
**Any and all of these will result in points deducted from daily grade.
“Pride through Excellence.”
Updated: 1/5/16
Grading & Grading Scale:
Students can earn up to 10 points per class period. In order to earn all 10 points students must; be present, be on
time, dress out, and fully participate. Grades will also be given for one twenty-point test each quarter.
92.5-100= A
89.5-92= A86.5-89= B+
82.5-86= B
79.5-82= B76.5-79= C+
72.5-76= C
69.5-72= C66.5-69= D+
62.5-66= D
59.5-62= D59 & Below= F
Lockers/Lockeroom:
**Lockers and pad locks will be issued during the second week of class. Students will be charged for any damage to
these items.
**Students are responsible for locking their possessions before, during, and after class in order to prevent theft.
**Students must hand in the appropriate padlock at the end of the year, or upon transferring from TJMS. A
replacement fee of $6 will be charged for lost or damaged locks.
**THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SHARING OF LOCKERS!!
**There is NO talking in the locker room.
**Students in Coach Hile & Coach Steinmetz’s class will report directly to the locker room to get dressed out.
**Students in Coach Miller’s class will report directly to the gym in their assigned spot until dismissed to dress out.
**Students who are not dressing out for PE will not be allowed in the locker rooms. They will need to remain in the
gym in their assigned spots or up and walking until warm ups begin.
Medical Excuse:
Physician’s instructions should include the amount of activity permitted and specific limitations. This excuses the
student from activity only, not from dressing out. A
student must have a physician’s note, not a parent
note to be excused from activity.
Absent Work:
If a student is absent from PE class for any reason they will receive a zero for that day. Students have the
opportunity to earn daily points back by turning in a fully completed Physical Education Article Summary. These
summaries are due one week after the date of the absence and will earn student full credit towards grade.
Tardies:
Physical education students are considered tardy if:
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They are not in the gym by the three-minute passing window.
They are not dressed and sitting in their assigned squad line in the three-minute changing time.
They are not seated in their ASSIGNED squad line in the gym at the required class time.
ISS/OSS:
If a student has been assigned ISS/OSS for any reason they will receive a zero for that day. Students have the
opportunity to earn daily points back by turning in a fully completed Physical Education Article Summary. The
summary will be worth 8/10 of the daily points. Along with the summary, students will need to complete an activity
log to ensure they demonstrated some sort of physical activity for at least 45 minutes during the days they missed
“Pride through Excellence.”
Updated: 1/5/16
PE. These activity logs must be completed at home and signed by a parent in order to earn the other 2 daily points.
These papers are due the day you return to class in order to receive full credit towards your grade.
“Pride through Excellence.”