Washington Community High School
Physical Education Syllabus
Fall Semester 2023
Instructor: Zach Davis
Email address: [email protected]
Phone number: 309-444-3167 X
Fall Schedule Hours:
1st: Weight Training
2nd: Weight Training
3rd: Weight Training
4th: Weight Training
5th: Team PE
6th: Prep
7th: Personal Wellness
Course Description: one-half credit per semester;
Physical Education is a co-educational program that offers a daily program of fitness and
sports skills activities. There will be a focus on the five components of fitness with an emphasis on
cardiovascular endurance. Grading will be based on daily participation and skill and knowledge.
GPA: Students have the option to take PE for GPA. They will indicate this on a form during the first two weeks of school. Parental signature is required. Form is due Friday, Sept 1st, 2023 and the decision is final and cannot be changed!
Learning Outcomes:
Required Materials:
Each student is responsible to dress in their orange school-issued PE t-shirt and athletic shorts or sweatpants/leggings everyday. In addition, students are required to wear tennis shoes to class everyday. If a student has been prescribed an inhaler for asthma or exercise-induced asthma, they are required to have the inhaler with them in every class. Failure to have these materials will result in loss of participation points (refer to No Dress Policy). Sweatpants and sweatshirts (school colors) are allowed in winter months or by special request.
Each day students can earn 20 Participation Points towards their grade. The student must be present and on task throughout the entire class period to earn all 20 points.
Tardy Policy:
No Dress Policy:
If a student fails to bring their PE clothes to class, the following process will be followed:
It is the student’s responsibility to clean out their PE locker before final exams begin. All PE clothes and personal items must be removed by this date!
Medical Policy:
A medical excuse note from a parent will be accepted up to three times per semester, after which a doctor’s note must be provided. If a student misses PE due to an illness or injury, they will be allowed to make up their participation points. The student needs to talk directly to the instructor to make up points. Points can be made up in a variety of ways: written assignments, adapted programs (walking rather than running) or physical exercise after the injury or illness has passed.. However, it must be explicitly stated in the doctor’s note that a student is allowed to participate in an adaptive manner. Otherwise a written assignment will be assigned for liability reasons - no exceptions!!
Students on medicals will dress (if physically possible) and remain with the PE class.
Cell Phone Policy:
Physical education is a cell phone free zone. To protect the privacy of those changing clothes in the locker rooms, any cell phone that is being used in this area will be an automatic dean referral. Additionally, no cell phones will be permitted during physical education class (unless specific permission is granted by the PE instructor). Students should, under no circumstances, bring cell phones to PE class. Failure to comply will result in immediate disciplinary action and dean referrals.
Course Topics - 1st Semester Course Topics - 2nd Semester
Tennis Pickleball
Flag Football Volleyball
Soccer Basketball
Volleyball Weight training
Basketball Lacrosse
Bowling Floor Hockey
Badminton Yoga/Dance
Lacrosse Tennis
Basic exercise physiology concepts Personal Fitness Program
Five Components of Fitness Roller skating
Principles of Fitness Bullying
Heart physiology Golf
Aerobics vs anaerobics Risk Factors of CAD
Suggestions for success:
Physical Education is designed to give students a safe environment to improve or maintain fitness in five specific areas (cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility and body composition). The expectation is that student’s show improvement, not that they reach a predetermined norm or criteria.
In addition, WCHS strives to provide fundamental instruction in team and individual sports so that the student can have options when choosing lifetime activities to maintain a healthy lifestyle. An open-mind and a willingness to participate are all that you will need to be successful in this course.
Physical Education Syllabus
Fall Semester 2023
Instructor: Zach Davis
Email address: [email protected]
Phone number: 309-444-3167 X
Fall Schedule Hours:
1st: Weight Training
2nd: Weight Training
3rd: Weight Training
4th: Weight Training
5th: Team PE
6th: Prep
7th: Personal Wellness
Course Description: one-half credit per semester;
Physical Education is a co-educational program that offers a daily program of fitness and
sports skills activities. There will be a focus on the five components of fitness with an emphasis on
cardiovascular endurance. Grading will be based on daily participation and skill and knowledge.
GPA: Students have the option to take PE for GPA. They will indicate this on a form during the first two weeks of school. Parental signature is required. Form is due Friday, Sept 1st, 2023 and the decision is final and cannot be changed!
Learning Outcomes:
- The students will be proficient in a variety of team and individual sports being able to perform fundamental skills and apply rules for scoring and strategy.
- The student will obtain life-skills through a comprehensive curriculum of team building.
- The student will be able to identify and define the Five Components of Fitness.
- The student will assess and evaluate their own fitness level utilizing Fitnessgram testing.
- The student will create a basic fitness program using the Five Principles of Fitness.
Required Materials:
Each student is responsible to dress in their orange school-issued PE t-shirt and athletic shorts or sweatpants/leggings everyday. In addition, students are required to wear tennis shoes to class everyday. If a student has been prescribed an inhaler for asthma or exercise-induced asthma, they are required to have the inhaler with them in every class. Failure to have these materials will result in loss of participation points (refer to No Dress Policy). Sweatpants and sweatshirts (school colors) are allowed in winter months or by special request.
- Shorts must be worn on the waist
Each day students can earn 20 Participation Points towards their grade. The student must be present and on task throughout the entire class period to earn all 20 points.
- If the student has an unexcused absence, all 20 points are forfeited.
- If the student is absent but the absence is excused, they have the opportunity to make up the points at a later date. However, it is the student’s responsibility to talk directly to the teacher to discuss how the points will be recovered. If the student does not inquire about the excused absence within one week, the points are forfeited.
- If the student has been suspended, they have two days on the return of their suspension to inquire as to how the participation points will be recovered. Failure to inquire within the two day window will result in an automatic forfeit of participation points.
- If a student is absent due to a school sponsored event (ex: driver education, field trip, athletic event), no points will be deducted.
- Additionally teachers may deduct points for various reasons including but not limited to: tardiness, no dresses, inactivity, off-task/disruptive behavior, insubordination, lack of effort, unsafe behavior.
- Cardiovascular field tests - each semester students will complete at least six field tests that will be worth 100 points each. It is expected for each student to demonstrate continuous improvement throughout the 18 week semester.
- Skills tests - each semester the students will perform a minimum of two skills tests related to specific activities that will be taught throughout the semester. Skills tests will be worth 25 points.
- Written Exams - each semester the students will complete two written exams worth 100 points. One will be a mid-term exam and the other will be a final exam.
Tardy Policy:
- Attendance will be taken in the West Gym bleachers immediately after the tardy bell has rung. If you are not in your squad at this time, you will be issued a tardy.
- After attendance you will be released to the locker rooms to change into your PE clothes. You will have five minutes to return to the assigned activity area for warm up exercises. Failure to return within five minutes can also result in a tardy.
- In the first week of school you will be issued a combination to use on your assigned locker. It is your responsibility to have this combination with you each day. If you ask a PE instructor to look up your locker combination, it will result in a tardy.
- 1st tardy-teacher warning/teacher discipline options - 5 points
- 2nd tardy-teacher warning/Parent Notification - 10 points
- 3rd tardy-Dean Referral/two (2) opportunity hours - 10 points
- 4th tardy-Dean Referral/3 hour Saturday Detention - 10 points
- 5th tardy-and subsequent tardies – Dean Referral/4 hour Saturday Detention - 10 points
No Dress Policy:
If a student fails to bring their PE clothes to class, the following process will be followed:
- The first No Dress will result in a 20 point deduction. .
- The following process will be used after the 1st No Dress:
- 2nd No Dress: 20 points
- 3rd No Dress: 30 points
- 4th No Dress 40 points
- 5th No Dress 50 points
- Any No Dress after 5 will result in a 50 point deduction per No Dress.
- With a No Dress, the student will remain in class and still have an opportunity to participate and earn their participation points; however if the student chooses not to participate they will be given a dean referral and removed from class for the day.
It is the student’s responsibility to clean out their PE locker before final exams begin. All PE clothes and personal items must be removed by this date!
Medical Policy:
A medical excuse note from a parent will be accepted up to three times per semester, after which a doctor’s note must be provided. If a student misses PE due to an illness or injury, they will be allowed to make up their participation points. The student needs to talk directly to the instructor to make up points. Points can be made up in a variety of ways: written assignments, adapted programs (walking rather than running) or physical exercise after the injury or illness has passed.. However, it must be explicitly stated in the doctor’s note that a student is allowed to participate in an adaptive manner. Otherwise a written assignment will be assigned for liability reasons - no exceptions!!
Students on medicals will dress (if physically possible) and remain with the PE class.
Cell Phone Policy:
Physical education is a cell phone free zone. To protect the privacy of those changing clothes in the locker rooms, any cell phone that is being used in this area will be an automatic dean referral. Additionally, no cell phones will be permitted during physical education class (unless specific permission is granted by the PE instructor). Students should, under no circumstances, bring cell phones to PE class. Failure to comply will result in immediate disciplinary action and dean referrals.
Course Topics - 1st Semester Course Topics - 2nd Semester
Tennis Pickleball
Flag Football Volleyball
Soccer Basketball
Volleyball Weight training
Basketball Lacrosse
Bowling Floor Hockey
Badminton Yoga/Dance
Lacrosse Tennis
Basic exercise physiology concepts Personal Fitness Program
Five Components of Fitness Roller skating
Principles of Fitness Bullying
Heart physiology Golf
Aerobics vs anaerobics Risk Factors of CAD
Suggestions for success:
Physical Education is designed to give students a safe environment to improve or maintain fitness in five specific areas (cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility and body composition). The expectation is that student’s show improvement, not that they reach a predetermined norm or criteria.
In addition, WCHS strives to provide fundamental instruction in team and individual sports so that the student can have options when choosing lifetime activities to maintain a healthy lifestyle. An open-mind and a willingness to participate are all that you will need to be successful in this course.