McFadden Intermediate
Physical Education Department
Phone: (714) 479-4000
OUR PHILOSOPHY
It’s our goal at McFadden Intermediate to help students participate in lifelong
activities that lead to better fitness. Our focus is for students to learn games in
a positive and non threatening environment where teamwork and cooperation are
the primary objectives. Students are likely to increase their participation in sports
and activities if they are having fun.
Our program offers many opportunities for students to become physically active.
In keeping with the framework for physical education, we offer a variety of
activities for the students to choose from. These include individualized sports,
cooperative games, and team sports where cooperation, sportsmanship, and
leadership are encouraged. Through these experiences, we hope to instill in our
students a sense of personal responsibility to maintain a healthy body and
appreciate the quality of life that comes from being physically and mentally fit.
PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM
At McFadden we test the students twice during the year for the FitnessGram
which is the California’s State Test. We begin the year with the pre-test in
August, and then again test the students in April where we hope to see
improvement in their scores.
These tests measure student’s flexibility, upper body strength, cardiovascular
endurance, and abdominal strength.
Fitness is an integral part of our yearly physical fitness program with students
exercising daily, running weekly, and participating in activities throughout the
year. We also have the classes do Cross-Fit on Fridays. The students are also
required to take part in the Fitness at Home which is located in their agendas.
We encouraged the families to complete this with their kids. You can also choose the various free apps. to complete your workout.
Examples of free workout apps:
Sworkit
Johnson & Johnson official 7 minute workout
Fitstar 7 minute workout
MAX capacity
Adolescents should be participating in cardiovascular exercises daily to keep
physically fit. Studies show that vigorous exercise three times per week for at
least thirty minutes can help reduce the chance of obesity which can lead to
heart disease.
McFadden Intermediate
Physical Education Department
Physical Education Expectations
All students are encouraged to wear the McFadden PE uniform with tennis shoes
and socks each day. Should a student forget their uniform, they can borrow a
loaner set for the PE period. Students will also need to purchase a combination
lock and will be assigned a PE locker to hold their clothes. There is no sharing
of these lockers, as students are responsible for their own items.
All PE clothes and locks can be purchase at any time.
PE Shirt: $10.00 PE Short: $10.00 Lock: $5.00
PE Bag: $3.00 (free when you purchase all 3 items)
Grading and Evaluations
Students success in our program is evaluated by measuring effort and
improvement. Our system is designed to maximize each student’s chance for
success. A student’s grade is determined by the following criteria:
1.Participation – 30% semester (10% every 6 week block)
2.Activities – 20% semester (10% every 6 week block)
3.Running Days – 40% semester
4.Fitness at Home – 10% semester (5% every 6 week block)
Medical Excuses
Any student who needs to be excused from activities because of a health issue,
may bring a note from home which can be used for 2 days. However, students
must still dress out for PE. After the 2 days, the students must have a note from
the doctor in order to be excused from physical activity. There is no exceptions
to this policy.
Thank you for your support!