East Jackson Comprehensive High School

Fitness For Life Course Syllabus

Course Description

Fitness For Life is the required physical education class for the State of Georgia. It is also the prerequisite to the other P.E. classes offered at EJCHS. Aspects of the class include personal and general fitness concepts, lifetime sports, and activities that will enhance and promote a positive quality of life.

Course Objective

Our goal is that each student will develop a positive attitude toward use of their individual leisure time that will be beneficial in promoting life-long positive quality of life choices. Each student must complete and pass this course to graduate from any high school in the state of Georgia.

Department Guidelines

1.Evaluation of student performance directly correlates with class participation and being dressed out properly for activities.

2.Failure to dress out is part of skill practice will result in reduction for those points.

3.Any student choosing not to dress and not participate will result in a behavioral consequence.

4.ALL students in P.E. need to wear T-shirts (no sleeveless), shorts or sweat pants, and tennis shoes.

5.No chewing gum or food/drink (except water) are allowed in the gymnasium and/or PE/Health classroom facility.

6.Jewelry and proper dress out clothing is determined at the discretion of the instructor.

Facility Care:

Take PRIDE and OWNERSHIP in what we have been provided. It is YOUR SCHOOL, YOUR FACILITY; please help us take care of it!

Class Rules:

  1. Participation is essential/required to enhance a positive attitude toward individual fitness.
  2. Sickness / Injury. If sick or injured, participation and dressing remain a requirement. Theinstructor will adapt the activity to the sickness or injury. After one day of sickness/injury a medical note is required to be excused from regular activity.

Grading Procedure:

Daily Grades:(participation, dress out, effort, etc.){20 pts. per day; 100 pts. perweek}60% Grade given weekly

Tests: (exams, journals, notebook, quizzes,etc.)25%

Final:15%

NON-DRESSERS & ABSENT STUDENTS will not receive participation credit for each day they are not dressed or absent. In order to earn their credit students must make up their missing assignment.

Failure to take the Final Exam (if not exempt) will result in a grade of INCOMPLETE. If not corrected

in a timely manner, it will result in a NO CREDIT for the Fitness For Life course.

Dress Out Policy:

1st Dress Cut- call to parent/warning3rd Dress Cut- Referral/Public Detention

2nd Dress Cut- private detention after school4th Dress Cut- Referral/Friday Night School

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Parent / Guardian SignatureStudent Signature

Security of Personal Items and/or Valuables Procedure

Individual accountability and responsibility is such an important and necessary life-skill to develop. We look forward to helping your children in the development of such skills. One of those responsibilities and choices is taking ownership of protecting their personal items and valuables.

East Jackson Comprehensive High School personnel WILL NOT be held responsible for any personal items misplaced, lost, or stolen before, during, or after Physical Education classes. It is the responsibility of the student to accept full responsibility for the security of his/her personal items and/or valuables.

Students will assume responsibility for securing their items and/or valuables by either of the following methods:

a. Leave ALL valuables at home.

  1. Lock valuables in their school locker.
  2. Bring their own lock and secure personal valuables in a P.E. locker. The lock must be removed each day when class is completed.

I understand the EJCHS Personal Items and Valuables procedure. I understand that my son/daughter is totally responsible and accountable for securing his/her personal items and/or valuables. I also understand that EJCHS personnel will not be held responsible for any items not secured by my son/daughter.

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Parent/Guardian Signature DateStudent Signature Date

Katie David –

Andrew Garner –

Gary Hughes, Jr. –

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