Health and Physical Education  

    Syllabus

     

    Department Vision

    The Physical Education and Health Department envisions a welcoming environment for students to actively participate in healthy, safe, and engaging learning experiences while empowering all students to grow into confident risk-takers.

     

    Staff

     

    Physical Education

    MCPS middle school students participate in Physical Education daily. The program is designed to provide students with a wide variety of activities including lifetime/leisure, individual and team sports, and physical fitness. The purpose of this course is to develop the physical skills necessary to be competent in many forms of movement, knowledge of team sports and individual sports concepts such as offensive and defensive strategies and tactics, and appropriate social behaviors within a team, individual, or group setting. Units are identified by various game categories: Invasion, Net/Wall, Target, and Striking. Each category, by grade level, will have an emphasis on Grade Level Outcomes (GLOs) in which they will be assessed. Students will demonstrate a progression of these GLOs from 6th to 8th grade.

     

    Health Education

    MCPS Middle School Students receive 1 quarter of Health and 3 quarters of Physical Education.

    6th Grade:
    1. Mental and Emotional Health
    2. Substance Use & Misuse Prevention
    3. Safety and Violence Prevention
    4. Healthy Eating

    7th Grade:
    1. Mental and Emotional Health
    2. Substance Use & Misuse Prevention
    3. Family Life and Human Sexuality
    4. Disease Prevention and Control

    8th Grade:
    1. Mental and Emotional Health
    2. Substance Use & Misuse Prevention
    3. Safety and Violence Prevention
    4. Health Eating
    5. Family Life and Human Sexuality

    **Family Life and Human Sexuality unit content can be accessed on the MCPS website.


    EXPECTATIONS FOR PE CLOTHING

    All students are expected to have a change of clothing for Physical Education class

    Students may purchase clothes from the Tilden PE uniform store (when it's open) or bring their own clothes from home to be used specifically for PE class.

    T-Shirts from home can be white, grey, or black. Any T-shirt purchased or obtained from a Tilden-sponsored store or event is also acceptable.
    Shorts or pants are to be black, blue, grey, or white.

    Why do we expect students to change?
    1. Hygiene
    2. Safety - changing into the required colors helps us track our students. It helps us identify if someone may not belong.
    3. Improves participation

     

    Benefits of Exercise

    1. Exercise can make you feel happier / Improve Mental Health
    2. Exercise is good for your muscles and bones
    3. Exercise can increase your energy levels
    4. Exercise can reduce your risk of chronic disease
    5. Exercise can help your brain health and memory
    6. Exercise can help with relaxation and sleep quality
    7. Exercise can help to reduce stress

     

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