Physical Education Class Make-Up Policy

Policy
Medical Excuses
Written Reports

• Biography
  

• History
  

• Opinion
  

• Research resources
  

• Handing in paper
  

Frequently Asked Questions

Make-up Policy:

Who has to make classes up-
Absences due to school functions will not factor in with the grade. If you are on a school field-trip or at a music lesson you will not need to make-up that class. Please report to P.E. class first then to your music lesson.

Missed classes due to legal school absenteeism may be made up through written assignments only. Directions for written assignments are under paper reports.

Missed classes due to NE (not equipped or not changed) will remain a “zero” and can no longer be made-up after school, during study halls, or through written assignments. The first missed class due to an NE will be a verbal warning (participation will be allowed with proper footwear). The second NE will result in only half the rubric points being earned with participation. The third NE will remain a “zero” and will result in a parent phone call. After school and study hall make-ups will no longer be an option for classes missed due to NE’s. This rule is cumulative throughout the entire academic year and will not re-start each quarter.

Medical Excuses do not have to be made up and will not count against your grade.

Illegal cuts will remain a “zero” and cannot be made-up.

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Medical Excuses:

Any student that will be excused from physical education class due to a medical restriction must receive a note from a physician. Students are to bring their excuses to the school nurse, Mrs. Jones. Copies of the excuse will then be forwarded to each physical education teacher. Students who will be excused for more than two weeks should see their guidance counselor to be added to a study hall. It is the student’s responsibility to return to class when the medical exemption has expired. If the student fails to do so, all missed classes are considered class “cuts”.

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Paper report:

The paper report should be double spaced using size 12 and times new roman font. For high school students the paper should be a page and a half in length and for middle school students one page in length. Each paper will give you the chance to earn the five points missed for class. There are three topics on which you can choose the topic of your paper. Your topic will require you to do a little bit of research. With any information you use you must site the source, plagiarism will not be accepted.

Biography

There are many athletes that have accomplished some incredible feats. You can write a paper about an athlete that describes the athlete’s life. You can include important times in the athletes life that are sports related and not sports related. Also describe what the athlete did for the sport in which they are known for. Including statistics is acceptable, but be careful to not list the statistics. If you use stats describe why they are good stats.

History

Every type of sporting event has a history. Discover what the history of a sport is and how the sport has changed since it’s original conception. In many sporting events there are times that are considered historical benchmarks for that sport. An example would be when the basketball was first dunked, it wasn’t always done but it is an important aspect of the current game.

Opinion

There are many topics in sports that people have split opinions on. What is your opinion? Pick a topic and develop an opinion about the topic if you do not have an opinion already. Be careful to not just simply state your opinion, but base your opinion based on facts. You can also compare your opinions to the opinions of other people.

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What to hand in and where:

The paper you hand in should have your name, the teachers name, the day and class period you have p.e., the date, the content of the paper, and the resources used for the paper. You should give your paper to your p.e. teacher during your class period. Don’t expect the teacher to accept your paper in the hallway or during another p.e. class. Paper Template

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Possible resources:

http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/index_uk.asp

http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/1sportbio.html

http://www.paralumun.com/sport.htm

http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/

http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/athletes.html

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blsports.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/10480/

http://www.webindia123.com/sports/olymp/history1.htm

http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/2411446

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/expertscorner

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Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: When do I have to make-up classes by?
A: Classes that are missed during a marking period need to be made up before the last day of the marking period.

Q: I was absent because I was sick, do I still need to make the class up?
A: If you were sick and do not have a doctors note excusing you, then you do need to make the class up.

Q: I missed class because I had speech that day, do I need to make the class up?
A: You do not need to make the class up but be sure to check in with your teacher so that they know where you are and can give you the appropriate mark in their grade books.

Q: What happens if I don’t make the class up?
A: You will receive a zero for the original day that you missed. Since there is twenty classes in a quarter, missing five points will take you from a 100 to 95 which is the equivalent of an A+ to an A.

Q: Do I get an automatic five points for turning in a paper?
A: No, the paper will be graded based the students thoughts that are baked up by facts. Points will be lost due to plagiarism.

Q: If I miss a Swimming class how do I make that up?
A: Swimming classes can only be made up by attending another swimming class either during a study hall or after school. Listen to the daily announcements to find out when after school swim make ups will be held.

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“The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.”

Steve Young - NFL Hall of Fame quarterback, MVP Super Bowl XXIX