Pebblebrook High School 3.0 Believe You Can
Department: Health and Physical
Education
COURSE TITLE: Health
INSTRUCTOR: Yolanda Rogers
EMAIL: Yolanda.rogers@cobbk12.org
PHONE: 770-819-2521 ext. 1503CLASSROOM BLOG: coachrogersphs.blogspot.com
SCHOOL WEBSITE: http://www.cobbk12.org/Pebblebrook/
PHS SCHOOL VISION: Create a school community of purpose
driven, passionate stakeholders in pursuit of excellence.
PHS SCHOOL MISSION: Student Success: Every Day, Everyone,
Every Opportunity – Believe You Can.
KEY ACTIONS:
· Increase the Graduation Rate
· Increase rigor and student engagement
(Project-based learning environment)
· Increase community and parental
involvement
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Health education in today’s school environment is
charged with improving students’ understanding of basic health concepts and
promotion of skills needed to take action in health promotion and disease
prevention. Our Health classes help students develop those skills and the
skills to improve their own health and the health of others.
KEY STANDARDS: STRAND: HS - Comprehensive health knowledge and skills - Maintaining good personal
health - Health-enhancing behaviors.
- H.S.1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
- H.S.2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.
- H.S.3: Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health.
- H.S.4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
- H.S.5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
- H.S.6: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.
- H.S.7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
GRADING POLICY: Grading
Procedure
Daily
Class work & Notebook
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30%
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Points are given periodically for assignments done in
class. Notebook checks will be done periodically to ensure that the student
is progressing throughout the semester.
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Common Assessments/
Unit Tests, Quizzes & Projects
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35%
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Common assessments will be given every nine weeks to
assess students’ progress.
Short quizzes or “pop” tests may be given at any time.
Unit tests are given after each unit.
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Writing Assignments
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15%
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Classroom writing prompts and/or outside reading
assignments are assigned weekly.
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SLO/Final Assessment
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20%
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75% of the final exam grade will be the Course Common
Assessment that will be given during final exam days, and 25% will be the
score on the SLO
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Total =
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100%
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GRADING SCALE:
A - 100-90%
B -
89-80%
C - 79-74%
D – 70-73%
F -
69-Below
SYNERGY ACCESS TO GRADES:
It is
strongly encouraged that you keep your Synergy login information in a safe
place and that you have access to the information when needed. Parents should contact the Main Office
(770.819.2521)
Please note that when you are
viewing grades in Synergy that a blank grade column for your child has no
effect on their grade. If the space is
blank, then your student may not have turned in that assignment due to absence
or the teacher may not have entered grades for that assignment at that
time. An “X” means that the student is
exempt from an assignment at the discretion of the teacher.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Topics
that will be covered include:
· First 3 weeks of class
o CPR and first aid
o Understanding health and wellness
o Mental and emotional health
· Second 3 weeks of class
o Human growth and development
o Drugs
· Last 3 weeks of class
o Diseases and disorders
o ADAP
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Class notebook, loose leaf paper, writing utensils
CLASS EXPECTATIONS: You will be
asked to approach this class with an open mind and a positive, cooperative
attitude.
Ø You should be on time to class,
prepared for participation, and cooperation. Good group participation demands
that you be a good listener, as each member has a right to be heard.
Ø You will be expected to keep a
notebook for the class. All handouts, homework and class work will be placed in
this notebook. You will have notebook
checks periodically for a grade.
Ø You will need to bring your
notebook and writing materials every day even though much of what goes on in
class will be discussions. Also, all films will be followed by a quiz or
written assignment on the material in the film.
Ø You will be allowed to make up work
only for excused absences. No late work will be accepted. It’s the student’s
responsibility to make-up all written and skill-based assignments within one
week of his/her excused absence. Absences including field trips, visitations,
sickness, pre-arranged meetings need to be made up to receive credit. Refer to
the Make-up Policy in the Student Handbook.
Ø The final exam will be
comprehensive and will cover all material received during the class.
Ø Cell phones, I-pods, or any other
electronic devices are not to be exposed or used during class time.
· Any time an electronic device is
seen or heard during the school day disciplinary actions noted in the student
handbook will be followed. Refer to page 26 of the student handbook.
**All students will be expected to
follow the posted PHS policies. Refer to PHS Student Expectation
Handbook.**
FINAL EXAM EXEMPTION:
Students with no more than one excused absence may qualify to exempt one of
their final exams. Students with a
course average of 80 or higher may exempt one final exam of their choice. Students with a course average of 79 or below
may request that ten percentage points be added to the final exam grade. Towards the end of the semester, students who
qualify may submit an Exam Exemption Form to the classroom teacher of their
choice. Teachers must verify that the
student qualifies for the exemption.
PARTICIPATION: Class
participation is an important component of the Health and Physical Education
curriculum. Much can be learned from the exchange of ideas that occurs during class
participation. Frequent absences SERIOUSLY jeopardize your success in this
class. The participation grade will be based on the degree of student
involvement in the learning activities, including attention to and
participation in class activities, written and oral exercises, and preparation
for class. To reiterate: If you do not participate in class activities,
your grade will be heavily affected.
ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-UP POLICY: You will be allowed to make up work only for excused
absences. No late work will be accepted. It’s the student’s responsibility to
make-up all written and skill-based assignments within one week of his/her
excused absence. Absences including field trips, visitations, sickness,
pre-arranged meetings need to be made up to receive credit. Refer to the
Make-up Policy in the Student Handbook.
LATE WORK POLICY: Late
work will not be accepted unless prior approval is given by the instructor.
TARDY POLICY: To avoid
being counted tardy, students must be seated and ready for class when the bell
rings. School policy states that students may receive Saturday School,
In-School Suspension, and Out-of-School Suspension for repeated tardies.
TUTORING: Extra
help will be provided for students based on a time and date agreed upon between
the student, parent, and teacher.
CELL PHONES AND
ELECTRONIC DEVICES: As per the
school’s policy, cell phones are not to be used during class time unless
directed by the teacher for instructional purposes. Students will receive a
discipline referral after one warning to put away any electronic device (unless
the device is being used for instruction). Students are allowed to bring
certain technologies to class (iPad, laptop, Kindle, etc.), but it should NOT interfere with the teaching or
other’s learning.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Cheating is considered a serious
matter. Any student who is involved in cheating/plagiarism will receive a
grade of zero on the material, an unsatisfactory in conduct, and his/her
parents will be notified.
For this course, cheating is
defined as, but is not limited to, the following acts:
- Copying anyone's answers to questions, exercises, study guides, class work or homework assignments
- Taking any information verbatim from any source, including the Internet, without giving proper credit to the author, or rearranging the order of words and/or changing some words as written by the author and claiming the work as his or her own, i.e., plagiarism.
- Looking onto another student's paper during a test or quiz.
- Having available any study notes or other test aids during a test or quiz without the teacher's permission.
- Collaborating on assignments when independent work is expected.
CLASSROOM BLOG: Throughout the year, students are
expected to use the classroom blog daily. If you are absent, it is your
responsibility to check the blog and come prepared to the next class. All handouts
and assignments will be posted daily to the blog.
My blog: coachrogersphs.blogspot.com
SLO TESTING
INFORMATION: This semester, students in selected courses will take a SLO
(Student Learning Objectives) assessment.
Student growth is a component of the Teacher Keys Effectiveness model
which is used to evaluate teachers in the state of Georgia. This test will be given at the beginning of
the semester as a baseline measure and again closer to the end of the semester
to measure the student’s individual growth.
The score at the end of the semester will be used to calculate part of
the final exam grade. The final exam
will count as 20% of the overall grade and will consist of two parts. 75% of the final exam grade will be the
Course Common Assessment that will be given during final exam days, and 25%
will be the score on the SLO. Together,
these two parts will produce 20% of the overall class grade.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
Our goal is to reduce risk behaviors and increase healthy habits which will
promote strong bonds between students and their families, schools, and
community. This will be achieved through the students’ increased health
literacy, the development of healthy self-management skills, and through the
advocacy of their healthy behaviors and practices. The acquisition of these
will be undertaken in active, student-centered, non-threatening environments in
which students are challenged to do their best in developing the foundation of
healthy, life-long habits.
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