Paxon Hollow Middle School Physical Education & Wellness

Grading Policy: 100 points total = Skills & Comprehension 50 points (quizzes, peer evaluations, skills understanding, routine, etc.) + Preparation & Participation 50 points (use of class time, uniform, focus on task, helping others be successful, etc.)

Locker Room: Physical education locks will be distributed in September and collected in June.  If a lock is lost, please report it to a physical education teacher.  New locks cost $6.00.  Each student's locker must be locked at all times, and please do not give anyone your combination!

PE Uniforms: Marple Newtown Uniform requirement includes:  black MN short, orange MN shirt, both from B&E Sportswear.  Please put name on both shirt and shorts.  Athletic sneakers, laced properly, are also required.  No slip on or open back sneakers.  Sweatshirt and/or sweatpants are recommended for cooler days.  No jewelry is to be worn during physical education classes.  All jewelry will be safely locked in their lockers.  If a student is "unprepared" (not dressed in their uniform, or wearing jewelry) for class three times in a marking period, they will then receive a teacher detention.  Each additional "unprepared" will result in a school detention.  B & E Sportswear is located at 1005 Sussex Blvd in Broomall and is open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Medical Excuses: Medical notes should be filed with the school nurse and a copy should be given to your teacher.  Whenever possible, activities in class will be modified to adapt to student linmitations.  Doctor's notes must specify what activities are possible.  In the case of a Doctor's note lasting more than four weeks, the student will receive an "M" for medical.  In the case of a parent note, the student will dress for class and the activity will be modified as per parently suggestion.  Parents notes will only be accepted for 1 week.

General Rules: Students are not to participate in physical activity to touch equipment without proper teacher supervision.  Responsible conduct is expected in the locker room area at all times.

Help Class & Detention: Help Class -- If a student needs additional instruction, help class is available on Wednesday mornings at 7:40 a.m.   Students must sign in and be dressed in their MN uniform.  Detention -- If a teacher detention is assigned, the teacher will notify the parent.

GET UP AND MOVE!
Get your pulse up! That’s the key to success here. When you start moving your muscles, they need oxygen , and your lungs respond by taking deeper and quicker breaths. Your heart responds by speeding up to pump that oxygen enriched blood to the parts about your body that demand more! And guess what! Your body burns calories to fuel this whole process.

So how do you get your pulse up? How long should your pause be up? You can raise your pulse by doing physical activity. You can walk, skateboard, rollerblade, jog, play basketball, or just about anything else where you’re moving around and breathing a little harder. It is ideal to do activities like these once a day for at least 20 minutes. You will probably find that you actually feel pretty good after activities like these because exercise is not only healthy for
your heart, lungs, and muscles, but it’s also healthy for your brain!

So remember, “Get your pulse up.” Start slow if you haven’t been doing much physical activity lately. Try 5 minutes a day for one week. Then try 10 minutes a day the next week, and keep building up your body until you can do 20 minutes or more each day. Try to do something active right after school to refresh your body and mind. Trust me, it works! The epidemic of obesity in America is affecting children and adolescents at higher rates then ever before. Since 1980 the rates of obesity have doubled for children and tripled for adolescents. Younger people are now developing health problems that use to affect only adults such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and injury and stress to bones and joints. There are also other health problems and emotional issues related to being overweight. Many parents do not realize the additional health risks caused by extra weight their child may be carrying.

Being Overweight is a Health Hazard -- Body Mass Index (BMI) is a calculation that uses both height and weight to yield a number that correlates with and estimate of a person’s body fat. A person’s risk for health issues is related to body fat and can be assessed by the BMI. Each year as part of health screening at Paxon, BMIs are assessed and parents are informed of elevated results. Intervention
is important to address early in children who are overweight. Lifestyle changes can last a lifetime and prevent issues and diseases in the future such as heart attack, stroke, and cancer. Proper nutrition and regular exercise are the two avenues that will best address the prevention and treatment or excess body weight. Please feel free to seek the counsel and support of the Paxon staff in addressing any weight concerns you have for your child.

Helpful Welness Links:

Panaonline.org PA Advocates for Nutrition Education and Activity
Kidshealth.org
Healthiergeneration.org