Middle School P.E.

 6TH GRADE:                                                    

• Demonstrate competence in improved accuracy in manipulative skills
• Attention to form, power and follow through
• Agility while performing selective moves
• Practice a variety of movement skills such as tennis serve and free throws
• Identify strength, challenges and God-given talents
• Learn importance of extracurricular sports programs
• Match different types of physical activities to health-related fitness components and explain ways to improve fitness based on the principles of intensity and time
• Learn the etiquette of participation and resolve conflicts during games in acceptable ways                  
• Health class focuses on healthy diet, stress management, drug awareness, and positive personal health care choices

7TH GRADE:   

• Learn importance of extracurricular sports programs
• Develop muscular strength and self control in a classroom setting
• Practice endurance using levels or speed direction and pathways
• Evaluate personal fitness goals and make appropriate changes for improvement
• Understand benefits of cardiovascular endurance
• Learn importance of warm up and cool down exercises
• Distinguish between compliance and noncompliance rules and regulations
• Develop teamwork skills by handling conflicts in a mature way
• Health class is taught by Middle School Religion teacher    

8TH GRADE:

• Emphasis on participation for enjoyment & challenge both in and out of school
• Use of offensive and defensive strategies while playing a modified version of a sport
• Learn fitness-related stress management techniques
• Understand how to use of peer interaction in a positive way to enhance personal self image
• Learn difference between aerobic vs anaerobic exercise
• Identify importance of goal setting to improve skills
• Utilize technology to evaluate, monitor and improve physical development
• Learn structure and function of the muscular and skeletal systems
• Discuss basic weight training mistakes
• Participate in health workshops on compassion vs. empathy
• Analyze health information and products
• Learn nutritional and hormonal aspects of the human body
• Health class reinforces effects of personal behaviors on health risks throughout life span. Emphasis on benefits of physical activity throughout all stages of life