TASIS England Middle School PE Handbook 2022-2023
Welcome to Physical Education,
TheaimofPEistoprovideallstudentswithanopportunitytolearnwithinabalancedprogramin whichtheyareencouragedtofurtherdeveloptheirapplicationandunderstandingofmovement skills, sportsmanship, collaboration/teamwork, and sports leadership.
Studentswillcoversixmainunitsthroughouttheyear.Withineachunitwewilllookatintegrating health topics through the concepts of:
● Run Jump Throw
● Net games
● Invasion Games
● Personal Fitness
● Striking and Fielding
● Movement Concepts (Parkour/Dance).
Furtherdetailsofunitscanbefoundonyourchild’sPELMSpagewhichisaccessedthroughthe Parent portal.
Studentswillbegiventheopportunitythroughoutthevariousunitstonurturetheircuriosityand discoverandlearnaboutthekeyconceptsthataimtobuilduponpreviousknowledgeandskills. EachoftheseskillsaretransferableintootherPEunitsandalsoclassroom-basedsubjects.They alsohelpeachstudenttostrengthennotonlytheirownindividualexperiences,buttoencourage studentstoidentifythepositiveconnectionsthatarisefromsharedand/orgroupexperiences.An example of this is how communication can affect individual and team success.
Studentswillbeemboldenedtoundertakeavarietyoflearning/teachingroleswithinlessons, providingopportunitiestogainfurtherknowledgeand/ortodevelopskillsinareassuchaspeer coaching,refereeing,lessonreviewandreflection.Theseadditionallearningexperiencesallow studentstoplaytheirpartwithinapositivelearningenvironment.Thiswillprovideeachstudentwith theopportunitytodevelopasaprincipled,openminded,andcompassionatememberofour community.Studentsaregiventhebestpossiblechanceto flourishwithinPEwhentheyare encouragedtotakerisks,learnfrommistakes,andultimatelydevelopalifelongpassionforphysical activity and a healthy lifestyle.
Where will the lessons be?
PElessonswilleitherbeintheLargeGym,onGymField2,ortheFitnessCentre.It’sadvisedthat studentsbringsuitableclothingandfootweartoalllessonsincaseofinclementweatherresultingin a location change on the day of the lesson.
What to wear?
On PE days, students should wear their PE uniform to school.
Middle School PE Uniforms:
Allstudentsarerequiredtowearschool-designatedclothingforPEclasses.Theseareavailable from The Student Centre.
Indoorwear:Houseshirt,PEshortsorleggings,PEtracksuitbottoms,socks,andathleticfootwear withnon-markingsoles,schooljumperorthenavyTASISPE¼zipovertheirHouset-shirt.No hooded items are acceptable for PE due to health and safety reasons.
Outdoorwear:Asabovebutwiththeadditionofapairof astroshoes or mouldedcleats forusein wetweather.ThePEuniformmustbepurchasedfromtheschoolsupplier.Ajacket/coatwithouta hood is advised in colder weather along with extra layers to maintain warmth and comfort.
Grading and reporting:
Unlikeothersubjects,PEdoesnothavelettergradesorpercentages.OntheLMSgradebook, parentsandstudentsseenumbersthatlinktothecriterialistedabove.Thissystemindicatesifa studentisfailingtoengage(1),progressing(PG),achieving(AH)orexceeding(ED)foreachofthe4 criteria. Studentreflectionsareusedasapartofthereportstohighlighttheirlearningand understandingoftheircontinueddevelopment.Eachreportingperiod,studentsandparentswillsee theirindividualcriteriagradebasedona1-4scaleonLMSgradebookplusanoverallgradewithED, AH or PG on their end report.
How do the numbers work? 4: Exceeding(ED) 3: Achieving (AH) 2: Progressing (PG) 1: Failure to engage ( * )
Effort marks:
Eachquarter,eachstudentreceiveseffortmarksalongsidetheirPEcriteriagrades.Theseeffort marks are: 1- Outstanding 2- Good 3- Satisfactory 4- Poor 5- Unsatisfactory
Homework:
Onoccasions,studentsingrade7and8willreceivesomepre/postlessonreadingtoassistintheir learningofkeyconceptsandunderstandingofcontentdirectlylinkedtotheunitbeingcovered.This will be set on Google Classroom.
Health and safety:
Jewellery: All jewellery and watches, including fitness trackers must be removed for all lessons.
Piercings
:
AllearringsandotherpiercingsmustberemovedbeforePE.Tapingisnotallowedforhealthand safety reasons. It is advised that all new piercings are done over school breaks to allow them to heal. ShouldyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthisornewpiercingsthenpleasecontactMrMatJones directly (mjones@tasisengland.org).
Footwear:
Aswithanyactivity,footwearandclothingmustbeconsideredandbedeemedappropriate.ALL participantsmustwearitemsofclothingandfootwearwhichare fitforpurpose.Clean,nonmarking trainersforindoorsandastrosormouldedcleatsforoutside.Slipontrainersorfashiontrainerssuch as Converse are not acceptable due to the lack of support.
Hair:
Longhairmustalwaysbetiedbackwithasuitablysoftitemtoprevententanglementinapparatus and to prevent vision being obscured.
Nails:
Nails must be sufficiently short to prevent injury to self and others.
Non participation/injured students:
Studentsareexpectedtotakepartinalllessons.Ifastudentisinjuredorunabletotakepart physically,theymusthaveanotefromaparent/guardianand/orfromtheTASISHealthCenter.Ifthis isthecase,studentswillbegivenalternativeroleswithinthelessonsforthedurationoftheir recoverysotheyarestillengagedandinvolvedwiththeclass.NonparticipationinPEwillalsoresult innon-participationinsportsteamsand/orco-curricularactivitiesonthedaysstudentsmissPE lessons.
First aid/concussion:
Ifastudentgetsinjuredwhileinclass,theywillbesent/escortedtotheHealthCentretoget checkedout.Incaseofaface/headinjury,theywillberemovedfromtheactivityimmediatelyand escortedtotheHealthCentre.Studentsthatsustainaconcussionwillhavetocompletethe Gradual Return to Play Protocol.
Asynchronous and Synchronous Learners:
StudentsapprovedforHybridLearningforemergencysituationswillstillbeabletocompletePE lessonsonline.SDLstudentsarerequiredtojoinaZoomcalltochecktheworksetwiththeir teacher.Theselessonsareinlinewiththeclassbasedlessonsostudentswillbeabletolearnthe keyconceptsandcontentbeingcoveredinclasswhilststillhavingaphysicalsectionofthelesson tocompleteathome(iftheycan).TheworkandrelatedactivitieswillbeaccessibleviaGOOGLE CLASSROOM.
Should you have any questions, please contact Mr. Jones directly. Email: mjones@tasisengland.org Phone: 01932 582349