Blaine High School – Physical Education

Aerobics

Kymberly Cummings – Teacher

2006-2007

Aerobics is a physical education offering that provides students with opportunities to engage in aerobic exercise, muscular strength and endurance activities, and flexibility training. Activities include step aerobics, walking, circuit training, yoga, Pilates, and Tae Bo. The following is our daily routine:

• Attendance (in multi-purpose gym)
• Full body flexibility routine
• Monday and Wednesday – running or aerobic warm-up then Toning activity
• Tuesday and Thursday – full class aerobic work-out with cool down
• Friday – students will work in groups or alone to design either an aerobic routine, dance routine, aerobic/toning circuit, or an aerobic game for children

Student assessment (grading): Students earn 5 points per day for:

• Being in class on time for attendance
• Dressing down (suiting up) – proper PE clothing and shoes
• Attitude (as defined in class)
• Effort (as defined in class)

*The student designed routines will be worth 75 points and included in the daily grade portion of their overall grade

This comprises the daily grade which is 80% of the overall grade. The other 20% of the grade is the Fitness component. Students participate in fitness testing once per month. The testing includes a timed mile run, push-up test, and sustained sit-up test. The standards for these tests are based on National Fitness Standards and the grade equivalents are posted in each of the locker rooms.

*Students will also be tested on the sit and reach test for flexibility but this is a non-graded test.

Students are not graded on athletic ability but on their ability to give a good effort daily and to strive for improvement. The fitness portion of the grade is based on fitness standards but students are acknowledged for effort and improvement. If a student does not dress down in appropriate PE clothing and shoes they may not participate and will lose their 5 points for that day. Those points cannot be made up. If a student is absent and that absence is excused (showing Ms. C the blue note) the student can make up the lost points with one of several choices per Ms. C. If a student is sick or injured they must bring a note from home or the school nurse to excuse them. After 3 days of these kinds of notes it must be a doctor’s note to excuse them. Any excused absences or non-participation can be made-up – any non-excused cannot. This class is designed very simply and for success, however the student is the only one who can guarantee that success through communication, and by managing themselves and their grade.