Health and Physical Education

 HMS Physical Education Department
Jill Flaim:  j.flaim@hackenschools.org
Jimmy LaRose:  j.larose@hackensackschools.org
Kenny McKaba:  k.mckaba@hackensackensachools.org
Sarah Phillips: s.phillips@hackensackschools.org

Dan Reddan: d.reddan@hackensackschools.org

Joe Urban: j.urban@hackensackschools.org

Veronica Alverez: v.alvarez@hackensackschools.org

Attendance

1. Attendance is taken and checked daily.
2. Students who are excused from participating in P.E. for one week or more will be assigned to another activity or class.

Dress

1. T-shirts/sweatshirts, shorts/sweatpants and sneakers with sweat socks must be worn in all physical education classes.
2. Lack of appropriate dress will result in a student receiving no credit for that day’s activity. (Un prepared)
3. If a student is unprepared for two days or more in one marking period, their grade will be affected.

Class Time

1. Students must be out of the locker room in uniform 5 minutes after the late bell.
2. Line up for attendance and calisthenics as instructed by the teacher.
3. The activity/sport for that day will be introduced.
4. Dressing time at the end of the period will be 5 minutes.

Lockers

1. A locker will be issued to each student.
2. Students will keep the same locker one year.
3. Only students will be given the combination.

Accidents

1. Report any accident to the teacher.
2. The teacher will send or bring students to the nurse when needed or at the student’s request.
   
   

Medicals

1. To get a medical excuse from P.E., bring a note from home or the Doctor to the nurse during morning homeroom period.
2. When arriving at your P.E. class, present your excuse to the teacher.

Glasses/Contact Lenses

1. Glass guards must be worn unless a parent signs an excuse form. Forms may be secured from the Physical Education teachers.
2. All signed forms must be returned to your assigned P.E. teacher.

General Information

1. Eating food, drinking beverages and chewing gum/candy  is not allowed in the locker room or the Gymnasium.

2.       Horseplay in the locker room or gymnasium will not be permitted.

Physical Education Activities

A variety of Physical Education Activities will be taking place during the school year.  Just some of the activities that will be taking place during the school year are:

Flag Football/Ultimate Frisbee
Indoor Floor Hockey/Pillo Polo
Soccer/Speedball (Indoor and outdoor)
Presidents Physical Fitness Testing
Basketball
Volleyball
Softball
Lacrosse/Track & Field
Cooperative Games

 Etc.

Physical Education Department Grading Scale

Unprepared/Zero Behavior/Zero Part                Grade

    0                       =                                                 A+  97-100

1                        =                                                A    90-96

2                        =                                                B+  87-89

3                        =                                                B   80-86

4                         =                                              C+  77-79

5                        =                                                C   70-76

6                        =                                                D   65-69

                                      7                         =                                               F  <64

Physical Education Make-up Sessions
STARTING DATE FOR 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR = October 8, 2013
 PE make-up sessions are available for all students grades 5-8 who have been unprepared for class. The sessions begin at 7:45 AM. Students must be dressed or can get dressed in PE attire for these sessions. The sessions will only take place on Tue., Wed., and Thur. mornings. Please speak with your teacher to attend! Zeros received for behavior issues can not be made up.