General Course Overview & Quarter 1 Update

During quarter one all of our 8^th Grade PE students completed the first component of our grade 8 Heath Education program, (‘Substance Misuse & Abuse Prevention’). Each student also completed a series of fitness and biometric tests. Prior to the Christmas break students will analyze their fitness data, graph it against age appropriate norms and use the results to select some personal fitness goals for the remainder of the year. Other curriculum areas covered by my students during quarter one included the first component of our grade 8 ‘sports unit’ (Field-Hockey).

As we move into quarter two and beyond each class will engage in the same activities but at different times during the course of the year. My class will commence quarter 2 with swimming. Please have your child walk you through the information on their ‘MyDragonnet’ ‘PE&Health’ page so you can view the program schedule, unit materials and assessment criteria, such as rubrics or exemplar videos.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via email.

Kind regards,

Michael Coleman

Middle School Physical Education Department