Health and PE

Subject Area Lead Teacher: Ms. Melissa Crissman

The following link will take you to Virginia's Department of Education Standards of Learning for Physical Education.

HPE Standards of Learning

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PE Unit Plans

Students are offered a variety of challenging activities with an emphasis on fitness for life. In middle school, health and physical education classes are offered every other day.

Iron Stingray

Iron Stingray is an elite status for our students who have excelled in the national fitness tests.  If a student completes the required score for each fitness test, they are honored as an "Iron Stingray" and will receive an Iron Stingray t-shirt.  Each student will have three official opportunities each school year to complete these tests.  Below are the required tests and scores for Iron Stingray:

 

Push Ups

Curl Ups

Pacer

Boys

40

80

100

Girls

30

80

85

Restricted Activity Guidelines

A student may be excused from physical activity by a parent or guardian for 3 consecutive PE blocks.  Parents should email their student’s physical education teacher to provide this excusal.

A doctor’s note must be presented to the physical education teacher for any absence beyond 3 consecutive PE blocks.  The doctor’s note must include a checklist of activities that the student may participate in while recovering from the illness or injury. 

Locker Room Expectations

Locker Room Expectations:

  • Cell phones and/or cameras are prohibited. 

  • Glass containers of any kind are not allowed in the locker room to prevent possible breakage and injury.

  • Students may not spray perfume or cologne in locker room due to allergies of fellow classmates.

  • Backpacks and large bags are not permitted to be in the locker room.  All items must fit into the assigned PE locker.  

  • Food and gum is not allowed in the locker room or gyms. 

  • Once students have changed, they should sit in front of their locker to indicate they have finished changing.  The teacher will dismiss them to the gymnasium.