Physical Education

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Students in grade six develop and attain skills, knowledge, and effective strategies as applied to competency in a variety of basic skills related to health and wellness (physical education and fitness activities.) Content areas include basic skills acquisition, application of skills in setting, sport and game skills, rhythmic activities and dance skills, tumbling and gymnastics, and fitness and wellness conditioning. Students study health units on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use prevention, personal health and safety, nutrition, mental health, and human growth and development.

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION 7
Students in grade six develop and attain skills, knowledge, and effective strategies as applied to competency in a variety of basic skills related to health and wellness (physical education and fitness activities.) Content areas include basic skills acquisition, application of skills in setting, sport and game skills, rhythmic activities and dance skills, tumbling and gymnastics, and fitness and wellness conditioning. Students study health units on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use prevention, personal health and safety, nutrition, mental health, and human growth and development.

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION 7
Students strengthen and/or master basic skills developed at the elementary level. Emphasis is on highly organized lead-up activities, modified games, and fitness and wellness activities. Content areas include tumbling, rhythmic activities and dance, physical fitness, wellness-related testing, fitness planning, and application of skills in selected games and sports.

Students study health units on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use prevention, disease and the human body, lifetime health habits, mental health, and human growth and development. Parents may opt out their children from any topic included in the Family Life Education program.

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION 8
Students continue to strengthen and/or master basic skills, and participate in wellness activities and wellness-related testing and fitness planning. Content areas include tumbling, rhythmic activities and dance, and application of skills in selected games and sports. Students begin to review lifetime sports and activities for lifetime wellness planning.

Students study health units on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use prevention, safety and first aid, lifetime health habits, mental health, and human growth and development.