Grading Information

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Please take a few minutes to read this very important letter. Things are changing in PE! We are now Fitness and Health.

First, our emphasis is changing across the district. We are shifting from Physical Education to Fitness and Health. This change comes at a time when we feel strongly that our mission is to educate our students to the importance of lifetime activities that promote their fitness and health. This change is also lined up with our state essential academic learning standards for health and fitness.

Secondly, our district has adopted a new grading procedure for physical education for all 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. They will receive an effort grade and achievement grade for each trimester.

They will receive an effort grade each trimester for their performance in the following areas: accepting personal responsibility, participation in fitness and unit activities, positive attitude to include cooperation, respect, tolerance, demonstrating safe behaviors, and proper use of equipment.

The achievement grade will be a letter grade based on student performance in physical fitness, skill development, health concepts, and fitness and health related vocabulary words. Please note that the fitness test grades will be based on completion of the test, not on individual student scores.

We believe the new emphasis of our program will teach our students to make healthy choices toward lifetime fitness. Thank you for your support and cooperation in helping us achieve the new goals for our fitness and health program so that all students can be successful!

Accompanying this letter is a complete outline of the new grading procedure. If you have any questions regarding fitness and health grading, please call your elementary fitness and health specialist.

Sincerely,

Elementary Fitness & Health Specialist