Welcome to the Los Alamos Middle School Physical
Education. The Physical Education teachers are Susan Hammock and Daren
Jones. We hope to make Physical Education a fun experience for your
student.
Uniforms/Locks-For
PE class, the student will need a PE uniform that has their name
written on the shirt and shorts. A lock and locker will be issued to
the students the second or third day of class. The students are
responsible for the lock. If the lock is lost then the student will
have to pay for that lock.
Grading-
Our grades are based on participation, skills test, written test, and
fitness. The fitness tests come from the Presidential Physical Fitness
Tests. They are the Shuttle Run, V-Sit and Reach, Mile Run, Sit-ups,
and Pull-ups. You may take a look at their website for more
information http://www.presidentschallenge.org/.
The skills test and written test are given after a unit for example in
Ultimate Frisbee the skills test would be over the throws and catches.
Participation is worth the most points. The students need to try
everything. They need to put effort into the game that is being played
(not standing there watching the ball go by), and effort in jogging.
The students cannot earn extra points but only lose points. They will
lose points by not being to class on time, inappropriate behavior, lack
of participation, and not having their supplies for class.
TriFit Program-
Coach Jones and are excited about trying this new piece of technology
on some of our classes. The TriFit program allows the teachers and
students to keep better records of the students target heart rate zones
during activities. Hopefully this will help the student to see what
they have to do to become more physically fit. This will also teach
them what they have to do to stay within their target heart rate zone.
This program also has a lot of features that will help the teachers
become more efficient at record keeping. We are looking forward to
sharing this new program with your student. You are welcome to take a
look at this website to look at exactly what this program is doing for
your student and class at http://education.polarusa.com/education/Products/trifit/models/trifitsoftware.asp.
Coach
Jones and I also ask that the students have a pair of good tennis
shoes. No skater shoes are allowed. The reason for this is because
there is no arch support in there and they don’t tie the shoes. We
will be jogging every day so they need a good pair of shoes to help
their feet and knees.
Coach Jones and I will be updating our
website frequently but if you have any questions please feel free to
contact us by phone or by e-mail.
Coach Jones, d.jones@laschools.net, 663-2435.
Coach Hammock, s.hammock@laschools.net, 663-2436.
