Mr. Ron Baglien
PE and Health
UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS!:
The Presidents Physical Fitness Testing will be September 28 - October 1.
International Walk and Bike to School Day is Wednesday, October 7.
The St Ignatius Jog-A-Thon is Thursday, October 8.
2009 – 2010 Physical Education
Ron Baglien
The goals for Physical Education at St Ignatius are:
- to expose students to a variety of sports and activities that promote fitness and can be incorporated into an active life style.
- Sportsmanship – to practice fair play, win humbly, and participate to the very best of your ability
- Cooperation – working together to accomplish goals
- Fitness – building the strength and conditioning that allows students to lead an active lifestyle without limitations
- Play – to have fun and develop an appreciation for physical activity
In younger grades, the focus will be on play, body movement, and cooperation with classmates. From about third grade on, the focus will become more sports oriented. Through out the year, students will be introduced to lead up skills and rules of play for the following sports
Football
Volleyball
Soccer/futsal
Basketball
Pickleball
Bowling
Badminton
Lacrosse
Grades for PE are based on the following:
1. being prepared with PE uniform and gym shoes
2. participation and effort in class
3. sportsmanship and attitude
4. cooperation (following directions and working with classmates)
During my first year here at St. Ignatius one of the more athletic middle school students asked me: “So are we graded on skills in PE at all?”
The answer short answer is… NO. Unless I’ve had the opportunity to conduct a pre-test and a post test of individual abilities, allowing me to judge growth and improvement, students are not graded on skills. In order to encourage an appreciation for an active lifestyle and the benefits of physical activity for everyone, I base my grading on participation, effort, attitude, and cooperation (as outlined above). It is perfectly possible for a non-athlete who is consistently pushing themselves, staying involved, and giving it their best to receive a better physical education grade than a gifted athlete who is lackadaisical in their approach to PE.
One cannot always control the level of ability one brings to a sport or activity; or the extent to which your classmates will include you in an activity (although cooperation and sportsmanship is always encouraged). But you have 100% control over your personal desire for self improvement and the corresponding level of effort you bring to both the warm-ups and the days activities.
* * * * * IMPORTANT PE POLICIES * * * * *
Dressing down for PE: Over the years, some students have struggled with being prepared for PE with their PE uniform, despite repeated warnings that not dressing down was affecting their grade. In order to make this more concrete for the students, it is my rule that not dressing down five times in any trimester will result in a student’s grade for that trimester being lowered by one full letter grade.
Sagging: While a no sagging policy has always been in place, it is now included in the student handbook. If students do not keep the waistband of their shorts fully above the curve of their backside, they will be asked once to fix the situation; after which they will not be allowed to participate in PE if sagging shorts are seen again that day.
No aerosol deoderants: Finally, because of prior incidents with aerosol deodorants and the respiratory difficulty it can cause among other students, we ask that you not provide your students with aerosol deodorants for PE/school (sticks or roll-ons only).
UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS!:
The Presidents Physical Fitness Testing will be September 28 - October 1.
International Walk and Bike to School Day is Wednesday, October 7.
The St Ignatius Jog-A-Thon is Thursday, October 8.
2009 – 2010 Physical Education
Ron Baglien
The goals for Physical Education at St Ignatius are:
- to expose students to a variety of sports and activities that promote fitness and can be incorporated into an active life style.
- Sportsmanship – to practice fair play, win humbly, and participate to the very best of your ability
- Cooperation – working together to accomplish goals
- Fitness – building the strength and conditioning that allows students to lead an active lifestyle without limitations
- Play – to have fun and develop an appreciation for physical activity
In younger grades, the focus will be on play, body movement, and cooperation with classmates. From about third grade on, the focus will become more sports oriented. Through out the year, students will be introduced to lead up skills and rules of play for the following sports
Football
Volleyball
Soccer/futsal
Basketball
Pickleball
Bowling
Badminton
Lacrosse
Grades for PE are based on the following:
1. being prepared with PE uniform and gym shoes
2. participation and effort in class
3. sportsmanship and attitude
4. cooperation (following directions and working with classmates)
During my first year here at St. Ignatius one of the more athletic middle school students asked me: “So are we graded on skills in PE at all?”
The answer short answer is… NO. Unless I’ve had the opportunity to conduct a pre-test and a post test of individual abilities, allowing me to judge growth and improvement, students are not graded on skills. In order to encourage an appreciation for an active lifestyle and the benefits of physical activity for everyone, I base my grading on participation, effort, attitude, and cooperation (as outlined above). It is perfectly possible for a non-athlete who is consistently pushing themselves, staying involved, and giving it their best to receive a better physical education grade than a gifted athlete who is lackadaisical in their approach to PE.
One cannot always control the level of ability one brings to a sport or activity; or the extent to which your classmates will include you in an activity (although cooperation and sportsmanship is always encouraged). But you have 100% control over your personal desire for self improvement and the corresponding level of effort you bring to both the warm-ups and the days activities.
* * * * * IMPORTANT PE POLICIES * * * * *
Dressing down for PE: Over the years, some students have struggled with being prepared for PE with their PE uniform, despite repeated warnings that not dressing down was affecting their grade. In order to make this more concrete for the students, it is my rule that not dressing down five times in any trimester will result in a student’s grade for that trimester being lowered by one full letter grade.
Sagging: While a no sagging policy has always been in place, it is now included in the student handbook. If students do not keep the waistband of their shorts fully above the curve of their backside, they will be asked once to fix the situation; after which they will not be allowed to participate in PE if sagging shorts are seen again that day.
No aerosol deoderants: Finally, because of prior incidents with aerosol deodorants and the respiratory difficulty it can cause among other students, we ask that you not provide your students with aerosol deodorants for PE/school (sticks or roll-ons only).