Lassiter High School
Reaching Excellence and Climbing Higher
Health & Physical Education Department
Summer 2015
COURSE TITLE: HEALTH INSTRUCTORS: Matt Gershon, Randa Burden
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PHONE #: 678-494-7863
SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.lassiterhigh.org COURSE WEBSITE: http://lhsblogs.typepad.com/gershon/
COURSE SCHEDULE: Monday – Thursday (6/15 – 6/18 & 6/22 – 6/25), 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
LEARNING GOALS:
¨ Students will demonstrate proficiency in the critical thinking skills of decision-making, information processing, reasoning, and analysis at or above course standards.
¨ Students will demonstrate appropriate critical thinking skills in reading comprehension and written expression. All students will be asked to write in complete sentences for assignments in every academic area.
¨ As part of Lassiter High School's School Improvement Plan (SIP) and the Superintendent's Advanced Placement (AP) Certification initiatives, all students will participate in timed writing activities (based on content area reading passages) that will be scored using the College Board's Holistic Scoring Method for the new SAT.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Health is one of the most important units of study you will ever undertake. With this in mind please approach this class with the attitude that information learned in this course will be valuable to you throughout your lifetime. Units of study will concern physical, mental, and social health.
GRADING POLICY: Daily Participation…………………………………………….50%
Assignments 15%
Tests/Quizzes 25%
Final Exam 10%
TEXTS/READINGS: Glencoe Health by Bronson
VIDEOS: ALL OF OUR VIDEOS ARE PRE APPORVED BY COBB COUNTY AND ARE FROM ARE LIBRARY. ONE VIEDO IS ENTITLED SYBIL AND IS RATED PG-13.
We may occasionally view other curriculum-related movies or movie clips, none of which will exceed a PG-13 rating. Your signature on this syllabus indicates permission for your student to view these movies.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
§ SPIRAL NOTEBOOK OR 3 RING BINDER.
§ PEN AND PENCIL
§ NOTEBOOK PAPER
ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-UP POLICY:
Due to the nature of the class set up, daily attendance is imperative. Students will be dropped from the course if they are not in attendance unless extenuating circumstances arise. Extenuating circumstances will be defined by the instructor(s) and summer school administration.
LATE WORK POLICY: Assignments are due the day after they are assigned unless otherwise noted by either
Instructor.
TARDY POLICY:
Students are expected to be present and ready to begin class each morning at 8:00 a.m. Students are also expected to be present and ready to resume class at the time provided by the instructor(s) following class breaks and lunch.
EXTRA HELP: IF YOU NEED EXTRA HELP PLEASE SEE EITHER INSTRUCTOR.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
Cheating is considered a serious matter. The parents of a student who has been involved in cheating will be notified and the student will receive a grade of zero for the test or evaluation period, and a grade of U in conduct.
For this course, cheating is defined as, but is not limited to, the following acts:
§ Copying anyone’s answers to questions, exercises, study guides, classwork or homework assignments
§ Taking any information verbatim from any source, including the Internet, without giving proper credit to the author, or rearranging the order of words and/or changing some words as written by the author and claiming the work as his or her own, i.e., plagiarism.
§ Looking onto another student’s paper during a test or quiz.
§ Having available any study notes or other test aids during a test or quiz without the teacher's permission.
§ Collaborating on assignments when independent work is expected.
§ Students displaying cell phones during tests and/or quizzes will have their cell phones confiscated, and will be given a zero for that test or quiz.
LASSITER HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH & P.E. DEPARTMENT SUMMER 2015
SYLLABUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
TEACHERS: MATT GERSHON, RANDA BURDEN COURSE: HEALTH
YOUR SIGNATURE BELOW INDICATES YOUR AGREEMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING:
¨ I have read and understand the academic integrity policy.
¨ I have reviewed the class syllabus and understand the expectations for my student.
¨ I give permission for my child to view PG or PG13 movies if they are related to the curriculum of the class.
¨ I give permission for my child to read the class parallel readings noted in the syllabus.
¨ I am willing to be contacted by email.
Student Name: ______Class Period: ______
(Please print.)
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(Student's Signature) (Parent's Signature)
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(Parent's E-mail—optional but encouraged)
RETURN THIS FORM WITH BOTH SIGNATURES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Please feel free to contact the instructor(s) if you have any additional questions or concerns.
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