Monarch High School

Physical Education Department

Teacher:  James E. Klemke              Course: HOPE                            Phone: 754-322-1400  

E-Mail:  James.Klemke@browardschools.com                            Planning:  4th hour

Materials Required:              Paper and a writing utensil

                                           Proper dress out clothes and shoes

Course Purpose: This course is designed to develop and enhance healthy behaviors that influence students’ lifestyle choices, health, and fitness. 

Course Requirements: 

              Classroom work, Fitness labs, and Written tests and quizzes

              Fitness assessments – pre and post

              Electronic Portfolio             

Rules for Success:

              *Be in the locker room before the tardy bell rings

              *Use your own locker and wear your own clothes

              *Dress out regardless of weather conditions

              *Use appropriate social skills, showing respect for yourself and others at all times

              *Be a “Knight”, exhibit all characteristics found in the knight’s code of conduct

Grading system:

              Dress out/Participation, fitness assessments, and labs = 50%

Classroom assignments, homework, written tests, and quizzes = 50%

Course Content:

              -Identifying your level of fitness

              -Training for Fitness

              -Nutrition and Weight Control

              -Stress Management

              -The Five Health Related Components of Fitness

              -Designing a Fitness Program

              -CPR and AED

              -Depression/Suicide Prevention

              -Self Esteem

              -Communication and Refusal Skills

              -Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases

              -Drug Education

              -Human Sexuality

Make Up Policy:

              If you are absent from class you have two days for each absence to meet the following requirements: You may read an article, make a web of the main idea and supporting facts, and summarize the article, run one mile after school, or complete an FCAT worksheet that I will provide for you.  You will also need to go to your teacher’s webpage and look for the day’s classroom activities and/or ask another reliable student what you missed.  It is at the teacher’s discretion which assignment will be completed for the physical portion of the absence.