Tell me about middle school PE

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Anonymous wrote:I wish PE were an elective.

My high schooler hated PE so she took it online in the summer for both 9th and 10th grades.

Mine too.

I also agree with it being an elective only, especially for athletes. If you can prove you are engaging in a sport outside of school or on a team at school, you should not have to do it. That can be anything from football to Tai Kwon Do.

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My kid is doing 9th pe online and it’s all wild. It’s all about fan participation. Literally every question. How can fans motivate and demotivate the players. What a waste of time.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid is doing 9th pe online and it’s all wild. It’s all about fan participation. Literally every question. How can fans motivate and demotivate the players. What a waste of time.

What are the dates for rising 9th grade PE over the summer? Is it scheduled or flexible? DC has a big trip planned towards the beginning of July next year - would that interfere with doing PE over the summer?

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Anonymous wrote:7/10/2023

RCMS Health and PE News for 2023/24 School Year!!!!!!

Dear Parent (s) & Guardians:

This coming school year in August, students will be back in the locker rooms and changing clothes for PE class.

Every student will be entering the locker rooms on a daily basis before and after PE class to change clothes for PE. Every student will be assigned a PE locker to use on a daily basis.

Students will need the following to have a successful and safe year in PE

Combination Lock for PE locker
Proper clothes to change into in order to participate safely in PE class
Proper shoes to participate safely in PE class (tennis shoes)
(Crocs, Boots, Sandals, Flip Flops are not acceptable)
Deodorant
Positive attitude
The PE department will be purchasing 1 cotton PE T shirt for every student this year!

Please fill out the following Google Form to order YOUR Free PE shirt!!

Link to Form: Free PE Shirt or click the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGdT6wsKk8LJnirvGqupX6QUiDMNL2bquZP84xViivDxAuLw/viewform

The free shirt will be distributed at Panther Palooza or during PE class.

The PE department will be providing an optional Towel Service for students who would like to purchase. A fresh towel will be provided to students each day if they would like one, following PE for the entire year for only a one time charge of $10.00. More information will be provided once the school year begins, Towel Service payments will be in MySchoolBucks.

You may purchase other RCMS clothing items and extra PE shirts and shorts using this link below. The items purchased will be shipped directly to your home.

​​​​​​​https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/XLuZMuKSe8 or go to: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/XLuZMuKSe8

We look forward to a great school year!

Sincerely,

RCMS Department of Health & Physical Education

Daily basis? Does RCMS not have block scheduling?

If not, I will be emailing our middle school principal now and asking for non-block scheduling.

As if that would matter but you do you.
For what it's worth - YES, RCMS is block scheduling. I'm sure the administrator meant that daily kids would be using the locker rooms. Not that your specific kid would be entering the locker room daily.

not our middle school but in the block schedule kids absolutely draw the short stick and get PE every day. it's a huge PITA - my daughter had it last year.

NP here. How is that possible to get a class every day under block scheduling? The whole point is so that classes are every other day!

At our school, block scheduling means 8 periods that are divided into odd period days and even period days. So for example,

1st period PE
2nd: science
3rd: math
4th: English
5th: elective
6th: learning seminar
7th: history
8th: elective

Week 1 has odd period days on M/W/F and then even period days on T/Th, then the next week, it flip flops. This way PE (and all classes) is every other day, not every day.

How does block scheduling work at your school?

The ones who have PE everyday have a 45 minute class daily and a shorter study hall period.

That’s not block scheduling then. The PP I was responding to said their kid had daily PE with block scheduling. Maybe they misunderstood what block schedules are.

Yes it is. All the other classes are every other day, but PE is daily. Or maybe just one of the periods is daily and it happens to be PE for some.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid is doing 9th pe online and it’s all wild. It’s all about fan participation. Literally every question. How can fans motivate and demotivate the players. What a waste of time.

What are the dates for rising 9th grade PE over the summer? Is it scheduled or flexible? DC has a big trip planned towards the beginning of July next year - would that interfere with doing PE over the summer?

It’s a set schedule and you need to go in towards the end to take the CPR test in-person. Same for 10th grade and the final driver’s ed exam.

You meet every day for the month at a certain time- cameras must be on for the live hour class- and then you have assignments daily, including workout requirements. I’ve heard of people doing it on vacation, but I’m sure there are headaches associated with that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is doing 9th pe online and it’s all wild. It’s all about fan participation. Literally every question. How can fans motivate and demotivate the players. What a waste of time.

What are the dates for rising 9th grade PE over the summer? Is it scheduled or flexible? DC has a big trip planned towards the beginning of July next year - would that interfere with doing PE over the summer?

It’s a set schedule and you need to go in towards the end to take the CPR test in-person. Same for 10th grade and the final driver’s ed exam.

You meet every day for the month at a certain time- cameras must be on for the live hour class- and then you have assignments daily, including workout requirements. I’ve heard of people doing it on vacation, but I’m sure there are headaches associated with that.

Thanks for this info. If DC is unable to make the schedule work over the summer, and takes regular PE in 9th grade, is there room in the schedule for both a foreign language and music (strings or band) as well as PE and the core classes?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is doing 9th pe online and it’s all wild. It’s all about fan participation. Literally every question. How can fans motivate and demotivate the players. What a waste of time.

What are the dates for rising 9th grade PE over the summer? Is it scheduled or flexible? DC has a big trip planned towards the beginning of July next year - would that interfere with doing PE over the summer?

It’s a set schedule and you need to go in towards the end to take the CPR test in-person. Same for 10th grade and the final driver’s ed exam.

You meet every day for the month at a certain time- cameras must be on for the live hour class- and then you have assignments daily, including workout requirements. I’ve heard of people doing it on vacation, but I’m sure there are headaches associated with that.

Thanks for this info. If DC is unable to make the schedule work over the summer, and takes regular PE in 9th grade, is there room in the schedule for both a foreign language and music (strings or band) as well as PE and the core classes?

Yes. You get 2 electives. His electives would be Language and music. PE is considered a core class in 9th.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid is doing 9th pe online and it’s all wild. It’s all about fan participation. Literally every question. How can fans motivate and demotivate the players. What a waste of time.

What are the dates for rising 9th grade PE over the summer? Is it scheduled or flexible? DC has a big trip planned towards the beginning of July next year - would that interfere with doing PE over the summer?

It's generally right after school gets out and lasts for 4 weeks. There is a live/synchronous component to it every day (1 hour, generally).

[Anonymous]

Yeah it’s a set time, with a cameras on component, homework, and 1 hour a weekday workout with specific heart rate zone to meet.