Welcome to PE!

1. Welcome to PE! 125 hours of time on PE 1 hr and 15 mins of activity per school day If you exercise for 35 mins instead of 1 hr and 15 mins, you can earn partial marks. Flexibility – you can exercise on your days off instead of a school day…whatever fits your schedule. Activity Record – due every two weeks (due dates are noted on course calendar).

2. The Five Dimensions • Dance (aerobic dance, modern dance, square, folk, line, jive, partner country and western, hip hop, funk, social dance) • Alternative Environment (swimming, water games, diving, synchro, canoeing, rowing, kayaking, water skiing, scuba diving, hiking, backpacking, climbing, camping, orienteering, skiing, snowboarding, skating, hiking, horseback riding, tobogganing) • Individual Activities (track and field events, skipping, walking, Tai Chi, Yoga, aerobics, jogging, cycling, use of exercise equipment, weight training, inline skating, hacky sac) • Gymnastics (rhythmic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, stuntnastics, tumbling, balances, sequence development, stretching program.) • Games (archery, bowling, curling, golf, croquet, horseshoes, frisbee type, volleyball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, handball, racquetball, squash, softball, soccer, basketball, touch football, hockey, lacrosse, rugby, ringette)

3. By the end of the semester, you need a minimum of 15 hours in each dimension and you can claim a maximum of 40 hours in one dimension.

5. School Activities Many activities have been planned throughout the school year which you are encouraged to attend. You are required to attend at least one school activity sometime in the semester. You are welcome to attend them all though!  Your $25 school fee covers the cost for most of the activities, however, there are some that you must pay for separately such as skiing. The $25 fee is not refundable. Most of the activities take place on Fridays and generally take place once per week. You will be informed of the activities through your TA. A list of tentative dates for the activities has been posted on the PE homepage.

6. Activity Record • Please refer to your activity record now. This was emailed to you on the first day of school. You may also download it from the discussion board. • What is the Activity Record? • The Activity Record is a document that you must complete and send to me every two weeks. • Due dates are posted on the course calendar. • Checked by your Key Parent who then emails it to me from their email account. This validates the contents.