Physcial Education Department
Mr. Sullivan
September 1, 2009
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Welcome to
the 2009-10 school year. Attached to this letter you will find a copy of the
new grading system for Physical Education.The first class or two of the school year will be spent communicating
this new grading system to the students.I want to take this opportunity to inform you of this new grading
system.
The system
is in rubric form.There are six
categories listed in the first column (five for the whole year and two for only
October and May-term 1 & 4 and the last category listed is only for grades
4-8).The students have the opportunity
to earn 4, 3, 2 or 1 points for each of the categories.You will notice that there is description of
what needs to be observed, completed or achieved for a student to reach a
certain point level.On the back side
of the rubric there are definitions for the terms listed in the rubric.At the end of the unit or month, I will
assign a point value for each category based on observations, assessments and
achievements.For grade 3 I will transfer
the point score to the appropriate place listed on the report card.For grades 4-8, I will total up the points,
convert the total to a letter grade for report card purposes using the point
value conversion located on the back of the rubric and place the letter grade
on the report card.
My hope is
that this information will provide the students with the specific criteria in
order to be successful in Physical Education class.This information will also be presented at
the open house night for Physical Education on September 16, 2009.You can address any questions at that time or
you can contact me by phone at 508-798-8576.
Sincerely,
Bill Sullivan, M.Ed.
Paxton
Center School
Physical Education Department
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