6th Grade PE/Health

Physical Education/Health in the sixth grade will provide students the opportunity to learn and practice a variety of fundamental movement skills while participating in various games, teams and individual/lifetime sports, as well as team building activities. Primary focus will be on skill development and application in lead up games. Social skills will be stressed throughout the class. Physical fitness will be emphasized through the teaching of the principles of health and skill-related fitness. Health topics will be integrated throughout the course and will include nutrition, an overview of body systems, the endocrine system, diseases, personal hygiene, and tobacco use and abuse.