Transcript Welcome to PHS Health and Physical Education!

Core Classes Presentation
Mathematics
English
Science
Social Studies
Health/Physical Education
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Full year course
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4 year requirement
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3 MP = Physical Education
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1 MP = Health
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Participate Daily
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Participation and preparation = daily grades
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Follow PHS Dress Code
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Variety of activities
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35% Preparation
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35% Participation
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15% Written Tests
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15% Skill Tests
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OP make-up
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Within two weeks of missed date
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Complete 1 mile jog
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Receive your credit back from missed day
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1 marking period
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Topics:
Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs
 Nutrition
 Refusal Skills
 Male/Female Reproductive Anatomy
 Pregnancy
 STD’s
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Buy the first week of school
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$6
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Keep lock for four years
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Keep all belongings locked at all times!
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Introduction to
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Air and Air Pollution
Environmental Science
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Energy
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Water and Water
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Ecosystems
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Biodiversity
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Understanding
Pollution
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Land and Land Use
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Waste and Waste
Populations
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Atmosphere, Weather
and Climate
Disposal
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Classroom activities & labs to demonstrate
concepts
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Work individually & collaboratively
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Regular homework
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Textbook used in class
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Guided notes
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Moderate pace
Individual and group activities
Analysis questions after labs
Students take presented notes
Regular homework
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Accelerated pace & greater depth
Group lab activities & independent work
Formal lab reports
Daily homework
Variety of note formats (lecture, text)
BIOLOGY
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General
College Prep
Honors
Advanced Placement
CHEMISTRY
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General
College Prep
Honors
Advanced Placement
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Physics (AP,
Honors, CP)
Geology
Meteorology
Astronomy
Earth Science
AP Environmental
Science
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Anatomy &
Physiology
Animal Behavior
Genetics
Forensics
Marine Biology
NJ Graduation Requirements:
 US I, US II, & World History as full year
courses.
 ½ year Economics/Financial Literacy course.
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9th grade will enroll in US I
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Their 10th grade class will be USII
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11th grade year will be World History
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Economics should be completed in the 11th or 12th
grade year
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AP US History, AP Government, AP European
History, & AP World History are also offered.
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“Applied”, College Prep, Honors for 9th grade.
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AP offered in 10th-12th grade.
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Tests, Quizzes, Homework, & Projects
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Homework is a % of the final marking period
average. This is a major issue for freshmen as they
acclimate to high school.
Homework is given nightly.
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Your Social Studies placement will be based
on your Language Arts placement in 9th grade.
If you aspire to take AP courses in the future
while a student at PHS, it is recommended
that you enroll in the Honors level.
It is easier to drop down a level than move up
if you change levels during the school year.
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United States
History
Students will be placed into one of the following
courses based on a scheduling matrix which
includes a recommendation from their current
math teacher:
 Foundations of Algebra
 Algebra 1
 College Prep Algebra 1
 Honors Algebra 1
 Honors Algebra 2
All students are required to take and
pass:
 Algebra 1
 Geometry
 Algebra 2
All students will take the PARCC
exam in the Spring each year they are
enrolled in any of the above courses.
Geometry
Algebra 2
General
College Prep
Honors
General
College Prep
Honors
In order for any student to enroll in any
of the following courses, certain
prerequisites must be met.
Pre-Calculus Calculus
Statistics
College Prep
Honors
College Prep
AP
College Prep
AP AB
AP BC
A graphing calculator is highly
recommended for all Freshmen
enrolled in Algebra 1.
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A graphing calculator is used on
the PARCC test.
A graphing calculator will assist
students in answering more
challenging and real world based
questions.
Suggested Models: TI-83, TI-84,
TI-84 Plus
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Be Present.
Set up Parent Access in Genesis with an active
email account.
Monitor your child’s grades on a regular basis.
Homework will be assigned daily – Don’t let
them fall behind.
If Math is not your child’s strongest subject,
make sure they ask questions and take advantage
of extra help.
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4 years of English; five credits each
Honors, College, Applied
Advanced Placement courses offered to upper
classmen
(AP Language and AP Literature)
SAT preparatory classes offered (extra-curricular)
English electives:
Journalism, Drama,
Making and Analyzing Comics,
Novel to Film, Reading Workshop (iPad)
All levels cover the same curriculum.
For ex: “Romeo & Juliet” at all three levelsAPP: translated, parallel text
College Level: text book with footnotes
Honors: West Side Story as supplemental text
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College Prep English I
• academic student
• moderate pace
• class notes, regular homework,
vocabulary, research paper, etc.
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For the student who reads and writes outside of
school and/or enjoys it.
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Rigorous and higher expectations at this level
Accelerated pace and greater depth of analysis
• Summer reading (two novels; literary analysis)
• Vocabulary (double units, cumulative testing,
etc.)
• Research and Literary Analysis (length and
depth)
• Supplemental, independent reading (book and
test date issued – no further class discussion or
notes)