The curriculum in grade five is intentionally designed to include a wide variety of fitness-related activities and sports. The goal of each activity is to provide maximal participation to enhance both fitness and the basic movement skills of throwing, catching, striking, kicking, balance, agility, and eye-hand coordination. Games are modified to ensure success and keep the skills and expectations age-appropriate. Individual progress is measured using rubrics, self-evaluation, peer evaluation, teacher evaluation, fitness tests, and the medals program. The Fitnessgram test is administered twice each year and is used to measure the effectiveness of their work in accomplishing a healthy level of fitness. Special activities for the fifth grade include lawn games, badminton, circus arts, bowling, bouldering, cricket, pillow polo, rope skipping, tumbling, volleyball, lacrosse, table tennis, and wiffleball. Swimming is offered as available on a year-by-year basis.

Through the use of small and large group games and cooperative activities, sixth-grade students develop more skills specific to games and sports. Fitness remains a top priority of each day's activities and low-level competition is introduced with a strong emphasis placed on sportsmanship. Sixth-grade students are evaluated on a pass/fail basis. Each student's progress is monitored and demonstrated using rubrics, self-evaluations, peer evaluations, and fitness activities. Special units for the sixth grade are archery, floor hockey, pickleball, fistball, and tennis. Each class completes two fitness evaluations throughout the year. The Fitnessgram evaluation is used to measure the effectiveness of their work in accomplishing a healthy level of fitness.

In seventh-grade, a more technical approach is used toward game skills. Game strategies are introduced and alternative warm-ups and games are a part of each day. These non-traditional activities keep the program active and fun while ensuring fitness and skill development. Additionally, at this level students are assigned grades that reflect their class participation, effort, contributions to the group, sportsmanship, and attitude. Skills are evaluated using goal setting, rubrics, self-evaluation, peer evaluation, video review, and fitness activities, in order to demonstrate individual progress. Many units are re-visited in the seventh-grade and include archery, soccer, basketball, volleyball, football, hockey, and more advanced skills/tactics are taught and practiced. Special units include multi-cultural games taught by the students, and leadership challenges to develop communication skills. There is an introduction to the fitness center, where students learn more about muscular endurance training. In addition, each class section works collaboratively and cooperatively to choose four additional units they would like to explore during their seventh-grade year. Each class completes The Fitnessgram evaluation twice per year and the results are used to measure the effectiveness of their work in accomplishing a healthy level of fitness.

Eligibility: Only Juniors and Seniors may apply for Athletics for PE credit.

Requirements: To earn PE credit, students must participate in two Overlake sports seasons within the same school calendar year.

Spring Sports Exception: If one of your two sports seasons is a spring sport, you are allowed to use your Sophomore year to meet the requirement, as long as you played two sports that school year, including a spring sport.

*Seniors cannot count a spring sport from their Senior year toward this credit.

*Credit for sports participation during the Sophomore year is only allowed for students who participate in a spring sport.

Maximum Applications: Students may apply for Athletics for PE credit up to two times. To earn the full 1 PE credit, students will need to complete two sports seasons in two separate school years (Junior and/or Senior years, or Sophomore year if a spring sport is included).

To apply, fill out this form once you have completed your second sports season each year.