September Fitness Calendar

◄ August	~ September 2015 ~					October ►
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 15 jumping jacks	2 15 second plank	3  play catch with a friend	4  jog for  5 minutes	5  10 push ups
6  family activity	7  stretching!	8  10 sit ups	9  play tag with a friend	10  10 push ups	11  5 squats	12   5 burpees
13 family activity	14 yoga tree pose hold for 10 seconds	15 10 mountain climbers	16 5 burpees	17 jump rope for 1 minute	18 15 second plank	19 10 push ups
20 family activity	21 free choice	22 10  second banana hold	23 downward facing dog for 10 seconds	24 run outside for 10 minutes	25 jump rope 50 times	26  5 burpees
27 family activity	28 dance party!	29 bike riding	30 play tag with a friend	Notes: Children need 60 minutes of physical activity daily. Try to do as many of these as possible!

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High Jump Fun on Field Day!

June Fitness Calendar

◄ May	~ June 2015 ~					July ►
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1 8 inchworm push ups	2 10 burpees	3 25 mountain climbers	4 15 second wall sit	5 downward dog pose	6 bike ride
7 family hike	8 10 push ups	9 11 burpees	10 hold a tree pose for 10 seconds, switch sides, repeat	11 10 walking lunges	12 15 jumping jacks	13 play outside
14 family hike	15 5 diamond push ups	16 12 burpees	17 10 squats	18 10 dips on a chair	19 jump rope for 25 times	20 play outside
21 family hike	22 10 plank ups	23 13 burpees	24 jump rope for 50 times	25  throw and catch with a friend	26 skipping for 25 times	27 shoot baskets
28 family hike	29 2 sets of 6 push ups	30 Dance party!	Notes: Children need 60 minutes of physical activity each day...try to do as many as activities on this calendar as you can!

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          Fitness Testing

Students are currently participating in fitness testing and the charts below show the 50% and 85% percentile scores of students by age.  You can see how your child did by looking at their scores that they will bring home and comparing it to the chart.  

Students in grades 3,4, and 5 are doing all of the fitness testing as shown below. These give a picture of your child's fitness in endurance, strength, and flexibility. Students in grades 1 and 2 are running 1/4 mile and an optional 1/2 mile and mile.

Presidential Physical Fitness Award Qualifying Standards (85th Percentile)

The standards for this award are based on the 1985 National School Population Fitness Survey. They were validated in 1998 through comparison with a large nationwide sample collected in 1994.

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National Physical Fitness Award Qualifying Standards (50th Percentile)

The standards for this award are based on the 1985 National School Population Fitness Survey. They were validated in 1998 through comparison with a large nationwide sample collected in 1994.

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May Fitness Calendar

May Fitness Calendar

◄ April	~ May 2015 ~					June ►
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 high knees for 10 seconds	2 10 burpees
3 family walk outside	4 ski jumps for 30 seconds	5 5 inchworm push ups	6 hop on 1 foot for 15 times, then switch	7 2 sets of 10 crunches	8 hold a plank for 15 seconds	9 10 burpees
10 family walk outside	11 run outside	12 race a friend outside	13 throw and catch a ball for 30 times	14 side plank for 10 seconds each side	15 yoga tree pose for 10 seconds each side	16 10 burpees
17 family walk outside	18 throw and catch with a friend 25 times	19 3 sets of 10 jumping jacks	20 jump rope 50 times	21 straddle stretch hold for 20 seconds	22 yoga downward facing dog, hold for 15 seconds	23 10 burpees
24 family walk outside	25 ride your bike, wear your helmet	26 8 inchworm pushups	27 wheel barrow with a friend	28 throw and catch with a friend	29 relay races with friends	30 10 burpees
31 family walk outside	Notes: Children should get 60 minutes of physical activity each day of the week.  Help them achieve this goal by encouraging these activities!