UNITS OF INSTRUCTION
- Cooperative Activities
- Striking with Foot
- Locomotor Movements
- Rhythms and Dance
- Spatial Awareness
- Striking with Implements
- Chasing, Fleeing, and Dodging
- Rope Jumping
- Gymnastics (Balancing, Rolling, and Weight Transfer)
- Tossing, Throwing, and Catching
- Field Day Activities
- Striking with Hands/Arms
Health Related Fitness:
*Flexibility
*Cardiorespiratory Endurance
*Muscular Strength
*Muscular Endurance
Fitnessgram
For over ten years, the HCPSS Physical Education program has used the National Health Fitness Assessment, FitnessGram, for students in Grades 4-9 as an integrated component of the physical education curriculum. This bi-annual physical fitness assessment is not based on athletic ability, but on good health. FitnessGram provides accurate and reliable information about your child’s level of physical fitness. The FitnessGram reports students’ health-related fitness in the following areas: cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. The fitnessgram assessment is done in the fall and the spring for 4th and 5th grade. AES uses the pacer, push-ups, curl-ups, and trunk lift to assess the students.
In preparation for the FitnessGram testing to begin in Grade 4, students in Grades K-3 will have their height and weight measured annually by school staff who are trained in best practices for collecting this information, including guidelines for establishing a safe and supportive environment for students of all body sizes. Height and weight will continue to be collected at the school for students in Grades 4 to 9 as part of the FitnessGram.
Height and weight data is collected in order to determine Body Mass Index (BMI). The FitnessGram standards for BMI are based on the level of fitness recommended for good health. Body Mass Index is only one assessment tool therefore, it is important that a child's health care provider should make the final determination as to the status of the child's health. This data is confidential and is part of the total health fitness assessment report that will be sent home to parents.
If you prefer to NOT have your child’s height and weight information collected at the school, a form will go home at the beginning of the school year. If you prefer to have this data sent in from your child’s physician to include in your child’s FitnessGram profile, please send this information to your child’s physical education teacher.
If you would like additional information about the FitnessGram program, you may call Mrs. Lindauere at (410)-313-6853. You may also access FitnessGram: Frequently Asked Questions by Parents at http://www.fitnessgram.net.
Below is the Exit Outcome Matrix by Grade. This shows what each grade will be able to do at the end of the year.
- Cooperative Activities
- Striking with Foot
- Locomotor Movements
- Rhythms and Dance
- Spatial Awareness
- Striking with Implements
- Chasing, Fleeing, and Dodging
- Rope Jumping
- Gymnastics (Balancing, Rolling, and Weight Transfer)
- Tossing, Throwing, and Catching
- Field Day Activities
- Striking with Hands/Arms
Health Related Fitness:
*Flexibility
*Cardiorespiratory Endurance
*Muscular Strength
*Muscular Endurance
Fitnessgram
For over ten years, the HCPSS Physical Education program has used the National Health Fitness Assessment, FitnessGram, for students in Grades 4-9 as an integrated component of the physical education curriculum. This bi-annual physical fitness assessment is not based on athletic ability, but on good health. FitnessGram provides accurate and reliable information about your child’s level of physical fitness. The FitnessGram reports students’ health-related fitness in the following areas: cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. The fitnessgram assessment is done in the fall and the spring for 4th and 5th grade. AES uses the pacer, push-ups, curl-ups, and trunk lift to assess the students.
In preparation for the FitnessGram testing to begin in Grade 4, students in Grades K-3 will have their height and weight measured annually by school staff who are trained in best practices for collecting this information, including guidelines for establishing a safe and supportive environment for students of all body sizes. Height and weight will continue to be collected at the school for students in Grades 4 to 9 as part of the FitnessGram.
Height and weight data is collected in order to determine Body Mass Index (BMI). The FitnessGram standards for BMI are based on the level of fitness recommended for good health. Body Mass Index is only one assessment tool therefore, it is important that a child's health care provider should make the final determination as to the status of the child's health. This data is confidential and is part of the total health fitness assessment report that will be sent home to parents.
If you prefer to NOT have your child’s height and weight information collected at the school, a form will go home at the beginning of the school year. If you prefer to have this data sent in from your child’s physician to include in your child’s FitnessGram profile, please send this information to your child’s physical education teacher.
If you would like additional information about the FitnessGram program, you may call Mrs. Lindauere at (410)-313-6853. You may also access FitnessGram: Frequently Asked Questions by Parents at http://www.fitnessgram.net.
Below is the Exit Outcome Matrix by Grade. This shows what each grade will be able to do at the end of the year.
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