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Presidential Physical Fitness Test

In physical education we are starting the Presidential Physical Fitness Testing. The presidential fitness tests focus on making kids healthy and active for life. There are five activities that measure muscular strength/endurance, cardio-respiratory endurance, speed, agility, and flexibility. They are sit-ups, push-ups, endurance run, sit and reach, and shuttle run. Just completing all five activities is a great accomplishment. To celebrate this fitness test, I offer three awards to students, based on their scores. I award students for every level based on these standards for the activities;

·       Presidential Physical Fitness Award—To earn this award, students must score at or above the 85th percentile on all five activities.

·       National Physical Fitness Award—Students earn this award for scoring above the 50th percentile on all five activities.

·       Participant Physical Fitness Award—Students earn this award if they participate in all five activities, but one or more of their scores fall below the 50th percentile.

I will be testing my students twice a year, in the fall and spring, so they can see how they have progressed throughout the year.

Introduction

Hi and welcome to my blog! I am Taylor Hjerleid, the new Pence, Libertyville, and Middle School physical education teacher!

I wanted to start off by telling you a little about myself. I graduated from Luther College (Go Norse!) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education and Health Education. At Luther College I played volleyball and was involved in many other extra-curricular activities. This is my first year teaching and I am more than excited to work with each and every one of your children!

Please stop by and look at my blog. I will be posting what your students will be doing in physical education. I will also be more than willing to speak with you if you have any questions on how your student is doing in my classroom. Please feel free to email me anytime; taylor.hjerleid@fairfieldsfuture.org. Thank you! Hope you enjoy my blog.