This week, students in grades three and four will be participating in the President's Fitness Challenge. The Challenge assesses fitness levels through five tests: sit ups, pull ups, sit and reach, the shuttle run, and the mile run. Award levels for the battery of five tests are based upon national norms for boys and girls in specific age groups. Students who achieve scores above the 50th percentile in all tests will earn the National Award, while students posting scores above the 85th percentile in all tests will earn the Presidential Award. This week's pre-test is designed to assess individual fitness areas of strength and weakness. Students will then be asked to set individual goals; subsequent lessons will be molded to help students attain these benchmarks. Follow-up tests will be administered in January with the final tests to be given in April.
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