Physical Fitness Testing:

This fall the students in grades 3 through 5 will be introduced to FITNESSGRAM. The FITNESSGRAM is a health related physical fitness assessment. Each of the test items was selected to assess important aspects of a student's health related fitness, not skill or agility. The FITNESSGRAM assessment includes items in the following three areas of fitness:

• aerobic capacity
• body composition
• muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility

 American Diabetes Association:

This year we will be doing an event to make our students aware of the disease diabetes. There are 18.2 million people in the United States, or 6.3% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 13 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 5.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease.

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles.