Fitness Testing

	Go Active ! Fitness Challenge Grade 10, 11 and 12 students gave the grade 1 - 8 students a fitness test through the Go Active! Fitness Challenge Program. The students were measured on the number of push ups, curl ups, long jump distance and timed for a 50 m, shuttle run and and endurance run.

We are trying to promote lifelong physical activity among our students and staff. This goal is part of our philosophy aimed at providing children with the knowledge, attitudes and skills to be active for a life time.
There will be a final testing season in May. It will be very interesting to see where and how the kids have improve.	....and remember now that the testing is done there is no running in the hallways 'til next spring, when we have to do the 50 meter dash again. Hopefully we will be able to do it outside on the track.	Fitness testing is one measure of where the students are in regards to other kids their age and to where they are compared to a standardized level for their age. From here we can specifically focus on individual weaknesses and strengths of all the students.	Many thanks to the high school students who helped us accomplish this battery of tests.