Psychomotor (P.E.)

Please have students dressed in sports attire and proper athletic shoes on these days.  I will notify students the day before so they can prepare for it.  If possible, supply them with a water bottle to take out with them on these days.

 

Fifth grade is a critical grade physically. This is the first grade in which the students take a physical fitness state test called FITNESSGRAM.  Students in grades five, seven, and nine take the fitness test. The main goal of the test is to help students in starting life-long habits of regular physical activity. 

The FITNESSGRAM^®is composed of the following six fitness areas, with a number of test options provided for most areas:

Aerobic Capacity

• PACER (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run)      or
• One-Mile Run

 Abdominal Strength and Endurance

• Curl Up

Upper Body Strength and Endurance

• Push-Up      or
• Modified Pull-Up       or
• Flexed-Arm Hang

• Body Mass Index (generated by a computer, based on gender, height, and weight

• Trunk Lift

• Back-Saver Sit and Reach        or
• Shoulder Stretch

 

Things you can do at home to help the students stay fit and ready for psychomotor:

Encourage them to jog

Encourage them to stretch

Help them with proper form for a push up (https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/7587)

Have them do curl ups   (https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/7587)

Keep them active