Dear Parents,
This letter is in regards to FitnessGram fitness reports.
- FitnessGram reports are received by all 4th- 8th grade WGSD students each school year.
- The FitnessGram report provides information about your child’s muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and aerobic capacity based on your son/daughter’s performance in a variety of fitness exercises and activities.
- All FitnessGram reports will now omit body mass index information.
Body mass index is one way to measure weight relative to height to indicate normal growth patterns in children. Maintaining an appropriate body composition can be important in reducing the risk of many health problems. Traditional BMI measurements are found to not be as accurate as other (high tech) measuring options and won’t be used in that way during the testing. I prefer to focus on participation in an active lifestyle instead of a child’s body composition; however FitnessGram does still use a calculation of the students’ height, weight, and pacer lengths to measure the VO2max component.
The height and weight information will be collected by one of the following options:
- A parent can complete the bottom portion of this letter and return to Mrs. Michelle Beiser in a sealed envelope no later than May 10, 2019. It is important that the information you provide is current and accurate.
- Mrs. Beiser will privately weigh and measure your son/daughter at school.
Either way, the information will be kept strictly confidential. The information is put into the computer and you and your son/daughter are the only ones who receive the FitnessGram for your child.
Please complete the bottom portion of this letter and return it to Mrs. Michelle Beiser by May 10, 2019 if you are choosing to provide height and weight information for your child. If you have any questions please contact me.
Mrs. Michelle Beiser
Physical Education Teacher
Trailside Elementary School
[email protected]
262-514-8200 (2169)
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Please complete the information necessary to compute body mass index for your child and return this portion to Mrs. Beiser no later than May 10, 2019.
My child’s height is: _______ ft. _______ in. My child’s weight is: lbs.
Student’s Name: ________________________________ Homeroom: ________________________