Giving to Brickton is a Piece of Cake… 
Donate to Brickton’s Annual Fund
The 2011 Annual Fund is off to a great start! Thank you to all of the families who have donated thus far. Please view our video to see first hand what our students love about Brickton - SOOOOO MANY REASONS TO GIVE!
Save the Date for Brickton’s Annual Benefit – The Big Leap!
This year, we're starting preparations early for our biggest event of the year, THE BIG LEAP. The Big Leap is our annual dinner, dance, and fundraiser. There will be a silent and live auction, raffles, and fun with the adults of the Brickton community. The event will be held at Victoria Rosemont, and there will be a special room rate at the Holiday Inn Express. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 5, 2011.
What’s Happening in Physical Education?
Submitted by Kerry Santefort, PE Instructor
President’s Challenge
The President’s Challenge is an American program introduced by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (a government organization that aims to "promote, encourage and motivate Americans of all ages to become physically active and participate in sports.” It is part of the Office of Public Health and Science, an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services) that is geared to encourage all Americans to incorporate a healthy active lifestyle into their everyday lives.
I am honored to use the President’s Challenge Fitness Test as a tool to help bring out the best in our students. The test is in no way, shape, or form a competition among the students. The test recognizes everyone for their capability in five activities. Those five activities are: 1) Curl ups (or partial curl ups), 2) Shuttle run, 3) Endurance run/walk, 4) Pull-ups (or right angle push-ups or flexed-arm hang), and 5) V-sit reach (or sit and reach).
The students are tested once in the Fall and the Final test is in the Spring. The testing in the Fall is just to give the students an idea of what they are capable of doing. They are encouraged to accomplish more in the Spring than they did in the Fall, leading them to set goals for themselves. They can choose how to achieve those goals by picking any physical activities outside of school (bike riding, jump rope, sit ups, etc) that would benefit them, to do on a daily basis. The final scores are recorded in the Spring, and those scores are reported to the President’s Challenge. The scores are compared with all students around the U.S. within their age group.
Everyone is given an award no matter what. There are three awards given:
- Presidential Physical Fitness Award—To earn this award, students must score at or above the 85th percentile on all five activities.
- National Physical Fitness Award—Students earn this award for scoring above the 50th percentile on all five activities.
- Participant Physical Fitness Award—Students earn this award if they participate in all five activities, but one or more of their scores fall below the 50th percentile.
To see the Presidential Physical Fitness Award Qualifying Standards (85th & 50th percentile) please visit the website: www.presidentschallenge.org/challenge/physical/benchmarks.shtml
Children’s House Parents: Please be advised that there are no scores reported to the President’s Challenge for ages 5 and under; however, the program is modified for those ages, and we are encouraged to introduce the students to those activities (curl ups, push ups, sit and reach, shuttle run and endurance run/walk) as early as possible.
This is a great tool to help encourage the students to be active and to set goals for themselves. Good luck, everyone!
Save the Date for Breakfast with Santa!
Breakfast with Santa will be held on Saturday, December 4th, from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm at Hanging Gardens Banquet Hall. Mark your calendars! More details to come.
Halloween Parade! BOO!
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