The first action point listed in pursuit of the SAS vision for 2012 is to maximize the benefits of the cultural and linguistic learning experiences in China. The student expectations further require that students exhibit an understanding and appreciation of Chinese language and culture. In an effort to embrace our schools philosophy, Kung Fu continues for the second year in the middle school Physical Education department in Pudong.

Here's your review for our kung fu test! Practice regularly. We test at our next meeting. Retest and auditions for the Chinese New Year performance will be held in December so get ready and stay ready. Good luck!

We start with a video with Mr Xu and the grade 6 class that includes all the HA!s and HU!s and yi er san!s. Also, there are two videos at the end. One slow, and one fast... Enjoy!!

Parent teacher conferences are scheduled for November 6-7. Be sure to meet with your child's P.E teacher to pick up their quarterly personal fitness profile. Click here to see what Mr. Zigmand uses with his students.

Grade 8 students are pictured below completing the sit-up portion of fitness testing.

Hey there! Did you miss your mile run this quarter? Need to run it? Wanna run the mile to improve your score? Here's your opportunity to do so. The make-up mile run will be this Wednesday, on the track, at the following lunch times

6th from 11:05 to 11:20

7th from 11:20 to 11:35

8th from 12:15 to 12:30

See you there!

Hey there everyone!

Are you working towards your Fitness goals? Just because it's the break or you're not in Physical Education class, doesn't mean that you can't practice to stay in shape at home. Here are some exercises that you can easily do at home or while on vacation. Click on the links below to see how to to perform each exercise.

1) Push-ups

2) Split squat jumps

3) V-ups

4) Modified V-up

5) Alternating push-ups

6) Side dips

7) Burpees

8) Fast squats

9) Bomber dive push-ups

10) Single leg bounding

11) Caterpillars

Fitness is a major component of the Middle School PHE curriculum. So much so, that it is the only unit that is tested four times throughout the year. Students are tested in the following areas:

Cardiovascular Endurance: Beep Test  (video of Beep test - level 5 ) and Mile Run

Agility: 30 ft. Shuttle Run

Muscular Strength: Push Ups, Sit Ups and Vertical Jump

Flexibility: Sit & Reach  

Explosive Power: 10 meter Dash 

 Above are the eight main fitness tests. Other fitness tests include: standing long jump and bent-arm hang. The fitness tests have been standardized for all students here in the middle school. The rubrics are a combination of American and Canadian fitness standards.

 Information: Soccer is a 3 week unit taught in grades 6-8. Click here for more information about soccer.

Skills Assessed: Basic soccer skills like dribbling, passing, and shooting are all assessed in this unit. Students are also assessed on team play, defense and sportsmanship.

Soccer Links: http://www.soccerhelp.com/

Welcome to our new bicycling unit! We are still awaiting the arrival of our helmets. In the meantime we would like our students to take the time to view the following sites for review some of the hand signals and other safety tips that are involved in biking. The second site is a story about a guy who had biked around the world. Imagine doing that!

Bike Safety - http://www.bikemiamivalley.org/safety1.htm

Bike Travelogue - http://www.bikechina.com/ct-heinzstucke1z.html

Science of Cycling - http://www.exploratorium.edu/cycling/ 

Here are some pictures of some Flag Football action in a Grade Six Physical Education class. 

Information: Rugby is a part of a 3 week unit taught in grades 6-8. Touch rugby emphasises ball handling, running and agility skills.

Skills Assessed: Basic rugby skills like ball carrying, passing and receiving are all assessed in this unit. Students are also assessed on team play, defense and sportsmanship.

For more information on this great activity:

http://www.touchrugby.com/what_is_touch