FITNESS GRAM - (annually in March for 3rd - 5th graders) 

Fitness Gram is a comprehensive fitness assessment battery for youth. It includes a variety of health-related physical fitness tests designed to assess cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition.

5 Components of Physical Fitness:

• Cardiovascular endurance 

• Muscular strength 

• Muscular endurance 

• Muscular flexibility

PACER TEST • Measures cardiovascular endurance. • Objective: Run as long as possible back and forth across a 20-meter space at a specified pace that gets faster each minute. 

CURL-UP • Measures muscular strength and endurance. • Objective: Complete as many curl-ups as possible up to a maximum of 75 at a specified pace. 

PUSH-UP • Measures muscular strength and endurance. • Objective: Complete as many push-ups as possible at a rhythmic pace. 

TRUNK LIFT • Measures trunk extensor strength and flexibility. • Objective: Lift the upper body off the floor using the muscles of the back and hold the position to allow for measurement. 

SHOULDER STRETCH • Measures flexibility. • Objective: Touch the fingertips together behind the back by reaching over the shoulder and under the elbow. 

The following links provide the cadence for the 15m pacer, curl-ups and push-ups, so that your student can practice at home:

15 Meter Pacer -  https://youtu.be/XL-IPaYVcUc 

Curl-ups - https://youtu.be/RW6OssVmJBI 

Push-ups - https://youtu.be/bpfPe5OvSH4

21-Day Challenge Survey (Fall 2023)

The 21-Day Challenge encourages students to be independently healthy by getting into the kitchen and making their own fruit and veggie snacks.  The North Texas Recipe Book features recipes that were created by our very own students from the Frisco ISD Career and Technology Center. 

Kids Heart Challenge! (Kick-off is January 2024)

We are proud to partner with the American Heart Association in fighting heart disease and stroke.  When your student joins Kids Heart Challenge he/she will hear from kids with special hearts and raise funds to help kids like them.  The will learn about taking care of their own heart through fun challenges and activities for physical, social and emotional health.  Plus McSpedden can earn money for PE equipment and your student can earn thank you gifts!!  We want our kids and our community to take action to prevent heart disease TODAY! 

Go online at www.heart.org/kidsheartchallenge and get started!