Dear Parent/Guardian:
Loudoun County School District is committed to providing a quality Physical Education program that builds
knowledge, fitness, movement skills, social well-being and confidence, so that all students can enjoy a healthy and
active lifestyle. Understanding how fitness affects general long-term health and performance will empower students
to make informed decisions about their lives.
As part of this curriculum, students will receive developmentally appropriate instruction in topics such as:
development of motor and movement skills, the components of fitness, goal setting, nutrition, physical activity
strategies, and personal-social development. In physical education your child will also participate in fitness
measurements to evaluate their current fitness levels in the following four components of fitness:
• Cardiorespiratory endurance will be assessed by the PACER
• Muscular strength and muscular endurance will be assessed by the curl-up & push-up tests
• Flexibility will be assessed by the back saver sit & reach test
Your child’s fitness levels are compared to the minimum health-related standards that have been developed
for children of the same age and sex. National standards and protocols for the above fitness measurements are
derived from the Cooper Institute’s set of assessment procedures, scoring guidelines and defined healthy fitness zone
standards. Fitness measurements will consist of 3 phases: pre-measurements, goal setting, and post measurements.
This systematic approach to the development of fitness begins to build a value of how to maintain or improve
individual fitness. WELNET® will simplify the process of gathering student fitness data while providing historical
data to demonstrate change and progress. Your child will have the ability to access his/her own personal WELNET®
Fitness Profile, fitness scores and history from any internet-enabled device at school or off campus. As a
parent/guardian, you will be able to track your child’s fitness scores and progress through system-generated reports
to be able to discuss your child’s progress in meeting health standards together.
To access your child’s WELNET® information, please go to www.focusedfitness.org and enter in your
child’s student ID for username and then the password is their last name. Students can change their passwords once
they have logged in. Your log-in information will be the same as your child’s.
If you have any questions about our fitness testing procedures or the WELNET® system, please contact your
child’s respective Health & Physical Education teacher at 571-252-2200 or via email at
Carolyn.Cleveland@lcps.org, Randall.May@lcps.org, Mickey.Thompson@lcps.org or William.Rice@lcps.org.
Sincerely,
9th Grade Health & Physical Education Teachers
Stone Bridge High School
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------On the attached sheet please view your child’s First Quarter Fitness Scores, in addition to the yearly goals they have
set for themselves. Please sign and return the bottom portion of this sheet indicating that you have viewed and
discussed these scores and goals with you child. Thank you.
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Student Name (Please Print)
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Class Block
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Parent/Guardian Signature
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Date