Just what is the purpose of the PE Central Challenge anyway? Well, we thought we knew, then we asked some of the 4th and 5th grade children involved in the Challenge to write down what they thought it was. Here are some of their answers. Thanks to Shawn Fortner at Back Creek Elementary as she distributed these assessments.

Q: What did you think the purpose of doing the PE Central Challenge was?

"I think it gives you an opportunity to let you do a varity of things. It lets you see what you need to work on and let you show off on the things you do well"

"I think the purpose of the P.E. Central Challenge was to test our abilities on different challenges."

"To practice being good sports and reveiwing the things we have done in the past."

"To test children's ability to do phisical challenges."

"That I could do things that I thought I couldn't even do."

"I think the purpose is to see how you are doing with your skills. Plus, if you pass 4 challenges you get a prize."

"I think the purpose for doing the PE Central Challenge was to see what abilities we have toward physical education."

"I think the purpose of the Challenge ws to get kids to try hard and reach their goals in PE."

"To work to your highest goal without having to go anywhere but school."

"I think the purpose was to give us confidence to do things we might not thought we could have done. I enjoyed it and would like to pass the paddle strike."

"I think it was to improve your skills at all sort of different activities."

"I think PE Central Challenge was for to help use working together."

"To test our codination and to have confedence in yourself that you can do activities with cordination."

"I think the purpose of doing the PE Central Challenge was to stretch your ability to the max."

"I think it was to try and win a metal."

"That I could do things that I thought I couldn't even do."

"To practice being good sports and reveiwing the things we've done in the past."

"I think the purpose was to check and see how well we participate and work together."


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