Letter To Our School Principal

Dear Mr. Martinez,

Hello! I am a seventh grader at El Roble. Recently, I read an article in The New York Times about how physical fitness relates to students doing well in school. The main idea of the article is showing that kids who are fit and more active do better in academics and school. So, I am writing this letter to suggest to you, even with a forty-minute session of PE everyday, it would be awesome to have some active things included in some of the other five periods.

Instead of only having PE as the only active class session, we could make English, Biology, SSR, and History, active class times as well.

For English, how about acting out the plays instead of just reading them. From the plays, we can learn English literature, grammar, and vocabulary. Learning these things by acting out the them out not only is fun, but also might allow the students to boost these facts in their brains. Meanwhile, the physical activities help students to do better on overall academics.

What do you think of when the words science or biology are mentioned, Mr. Martinez? Well, I think of looking around and observing. Most of the observing that we have done before was done inside. But why not observe an open world?

The  students could take a scientific walk around the campus and enjoy the sun while making observations about the structures and nature.These observations sure would be more interesting than some in any old classroom.

It’s really great that you have Opportunity Time in SSR because you can work in the garden and that’s really active. But for the people who don’t participate in Opportunity Time, the SSR teacher could organize a lively and fun game that everyone loves. One idea is Tag, but with one little tweak. Each person gets three “lives” so everyone can stay moving for a longer time. There are many more games the students can play, the options are almost limitless.

Being active in History is very similar to English. The kids can have fun acting out some scenes or battles from history. Acting something out and memorizing the information is definitely easier and more experiential than reading from a heavy textbook and learning by heart all the dates of important events in history. Performing a battle might appeal to some of the kids who don’t pay attention in class and could make their grades in History more satisfactory. Again this activeness leads back to the issue of how fit kids perform better in overall school work.

I hope you really consider my suggestion. This plan does not require any money, and also will win lots of parents’ support. I wish to see you put my plan into action! In a short time, you will notice all the benefits of it. Thank you!

Sincerely,
Justin W.