I’m writing to ask you for a favor.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

4 . Physical education, or PE, isn’t required for all high school students. In some schools, it isn’t offered for some different reasons. But should high school students have physical education? The answer is certainly “yes”.

Today many people don’t do sports. But as is known to all. doing sports is very important for an adult. Teaching teens the importance of a healthy lifestyle and making fitness plans now can help teens put exercise in the first place as an adult.

High school isn’t that easy. Many students are under a lot of stress. Stress can be harmful to a student’s studies and life. Doing sports can help them deal with stress better, helping them live a happier life at school.

The American Heart Association says that 10 million kids and teens suffer from obesity (肥胖). Teens should get 60 minutes of physical activity per day to control their weight and to help their bones get stronger. The increase in activities that don’t get teens to move around, such as computer games, means many teens don’t get their required exercise. PE classes act as a public health measure (措施) to encourage physical activities and help teens have healthy weights.

Not doing sports increases teens’ hazard of developing many diseases. An active lifestyle offers a good way of protection from these health problems. As much as 75 percent of health-care spending goes toward treating medical conditions that can be prevented by lifestyle changes, according to the American College of Sports Medicine.

According to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN), students who performed five hours of physical activities each week improved their academic (学业的) performance. Students from programs with no physical activity, who used the extra time for classroom study, did not perform better on tests than those who gave up some study time in support of physical education.

A Cross-Country Running Race

Here is a good news for you. A writing competition, which theme is “Chinese Dream”, will be organized by the Students Union. Everyone is welcome to take an actively part in the competition. You are required to writing a story about “Chinese Dream” within 400 words. We had already invited four of our teacher to be the judges. Of course, your hard work will pay off. The student who win the first prize will be giving a set of famous ancient Chinese works. In addition, your story will be filmed into a video. As for the deadline, we are expected to hand your story before May 20.

7 . New rules for middle school students came out in March. Middle schools are going to use a new way to decide who the top students are.     1     The following are some of the new rules.

◆ Tell the truth. Have you ever cheated in an exam?     2     That’s not something honest students should do.

◆ Do more at school. Good students love animals and care for other people. April is Bird-loving Month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate it? You should join!     3    

◆ Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought people could live on the moon? Maybe you’ll find another earth in space in the future.     4    

◆ Protect yourself. Has a thief ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don’t let it happen to you. If you have to go back home late, you should let your parents know.

◆ Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your study.     5     But some things on the Internet aren’t for children, so try to look at the good web pages.

Yours

Li Hua