Health & PE News
Amanda GOMES
Health & PE Teacher
The Highvale Year 8 boys cricket team had a successful day at the interschool sports day on Tuesday. They won their first match against Vermont where they chased down 74 runs in 9 overs. They went on to bat first in the final and made 113/4 to win against Glen Waverley's 60/7. A fantastic effort! They will play in the Region finals in Term 4.
Pictured (L-R): Max (Year 9 coach), Aarav, Aniq, Jack, Rishaan, Shantan, Aryan, Dev, Logan, Thomas, Aahaan, Yug (Year 9 coach), Isaac, Senan, Imeth and Arjun.
In the Year 9/10 PE elective Bootcamp, students have been participating in a range of strength and cardio workouts. Students have enjoyed participating in boxing and circuit sessions to improve their fitness and are currently working on designing a training program of their own. Next term will see the students preparing and delivering their own Bootcamp session to the rest of class, incorporating their knowledge of anatomy and types of training.
Kelsey DWYER
Health and Physical Education Learning Area Leader
Resilience Programs Coordinator
On Monday 27th March and Thursday 30th March, the two Active for Life classes went on an excursion to Glen Waverley Bowls Club. In this subject, students have been learning about the enablers and barriers to physical activity, the physical, emotional, mental, social benefits of regular participation in physical activity as well as looking at models aimed at promoting youth physical activity. Students complete a laboratory report after each excursion they participate to reflect upon their personal experience had on the day.
Students were pleasantly surprised at how much they enjoyed learning and playing lawn bowls through the help and support of some of the head coaches from the bowls club. Students were asked what the average amount of steps an individual would take in a 20-round game of lawn bowls. Guesses ranged from 200, 1000 to 2500. The answer is approximately 4,000!
Whilst a low intensity activity, students got to enjoy the calming, relaxed environment as well as quality time socialising with their peers. They also upheld our school values to such a high standard being exceptionally well behaved and engaged throughout the whole session.
Snapshot 3:
Empathy
Working on empathy helps us to identify, understand and feel what another person is feeling. When
we show empathy or we do something kind for someone else our brain releases oxytocin. This leads to increasing our self-esteem/confidence, energy levels, positivity and overall happiness.
Whole Family Activity:
Neighbourhood Kindness Challenge
As a family, choose an act of kindness from the list below that you would like to do for a neighbour
or family friend. Each family member can select one to commit to, or you can choose to do one
together.
• Cook them something delicious like a cake, hotbread, or cookies.
• Write a note to put in their letter box thanking them for being a great neighbour or friend.
• Design them a Thank You card.
• Pick or buy some flowers to deliver to them.
• Choose a little plant from your garden to give them.
• Make them a gift from things around your house.
• Offer to do a job for them, like wash their car or water their garden.
• Offer to take their pets for a walk.
• Invite them over for afternoon tea.
• Invite them on a walk.
• Recommend one of your favourite books to borrow and read.
• Ask them if they need anything from the shops next time you buy groceries.
• Say hello next time you see them, and ask them how their day is going.
• Feel free to do more than one and spread the kindness even further!
• Report back to each other in one week and share how your acts of kindness were received,
and how doing them made you feel.
Family Habit Builder:
Every night at dinner, have each person thank another family member for something
they’ve done or said today, or give another family member a compliment.