Physical Education

Term 1 PE Overview For Newsletter

In term 1 PE classes, our junior school will participate in games and activities aimed at improving their fundamental movement skills such as running and jumping with a little taste of throwing. Foundation students will learn how to play and move around the space in a safe and respectful manner, whilst Year 1 and 2 will focus more on the main Athletics events. A highlight for students is always High Jump – they just love jumping onto the big soft mat! 

Years 3 – 6 will kick things off with a Hot Shots Tennis unit whilst the town of Melbourne is still in Australian Open mode. Year 3 and 4 will develop their strokes, in particular their forehand and backhand, whilst Year 5 and 6 will have more of a Game Sense focus, learning about where on the court they should try to place the ball in a match, as well as their positioning in both singles and doubles. 

Students will then shift to Athletics as we prepare for the annual Year 3-6 House Athletics Carnival, currently booked in for the 26th of March.

Term 1 School Sport Dates:

District Swimming: 14 Feb

Division Swimming: 17 March

Regional Swimming: 21 March

House Cross Country: 4 March

Year 3-6 Athletics day: 26 March (back up days 18 and 25 June)

Term 2 School Sport Dates:

District Cross Country: 9 May

Division Cross Country: 28 May

Regional Cross Country: 12 June

Division Girls Footy (Year 5/6): 22 May

Year 5/6 Winter Round Robin: 23 & 30 May

Year 3 and 4 Hoop Time: 26 May @ Dandenong

Year 5 and 6 Hoop Time: 4 June @ State

Term 3 School Sport Dates:

District Basketball (Year 5 and 6 All Star teams only): 25 July

Division Winter Finals (this is only if our teams progress through from District): Soccer and Netball – 29 July, Teeball - 30 July, AFL - 31 July

District Athletics: 15 August (back up day 20 August)

Year 5/6 Summer Round Robin: 28 & 29 August

Division Athletics: 17 September

Term 4 School Sport Dates:

Division Summer Finals (this is only if our teams progress through from District): Basketball - 10 Oct, Cricket and Tennis – 17 Oct, Volleyball – 21 Oct, Softball – 22 Oct

Regional Athletics: 23 October

Division Rugby (Year 6 only): 31 October

Year 1, 3, 5 swimming lessons: beginning week of Cup day