Physical Education News

Dear Students, Families, and Parents,

Welcome back to Term 4! We hope that you have all had a nice break and are well rested to tackle the rest of term 4. Please make sure that all students have hats as we will be having lessons outside.

The benefits of exercise:

Attached is a video that informs about the positives and some benefits of exercise and what it does to your body. The article is inked below as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o6ISaU_Qfs

Upcoming Sports:

Western Metro Athletics 22/10

Division Softball:

Well done to our division softball team who competed on Tuesday. You all played well and represented our school with enthusiasm and great sportsmanship.

Division Hot Shots:

Well done to all of our students that went to Division Hotshots on Wednesday! You did us all very proud and we know that you all tried your best!

Division Volleyball:

Well done to our division volleyball team who competed on Thursday! You all played really well and represented our school with pride and passion.

Prep:

The Preps have been working hard on learning how to run with proper technique and how to dodge. They have been playing tag games to help them sprint and dodge as they get plenty of practice running away from taggers. All of these games can be played at recess and lunch with friends or at the park with some family.

Grade 1 and Grade 2:

The Grade 1s have been working hard on learning how to run with proper technique and how to dodge. They have been playing tag games to help them sprint and dodge as they get plenty of practice running away from taggers. All of these games can be played at recess and lunch with friends or at the park with some family.

The Grade 2s have been practicing their single-handed strike as they begin to prepare for

Grade 3. They have practiced striking off a rubber tee using a long elephant trunk swing into a double V to keep control of their swing. The grade 2s have also been practicing striking a moving ball by using the same technique as the stationary except their arms start in an L shape position to allow for a clean connection with the ball.

Grades 3 and 4:

Grades 3 and 4 have been learning all about Net and Wall games. We started off with a game called Bombs away which encourages students to find gaps among a group of students and to carefully select their shots so the other team can not defend. We are also learning about the net and wall game of Downball. We started off with 1 on 1s before transitioning into 4 square. Students had to think about their positioning as well as their shot selection 2 shots before they made it.

Grades 5 and 6:

Grades 5s started their badminton unit with racquet skills and have moved into learning how to serve, which leads to a rally. The students have been practicing their hand-eye coordination by hitting the shuttle up and down using both sides of the racquet. The more skills they have learned, the better the students have become at swerving, which has led to some awesome rallies!

Grade 6s have started their tennis unit for the term and started strong with racquet skills which have prepared the students for upcoming rallies and serves. The students have worked on their hand-eye coordination to be able to maintain a rally with another student.

Team of the Week:

Well done to our first Team of the Week in PE. All of these students have shown excellence in PE for the last two weeks. Each student showed all of the school values and participated to the best of their ability.