"The adage - "never too old to learn" - is a great comfort to me." Catherine McAuley

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

OUTDOOR EDUCATION CAMP REPORT

Between March 25 and 29, three Year 11 and nine Year 10 students from VET Outdoor Recreation completed their first camp of three for 2019. The camp began in Apollo Bay and trekked along the amazing Great Ocean Walk, through the Otway National Park. Three days of hiking, 40km all up. It was such a beautiful three-day hike. There was some challenging points but overall there was magnificent scenery and perfect weather.

 

Natalie Sapuppo

Year 11 Student 

KEY INTERSCHOOL SPORTS DATES

LMR Tennis - May 6

SSVS Boys Soccer - May 9

SSVS Girls Soccer - May 10 

SSVS Girls Football - May 20

SSVS Cross Country - May 22

SSVS Girls Netball - June 3

LMR Cross Country - June 4

SSVS Snr Boys Basketball - June 5

SSVS Hockey - June 14

HOW MUCH SLEEP SHOULD A TEENAGER BE GETTING?

School-aged teens should be getting up to 8.5hrs to 9hrs of sleep each night. Not getting enough sleep can affect your overall health and make you prone to serious medical conditions such as obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.

 

HOW TO GET ENOUGH SLEEP

First of all, keep regular sleeping hours. This programs the brain and internal body clock to get used to a set routine. To form a routine that best suits you it takes at least 2 months before a new routine becomes automatic, 66 days to be exact. So be patient with the benefits of introducing a new routine; they might take some time for you to notice but are great for your long-term health.

Natalie Sapuppo, Mia Dunbar, Joseph Muscatello and William Rodgers

Student Sports Leaders

LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT SPORT?

Mildura has a terrific range of sporting opportunities available for young people. If you are looking for something other than the mainstream sports, here are some that you might be able to investigate.

  • Rowing (contact Mrs Sam Lowe, teacher at SJC; http://www.mildurarowingclub.org/): Rowing is a terrific full body fitness exercise for young and old. Mildura Rowing Club has fantastic coaches who offer learn-to-row sessions on a Tuesday evening and have a junior rowing program. We have a number of current female SJC students who are part of the junior program but the club would love to have more boys there trying the sport, however, all are welcome.
  • Lawn Bowls (contact Mr Chris Mitchell, at Mildura Bowls Club, 0409 348 600): Lawn Bowls has been used intermittently through our school PE program and the students always seem to enjoy the social aspect but also how competitive and skilful the sport can be. There are currently some excellent younger bowlers in the district but the Mildura Lawn Bowls club would like to have more junior players.
  • Mountain Biking (contact Mr Damien Gibson, at Coomealla Mountain-less Bike Club, 0422 875 988; https://mountainlessbikeclub.net.au/): SJC run mountain biking as part of Year 8 PE and VO/VCE Outdoor Education programs. Despite not having many mountains, we actually have a mountain bike club that holds race meets regularly at Dareton. There are trained junior coaches who run coaching sessions at every race meet and the club meets for occasional social rides. There are many junior riders and membership numbers are increasing every season. Contact the club if you’d like to improve your fitness, riding skill and/or race.

 

Mr Tim Hassell

Health and Physical Education Learning Area Leader