HEPE and Sport

With the return of students to school, it is more important than ever to get our girls active. The HEPE department has planned to adjust lessons to ensure any exercise is done in a safe manner, whilst maintaining a high level of enjoyable, inclusive and dynamic PE curriculum.The HEPE department has adopted the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria (CECV) guidelines to ensure the safety of students during PE lessons. These include:

• Regular hand sanitation - Sanitation of equipment after use
• Only non-contact activities and sports - Outdoor activities only

Masks during PE: For movements that may cause breathing to be restricted, or is difficult, masks are to be removed and students appropriately distanced. This may occur during exercise such as running.  When students are not exercising and are either sitting or stationary, then they are to wear masks, just as they would within the classroom.  HEPE staff are also aware of the warmer days that are upcoming with the onset of Summer. Staff will adjust lessons to cater for the wearing of masks as we are aware of the breathing difficulties that they may cause. It is recommended that students:- Bring their water bottle to Practical lessons as communal drinking are currently not in use.- Bring their Killester hat - Apply sunscreen before school- Do not share personal items such as hats and drink bottles. The HEPE team are looking forward to safely getting our girls active!!

Mr Troy Brodie 

7-9 HEPE Learning Area Leader 

Steptember

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in Steptember over the month of September!!! We have received some amazing step results! Well done to all involved.  Below I have listed each year level, with the winners for each house as well as the overall winner for the level.

Prizes will be awarded to these students:

Year 7 Brigid winner- Jade Gundry with 704,803 steps

Year 7 Mackillop winner - Chloe Shinkfield with 415,169 steps

Year 7 Chisholm winner - Eliza Hunter with 285,062 steps

Year 7 Romero winner - Jessica Smith with 465,230 steps

Overall winner - Jade Gundry - well done!

Year 8 Brigid winner- Jesela Baxter with 36,156 steps

Year 8 Mackillop winner -Tahnysha Theodore with 351,043 steps

Year 8 Chisholm winner - Shanel Dcunha with 146,026 steps

Year 8 Romero winner - Olivia Ferry with 202,952 steps

Overall winner - Thanysha Theodore, well done!

Year 9 Brigid winner- Eden Gundry with 379,009 steps

Year 9 Mackillop winner - Mahekpreet Dhillon with 232,951 steps

Year 9 Chisholm winner - Sienna Wilson with 320,159 steps

Year 9 Romero winner - Vivien Owens with 279,035 steps

Overall winner - Eden Gundry - well done!

Year 10 Brigid winner - Simon Dunker with 564, 708 steps

Year 10 Mackillop winner - Sharna Trinh with 597, 288 steps

Year 10 Chisholm winner - Natasha Roberts with 208,065 steps

Year 10 Romero winner - no participants

Overall winner - Sharna Trinh well done!

Year 11 Brigid winner - Lauren Trang with 73,966 steps

Year 11 Mackillop winner - Gabriel Camp with 148,561 steps

Year 11 Chisholm winner - Christie Giang with 220,000 steps

Year 11 Romero winner - San Nhi Chung with 220,000 steps

Overall winner - Christie & San Nhi - well done!

Year 12 Brigid winner - Kiana Byrnes with 200,873 steps

Year 12 Mackillop winner - Leeah Nguyen with 321,338 steps

Year 12 Chisholm winner - no participants

Year 12 Romero winner - no participants

Overall winner - Leeah Nguyen well done!

Staff winners.....

Romero - Rachael O'Shea with 374,629

Honorable mentions to Angela Forgan & Troy Brodie

Brigid - Samantha Campion with 491,812 (and overall winner!)

Mackillop - Emma Sadler with 293,780 

Honorable mentions to: Trelene Lueke 

Chisholm - no participants 

Well done to everyone who did some steps for Steptember! 

Prizes to come soon for the winners....stay tuned!!!!

Miss Rebecca Roberts

Sport Leader

Keeping Active in Lockdown

Matisse Kotsiras, Year 10, St Anne

At the start of lockdown, I was given a program from my soccer conditioning coach to follow to be able to stay active and keep my fitness up whilst we had to stay home. This consisted of 3 different running sets, 3 times a week as well as strength and conditioning exercises for the days that we didn’t run. This included things like ab and core exercises, glute strength exercises and injury prevention. I also enjoyed adding things like skipping in between or simply just going for a walk. Some days it was hard to find the motivation to do it but I also knew how much better it would make me feel after a long day of online school. No matter what it was, keeping active has been an important part of staying mentally strong whilst in lockdown.

Alisa Kong, Year 9, St Emilie

My biggest and toughest challenge of being in lockdown was boredom. I was stuck in my home.  To remedy this problem, I knew I needed to stay positive. 

Suddenly I had an epiphany, “Why not use this time to learn and practice a new skill?” 

It was definitely better than constantly being “bored of being bored because being bored is boring”. I listed ideas of new hobbies I could try including baking, painting or dancing but neither of them struck any interest.  My life turned around when my sister came home with a skateboard she bought for me as a birthday gift. Apprehensive, I placed my foot on the board and it was almost a disaster! My legs wobbled like jelly and my arms flailed like noodles. Thank goodness for the helmet! Mastering my balance on the skateboard became my new challenge and obsession. Next came some cool tricks. After countless hours of practising each day, several months later I can now skateboard as well as Tony Hawk. (Just kidding, but I am nearly there I hope). Skateboarding is now my new favourite hobby, and it has taught me the value of persistence and determination.  I hope this inspires you to explore new hobbies and try something out of your comfort zone. Catch me at the skatepark once restrictions ease!

Alisa Kong Year 9 St Emilie

Like lots of others, I’ve had a lot of fun trying new things during online learning, and this includes trying new ways to exercise! While I usually stick to a schedule for my exercise and do certain things every day, like go for runs, I’ve found that mixing it up keeps me the most interested. So in between my not-so-normal dance and ballet classes on ‘Zoom’ (below) I’ve been trying yoga, weight training, online classes, running (I’ve been getting back into long-distance with all my free time) and of lots of bike riding! Along with something I should have been doing before quarantine… my physio exercises.

Being stuck at home for the most part certainly brings many challenges, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised to find that exercise and fitness during quarantine has been more entertaining, enjoyable and spontaneous than ever.