Physical Education
Kelleigh Evans, Paul Taylor and Chris Reardon
Physical Education News
It’s been a huge fortnight of skill development, activity and fun in the area of Physical Education. We have continued to revise and assess a range of fundamental motor skills in addition to holding our Year Prep - 2 Mini Olympics.
Overview
Students across the school have been focused on the following over the past two weeks:
Prep-6: Revision and assessment of a range of Fundamental Motor Skills (FMS) and associated games/activities.
Year 1’s revising their striking with Mr. R. in the Saltwater College Gymnasium
Year 1’s revising their striking with Mr. R. in the Saltwater College Gymnasium
Year Prep - 2 Mini Olympics
Students in Years Prep - 2 participated in the very first Mini Olympics at Saltwater College on Tuesday 23 November. Throughout the event they participated in nine different activities:
- Sack Race
- Egg and Spoon Race
- Three-Legged Race
- Sprints
- Hurdles
- Javelin throwing
- Beanbag Toss
- Caterpillar Race
- Soccer kicking
The children demonstrated resilience and communication skills during their activities and were principled whilst having a lot of fun. The PE Team would like to congratulate all the students for their efforts, as well as the Year Prep - 2 teachers and support staff for their assistance. A massive thank you also goes out to all the Year Six students that did an amazing job of helping on the day.
A big thank you to the following students:
6A – Celiece, Izzy, Millie, Brooklyn, Stanley, Lareb, Devan, Jakob, Kelly, Mujei, Eshan, Kaayla, Georgia, Thasneem and Evelyn
6B – Carter Inia-Patea, Hendrix, Lillie, Manu, Layla, Kayla Reid and Jazz
6C – Annika, Lillyann and Lana
6D – Baxter, Olivia C, Olivia D, Jamie, Molly, Hanna, Vanessa, Tiger, Aiden, Carmella, Mania and Ahana
