PE

Physical Education

Over the past two weeks, students have been engaged in the following units of work:

Prep – Rolling 

Grade 1 & 2 – Bouncing

Grade 3 & 4 – Throwing and catching. We will now move to using these skills in Invasion Games.

Grade 5 & 6 – Invasion Games - Hockey and Handball

Cross Country

Well done to Yasmine, Ryder, Linley, Cody and Hamish for their participation in the Yarra Division Cross Country on Tuesday the 4th of June. They achieved the following results:

9/10 Girls

Yasmine – 9th  

11 Boys

Ryder – 13th 

12/13 Girls

Linley – 36th

12/13 Boys

Cody – 12th

Hamish – 31st  

Yasmine and Cody then competed in the Eastern Metropolitan Region Championships on Thursday the 13th of June. They both ran tremendously well, up against the best distance runners in our region. Congratulations to all our runners on such outstanding achievements! 

Swimming

Swimming is an integral part of the Victoria Curriculum and our School Physical Education Program. More importantly, the program aims to provide your child with the necessary skills to be safe in and around water. Dates for our School Swimming Program are listed below. Please consent and pay, or decline, this event by Thursday the 20th of June – or earlier if your circumstances allow. For more information, please refer to the Compass event.

Important Dates

JUNE

Friday 21st – 5/6 District Winter Sports Day

AUGUST

Friday 9th – District Athletics (team will be announced soon)

Monday 12th – 5/6 Hoop Time

Monday 19th – Friday 23rd – Prep to Grade 2 Swimming

Monday 26th – Friday 30th – Grades 3 to 6 Swimming

SEPTEMBER

Tuesday 17th – 3/4 Hoop Time

Kind regards,

Mel Layton

Physical Education Teacher & Sport Coordinator