Physical Education and Sport

Welcome to PE for Term One 2026

It’s shaping up to be an action packed Term One in PE, with so many different skills and techniques being investigated.

In PE this term students will get the opportunity to explore a wide variety of skills and sports including:

Foundation: Tennis, Spatial awareness games, Locomotor skills, Ball skills and Dance

Year 1:  Tennis, Spatial awareness games, Locomotor skills, Ball skills and Dance

Year 2: Tennis, Spatial awareness games, Locomotor skills, Tee ball and Dance

Year 3: Tennis, Fitness Circuits, European Handball, Throwing and Catching

Year 4: Tennis, Fitness Circuits, and Athletics

Year 5: Tennis, Fitness Circuits, and Athletics

Year 6: Tennis, Fitness Circuits, and Athletics

Week One - Tennis

This week in PE, students have been learning all about Tennis.  

We are focusing on:

• Grip, stance, scoring and rules of the game, and the skills of forehand, backhand, volley and serve.   

The Year Three to Year Six students will continue focusing on tennis, until Week Five, and will have an opportunity to utilise the local tennis courts. So please make sure you have your local walk permission forms completed by Friday 6th of February.   

To add to the tennis fun, we were lucky enough to have Guccione Tennis coaches Chris and Anthony from Doutta Galla tennis club give our students lessons over the next few weeks. These lessons will be filled with fun games, learning tennis skills and being involved in discussions about Tennis. If your child is interested in playing tennis the opportunity to attend an open day is coming up at Doutta Galla Tennis Club in Royal Ave, Essendon North, on Sunday the 8th of February. 

Upcoming Sporting Dates to Remember

Sue Elsbury and Sian Watson

Physical Education Team