Physical Education

From Kale Vagnoni and  Mark Quinn, PE teachers

And They’re Off and Racing

Molesworth Campus

The big focus over the past fortnight down at Molesworth Street has been SHARING. We’ve been focussing on what it takes to be a good teammate, how we can cooperate and simple ways we can make sure that everyone gets a go, even if the resources are limited. 

“Would you like to play with me?”

“Can we share?” 

and

“How about we work together?”

…are some phrases that we have been practicing 

Errol St Campus

Up at Errol st we have sadly wrapped up our Skateboarding unit for another year. As always it has been an action packed month full of fear, progress and fun. We hope that the skate-bug has bitten some of our Senior students and strongly promote continuing the action outside of school over the upcoming summer months. And a big shout out to all our skaters who, other than a few bumps and scrapes, managed to keep away from broken bones and sick bay. 

So the goodbye to skateboarding has made way for a ‘hello’ to the camaraderie of Cricket, our dry weather sport of focus for the next few weeks. We will be largely focussing our skills, collaboration and all-out efforts on our favourite cricket game, Rapid Fire. Be sure to ask your kids at home about how their team has been progressing.

This year we will be including some of our core Health Curriculum concepts in the PE Dept Newsletter. The idea behind this is to give families a little more scope into the Health curriculum that is delivered in lessons throughout the year. These Health Hacks are designed to be a great talking point for discussions at home surrounding Health and Movement. 

The Sun is High(er) in The Sky

As we move towards the Summer season an important sun protection Public Service Health Announcement. 

Back in the good old days it was simply ‘between 11 and 3, stay under a tree’. But these days the Cancer Council of Victoria has added to their SunSmart recommendations.

As this issue of the newsletter is released, sun protection is recommended between 9:10am and 4:50pm. These morning and afternoon times change slightly throughout the seasons. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) app has up to date daily recommendations. 

Why do these times vary? This is an excellent science conversation question to explore together at home. (Hint: look at this issue's Health Hack title for a clue.) It is also a great starting point for conversations about sun protection both at school and on the weekends and holidays. 

And don’t forget to remind your child/ren that all classrooms now have sunscreen at the ready to apply before outside playtimes and gardening sessions.