PE NEWS
Ride2School Day 2024
St Patrick's are excited to be celebrating National Ride2School Day on Friday 22 March 2024. National Ride2School Day is the perfect opportunity to kick-start new healthy habits and promote the many benefits of active travel. Although this year will be low key, We encourage all students and their families to leave the car at home and give riding, walking, scooting or skating to school a go. It’s sure to be a fantastic day and we look forward to seeing you there! Look out for an improved version in 2025! #ride2school #ride2schoolday
Join more than 350,000 students from almost 900 schools around Australia who will be registered to participate in this year’s National Ride2School Day
Why Ride2School?
• Bike riding is the easiest way to get healthy: It is recommended that children get 60 minutes of physical activity every day to maintain their health, and riding a bike to school is an easy and fun way to make sure they are hitting this target. It’s also a great way for parents to spend quality time with their children.
• It improves physical activity rates: In the 1970’s, 80% of all school children rode or walked to school but now more than two-thirds go by car. Thanks to Ride2School that trend is reversing – schools that participate in the Ride2School Program report an average active travel rate of 54%.
• It helps build confidence: Riding, walking, skating or scooting to school will make your students feel more self-sufficient, build resilience and helps them to develop an awareness of road safety and the environment around them.
• Students perform better in class: Being active on the school journey has a much greater impact on student concentration than having breakfast before school. A Danish study has shown that children who walk or ride to school display improved concentration for 4 hours longer than those who are driven.
Social media
Please feel free to share your involvement across your social media channels using the below handles and hashtags. National Ride2School Day can be followed on social media using #ride2schoolday
• Twitter at @Bicycle_Network
• Facebook at @Ride2School and @BicycleNetwork
• Instagram at @Bicycle_Network
Swimming Lessons 2024
As you may/may not know, swimming lessons will be starting in Term 2 on the following dates: - Details will follow shortly in Operoo and Skoolbag
Prep to Year 3 - Seven day program.
Tuesday 16th April
Wednesday 17th April
Thursday 18th April
Friday 19th April
Monday 22nd April
Tuesday 23rd April
Wednesday 24th April
Year 4 to 6 - Four day intensive program
Monday 27th May
Tuesday 28th May
Wednesday 29th May
Tuesday 30th May
Colin Edwards
PE Teacher