Physical Education Term 1 Newsletter

Health and PE Specialist Teacher - Mrs Rebecca Robinson

I look forward to seeing everyone again when I return later in the term and wish to say a huge thank you to Darcie Bull, who has been delivering the PE lessons while I am away.

Welcome to Term 1

A few of the rules in PE...

• Children play safely and sensibly using the equipment
• Children let others join in
• Children put the equipment away before choosing something else
• Children try their best and have fun

 PE Specialist Timetable

 PE/Sport Dates

20/2 & 21/02: Hook into Hockey 'come and try' day (all ages)

25/2: Cricket Clinic (during PE classes)

26/2: Melbourne United Basketball Clinic (Gr 4-6)

27/02:  Interschool sport Rd 4 (Year 6)

2/03: District Swimming (selected students) 

2/03: Cricket Clinic

4/03: Cricket Clinic

6/03: Year 5 Beach Program & Interschool Sport Rd 5 (Year 6)

10/03: Kingston Division Swimming (for those advancing from districts)

13/03: Year 6 Beach Program

13/03: Interschool sport (BYE) no games

16/03: Cricket Clinic

18/03: Cricket Clinic

20/03: Lightning Premiership Day Interschool Sports (Year 6)

23/03: Cricket Clinic

25/03: Cricket Clinic

26/03: Basketball Clinic

27/03: House Cross Country Year 3-6 

30/03: Cricket Clinic

Parent Helpers

For sporting events, it is often necessary for the support of parent/carer helpers for events to run safely and smoothly. Volunteers are often needed to supervise teams, help with scoring, walking to various venues and helping out at activities. We have many carnivals such as cross country, athletics and swimming. All of these events and the many more that are provided to your children will often need parent/carer support. Please consider helping whenever you can, even if it is only for a short time. Thank you. :)

When helping with the children at CEPS, it is required that you wear a Working with Children’s Check (WWCC) displayed on a lanyard at all times. 

If you have not got a WWCC and wish to volunteer, application forms can be found online at: www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au

Remember to sign in each day you volunteer at CEPS via the computer at the office. This is a mandatory requirement. You will also be required to sign out. 

Teaching and Learning

During PE, students are active in moderate to vigorous activity during running and tagging games and skills. They learn fundamental movement skills that enable them to participate in several sports, as well as learning many social and emotional skills. Our House Swimming Carnival is completed in term one, followed by Districts and Division. The Year 5 and 6 Beach Program is a highlight, as well as swimming lessons later in the year. This term, students will practice striking skills, running, dodging and ball skills such as dribbling, throwing and catching. The students learn rules, follow instructions and work together as part of a team. The students have fun while running around and becoming more confident in their capabilities and sporting prowess. Start training for Cross Country as that will take place this term Years 3-6).

Foundation

Learn to use various equipment safely and sensibly

Learn to follow rules and instructions

Running and tagging games

Dribbling a basketball/ learning to dribble a basketball 

Throwing and catching skills

Year 1 and 2

Playing safely and sensibly using equipment

Following instructions

Playing within rules and boundaries

Performing various throwing and catching skills

Performing striking skills

Playing running and tagging games

Playing games with partners and within small groups

Year 3 and 4

Continuing to follow instructions and play by the rules

Playing in games safely and sensibly

Organising games 

Learning to play in modified games

Learning to negotiate with each other in games

Year 3, introduction of the Beep Test and other games

Performing and demonstrating throwing and catching skills

Performing and demonstrating striking skills

Year 5 and 6

Playing various modified games 

Performing increasing levels of complex skills in games

Playing safely and sensibly using equipment

Listening to instructions and following rules

Performing roles in games such as a coach and umpire

Playing in modified games and practising in various positions in games

Learning and performing strategy and awareness in games

Increased performance in their running level through the Beep Test

Participate in interschool sports (Year 6)

Communication

If you have any questions or messages regarding your child that I should know about, such as not being able to participate in a PE lesson due to an injury etc, please feel free to contact me using Class Dojo, as I check this regularly.  I will also use this to message any questions as well as post photos/celebrations of sporting events.