Physical Education News

Term Four in PE and Sport

Term Four has ongoing Inter School commitments with the Western Region Athletics Carnival for some of our senior and middle school students being held this held this week. Summer sport is being held this term on a Friday morning for the senior school with teams for Basketball, Bat tennis, Cricket and Newcomb.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

•  Prep - Grades 1/2 – Will be focusing on the FMS of the double handed strike of hitting a static ball of varying sizes off a tee using a Cricket bat, Foam baseball bat and Hockey stick. We will work hard at improving the stance, grip, swing and strike. Minor Striking drills and games will feature to round off the year.

•  Grades 3/4 – Will concentrate on the skills of the two-handed strike as used in games such as Cricket, Tee ball, Softball and Hockey There will also be an emphasis on Cricket and Tee ball in a modified format this term with drills, and small sided games.

• Grades 5/6 – Will also focus on the two-handed strike with the emphasis on hitting a static and moving ball as used in games such as Cricket Softball and Hockey. We will also focus on the skills of the game of Cricket and Tee ball incorporating stroke play, drills and games.

SENIOR SPORT V FOOTSCRAY NORTH PS

Basketball

Girls

Footscray West 17

Footscray North 2

Boys

Footscray West 26

Footscray North 3

Cricket

Footscray West 105

Footscray North 147

Newcomb

Footscray West 1

Footscray North 2

Bat Tennis

Footscray West 16

Footscray North 25

WESTERN METROPOLITAN REGION ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

Congratulations to Madi from 6ML who won a silver medal in the 12yr Girls Discus at the Western Metropolitan Region Athletics Carnival held on Tuesday. Madi will now go on and compete in the Victorian Primary School Athletics Carnival on the 6th November.

We had a total of nine students compete at the Western Metropolitan Carnival and congratulate all of them on their efforts on the day. 

Stratos Tzanoudakis

Physical Education