PE News

Interschool Sport

Over the past few weeks, our interschool sport teams who progressed from the District Interschool Sport competitions, competed in the SSV Divisional finals. Each team represented Croydon Hills Primary School with pride and great sportsmanship, which led them to successfully making it through to Regional Finals, with all four teams winning their competitions.

Huge congratulations to the following teams. We wish them the best of luck for the upcoming Regional Finals!

Basketball - Girls

Basketball - Open

Softball - Girls

Hot Shots Tennis – Girls

Athletics

Congratulations to Isla J for making it through to Regional Athletics for the 800m and 1500m events.

P-2 Cross Country

Our Junior Cross Country day is fast approaching and we have been walking the course with students during our Physical Education lessons to get them familiar with the course as well as the distance they need to run.

Thankyou to all the parents and caregivers who have offered to help out for the morning, without the support of the community, we wouldn’t be able to run these events.

If you are willing and able to help out for the morning, please get in contact; Jayne.beith@education.vic.gov.au. Thankyou!

When: Wednesday 30th October (week 4)

Time: 9:15-11:30am

Dress Code: Students wear their house colours and appropriate footwear

Schedule:

Age Group	Distance	Race time approx
Year 2 boys	1500m	9:25am
Year 2 girls	1500m	9:40am
Year 1 boys	1500m	9:55am
Year 1 girls	1500m	10:10am
Prep boys	1000m	10:25am
Prep girls	1000m	10:40am

Please note: This is a guide as we are always unsure how long it will take for the last runner to finish the previous race.

Art

As part of an end of year graduation class, linking into the areas of The Arts, Music and ICT, the year 6 students attended a Street Art Tour of Melbourne run by The Blender Studios, which aims to educate and showcase the best of this budding art scene that is blossoming in the city’s hidden laneways. Students also attended the ACMI exhibition The Story of the Moving Image which was a self-guided journey through the past, present and future of the moving image through interactive experiences, digital innovation and captivating stories.

Claudia Michielin - Art Teacher

Sick Bay

Does your Asthmatic child need a preventer?

HOW DO PREVENTERS HELP ASTHMA?

Preventers play a vital part in your asthma treatment. Preventers contain a corticosteroid which makes the airways less sensitive, reduces redness and swelling and helps to dry up mucus. 

When you are prescribed a corticosteroid for asthma, your doctor is trying to copy the action of steroids that your body produces naturally to help reduce injury or inflammation.

Preventers:

help to treat the underlying cause of the symptoms and
work by treating the inside of airways to help keep them clear.

Most adults and some kids with asthma should be prescribed a preventer. Ask your doctor about preventers if you don’t have one. Some clear signs you need one are if you have:

experienced asthma symptoms at least once per week
symptoms that cause regular trouble with activities  
woken at night due to asthma symptoms once or more during the past month 
had a flare-up requiring an urgent visit to a GP or emergency department
needed a course of oral corticosteroids.

If taken properly a preventer can:

If you have been prescribed a preventer medicine, you should take it every day as directed, even if you no longer have asthma symptoms and feel well.

Don’t stop taking it once you feel better, this is a sign that it is working! 

It may take two to four weeks of regular use before your preventer medicine reaches its full effect.

source: https://asthma.org.au/medicines/preventers/

Allergies & Antihistamines

With Spring in full swing, we are seeing an increase in students presenting with allergy symptoms. If your child suffers from hayfever or grass allergies, can you please ensure they are given a dose of an antihistamine before school, particularly on days they have sport.

Oct 21	Ethan 2RB & Leo 2RB
Oct 22	Caisy 4DT
Oct 23	NA
Oct 24	Lucy 1AG, Katie 6EP & Olivia 6RT
Oct 25	Mitchell PJL, Max 5KT & Myles 6KF
Oct 26	AJ PAM
Oct 27	Layla PAM, Chiku PEC & Sadie 1AW

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