Health and PE Report

Health and PE classes across all year levels at Vermont Secondary College have been busy through Term 3 and have demonstrated a keen appetite for all things Health and PE.

Year 7 Health and Physical Education

Year 7 students demonstrating their ball handling skills undertaking units covering AFL, Touch Rugby and Indoor Soccer, impressing with lots of kicks, handballs, marks, try’s goals scored, teamwork and fair play.  However the highlight has been the performances in Gymnastics where student’s demonstrated proficiency in movement, strength and flexibility on floor, beam, mini trap and vault apparatus. In Health classes, students studied the changes to the body during puberty in the Sexuality unit and have been learning about the risks of cigarette smoking and alcohol use and the misuse of medicine as well as harm minimisation strategies. 

Year 8 Health and Physical Education

Year 8 students have continued to develop and demonstrate ball handling skills across a number of invasion games including Soccer and AFL 9s and also Tchoukball a new sport for many. This game has similarities to European Handball and involves the rules of 3 – 3 Steps, 3 seconds & 3 passes, before using a rebound net to score. In Health classes students have covered the topics of Relationships and Sexuality, developing a further understanding of respectful relationships, empathy for others and maintaining dignity. Students completed an assessment covering reproduction, contraception, STI’s and Consent and approached these topics maturely and respectfully.  

Year 9 Health and Physical Education

Year 9s have participated in a number of new and less commonly played sports and games across the term including Gridiron, Gaelic Football, Korfball, European Handball and other team sports. Korfball, which has similarities to Netball however using a much higher net and some variations of rules has been a highlight along with a unit of Indigenous Games. Students learnt and led classmates through a number of games which originate from Indigenous cultures across Australia. The names of some of these games were Marngrook (AFL), Kai (keep-ups), Keentan (keepings off), Arrkene Irreme (cricket), Ilye (Frisbee) and Kokan (Hockey).In Health classes students have covered the topics of Relationships and Sexuality developing a further understanding of respectful relationships, empathy for others, gender equality, breaking stereotypes and maintaining dignity. Students have commenced the topic of Sexuality and have demonstrated maturity in discussing sexuality identity and the effect of the media and social media on sexual identity. 

Year 10 Health and Physical Education

Year 10 Students completing Semester based electives have been learning about all things Health and PE, staying healthy, capable, happy and engaged. 

• Year 10 Leisure Education students have enjoyed excursions to Roller Blading, Bounce, Rock Climbing, Ten Pin Bowling, and incursions Visions Impaired Sports, Yoga, Street Dance and Martial Arts

• Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh students have been completing their voluntary service and engaging with the community and are soon to start preparations for the 3 day hike in Term 4!

Unit 1&2 Physical Education

Unit 2 Physical Education As part of our Unit 2 Physical Education studies, our students are examining the health benefits of Physical Activity and consequences of inactivity. We are analysing The Australian Physical Activity and Sedentary Guidelines and measuring our adherence to the guidelines. We have completed practical activities examining aspects of our physical and social environment that enables or acts as a barrier to physical activity. For example, we rated the various different footpaths and tracks in and around the Bellbird Dell and discussed the benefits of the natural environment in encouraging physical activity. Dog Ownership is linked strongly to increased physical activity and in Week 8 of this term both classes were involved in a dog walk to Terrara Park which is an off-leash area. Thank you to all of the family’s members who assisted in this activity by ‘dropping off dogs to school. We all enjoyed the social benefits of the activity (including our dogs!) and the physical benefits of a moderate intensity walk that helped us achieve elements of the Physical Activity guidelines for the day! Year 11 Physical Education Ms Plant & Mr Clements