Teaching and Learning in PE
ATHLETICS
Throughout Term 1 our middle and senior grades learnt and trained to perform in our athletics events leading up to our House Athletics Day which was held on Tuesday March 21st. Lilley House once again proved to be too strong, winning the House Athletics trophy for 2023. Students who placed first or second in any of the events have qualified to represent Langwarrin Primary at the Murdoch District Athletics Carnival which will be run on Tuesday 29th August. The hurdles and triple jump events will be run during P.E lessons at the beginning of term three to determine who qualifies for district athletics.
NETBALL
During Term 1, Year 4 students participated in a netball clinic at school for four weeks by a qualified and experienced coach, which was great for the students. The focus on netball continued this term for our middle and senior students who learnt a lot about the game, including the rules of stepping, contact and obstruction but more importantly about moving into space to receive a pass with speed and intercepting.
JUNIOR GRADES
Students in the junior grades have continued to play the much-loved tag and co-operative games. Students have explored movement through dance, and they love to dance during any activity at all when the music is playing. Students have also been exposed to the core fundamental movement skills of dodging, jumping, hopping, running, and skipping, as well as learning the skills of catching, throwing, striking, dribbling, kicking, and passing when playing soccer in a variety of games and activities. Students are currently learning to balance and co-ordinate their bodies when performing balances and exercises during our gymnastics unit. The junior classes this term were fortunate to of had coaches from Kelly Sports visit their classes during P.E to showcase their after-school program which they loved. Information on how to join the program can be obtained at the school office.
BEEP TEST
Throughout each term, the middle and senior students participate in an endurance test, which is a real highlight for a lot of students, and a bit of a low light for others. It is really rewarding for many students to see the progress they have made each time they participate, by beating their previous level. It is also a great assessment tool to see how students have performed in areas of endurance, effort, fitness, and their mental and physical strength. We now have the BEEP TEST LEADER BOARD that students are eager to get their names on!
GRADE 6 SUMMER LIGHTNING PREMIERSHIPS
The first week of Term 2 saw our Year 6 students get to play in their chosen summer sport, which they had been training for throughout Term one. Students competed against other schools in the Murdoch District in rounders, newcombe and cricket. The newcombe team continues to be a force to be reckoned with, having now won three trophies in a row for Langwarrin Primary at these competitions.
HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY
All Year 3 to grade six students competed at the Langwarrin Primary School House Cross Country held at Lloyd Park on Thursday 4th May. Our nine-year-old students who ran their very first cross country did an amazing job and should be proud of themselves to finish their race and overcome a range of emotions prior to and during the race. To all our age groups, what a great effort running two and three kilometres through wet grass, and different terrain throughout the course. Well done to Lilley House, who, again won the overall standings and title as the 2023 Cross Country Champions. To our committed and supportive parents who helped enormously with making this event go ahead by standing on the course, and by guiding and encouraging our athletes, and by walking student groups to from the event WE THANK YOU!
Langwarrin Primary School House Cross Country Results
DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY
On Wednesday 24th May, our top ten qualifiers for each age group ran to the best of their ability at Hastings Foreshore on a perfect day for running long distances. Langwarrin Primary had some great results at the district level with six of our 10-, 11- and 12-year-olds progressing to the next level of competition.
UPCOMING EVENTS
NORTHERN PENINSULA DIVISION CROSS COUNTRY
This week is a big week in sport with six of our awesome long distance runners attending the Northern Peninsula District Cross Country at Hastings Foreshore on Wednesday 31st May. We would like to wish Grace B, Blake A, Sienna F, Delilah D, Harmony L, and Leon R all the very best at the event.
WINTER LIGHTNING PREMIERSHIPS
This Friday, we will see our Year 6 students depart on a bus to various locations in the area to take on the other schools in the Murdoch District. Students will be playing in mixed soccer, boy's football, mixed and girls netball, mixed tee-ball and mixed newcombe. Unfortunately, training for these sports have been limited due to the upgrade of the school oval, but it will be worth the wait, and it will be amazing for the students when it is competed for their training and sport in the future. Good luck students!
GIRLS AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL LIGHTNING PREMIERSHIP
Thursday 22nd June will see our Year 6 and some Year 5 female students play a lightning premiership at Lloyd Park against the others schools in the district. The girls are very eager at training and are really excited to play and show their skills.
HOOPTIME
Interested Year 3, 4 and 5 students will soon be starting their training for the basketball tournament; Hooptime, which is played in a lightning premiership format that will be held in Term 3. Dates and venues are yet to be determined, but students have registered their interest and soon will know their training times and teams once they are finalised by Miss Macintosh and Mr Embling.
YEAR 6 DISTRICT BASKETBALL
Thursday 24th August will see our talented Year 6 basketballers compete against other teams from the Murdoch District in a similar format to Hooptime. Interested students will be provided with more information in the coming weeks and training will commence in term three.
JUNIOR HOUSE ATHLETICS
In Term 4, students in Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 will get to compete against one another in a return of the Junior House Athletics Carnival. Students will be introduced to and trained in athletic events throughout Term 3. This event will be run on school grounds and parents will be provided with more information closer to the date.
MURDOCH DISTRICT ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
The following is a list of results of the students who placed first to fourth in each event at the Langwarrin Primary School House Athletics. The first two placegetters in each event have progressed through to the Murdoch District Athletics Carnival, however there is a limitation on the number of events an individual student can enter, for those students who won multiple events. The final district athletics qualifiers and their events will be announced in Term 3.
