Specialists
PE
This semester, the emphasis of the PE program will continue to be the development of skills, coordination, cooperation, enjoyment and healthy, positive attitudes to physical activity, in order to prepare students for future recreational pursuits.
The main areas of study will be on:
LEARNING THROUGH MOVEMENT
Volleyball - serve, dig, set and spike.
Cricket - Batting, fielding, throwing, catching, teamwork.
Softball- Throwing, catching, fielding, batting, base running, modified games.
MOVING OUR BODY
Premier’s Be Active Challenge
The Challenge
To be physically active for 60 min a day (R-7 students), for 5 days a week, for at least 4 weeks, in order to earn a medal. Activities are many and varied. Recess and lunch play can be included as well as any other physical activities that are undertaken at school or outside of school. Students may choose to use pedometers to count their steps. There is no online recording available this year it must be done on a paper recording sheet and once completed returned to Miss Patterson or Miss J Martin. Students can collect a recording sheet during their PE lesson.
The challenge closes on the last day of this term (Sep 29th), please return PBAC recording sheet prior to this date.
UNDERSTANDING MOVEMENT
Skipping - Individual, partner and group skipping challenges.
Gymnastics - Rolling, jumping, balances.
Miss Patterson & Miss J Martin
German
In our weekly German lessons, reception students use language in context through familiar routines, games, songs and repetition. They exchange greetings and information making connections between English and German. Students interact with peers through action-related talk and play and in routine exchanges such as opening and closing lessons, naming the day of the week and responding to the class roll. They play simple games to reinforce vocabulary knowing that repetition builds confidence. Question and response plays a big part in developing dialogue between both teacher and student as well and between peers. Each lesson provides opportunities for students to listen and respond. They also participate in guided activities such as songs, rhymes and games to reinforce vocabulary using simple repetitive language. Oral interaction continues to play a large part in every lesson. Encouraging everyone to have a go and to participate to progress.
Students have shown they can respond to greetings and roll call in German, count to ten and state their age, identify colours and are beginning to recognise different words to express how they are feeling.
This semester we will further develop our understanding of German as another language, continuing to look at the world and recognise where we are and that other languages are spoken in different places. Students will learn with two puppets, characters visiting from Germany, Felix (a frog) and Franzi (a duck).
Ask your child to share with you something they have learned or tell you what they can say IN German. See what they can teach you!
(Frau) Libby Edwards