Health & Wellbeing News

Allied Health News

As a part of the Jackson Social Skills Initiative in weeks 3 and 4 the Foundation team and Grade 1’s and 2’s took part in conversation at mealtimes. Over the course of the last two weeks students have practiced using AAC to support conversation skills during lunchtime. 

Students used AAC (Alternative and Augmentative Communication) this included learning the sign for “think” and using Proloquo2go on the big screen! 

Sign of the week 

Check out the AAC in Action this week! 

Prep A 

1/2 A and B

HEALTH AND FITNESS

Sporting Schools Coaching Takes Off Term 3

The Term 3 Sporting Schools Program is providing 4-week coaching programs for students from Years 3-10 in the major sports/games of Tennis, AFL Football, Football (Soccer) and Basketball.  Formal coaching programs compliment Jackson’s Physical Education program offering our students an additional 50 minutes per week of physical activity.  Funding is provided through the Federal Government’s Sporting Schools Program.

4-6 AFL FOOTY COACHING

Our Year 4-6 students have coaches Kris and Mua from AFL Victoria working on their footy skills.

TENNIS COACHING YRS 3-4

Students in Years 3 and 4 are taking part in a tennis coaching program provided by the DHA Tennis Academy which has a branch based in St Albans.  Darren Ha has worked with Jackson students over the last two years and has had a couple of our students sign up to his out of schools' program.