Physical Education

Thank you for all the terrific feedback and great to see so many families out and about on their bikes, scooters, skateboard or just walking our neighbourhood looking for Wallys!.

Now is the time to do it while the sun is shining. Physical activity and fresh air is so important for good health and this is a novel way to get the entire community involved.

If you missed last week's preamble here it is again.

We have talked a lot about engagement and getting out and away from those screens and getting some fresh air. We talk about staying together as a community and finding fun things to do. We have a new activity that you can choose to engage with (or not) and at any time. 

Once upon a time Wally embarked on a FANTASTIC journey around Ivanhoe looking for a local primary school to enrol his child, Waldo, in. He was informed by locals of a popular high performing primary school that really cared about its students. However, he was informed by the very polite office staff of this school that they could only provide an education to those for whom IPS was their closest local government school. 

(See boundary map from "find my School")

Wally searched high and low for elusive rentals and properties for sale within the local  boundary. All the while stopping here and there to leave his business card attached to fences, play grounds, signs, shop windows etc.  From next Monday there will be over 200 Wally cards out in our community. Some of these are gold Wally's recognisable by the golden stripe of his jumper and hat along with his jaundiced yellow eyes.

A regular Wally is worth 10 house points.          A Gold Wally is worth 20 house points.

Should you come across a Wally you can contact your teacher through class dojo and provide an accurate description of its location OR send a photo of yourself with the Wally in the background to ivanhoeprimaryvic@gmail.com which will not only get you your house points but your photo in the newsletter and bonus 5 points. Remember if you email your photo, add your name, grade and most importantly your school house.

From next Monday the 6th there will be over 200 Wally cards out in our community. DO NOT REMOVE THEM so other students in your school house might find them and claim their points to add to yours.

There are a few hundred Wallys already out in Ivanhoe (within the map boundary) so here are a few photo clues. Points cannot be claimed before Monday and will be open until September 17th. 

Other challenges.

1. Create a map and mark where all the Wally's you find are.
2. Create a grid on a map to show the greatest population of Wally's.
3. Measure the distance between your home and the nearest / farthest Wally.
4. Work as a team with other house colour members to find the most Wally's.
5. Write a story about Wally's search for a home close to IPS.
6. Create a montage of Wally's and the places you find them.

I'm sure you can come up with your own special challenges.

Check out the Here's Wally page for updates and photos.

Good hunting.

Mr Kent.