Sports

Premier's Be Active Challenge 2021

What is the Premier’s be active Challenge?

• The Premier’s be active Challenge is a physical activity program introduced by the Premier in 2007 to encourage students to be more active more often and to improve student health and wellbeing.

 Who can participate:

• All students. The Premier’s be active Challenge is open to all South Australian students from Reception to year 12, as well as home education students.

What must students do:

• The Challenge requires students to do at least 60 minutes of physical activity on at least 5 days of the week for 4 weeks or 10 weeks from the start of the school year until the end of week 10, term 3.
• Students must record their physical activity on the student recording booklets that your child has been given. Recording booklets can also be downloaded from the website pbac.sa.edu.au
• A teacher or parent/carer must endorse the student physical activity record to indicate that the student has met the participation requirements.
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Physical activity level

To meet their daily requirement, students should undertake 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Examples include riding a bike, playing tag games, dancing, playing sport, walking to or from school. Physical activity does not need to be in one block of 60 minutes – it can be shorter amounts of activity that add up to 60 minutes.

Annual awards

Students receive an award for each year that they complete the Challenge. They cannot receive more than one award per year; i.e. doubling the physical activity in one year will not result in two awards. The medals will be distributed to schools sometime in November.

Award order:

• First year – Certificate
• Second year – Bronze medal
• Third year – Silver medal
• Fourth year – Gold medal
• Fifth year – Champion medal
• Sixth year – Legend medal
• Seventh year – Be active for Life Bronze medal
• Eighth year – Be active for Life Silver medal
• Ninth year –  Be active for Life Gold medal
• Tenth year – Be active for Life Champion medal
• Eleventh year –  Be active for Life Legend medal
• Twelfth year – Be active for Life Hall of Fame medal
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Premier’s Reception:

High achieving schools that complete 10 weeks of the Premier’s be active Challenge are invited to the Premier’s Reception each year and awarded a certificate and $1000 to promote physical activity. We are strongly encouraging students from Lockleys North Primary School to step up to the challenge and participate in the 10 week challenge.

Virtual Cross-Country

Virtual Cross Country is back at LNPS. During PE lessons in week 9, all students at Lockleys North Primary School will be given the opportunity to participate in “Virtual Cross Country”. Lockleys North students will be able to run or walk around the LNPS course, and complete the required distance for their age category. Children that wish to participate in this free event will have their time recorded and uploaded to School Sport SA, to compete against other schools from South Australia. Children that do not wish to participate in the event will be encouraged to walk the distance as a part of the PE program, promoting a healthy, active lifestyle.

This inspiring event encourages children to stay active, improving children's physical and mental health. Running helps to support strong bones, strengthens muscles, improves cardiovascular fitness and can reduce stress. 

Children who are participating are welcome to wear their Sports Day colours, or Sports Day T-shirt whilst competing. Please visit our uniform shop to order your child’s sports day T-Shirt.