Sports News
Physical Education – Term Four (Prep to Year Two)
In Term Four, Prep to Year Two students will participate in a Striking/AFL and Soccer unit. This unit will incorporate skills such as an in-step kick, punt kick and hand pass. Students will then play modified games of AFL and Soccer focusing on game play and working as a team. Students in Prep to Year Two will also engage in station activities where six stations are set up and they rotate between them throughout the lesson. These activities included passing, catching, kicking, dribbling with feet, hands and hockey sticks, shooting hoops, scooter boards, skipping, goal shooting, ups and downs with tennis rackets, hopping, jumping, side stepping, animal crawling and balancing.
Physical Education – Term Four (Year Three and Year Four)
Students in Year Three and Year Four will be engaged in a Sport, Sport, Sport unit. The students will learn four different sports on a two-week rotation. In the first week, students will learn the skills and rules required to play the game and then play the sport the following week. The four sports students will learn this term are Halfcourt Basketball, Gaelic Football, Soccer and Buroinjin which is a tradition Aboriginal game. Students will not only learn many gross motor skills but also learn game play and to work collaboratively while engaging in games from other cultures.
PE – Term Four (Year Five and Year Six)
In Year Five and Year Six students will complete a modified games unit working in groups teaching the students to cooperate with their peers. The students will create their own modified games and then teach these to their class running the game as students participate in it. Students will be given the opportunity to make changes to their game once they receive feedback from their peers looking at what is working and what is not working. I look forward to seeing what games the students come up with.
Health -Term Four (Prep)
In this unit students will explore information about what makes them unique, identifying their strengths and achievements. Students will identify safe settings where they can move and play safely and identify actions that keep them safe in different settings. They will identify different emotions people experience in different situations. Students will also identify and describe different emotions people experience and explore and practice ways to interact with others in a variety of settings.
Health -Term Four (Year One)
In this unit, students recognise similarities and differences in individuals and groups, and describe how these differences can be respected. They will identify and practise emotional responses that reflect their own and others' feelings. They examine and demonstrate ways to include others in activities, and practise strategies to help them and others feel they belong. Students also identify social changes that occur as they grow older and recognise ways, they can take some responsibility for their own safety in different situations including road safety.
Health -Term Four (Year Two)
In this unit, students explore safe and unsafe situations so that they understand their responsibility in staying safe. They examine the safety clues that can be used in situations and will explore the emotions they feel in response to safe and unsafe situations. Students consider different aspects of sun safety and how they can promote their health, safety, and wellbeing. Students will also examine the purpose of advertising and the techniques used to engage children. They explore health messages seen in advertising and how they can be used to make good decisions about their own and others' health and wellbeing.
Zone and Darling Downs Trials
All Zone and Darling Downs trials will be placed on Parent Portal. Please check Parent Portal regularly or set up notifications on your phone if you wish for your child to be eligible to trial for Zone and Darling Downs sporting teams as you will be required to obtain paperwork from myself. I am unable to nominate students after the closing date so please make sure you do keep an eye on Parent Portal. Any questions, please contact me at brendan.luck@twb.catholic.edu.au.
Australian Country Swimming Championships
During the school holidays Sophie and Liam Enders competed at the Australian Country Swimming Championships in Darwin, Northern Territory. This event was open to swimmers from country areas across Australia with over 300 swimmers in attendance. Both Sophie and Liam did an amazing job at the carnival. Liam finished with a 6th, 7th and 8th and set new personal best times in all his races. Sophie competed in four Finals with her best being a 6th place. Sophie also set 8 new personal best times in her races. Congratulations.
Cheers
Brendan Luck
HPE Teacher