Phys. Ed @ Princes Hill Primary School
Major Goal- to enable all students to develop the confidence and physical ability to participate in and gain satisfaction from games/sporting activities in both individual and team situations during childhood and in later years.
This Goal incorporates The Strand “Physical, Personal and Social Learning.” The Domains of which are Health and Physical Education, Interpersonal development and Personal Learning, However the dimensions of Movement and physical activity and Health knowledge and promotion from Health and Physical Education are the main foci.
The Movement and physical activity dimension focuses on the important role that physical activity, sport and recreation need to play in the lives of all Australians by providing opportunities for challenge, personal growth, enjoyment and fitness. It promotes involvement in a manner that reflects awareness that everyone has the right to participate in a healthy and active lifestyle. It develops students' confidence in using movement skills and strategies to increase their motivation to become active as well as improve their performance and maintain a level of fitness that allows them to participate in physical activity without undue fatigue. It builds understanding of how training and exercise in areas such as strength, flexibility and endurance relate to physical performance.
The Health knowledge and promotion dimension examines physical, social, emotional and mental health and personal development across various stages of the lifespan. It focuses on safety and the identification of strategies to minimise harms associated with particular situations or behaviours. Students examine the promotion of health of individuals and of the community through the use of specific strategies and the provision of health resources, services and products. They examine the factors that influence food selection and the role of nutrition on health growth and development.
Program Outline
Term 1
Foci: Introduction sessions for all levels, which will focus on team work, co-operation, inclusion/ awareness of fellow students in new grades and effective participation.
Grades Prep-2;
- Minor games
- Fundamental motor skills
- Good sporting behaviour, Teamwork
- Ball handling skills
- Games innovations- children to devise their own game or version of a game and demonstrate/ explain to the rest of the class
Grades 3-6;
- House meetings/organisation
- Minor and major games
- Fundamental motor skills
- Ball handling skills
- Good sporting behaviour, Teamwork
Swimming carnivals- School - Cross
Country Carnivals- School, - Introduction to games played for interschool sport in term 2, i.e. Football, Soccer, Netball, T ball.
- For students in grades 5/6 there are also District Trials for Sate team selection in Basketball, Netball, Football, Soccer, Tennis (plus many others such as Cricket, Hockey and Rugby in which students apply directly to that Sporting organisation. Check out http://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/ for more detail on State team selection)
Term 2
Foci: Spatial Awareness, Game sense.
Grades Prep-2;
- Ball handling skills
- Fundamental motor skills
- Minor games
- Skipping
- Sport for life-defining social and sporting behaviour and how we participate in the community
Grades 3-6;
- Ball handling skills
- Fundamental motor skills
- District, Division, Region and State Cross Country
- Hockey
- Interschool Sport preparation in, Football, Soccer, Netball, Teeball usually commencing in the third week of term for 7 weeks at
Princes Park
Term 3
Foci; Fundamental Motor Skills, Gymnastics, Athletics
Grades Prep-2;
- Ball handling skills
- Gymnastics
- Minor games
- Fundamental motor skills
- Games innovations- children to devise their own game or version of a game and demonstrate/ explain to the rest of the class
Grades 3-6;
- Athletics practice and preparation for our School Athletics day in August, followed by the District Athletics day in September
- Gymnastics
- Ball handling skills
- Fundamental motor skills
- Introduction to games played for interschool sport in term 4, i.e. cricket, basketball, rounders, bat tennis
Term 4
Foci; Fundamental Motor Skills, Minor and Major Games
Grades Prep-2;
- Ball handling skills,
- Minor games
- Fundamental motor skills
- Sport for life-defining social and sporting behaviour and how we participate in the community
Grades 3-6;
- Interschool Sport- Basketball, Cricket, Newcomb, Rounders, Bat tennis played at North Fitzroy Primary, Fitzroy High and
Edinburgh Gardens - Fundamental motor skills
- Ball handling skills
- Games innovations- children to devise their own game or version of a game and demonstrate/ explain to the rest of the class
