Physical Education
Overview
Eltham North Primary School provides a high quality Physical Education program for all classes. It is designed to prepare students for a healthy and active lifestyle through the development of skills, knowledge, teamwork and positive attitudes. Our program provides children with a wide range of physical and sporting experiences focusing on the sequential development of fundamental motor and locomotion skills, gymnastics, dance, athletics, fitness and sport education.
To implement the Physical Education program, we have access to excellent facilities including a hall, nearby oval, basketball, netball, volleyball and bat tennis courts. We also have a range of equipment that ensures a variety of exciting new experiences each session. Various lunch time and after school coaching programs are also offered throughout the term.
Our specialist Physical Education teacher leads skill based Physical Education programs with Prep - Year 6 children each week. Children in the junior school will learn and practice the correct techniques for running, hopping, jumping, skipping, catching, throwing, kicking, rolling, balancing, twisting and turning. While those in the middle and senior school will develop the capacity to link these skills into more complex and coordinated movement sequences. As students develop increasingly complex motor skills, they will be given opportunities to then apply these to appropriately modified games and sport-specific settings.
At the beginning of the year a strong emphasis is placed on promoting teamwork and goal setting. Some of the goals classes set to achieve this year include:
- Encourage each other and co-operate and share
- Have fun and get fit at the same time
- Play safely and sensibly
- Respect each other and the equipment
- Stop, look and listen when you hear the whistle
- Always try our best
The children enjoy having these goals and often relate back to them to see how they are progressing throughout the year.
Special Events
House Sports
School-based house competitions in swimming, cross country and athletics are conducted each year to promote a sense of community and connectedness.
In Term 1 of each year we hold our School Swimming Sports at Aquarena, Doncaster.
We also have our School Cross Country at the North Eltham Park and trail. All Year 3-6 children participate in their own age group. The top 6 in each age group and gender proceeds to the Eltham District Carnival.
In Term 2 we have our School Athletics Carnival at Tom Kelly Athletics Track in Doncaster. All Year 3-6 students attend and compete in a variety of track and field events. They learn and train in each of the events during Phys Ed classes in the weeks preceding the carnival. A select few will then be selected to participate at the Eltham District Athletics Carnival.
Interschool Sports
Our school is affiliated with School Sport Victoria in the Eltham District and will play against other teams within this district in Term 2 & 3. Equal opportunity for both girls and boys is provided and fair play through healthy competition is promoted. Inter school sport is a highlight for most students in Years 5 & 6. There are a wide variety of sports played in both semesters.
Outdoor Education Programs
Camping programs for year 3 - 6 students
It is important that students at Eltham North Primary School be provided with a rich variety of learning activities. Outdoor Education is a valuable tool in the provision of educational initiatives which will deliver social and educational experiences beyond the regular classroom program. Our Outdoor Education program provide all students with the opportunity to participate in a range of outdoor education experiences. Camps provide the opportunity for children to interact and build strong relationships with their peers and teachers early in the year and develop their confidence to be away from their normal family environment.
The program promotes and values team work and a strong sense of community. Students develop self confidence, self reliance and independence.The Outdoor Education program provides a planned progression of experiences, commencing in Prep through to Year 6 with sequential experiences appropriate to the student age groups. Students in year 3 – 6 will participate in the following experiences:
An information evening is held before the camps to provide parents with details about the itinerary and camp-based components.
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