Physical Education

Welcome to Term 1 in Physical Education.

This term, we are focusing on leading healthy, safe and active lives. We will enjoy a variety of games that involve teamwork and strategy and further develops student's gross and fine motor skills. Starting in Week Three, students will begin working on their forehand strike in handball, followed by a tennis unit. Finally, we will be working on our teamwork and hand-eye-coordination skills in Netball.

Foundation students will participate in a weekly Perceptual Motor Program (PMP) this term. PMP is a movement-based program aiming to develop student's perceptions and understanding of how to move their body safely and appropriately in the space around them. This is achieved by completing activities that promote skills such as coordination, locomotion, visual tracking, concentration, attention and language skills, whilst building their resilience and confidence to try new things. 

Perceptual motor development involves the brain functions necessary to make plans and decisions from simple to more complex and focuses on developing the whole child rather than an isolated motor skill. Perceptual motor skills include:

• Body Awareness- being able to locate and understand the function of different body parts.
• Spatial Awareness- being aware of the space occupied by the body and how to position and manoeuvre it.
• Directional Awareness- differentiating between left and right, top and bottom, front and back, and up and down.
• Temporal Awareness - the ability to sequence movements with a sense of timing and rhythm.

Year 5/6 Students will participate in Interschool Sports this term. Interschool Sports days are an opportunity for students to represent our school by participating in a variety of sports against other schools in our district. Interschool Sports run every Friday in Term 1, starting on Friday the 7^th of February. 

Should you have any questions about Physical Education this term, please contact me via the office. 

Mrs Walton