Physical Education

Students in Prep and to Grade 6 students will participate in Physical Education once a week.

The Physical Education Program will develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to enable students to:

•       Become physically active across their lifespan by participating in activities, sports and games that are learned with the purpose of enhancing and developing sports and life skills
•       Acquire, apply and evaluate movement skills, concepts and strategies to respond confidently, competently and creatively in a variety of physical activity contexts and settings
•       Engage in and enjoy regular movement-based learning experiences
•   Have targeted lessons focusing on the students’ point of need and align with the current Victorian Curriculum
•   Foster students’ awareness, understanding and passion for physical activity
•   Improve, build and refine upon student’s knowledge on fundamental movement skills (P-4), as well as specialised movement skills (5/6)
•   Allow for personal and social development of characteristics such as fairness, teamwork and growth mindset, along with increasing fitness, endurance and sports knowledge.

Expectations:

To support the Physical Education Program all students are to:

•       Wear runners, have short nails and hair tied up
•       Have a go at participating in the lessons
•       Try their best
•       Bring a labelled water bottle
•       Respect their peers and all staff members
•       Use sports equipment safely

Sport

All students will participate in our annual Sunshine North Primary School athletics day.

The Grade Six students partake in various interschool sports as a part of the Sporting Schools Victoria competition. 

The interschool sports learnt in class and played against other local schools are:

•       Australian Rules Football
•       Soccer
•       T-Ball
•       Netball
•       Basketball
•       Tennis
•       Newcomb
•       Cricket
•       Cross Country
•       Athletics