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Physical Education
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All
children attend three terms of Physical Education
classes. The program aims to promote the
development of skills in a number of areas including
fundamental motor skills and co-ordinated body
actions, fitness, physical activity, personal
health, games skills and safety and health.
Each session
is held for one hour and typically is made up
of stretching, warm up and prepatory activities,
an instructional or skill development activity
and a game or 'cool down' activity.
All Grade
5 students atend a further P.E session on Friday
- Intraschool Sport. Class teachers assist
with coaching chidlren in sports which also
form Interschool Sport for Grade 6 children.
Children are coached and compete against other
Grade 5 chidlren in sports including European
Handball, football and rounders. Other
sports such as sofcrosse are also taught.
Children in Grade 6 attend up to 2 extra hours
of P.E per week during Interschool Sport.
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Perceptual
Motor Program
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Perceptual Motor Program is aimed at developing
the skills of Prep children. Sessions are
held on a weekly basis with children working through
four 'stations' or activities each week. Each
station is designed to develop or provide experience
of a specific skill such as hand-eye coordination,
balance, body movement or control. Stations
are repeated over several weeks before student performance
is evaluated. Sessions are held in the gymnasium
with each child working through four stations over
a half hour session. Classroom teachers prepare
the chidlren for PMP activities by working through
a half hour 'floor' or 'warm up' session prior to
arriving at the Gymnasium. |
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Swimming
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in Grades 3, 4 and 5 are given the opportunity to
attend swimming lessons at the Epping Leisure Centre.
A series of 8 lessons are taken over a period of
2 - 3 weeks in Term 3 (Aug 30 - Sept 20).
This is a self-funded activity which costs parents
approximately $40. |
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Inter
School Sport
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| Meadow
Heights Primary School is a member of the Hume Primary
Schools Sports Associattion and competes with the
other nine schools which form the association in
interschool sport. Annual competitions include
the athletics sports (track and field events) and
Cross Country running (2km or 3km). Member
schools are also able to compete in team sports
including basketball, football, soccer, rounders
and bat tennis. The home and away games give
children the opportunity not only to compete in
a variety of team sports but also to see other school
environments, meet and make friends with other students
and develop team skills and strategies. |
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