Take a look at our active community! There is so much variety. It is wonderful to see children engaging in things that are great for body and mind. If you are looking for inspiration to get your 30 minutes of activity a day, check out the Daily Physical Activity announcement on Seesaw (Google classroom for […]
Students have had the opportunity to get active in the PHPS Virtual Gym on Seesaw and are responding by uploading photos, audio clips and typing comments. There are a range of experiences to select from – including physical challenges, yoga, dance, games, movement and coordination and fitness routines.
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Join more than 350,000 students across the nation, who will ride, walk, scoot and skate to school! A terrific initiative that encourages students to increse their daily levels of physical activity.
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Our school Cross Country is coming up on Friday the 20th of March at Princes Park. Students participate in 8-10, 11 and 12 year old age and gender groupings. 8-10s run 2km and 11-12s run 3km. Cross Country provides students with an opportunity to be active in a local space, and also provides a pathway
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If your child is swimming, please ensure they come to school wearing their swimming costume under their clothes. We encourage students to dress up in their house colours on the day – and there are extra points for house spirit! Don’t forget to bring packed lunch, hat and water bottle. Although there are shady areas
PREP: The Preps have been learning all the important things they need to know about Sport class. They learnt that the whistle means ‘Stop, look and listen’ and played some fun games to practice this. The preps learnt a much loved tagging game in the Junior School, Crocodile Crocodile – they learnt the song and
Looking ahead to 2020.. We love having parent support for our Big 3 sporting events (Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country). Not only does it help the event to run smoothly, but also it is a necessary requirement to ensure the safety of all students. In line with ChildSafe regulations, parent helpers must have a current
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Students from Prep – Year 6 took part in our intensive swimming program at Carlton Baths over the past 2 weeks. I heard nothing but positive feedback from teachers and students about the delivery of the program. Now that the weather is heating up, it is the perfect time to practice and continue to build
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This week, the year ones took part in a water safety session for sport. Through role play, we transformed the gymnasium into the beach. We discussed various risks and hazards associated with swimming at the beach and also went through all the protective factors we need at the beach – swimming with an adult, being
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During term 4, some Prep Phys. Ed. sessions will be run by coaches from Youlden Parkville Cricket Club. The preps will be learning activities each week to strengthen their hand eye coordination and practice skills necessary for cricket (throwing, catching, batting and fielding). This experience also helps promote interest in the sport of cricket and
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