Teaching Team

Mark Quinn

Ben Lepore

Kale Vagnoni

Term 1 Curriculum

Prep Level

During Term 1, Prep students will be involved in a range of movement and physical activities that assist in developing basic motor skills. Students will specifically focus on various movement patterns, including; skipping, galloping, jumping, dodging and weaving, changing direction and hopping. They will play games where they will learn to implement these movement patterns, but also work as a team to develop cooperation and communication skills. This will also allow students to develop higher level coordination skills when maneuvering around other students.

The lessons that the Physical Education staff have programmed for the children in the Prep level are designed to allow students to develop skills and awareness that will give them the basis for future PE movement and learning.

Junior Level – Year 1 & 2

This term, Year 1 and 2 students will specifically focus on improving their ball handling development and technique as they focus on throwing, catching and bouncing a ball. Students will learn how to track a highball and ground ball and will learn to place themselves and their bodies in a position where they will best catch or trap a moving ball. They will continue developing the skills required to play in small and larger groups and also develop the ability to adapt their movement amongst a changing and moving environment, as the students themselves and objects around them move.

Rules specific to sports will be introduced and students will be reminded to follow instructions at all times to best help the flow of the games played. The lessons the Physical Education staff have programmed for the children in Level 1 and 2 are designed to allow students to develop and expand on the skills learnt in previous years.

Grades 3 & 4

Term 1 will see the students will practice and use complex manipulative and locomotion skills that they will apply in sport specific settings. They will explore basic tactics such as offense and defense. The students will begin to work as a group to set and achieve goals in both cooperative and competitive settings.

Term 1 will see the students focus on the sport of Australian Football. Football will see the students practice marking and kicking the ball as well as the specific skill of handballing. During the unit, students will explore how to work as a team to move the ball down the field offensively, whilst also learning how to best position themselves to defend. The students will also be encouraged to learn umpiring and officiating skills of the sport.

Students will then move on to the skill of striking, where they will explore using a range of handheld equipment to hit a stationary and moving object, specifically focusing on Cricket and Hockey. Skill development and technique will be a key area of improvement for students as they aim to hit the object in the ‘sweet spot’ of their swing, whilst hitting in the direction in which they are aiming. Students will focus on their grip and passing towards a target.

This year we are jumping the starters gun and getting an early lead on Athletics. Students will participate in the beginning of a 10+ week unit on Athletics. Students will focus on all aspects of track and field (relays, high, long and triple jump, shot put, discus, sprints, hurdles and long distance), where they will put in place previous learnings around movement and coordination to learn the fundamental techniques of each event. Student results will be recorded during physical Education lessons, with the District squad being selected from these results.

Grades 5 & 6

The students will continue to show improvement in more complex movements, sequences and games. They will group these skills together so they can effectively participate in modified sports. Through a supportive environment during a small number of AFL lessons, the students will provide positive feedback, both as a team and individually, which will further support skill acquisition. They will also start to discuss and demonstrate more complex strategic thinking that is required to be an effective team member.