North Perth Primary School Physical Education program
Aims
•Expose students to a wide variety of sports and activities, via a Bluearth approach.
•Provide teaching and learning episodes that nurture positive self-esteem in a safe, supportive, inclusive learning environment.
•Encourage students to care for and respect themselves and others, to ultimately build confidence and resilience.
Overview
•My program aims to provide a foundation that enables students to engage in lifelong physical activities, active leisure pursuits and/or participation in sports of their choice.
•Through a variety of activities, both physical and cognitive, students develop a conscious awareness and acceptance of themselves and their abilities. The activities are designed to build a sense of purposefulness in students by developing an appreciation of how and why they are doing each activity. This allows students to exercise choice and intention, and have a sense of control over their lives.
•However, having a sense of control requires being responsible for actions and their resulting consequences. Teaching students to take responsibility for their actions and choices is another key aim of my program.
•The North Perth Primary School Physical Education program will assist in building on our school’s Vision, Mission and Values programs.
Live the Challenge
Students are invited to “Live the Challenge” and be the very best they can be. They are constantly challenging themselves to better their previous best, not only in physical education, but in all learning areas and aspects of life. Freedom of self-expression and responsibility for their own learning is also encouraged, to develop self-confidence and the motivation to be life-long learners.
Highlights for 2016
•Sporting Schools program offered to students from PP to Year 6, across a variety of sports.
•ANZ Tennis Hot Shots National School Partnership Program with Tennis Central
•Eagles Cup participation in AFL, Netball and Soccer. AFL team overall winners for 2016.
•AFL Program with participation throughout each term, year level, cultural backgrounds and gender.
•Fremantle Dockers Player Visit.
•Perth Wildcats and Lynx Player Visit.
•Rugby League Program with participation throughout each year level, gender and participation in the State Finals.
•Cricket Australia Program with participation throughout each year level, gender and participation in the State Finals. Both our girls and boys teamsfinishing runners up in their respective pools in the State Finals.
•MyGolf program for Years 3 to 6 students.
•Hockey whole school Gala Day.
•Goonderup Day and Interschool Athletics Carnival, with North Perth PS finishing as Division A Runners Up.
Links to Curriculum
•Currently Curriculum Framework, Health and Physical Education: Skills for Physical Activity
•Australian Curriculum, Health and Physical Education: Movement and Physical Activity in 2017
Focus for 2017
•Increase student exposure to a wider variety of sports and activities.
•Increase interschool participation with our Cluster Schools
•Implementing Western Australian Curriculum Health and Physical Education: Movement and Physical Activity