PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PDHPE)
This term in PDHPE, (Physical Education) Year One will be engaging in:
Students at Good Samaritan engage in Physical Education/Sport each week. All students participate in the School Athletics and Cross Country Carnivals. Eligible students participate in the Swimming Carnival. After these carnivals squads are chosen to represent the School at Regional and Diocesan Carnivals. Students can then be selected to compete at MacKillop and State levels. Good Samaritan has a clear policy regarding student participation in sporting gala days and representation at competitive sports. Parents are asked to become familiar with this policy.
This term in PDHPE (Class Sport), Year One will be engaging in: Moving My Body
Students will develop specific fundamental movement skills (FMS) while participating in individual/group/team physical activities. They will apply decision-making and problem-solving strategies to develop and perform movement skills and sequences, building their self-awareness and communication skills in the process. The main focus will be throwing, catching, and cross country running while participating in a range of activities and games.