PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PDHPE)
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.
his term in PDHPE, Year 4 will be engaging in: Grammar of Games: Students will learn decision making, strategy, tactics, communication and concentration skills while executing movement skills and actions. They will apply basic rules and scoring systems, and demonstrate fair play when participating in physical activities. The students will practice track and field events in an Athletics unit as well participate in games skills for Netball.