Term 2 Is Under Way!

Our goal is to support teachers in delivering effective and high-quality physical education to their students. One of the easiest ways of doing this is making sure teachers have easy access information on sporting clinics , sport and recreation services and professional learning opportunities.

Sports and Recreation Events

Athletics

LAPS is a school-based program that teaches the basic skills of track and field to primary school students. The program develops basic running, jumping and throwing skills through highly active and fun sessions delivered by current accredited coaches. LAPS is an inclusive program and can be adapted to suit any level of ability.

Brumbies

School Gala Days, run across various dates in 2017

Cricket

ACT North Year 3 to 6 MILO T20 Blast Indoor Cricket School Cup - Friday 2nd June 2017 at Kaleen Indoor

ACT South Year 3 to 6 MILO T20 Blast Indoor Cricket School Cup - Friday 9th June 2017 at Weston Indoor

ACT High School Year 7 to 10 MILO T20 Blast Indoor Cricket School Cup - Friday 16th June 2017 at Weston Indoor

Tennis

ANZ Tennis Hotshots Red Ball Gala Days for year 3 and 4:

South/Weston – Monday 14th August – St. Edmund’s College, Griffith
Belconnen – Monday 14th August – Melba Tennis Club, Melba
North/Gungahlin – Friday 1st September – Good Shepherd Primary, Amaroo
Tuggeranong – Friday 1st September – Charles Conder Primary, Conde

Orienteering

Saturday Junior League: The Orienteering Junior League events have started up on Saturday mornings. Come to some local events to give it a try with plenty of people around to help. The next two events will be at Campbell Park (20/05) and Bruce Ridge (27/05). Details about these and other orienteering events can be found at http://act.orienteering.asn.au/events/. Contact schools@act.orienteering.asn.au for more details.

Nature Play

Nature Play CBR has a great set of Nature Playlists that children can do to encourage them to get out in nature!

Professional Learning Corner

Here are a few little gems to help keep you up to date in the Health and PE Sphere!

ACHPER Blog: Why Generalist teachers are ideal Candidates to teach PE

'Bounce' Tennis Resources: By creating a free account with the online platform ‘Bounce’ you will have access to some wonderful resources to help make tennis at your school even easier to deliver. https://bounce.tennis.com.au/login/index.php

What is Physical Education Pedagogy? A bit of food for thought on pedagogy around physical education!

The PE Geek Some great podcasts from a PE professional filled with practical ideas and recommendations.

Teach Phys Ed: Check out some great FREE teacher resources shared by the team at the Teach Phys Ed blog.

ACARA video on the new HPE guidelines ! Introduction to the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education for teachers. Listen to members of the Health and Physical Education Advisory Group and critical friends discuss the features of the

Cheers,

Harriet

Harriet Walker | PE Pulse Manager

harriet@paf.org.au

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