This year, the teachers are planning their Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) lessons and experiences using a new syllabus fro NESA. The syllabus is very skills based and moves away from the children participating in a sport as such to experiences teaching skills that are required for a range of sport and physical activities. Skills are taught in fundamental movement skills, catching and throwing, bat and ball and invasion games.

Years 4, 5 and 6 have been lucky enough to work with Kerry from Athletics NSW over the past 4 weeks, honing their athletics skills in preparation for our carnival next term. This program has been a wonderful experience and some of the younger grades will have the opportunity in the latter part of the term. 

PDH lessons are taught each week and cover areas such as relationships and conflict management, healthy and active living and growing and changing as well as various social and emotional skills.

PDHPE is such a vital part of the development of children and the new syllabus offers opportunities to teach children about the lessons of life, relationships, physical activity and healthy living.

Our next big physical activity event is our annual Cross Country to be held at Pebbly Beach on March 27th.