Physical Education

Women’s Melbourne Stars Incursion

On Monday 11th November we had two players from Women’s Melbourne Stars visit. 

Teamwork - I enjoyed playing a teamwork game. We started passing around one ball and then more and more balls were added in. We had to keep passing the ball without dropping them. (Rachel)

We played a game with a partner where we had to throw and catch the ball. Each time we caught the ball we took a step back. We progressively got further away from each other. (Emily)

One of the girls taught me how to throw the cricket ball by placing two fingers around the ball. She told me to take a couple of steps and then throw it. (Tilly)

Regional Cricket

I enjoyed being able to play a match of cricket with my friends and cheer for each other as well as being happy with what we got. (Katya)

I enjoyed batting with my partner because we were hitting the ball really far which got us a lot of runs. I also was really happy when we got some people out from the other team by catching the ball when they hit it or hitting the wickets with the ball when they were out of the crease. (Alex)

Writing - Debating (The Five Critical Questions)

What are we learning?

We are learning how to develop a persuasive argument about an issue. This will help us learn to speak in front of lots of people.  we are learning about debating. We got into groups and then we started researching about topics that we got given in our groups.

How are you doing?

I project and use my voice to show expression. (David)

I make eye contact when speaking. (Rachel)

I can research to find facts to back up my argument. (Jasmine)

I think we are going well because everyone has shown great research and being able to speak fluently. (Noah .C)

How do you know?

I look at the debating rubric. 

How can you improve?

I can learn to respond to the other side's arguments. These are called rebuttals.

I can practice looking up and not always look at my cue cards. (Rachel)

I can help my team with coming up with good reasons and using strong words.(Casiana)

Where can you go for help?

I can go to people in my team. (Kyden)

I can look at the debating rubric.

Orientation Day - 2025 Foundies 

We welcomed them with a smile. That would have made them comfortable being around us.(Bailey)

We helped the children with their activities like drawing what would be in their school bag next year. (Fleur)

We helped them be brave and have a go. We encouraged them and used a nice gentle voice (Eleanor)

One child was crying but we helped them so they wanted to stay. (David)

We made sure each child was having fun on the playground. (Casiana)