Health and Physical Education at JHPS
What is the vision of Health and PE at John Henry Primary School?
- Being healthy and active can be achieved in many ways
- Students will be exposed to a variety of sports
- Skills will be taught through a game-based approach
- Specialised coaching
- Learning skills can be challenging but will also build resilience and determination
- Learn the importance of both working in a team and individual sports
Victorian Curriculum:
Personal, social and community health:
- Being healthy, safe and active
- Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing
- Contributing to healthy and active communities
Movement and Physical Activity:
- Moving the body
- Understanding movement
- Learning through movement
Foundation to Year 2
- PMP – Perceptual Motor Program
- Parent involvement
- Game-based approach to skills
- Working in teams
- Fine motor and gross motor skills
- Health and nutrition
Year 3 & 4
- Reflecting on team work and participation
- Game-based approach
- Throwing, catching, striking, goal shooting
- Health and nutrition focus
Year 5 & 6 (Electives)
- Inter-school Sport – parent involvement, specialised training
- District sporting events and training
- Electives, interest-based
- Health and nutrition investigation
- Teamwork and leadership
