All schools in New Zealand are required to consult with their school community on their health education programme every two years. Health education is part of the Health and Physical Education (HPE) learning area,

Health and Physical Education Overview 2023

What Physical Education skills / topics are covered at

East Taieri School?

• Swimming / Water Safety

• Adventure Based Learning / Risk Taking

• A huge focus this year on: Teamwork, Co-operation, Good Sportsmanship and Fair Play

• Gymnastics - Spring, Flight and Landing, Balance and Rotation

• Large / Small ball skills - passing, catching, throwing, striking, bouncing and shooting.

• Winter Sports - Basketball, Hockey, Soccer, Netball, Rugby

• Summer Sports - Touch, Cricket, T-Ball, Frisbee, Tennis, Futsal

• Other Sport - Golf, Padder Tennis, Squash

• Locomotor skills - running, skipping, hopping, jumping, side stepping, running backwards

• Fundamental Skills

• Cross Country

• Orienteering

• Athletics - Run, Jump, Throw

• Skipping

• Game Sense / Skill Sense

• Overall General Cardiovascular Fitness and Strength

• Warm ups, Cool downs and Stretching

• PMP - Perceptual Motor Programme

• Beach Ed

• Rafting - River Safe Yr 6

• Goal Setting

What other experiences are the children involved in?

• Weekly Team Sport

• “KidFit” - Whole School daily fitness programme

• EOTC Days - Whole School Tirohanga Day, School tramps, School camps (Y4 Museum Sleepover, Y5 Tirohanga overnight, Y6 Camp Columba week)

• Year 6 leadership day at Tirohanga

• Year 5 / 6 Edgar Centre Sports Morning

• Year 5 / 6 Netball Tournament

• Year 5 / 6 Rugby League Tournament

• Yr 3 / 4 and 5 / 6 Girls Only Sports Day

• Otago Hockey, Rugby, Netball sessions with current players

• Junior Fundamental Skills session

• PALS - Physical Activity Leaders - Year 6

• Triathlon / Duathlon events

• PE shed monitors - Yr 5 / 6

• Sports Academy - Elite athletes at Yr 5 / 6

• Elite Swimmers - Top swimmers extension programme

• Taieri School Sports Association (TSSA) events - Swimming, Duathlon, Orienteering, Cross Country, Athletics - (Yr 4 - 6)

School Sports Teams involved in local competitions.

• Miniball - Yr 1-6

• Hockey - Yr 3-6

• Netball - Yr 1-6

• Flippa Ball - Yr 3-6

• Tee Ball - Yr 1-6

• Touch - Yr 1-6

• Futsal - Yr 1-6

What Health Topics are covered at East Taieri School?

• Keeping Ourselves Safe

• Kia Kaha

• DARE Yr 5 / 6 every 2 years

• Positively Me

• Puberty Education - Year 5 / 6 every 2 years

• Fire Wise

• Life Education Bus - Harold

• Healthy Eating

• Sports Nutrition and Hydration (Sports Academy)

• Injury Prevention and Management (Sports Academy)

Rachel Phillips, our Sports Co-ordinator and Specialist PE teacher has compiled a survey which we would appreciate parents/caregivers completing by Friday 5 May, to enable us to ensure that our Health and PE programmes are meeting the needs of or community.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kyKdFymBMbSyeSrYX8ER5Tk8l1HYQHaMDB7iE2ZYkqs/edit