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Physical Education and Sport
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Volleyball
The Boys Volleyball team hosted Tucker Road Primary School in the
final of the South Central Zone Championships. On a warm day our
students applied all of their skills and team-work in romping to a
convincing three sets to nil victory. Both players and the lucky
parents who were on hand to watch must have been pleased with some
of the great rallies and hard-fought points. Mr. Lockwood would also
like to congratulate the students who have achieved this difficult
feat in consecutive years. In fact, the students at SEPS have now
won 4 District flags, 3 Zone Championships and reached 3 Regional
finals in the last 5 years. So far this year the team has put in
over 15 hours of extra practice after school, perhaps practice does
make perfect! We wish the team the very best of luck in their next
final at Westall Primary.
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Swimming
The Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 children have been
swimming at Mentone Grammar Pool. We have all been having a
wonderful time learning about different water safety skills and
perfecting our swimming strokes. We would like to say a big thank
you to all the parents who have come to help and support us over the
week. Your time and dedication are greatly appreciated.
When we arrive at the pool we get into our groups and we sit on
the edge of the pool waiting for our swimming teachers. Will the
water be warm or cold today we wonder? Some of us are given kick
boards and we are swimming down the pool. It is fun to dive down to
get the brick from the bottom of the pool. We all like doing dives
at the end of our lesson. Our swimming teachers are really nice to
us. It is time to get out of the pool, dressed and on the bus for
our journey back to school. I like our swimming lessons - they are
awesome! From Maddy and Aren
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Grades 3-6 Swimming
The grade 3 to 6's also started their swimming program at
Mentone aquatic centre. The students swim from Monday to Thursday.
During our lessons we practice strokes which include backstroke,
freestyle, breast stroke, survival backstroke and butterfly. We
enjoy going swimming and have a great time. Thank you to all the
parents who have come on the bus and helped us. By Bree and Karly
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Boys Volleyball Team Triumph
What a performance! The ball volleyball team hit their stride at
the right moment winning all of their games. Such performance saw
the boys take out the pennant in their section. This success was due
to the dedication of the boys, who on a weekly basis practice their
volley skills under coach, Mr. Lockwood.
Well done to all who took part in the volleyball competition and
other SEPS teams which were close to being the champions.
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Volleyball Success at SEPS
The Volleyball team at SEPS finished with a first and second in the
District Summer Sport competition for term one. The Boys enjoyed a
great run of 7 games without a loss, and did not drop a single set
on their way to back-to-back flags. A great effort by the boys and
good luck to them as they progress into the South Central Zone
finals.
The girls also finished on a high with a run of six straight wins
after a narrow defeat in their first game. Our grade 5 girls have
been expertly coached by their grade six buddies at Volleyball Club
this year and the results have been very pleasing, especially with
their serving. What a great finish to the season girls!
With 13 wins from 14 games, the children’s success is down to their
positive attitude to training. They have shown up each Thursday in
great numbers and their persistence has really paid off. |
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Walkathon 09
What a fantastic day!! The sun shone brilliantly
and everyone had a great time at our walkathon - crazy hats and
all!!
The Grade 5s and 6s enjoyed their 1.5 km neighborhood circuit
and the Preps to Grade fours enjoyed their course around the
school. A huge thank you to Melina Anagnostaras-Thornton, Pam
Anderson and their band of wonderful helpers for making the
event such a success.
A huge thank you to our students for their great efforts in
gaining sponsors and putting all their energy into the walk.
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Volley Ball Congratulations Again!
A big congratulations to our volley ball team who competed on
Friday 7th November in the round robin Regional Final. They came
third in the competition which was a fantastic effort at the
regional level.
Thanks once again to Mark Lockwood for the coaching and to the
parents who helped with transport on the day. |
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Volley Ball
Congratulations to our Volley Ball team on winning the Zone Grand
Final last Friday against Tucker Road PS. In a nail biting finish
they secured their win 2 games to 1. Congratulations to the team and
thanks to the coach Mr. Lockwood for his time and expertise.
Good luck team for the Regional Finals!! |
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District Basketball
Well done to all the students who competed at the Beachside
District Basketball Competition on Thursday at the King Club. Each
team played 7 games of basketball.
Thank you to the coaches - Mr Lockwood, Mrs Dalzotto and Mr
Davie. Thank you to all the parents who came along to score and
support us. The students were exceptional; they demonstrated all the
SEPS qualities of good sportsmanship, teamwork, encouragement and
trying their best. Fantastic effort team!
The results are below:
BOYS A TEAM finished 4th in their division
BOYS B TEAM finished 1st in their division
GIRLS A TEAM finished 4th in their division
GIRLS B TEAM finished 4th in their division
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Zone Athletics
Ten students from Sandy East
Primary competed at the South Central Zone Athletics at Duncan
McKinnon Reserve. Congratulations to all those who competed - it was
a fantastic effort by everyone. Good luck to Corey R., Hannah P., Hamish B. and Tala I. who qualified to compete
at the Regional Athletics Carnival on Wednesday.
We were very proud of our students who represented our school
with excellent sportsmanship and enthusiasm. Well done! |
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Grade 3 Athletics Day
Grade 3 participated in house
athletics day. We competed in nine events, these events were high
jump, discus, vortex, triple jump, shot put, hurdles, distance run
and obstacle run. The last event was a bean bag relay which was a
house competition. At the presentation Mrs Lee and Mrs McGlashan
were giving out the ribbons. There was 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd
place and 4th place. After that we found out the over all scores.
They were - 4th place Batman on 338, 3rd place Hovel on 340, 2nd
place Sturt on 373 and in 1st place Mitchell on 404! By Rachel,
Cohen and Daniel. |
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Olympic Games - Sandy College
Grade 5’s went to Sandy
College for Olympics Day. We were split into countries and we
had Year 7 leaders in each country. We went around the rooms and
saw some presentations by the Year 7 students. Some countries
had some different kinds of food to taste. They were
delicious!!! We also played some games like water bomb, shot-put
and Frisbee discus, etc. Sandringham Primary came too. After we
have competed in all the games provided we went into the school
hall and the principal announced the first second and third
winning teams. In third place was Portugal and in second place
was Italy. In first place was France (they beat Italy by 1
point) which was my team. Well we had an
amazing time and thank you to the Year 7s for their great effort
and organizational skills to provide us with a terrific Olympic
Games. By Eliza & Yunna |
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Girls Footy Team
Grade 5/6 girls competed in the Regional Girls AFL
Football Competition at Elsternwick Park. They had been practising
after school for several weeks learning how to tackle, handball and
kick. We played 5 games and won the last game 18-0. Well done to all
the girls, they tried their very best and had lots of fun.
Thank you to Sue Todd for being Team Manager and to all the
parents who came down to support our team.
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Sandy East Olympic Day
Sandy East Primary held their mini
Olympics day. Everyone in the school participated in a variety of
events which included Javelin, Gymnastics, Soccer, Basketball and
Vortex throwing. Each group was representing a country and each
country worked as a team. It was great to hear encouragement between
older and younger students in the multi age groups.
The day concluded with a medal presentation and a delicious
sausage sizzle. Thanks to Miss Hayward for her organization of the
day, to all the teachers who ran the events and to the parents who
assisted with cooking and serving sausages. |
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Swimming Lessons
The swimming lessons for SEPS students have taken place over the
last two weeks of Term 2 for grades 2 to 6 and the first two weeks
of Term 3 for Preps and grade 1s. This year the venue for the lesson
has been the Mentone Grammar Swimming Pool. The children have really
improved their individual swimming competencies and water confidence
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A Marathon Effort
Grade 3S were very proud of their teacher at assembly
when Mr. Aaron Steel was congratulated for competing in the Great
Ocean Road Marathon. The course was 45 kilometers stretching from
Lorne to Apollo Bay. Mr. Steel completed the run in 3 hours and 12
minutes being placed 14th overall.
What a fantastic effort! Well done Mr. Steel. His message to our
up and coming runners at SEPS is “It is amazing what you can achieve
when you put your mind to it “. |
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Running club has provided students with
the opportunity to increase their level of fitness |
Learning correct warm up/stretching
techniques, sprint training, agility and distance running
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Results in athletics reflected the
increased work the students had done outside of their usual
school time training. |
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Health and Physical Education provides students
with knowledge, skills and behaviors that allow them to develop
and maintain their physical, mental, social and emotional health.
Students' involvement in physical activity can take many forms,
ranging from individual, non-competitive activity through to
competitive team games. Emphasis is placed on combining motor
skills and tactical knowledge to improve individual and team
performance. Engaging in physical activity, games, sport and
outdoor recreation contributes to a sense of community and social
connectedness. These are vital components of improved wellbeing. |
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Staff and students take part in weekly fitness
runs and aerobics as part of the Active Australian Schools
initiative. |
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A good warm-up and stretch is essential before
every Physical Education lesson. |
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Children use play equipment to build their
strength and coordination. |
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Children in Grades 1 and 2 learn how to throw
for both distance and accuracy. |
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Inter-School sport is a regular event for Grades
5 and 6. Pictured here is our successful girls soccer team. |
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Athletics skills are taught in preparation for
the zone and State Competitions. |
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Learning to get over life’s hurdles can be fun!
What a great take off ! |
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High jump is a simple case of a good approach
and take off... |
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A good position in mid- air, keeping the back
and the legs clear of the pole... |
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And a nice soft landing at the end of it ! |
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The shot put requires a steady base and a good
starting position. |
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A firm follow through and the shot
put will surely go into orbit. |
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