To celebrate Health, PE and Environment Week from 31 August to 4 September, the PE Learning Area joined with the Sustainability and Environment Team to design an action packed engaging five-day program for the whole College community.
WFC@Home Olympics embraced the Olympic spirit of the postponed Tokyo Games to encourage everyone to get moving and be sustainable. Students and staff have enjoyed a variety of activities across the week.
Starting on Move it Monday students were encouraged to move with two awesome sessions on offer. Students, staff and their children, took part in a Live Basketball Skills Session with expert basketballer Joe Mutimer (class of 2019) and a Live Personal Training Session with Byron Koester (Immortal Fitness). A week-long competition to find the best Strava artist was also announced.
Tasty Tuesday provided students the chance to explore their sustainable food side to create a vegetarian meal, whilst Wellbeing Wednesday allowed students to take some time out and be mindful. Ben Horsnaill of Year 12 Trinity showed us how with a fantastic video on Forest Bathing.
Watch the videos here:
https://youtu.be/0i91ZDQsN2I
Year 11 PE students also incorporated these activities as part of their practical work in a unit an Activity Planning.
Wednesday also offered staff an opportunity to do some Self Care with Carly from Diamond Valley Myotherapy and Exercise to work on their posture and release some tight neck muscles.
Technique Thursday allowed students to work on refining any number of sporting skills, which was also incorporated into the Jnr Sport Program. Students and staff were also able to fine tune their motivational skills with a 30 sec motivational Rev Up.
Finally Fun Friday provided excitement with Mr Murphy and School Captain Alex Dunmill attempting to beat the Guinness World record for most peas eaten with a toothpick in 30 seconds, challenging staff and students to do the same. Students also took part in the Famous Sporting faces competition.
Results of the week are as follows:
Strava Art – Weeklong Activity
1st Place ($20 Rebel voucher) by Jacob Tymms (Year 8): Fish biting a Fisherman
2nd Place ($10 Canteen Voucher) by James Cleary (Year 7): James
3rd Place ($5 Canteen Voucher) by Harry Beagley (Year 10): Radar Speed Gun
Commendation
Elian Deeb (Year 7): COVID-19
Riley Jones (Year 7): A guy wearing a Russian hat
Riley Di Conza (Year 7): Elephant
Jacob Tymms (Year 8): Surfing dude, Woolly Mammoth, Karate Kid
Ned Hargreaves (Year 10): The Stingray
James Williams (Year 10): The Slide
Harry Apostolopoulos (Year 10): Dodgem Car
Angus Bunker Smith (Year 11): Flying Bird
Move It Monday Photography Competition
Gold ($50 JB Hi-Fi voucher) by Xavier Barker (Year 12): Bamboo Forest
Silver ($30 JB Hi-Fi voucher) by Jordy Walton (Year 9): Mansfield
Bronze ($20 JB Hi-Fi voucher) by Jett McIntyre (Year 9): Jonquil
Commendation
Hayden Guest (Year 11): Prodigious Sunset
Roger Luo (Year 11): Squiddly Boy
Fynn Jones (Year 11): Arapiles Gold
Harry Apostoulos (Year 10): Hanging with the Buds
Xavier Barker (Year 12): Taronga zoo tiger
Tasty Tuesday Vegetarian MasterChef Winners
Gold ($20 Rebel voucher and vegetarian cookbook) – Elian Deeb (Year 7)
Wellbeing Wednesday Photo Winners
Gold ($20 Rebel voucher) – Lochie Reidy (Year 10)
Silver ($10 Canteen voucher) – Jacob Klos (Year 11)
Bronze ($5 Canteen voucher) – Will Maxwell – Evans (Year 11)
Technique Thursday Recycled Art Competition
Gold ($20 Rebel voucher) – Haywood Chen (Year 8): Camera
Silver ($10 Canteen voucher) – Phil Deane (Year 8): Cockatoo Sculpture
Bronze ($5 Canteen voucher) – Toby Dabelstein (Year 7): Toilet Roll Monster & Luke Hall (Year 8): WW11 Corsair
Famous Faces Quiz
Gold ($20 Rebel voucher) Zoravar Deo (Year 10)
Silver ($10 canteen voucher) David Bell (Staff)
Bronze ($5 canteen voucher) Evan Smeed (Staff)
Pea Eating
Gold ($20 Rebel voucher) Pat O’Shannasy (Year 8) – 29 Peas
Commendation
Alex Dunmill – 26 peas
Mark Murphy – 20 peas
The Health and PE team thank all students and staff for their involvement in the very first “Remote Health Pe and Enviro Weekâ€.
Mrs Katherine Smith
Learning Leader – Health and Physical Education
