Physical Education

Physical Education at Greythorn Primary School is fun for all and provides students the building blocks to leading a healthy and active lifestyle, now and into the future.

Students from Foundation through to Year 6 attend weekly one hour Physical Education lessons where they are taught Fundamental Motor Skills as well as concepts of movement, coordination, cooperation and healthy lifestyles according to the Victorian Curriculum. A sport program is also run for all students from Foundation to Year 6. This involves the Perceptual Motor Program (PMP) in Prep, Minor Games in Year 1 and 2, Intra-school Sport in Year 3 and 4 and Inter-school Sport in Year 5 and 6.

Foundation students are introduced to the fundamental skills including running, jumping, skipping, throwing, catching, kicking and bouncing. These skills are built upon in Year 1 and 2 and then applied into more structured games in Year 3. Once students are in Year 5 and 6, it’s time to apply these skills with tactics and game strategies. Many students go on to representing the school in the Inter-school Sport Program.

Students participate in units of work focusing on movement, including fitness/long distance running in the lead up to the whole school House Cross Country and Athletics, in preparation for House Athletics. We hold both the Junior (Foundation – 2) House Athletics Carnival and Senior (Year 3-6) House Athletics Carnival at local Athletics Clubs. Each student from Foundation to Year 6 also undertake 2 weeks of intensive swimming lessons each year.

Greythorn Primary has a passionate commitment to linking our program with the local sport community. We have a very strong relationship with local sporting clubs including Greythorn Park Tennis Club, KBH Brumbies Hockey Club, Greythorn/Balwyn Jets Football Club and Surrey Park Lacrosse Club. Further to this we also engage in sports clinics run by state sporting bodies such as Tennis Victoria, Athletics Victoria, Melbourne Victory, AFL Primary Play to name a few.  

Greythorn Primary also participates in the North Balwyn District as part of School Sport Victoria. This gives our students the opportunity to represent the school in weekly Friday Sport, Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics, as well as a number of Gala Days throughout the year e.g. AFL 9’s, Hockey 7’s, Cricket, Soccer.

Physical Education is a fun opportunity for students to not only develop physical skills, but learn teamwork, sportsmanship, co-operation, communication and fair play.