PE & Sport

Physical Education

Tecoma aims to provide students with the opportunity to experience a wide range of physical activities in a supportive and development based environment. They are encouraged to try new skills and games while also looking to improve physical fitness levels.

We aim to encourage maximum participation, a safe and caring environment for all students to achieve their best, encourage students to work as a team, foster positive sporting experiences that will lead to lifelong physical activity and to teach students the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

Tecoma’s students are offered the opportunity to experience a range of different sports and skill development sessions in weekly 1 hour Physical Education classes. Year 3-6 students also have a sport session with their classroom teachers or as part of our leadership program where they further develop their major games skills and knowledge. Prep students participate in the Perceptual Motor Program (PMP) each week with their classroom teacher.

Students are also given the opportunity to participate in many extra sporting activities throughout the year such as:

  • Inter-school athletics (years 3-6)
  • Whole school inter-house cross country
  • Inter-school cross country (years 3-6)
  • Inter-school swimming carnival (years 3-6)
  • Inters-chool sports (years 5-6) – including sports such as football, netball, tee-ball, softball, volleyball, basketball, soccer, cricket and tennis
  • A term long swimming program for each year level
  • Footy Day (whole school)
  • S.E.P.E.P (Sport Education in Physical Education Program- Year 3-4)
  • Volleyball Program (Years 5-6)

Over the past few years Tecoma Primary School has had a number of outstanding performances by individual and school teams. We have had student representation at the district, divisional, regional, state and national level.

Bike Education

Overarching Principle
To implement evidence-based road safety education programs and initiatives in schools and include local research and current legislation where available. 

Students in Grades 5 and 6 participate in bike education every other year. At school, they learn the basics of riding a bike as well as learning about the safety considerations of bike riding. Students participate in in school lessons, a bike ride to and from Belgrave to practise their skills and the program culminates in the years long tradition of a bike ride to Knox City and back. 
Grade 5 students also participate in a comprehensive bike program at Lakewood Park Camp each year.

 

Volleyball

We have a long and successful volleyball tradition at Tecoma and the aim of our program is to provide our students with the opportunity to learn and develop volleyball skills within a fun and encouraging environment.
Students work their way through a variety of volleyball games with modified rules beginning with Newcombe (catching and throwing) followed by Volleystars (half catching, half volleyball) and eventually develop the skills to play full Volleyball rules. Weekly lunchtime practice and coaching sessions are provided for our Grade 5/6 students.
This year, both of our teams were successful in winning the Upwey Cup!

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