Grade 1 News

Students in year 1 had their Mind and Body Incursion on the 26th of April. They were able to:

• Learn about strategies to improve their own physical strength & flexibility in new and engaging ways.
• Gain new skills to assist them with improving their concentration and focus.
• Learn how breathing and relaxation can assist them to regulate their own emotions and become more mindful.
• ALL have the opportunity to build on self-esteem and self-belief, something we know is imperative to students' academic, physical and social development.
• Benefit from building social confidence when working with their peers in a non-competitive and positive environment.

All students will also get a take-home item as a reminder of their awesome experience and the strategies they connected with from this incursion!

Swimming

The Grade 1’s and 2’s attended Epping Swimming Centre twice a week for four weeks. All the students were grouped according to ability and lessons provided accordingly. The students have learnt many things such as; pool safety, emergency procedures and swimming skills. Each group focused on different areas of learning, such as basic freestyle arms, backstroke, frog kick, breaststroke, safety rules and to be confident in water.

The students were very engaged with the program and enjoyed it thoroughly. Thank you to the parents for their support and assisting the teachers.