Physical Education

Physical Education and Sport

At Glen Huntly, our Physical Education program is designed to empower students to develop fundamental motor skills, improve their fitness, and build confidence through participation in a wide range of individual and team sports. Students take part in a one hour weekly Physical Education lessons, as well as an intensive swimming program held at the end of each year.

A strong focus across all lessons is on being active, demonstrating sportsmanship, having a go, striving for personal improvement, and, most importantly, enjoying participation. In addition to weekly PE sessions, Prep students also participate in a one-hour Perceptual Motor Program (PMP) each week. This program is led by our PE teacher and supported by parent volunteers, helping to further develop coordination, balance and movement skills.

All students from Prep to Grade 6 participate in a 10-day Learn to Swim program each year at our local pool in Carnegie, supporting water safety, confidence in the water and improving their stroke techinique.

Our school has a vibrant House Sports program, with every student allocated to one of four house teams. Throughout the year, students compete in a variety of events including athletics, cross country and swimming. Students who achieve qualifying results have the opportunity to progress to district-level competitions, representing the school against neighbouring schools.

Students in Years 5 and 6 also participate in interschool sport, competing in both summer and winter seasons. Sports offered include cricket, basketball, AFL, T-ball, soccer, volleyball, softball and netball. These students take part in an additional one-hour weekly training session in their chosen sport. The focus remains on active participation, teamwork, skill development, and demonstrating positive sportsmanship.

To further encourage an active lifestyle, we offer a Running Club every Wednesday morning before school, open to all students.

A variety of before and after school sporting opportunities are also available throughout the year. These include before school tennis lessons and after school programs such as basketball, netball and AFL Auskick in Term 2.

Sport Captains 2026 – Elsie & Vidhaan

 

                   

The topics and areas of study for each level during Physical Education times for this year are:

Level 1 (Prep)

Term 1: Basic Movement (Running), Catching and Perceptual Motor Program (PMP).
Term 2: Fundamental Motor Skills (Kicking) and Team sports
Term 3: Gymnastics/ Dance, Throwing and Ball Bounce.
Term 4: Aquatics (Swimming), Teamwork and Striking sports.

Level 2 (Years 1 and 2)

Term 1: Fitness and Fundamental Motor Skills (Catching).
Term 2: Fundamental Motor Skills (Throwing) and Ball Bounce.
Term 3: Gymnastics/Dance, Kicking and Invasion Games.
Term 4: Fundamental Motor Skills (Striking), Teamwork and Aquatics (Swimming).

Level 3 (Years 3 and 4)

Term 1: Fitness Testing, Athletics, House and District swimming.
Term 2: Fundamental Motor Skills (Kicking), Athletics (House) and Cross Country.
Term 3: Invasion Games, Gymnastics/Dance and Athletics (District).
Term 4: Fundamental Motor Skills (Striking), Aquatics (Swimming) and Modified Games.

Level 4 (Years 5 and 6)

Term 1: Fitness Testing, Athletics training and Aquatics (House and District swimming).
Term 2: Interschool sports (Winter Sports), Athletics (House), Cross Country and Fundamental Motor Skills (Kicking).
Term 3: Invasion Games, Athletics (District), and Gymnastics/Dance.
Term 4: Interschool Sport (Summer Sports), Aquatics (Swimming) and Fundamental Motor Skills (Striking).

     

House athletics is held annually at Duncan McKinnon Athletics Track for students in Grade 3- 6.

A junior house tabloid sports is held each year at school for students in Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2. and is run by our Grade 6 students.

Glen Huntly Primary School has also been able to secure Australian Government Sports Commission grant funding to run the Active After School Communities sports programs, where outside expert instructors provide three one hour sessions on three afternoons per week, covering sports such as circus skills, golf, cricket, fencing, soccer, basketball, hockey, tennis, badminton and athletics.

Glen Huntly Primary School regularly participates in extra-curricular sports activities such as Jump Rope for Heart, Healthy Life Styles Day and the Ride2School program, to further promote health and wellbeing and student involvement in and confidence with physical education.

 

Glen Huntly Primary School also runs a successful Perceptual Motor Program (PMP) for all Prep students. This is a very important program, which assists students to develop the motor skills of balance, locomotion, eye/hand/foot coordination, concentration, spatial awareness and short term memory.

House Captains 2025

Bael – Dhruva

Garrawang – Yasmin

Kurwan – Lola

Pike – Shivansh

G.H.P.S PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORT MISSION STATEMENT 

Created by the students

In P.E. and sport this year, we understand our class is a community. Our community is full of role models who help us achieve, practice resilience and demonstrate sportsmanship. We are happy, kind and fair. We respect ourselves, each other, the teacher and the equipment we use. In P.E. we are ready for the lesson, ready to learn and persist. We are playing, we are loud and having fun! During P.E. we work as a team, try our best and never give up!