Teams Discover and EngageWe are pleased to tell you that we will be providing fundamental movement skill sessions during scheduled PE time to help all of the children to develop physical literacy.
This might be the first time that you have heard the term “physical literacy”. It’s a relatively new concept, but it has gained a lot of attention in discussions around child development. Experts agree that physical literacy is just as important as reading, writing, and arithmetic. Physical literacy helps children to become more physically active. Research shows that physically active kids:
What is physical literacy? It is basically competence in a wide range of fundamental movement and sport skills. It develops over time as children acquire basic skills such as running, jumping, skipping, catching, and throwing during childhood. Children who are physically literate have the confidence and ability to do different physical activities and sports according to their interests. This means they are more likely to enjoy healthy physical activity throughout their lives. As part of our physical literacy programming, your child will participate in a 30-minute physical activity session each week. The activities are non-competitive and focus on simple, fun games that develop targeted movement skills. We are very pleased to offer this programming to the children. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to speak with one of our staff. New Outside Play Area!!! Clearview are currently in the process of developing a new ‘discovery’ outside play area for Team Discover. Why???? This play area will have what play theorists call “loose parts”: big blocks, some are shaped like cubes, planks of wood, some have curving cutouts and tyres. The term “loose parts” was invented in 1971 by Simon Nicholson, an architect, whose parents were Ben Nicholson, the painter, and Barbara Hepworth, the sculptor. In an influential essay entitled “How Not to Cheat Children: The Theory of Loose Parts,” Nicholson wrote, “In any environment, both the degree of inventiveness and creativity, and the possibility of discovery, are directly proportional to the number and kind of variables in it.” Adventure and junk play supports learning across all strands of Te Whāriki. In particular, children’s developing capability to be expressive is supported in the Communication strand, where they discover and develop different ways to be creative and expressive. It is also supported in the Exploration strand, where they develop strategies for active learning and experiment with the objects in their worlds, and also in the Contribution strand, where children are encouraged to learn with and alongside others. Adventure and junk play can help children to:
Support Material: Article of Interest Play and Physical active play- Education NZ Adventure and junk play |
Sports Elective- Term 4Spark students will be given the opportunity to participate in the Sports Electives Program which will run throughout Term 4. This program draws on the skills and passions of volunteers from the Selwyn Sports community to provide new learning experiences. Students are taught in a small group environment, therefore maximizing learning and hands-on assistance .
Sports involved: Softball Bowls Cricket Volleyball Golf |
Brain BreaksIt makes it easy and fun to take a quick energy brain break in the classroom. When children take a moment to sing, dance, move, and even laugh then they can return to their academics feeling happy, energized and renewed. We are uploading movement clips for teachers to use in their classes on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
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