What a year it has been for our Morning Fitness program! Over the year we have had many changes both in our activities and locations. With each change throughout the year, our year 6 students took this in their stride and did a fabulous job adapting and demonstrated some fantastic leadership and commitment to the program. It was wonderful to see them organising and running the activities, growing in confidence and supporting each other. During the past two weeks they have been extra busy, mentoring the Year 5 students ready to lead for next year. Well done leaders on your brilliant efforts!

This term, with a strong focus on lifelong physical activity, our classes were very busy trying out new sports in class time, some that they have never heard of or played before while others refreshing an activity they had tried previously.

Our students also participated in many local sporting excursions and were able to access facilities in our local Derwent Valley community, some of which our students had travelled past but never before had the opportunity to stop and check them out!

We saw some our classes visit the New Norfolk Bowls Club, tour the facilities and have a go at some different bowling activities on the green! Some of our classes visited the New Norfolk Golf Club where they were able to check out the club rooms and walk out onto the deck to see the stunning view of the green from up above, they then practiced putting on the practice green and had a hit on the practice fairway. Some of our classes also visited the Hobart Gymnastics Academy where their skills were put to the test on the obstacle courses, beams, bars, rings and trampolines. Our Prep class also enjoyed playing with their massive parachute and ribbons.

It was so rewarding to see our kids try something new and find a joy in different activities! What a way to finish PE in 2020.

I would like to pass on a huge thank you to Neville and the volunteers at the New Norfolk Bowls Club, Glenn and the volunteers from the New Norfolk Golf Club and Leanne and the instructors from the Hobart Gymnastics Academy, Debbie and Steve for driving us all around New Norfolk, our lovely parent helpers and Mrs Browning, Mrs Hills and Ms Bennett for accompanying our kids!