PDHPE in Focus
Welcome to 2023 at SJPC and I hope your children are settling in well.
Uniform Reminders
Parents please note that online timetables are now displaying when students have prac in our subject. This will hopefully reduce ‘out of uniform’ issues. Please read through the ‘Guidelines for Practical Classes in PDHPE’ section in your child’s diary. The guidelines have not changed in 2023. Year 7 parents in particular, please make yourself familiar with these. They are also a timely reminder for other parents. If students have prac period 1 or 2 on their timetable they may wear their full sport uniform to school and change into their school uniform at recess. If students have prac period 5 or 6 they are allowed to wear their sports uniform home.
SJPC Gym
Our faculty is very excited to have the SJPC gym fully operational. It is an excellent multipurpose space that allows for a variety of exercise sessions to be completed. The vast majority of students will access this space multiple times throughout the year. It will be utilised in PE practical lessons or in elective PE classes as well as during sport and VET fitness in Year 11.
Beep Test
Students in Years 7 -10 have been participating in the multi-stage fitness test or ‘beep test’ as it is more commonly known. This test is completed to promote and assess aerobic or cardiovascular endurance. We understand that not all students will do well in this test, but encourage everyone to attempt to improve their result throughout the year. Please have a discussion with your child about their results and if necessary help them set a realistic goal for improvement.
Male Beep Test Norms
Female Beep Test Norms
Kurt Marle
Leader of Learning - PDHPE
