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Cassilis Public School
Coolah Road
Cassilis NSW 2329
Telephone 02 63761009    Fax No: 02 63761005
Educational District: Tamworth
School Sport Area: Hunter  
PSSA Zone: Upper Hunter
Sport Coordinator & Principal: Norma Blinkhorn
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Introduction/Index

 

SCHOOL DESCRIPTION
Cassilis Public School is a small isolated disadvantaged (PSFP) rural school providing a family atmosphere for children from diverse backgrounds.  Parents/community have high involvement and participation in school activities and governance.  A specific example is the award-winning “Sports Workshop”.

Emphasis is placed on basic skills.  Welfare and care of children and providing opportunities to overcome geographic isolation are also priorities.  All Cassilis children are encouraged to participate and show sportsmanship in all sports/physical education activities.  Sport and Physical Education activities are run as whole-school (K-6) activities.

Children are taught in two multi-age classes.  These consist of children in the lower division:  Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2; and upper division: Years 3, 4, 5 and 6.

The Principal has been the “sports person” at previous schools including sports, cross country, netball convenor in the Upper Blue Mountains.  Other staff often have limited to no sports background or expertise.

WEEKLY PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
DF – Daily Fitness                    PE – Physical Education                       S - Sport

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Kindergarten

 

 

 

 

 

Year 1

DAILY  FITNESS  (DF)  AND  PHYSICAL  EDUCATION  (PE)
 

Whole School (K-6) every morning(DF)

- Student/teacher led stretching and jog around school fence.

Whole School (K-6) Activity every afternoon:

Obstacle course(PE, DF)

Hurdles, Weaving, Climbing, Step ups, Monkey bars, Fire pole, Sit ups, Hoop jumping, Skipping, starjumps

 Whole School (K-6) every morning(DF)

- Student/teacher led stretching and jog around school fence.

Whole School (K-6) Activity every afternoon:

Relays (PE, DF)

Baton – shuttle, circular, Skipping

Obstacle

Frogs, Crabs, Hop, Jump

Skills Relay

Hockey ball, Soccer, weaving

 Whole School (K-6) every morning(DF)

- Student/teacher led stretching and jog around school fence.

Whole School (K-6) Activity every afternoon:

Aerobic Dancing (PE, DF)

Barn Dance, Strip the Willow, Nut Bush, Hokey Pokey, Bird Dance, Limbo, Aerobic moves: locomotor, non locomotor

Individual Partner activities

 Whole School (K-6) every morning(DF)

- Student/teacher led stretching and jog around school fence.

Whole School (K-6) Activity every afternoon:

Circuits (PE/DF)

Shuttle run, Push ups, Step ups, Sit ups, Hot plates, Skipping: bell, crisscross, skier, partner

 

Whole School (K-6) every morning(DF)

- Student/teacher led stretching and jog around school fence.

Whole School (K-6) Activity every afternoon:

Sport and Rec Games (S)

Multiball, Cat/pigeons, Spiral snake, Scarecrow

Whole School Sport (S)

Soccer, T-Ball, Netball, Cricket, Athletics, Touch footy, Hockey, B/ball, Motor skills and game sense.

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

YEARLY SEQUENCE OF ACTIVITIES
K-6 – Whole School Program

Term 1
Swimming lessons 10 x I hour lessons (S), Swimming and zone swimming carnivals (S),
Distance running (DF)
PE program K-6
Obstacle courses (DF, PE), Relays/Skill relays (DF, PE), Aerobics (DF), Dancing (PE), Circuits (DF, PE),
Sport and Rec games (S)

Term 2
Pittman Cup (Athletics, Ball Games)
Rouchel Sports Day (S) - Non locomotor skills - Locomotor skills - Manipulative skills - Games
Sport Workshop (2 days of rotating groups) (S) - dance - games - athletics - skills
Cross Country Fun Run

Term 3
Zone Athletics carnival (S)
Distance running (DF)
* PE Program K-6 (see Term 1)

Term 4
School swimming lessons
Distance running (DF)
* PE Program (see Term 1)

RESOURCES
As well as resources being allocated as a part of the total school PE/PD/Health budget.  The School Sport workshop has received funds from the P&C and donations from local businesses and community organisations including Mudgee RSL, Merriwa Rotary and Cassilis Bowling Club.  The school organises fundraising activities to support the sport programs including raffles, selling chocolates and sale of the Cassilis PS cookbook.  The school has also received grants from the School Sport Foundation and Ministry.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
There is very high community participation.  Every family is involved in the school sport program.  The Cassilis Public School Sports workshop utilises expertise from Area and State Sport associations, trainees from Bathurst and Newcastle Universities, accredited coaches.

OTHER SPORTINGN OPPORTUNITIES
During the school year, the students are involved in any one of the following:
Sport Promotion Visits (eg. NSW Country RL Development Officer)
Local Small Schools Gala Days (eg. Tabloids)
NSW PSSA Carnivals (Swimming/Athletics/Cross Country) & Sport Trials (Cricket/Rugby Union, etc)

REASONS FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM
Committed and dedicated staff.  Community interest in the school and philosophy of ‘sport for all’ in the programming of school sport.  Sport is seen as a lifelong fun activity which has various competitive opportunities.
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