by Mr Paul Carroll


Orienteering 

Upon their return to St. Ita’s, the Grade 3 – 6 students have been involved in the sport of Orienteering. Whilst it is an ideal Unit to undertake during the current health situation with the challenges surrounding the use of sporting equipment, these lessons have more importantly supported the cross country running and aerobic fitness that the students are involved in on a daily basis. The sport of Orienteering also helps develop map reading skills and teamwork. In the first lesson, students were provided with a map of the school and had to use the Orientation provided (North, South, East and West) to locate different codes in a particular given order. During the second lesson, students were introduced to Grid References, also known as Coordinates. This time, students had to find the particular coordinate on the school property and answer a question that related to sports. Grade 5-6 students will be introduced to a compass over the coming lessons and taught how to determine orientation and location through the use of this mapping device.  

Photos are of some of the winners from the different Grade 3-6 classes during the first week of Orienteering.

5-minute Running Challenge

Some Individual awards have been presented to students over the past two weeks. Class teachers were asked to nominate students who have shown excellent attitude, resilience, improvement and performance in the daily running challenge. Congratulations to the following recipients who received a soccer training ball (ball connected to a string with a handle, similar to a bungy ball).