Locomotor Skills Activesg
Gundenia Ransbottom
To support children's physical development, SportSG and ActiveSG has developed resources and fitness programmes that are readily accessible at ActiveSG Sports Complexes!
The programmes and resources aim to help parents and educators understand the Fundamental Movement Skills for children that pave the way for more complex physical movement. They also promote parent-child bonding through fun sports!
Object control skills require your child to control and object using a part of the body or using an implement. There are two types of object control skills, propulsive (sending an object away) and receptive (receiving an object).
Stability is a key element required for every human movement. Stability is necessary for all locomotor and object control skills. Stability skills are focused on maintaining and acquiring balance, both static and dynamic.
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The Physical Education (PE) programme aims to build a strongfoundation for the development of broad-based physical competencies andopportunities for recreational participation as well as the developmentof 21st Century Competencies to better prepare our students to thrive ina fast-changing and highly-connected world.
The goals of PE serve as a guide in the development of an individual whois able to demonstrate individually and with others the physical skills,practices and values to enjoy a lifetime of active, healthy living. Eachof these goals is equally important and they interact with others in awell-planned programme that addresses the knowledge, skills and valuesdesired for every student. The goals are:
The PE learning experience in Mayflower helps the lower primary studentsto focus on the mastery of fundamental motor skills such as locomotor,non-locomotor and manipulative skills with the application of movementconcepts. Once the foundation is laid, the upper primary students progresson to the development of distinct skills to focus on more complex combinationsand sequences of movements, with skills and concepts application in sportsand games.
SwimSafer
Swimming is one of the learning areas in the MOE PE syllabus for primaryschools and the SwimSafer Programme is a national water safety programmeintroduced by the National Water Safety Council (NWSC) to teach swimmingproficiency and water survival skills to children in a fun manner to minimizedrowning incidences.
To ensure maximum participation in the SwimSafer Programme, the schoolhas scheduled swimming to be taught at the Primary Two level during curriculumtime. Our objective is to help each and every child learn the basic swimmingand water safety skills that will serve them throughout their lifetime.
P4 Outdoor Adventure Camp
The department organises the annual P4 outdoor adventure camp to providestudents with hands-on learning experiences. Through the camp, we hopeto
a) allow students to develop the qualities of teamwork and cooperationby interacting and working with their peers; and
b) experience adventure learning through challenging outdoor activitieswhere they will build self-confidence and develop their character to becomean Empowered Learner and Empathetic Leader.
Games Day
The department organizes Games Day with a carnival-like atmosphere topromote a healthy lifestyle among staff and students through fun-filledhealthy activities specially designed by our PE Department. The PE teacherswill prepare the students prior to the actual day. To promote maximum participation,a challenge shield will be presented to the lower and upper primary respectivelyat the end of the Games Day.
Healthy Me Programme
This programme allows identified students to learn about healthy eatinghabits and the importance of exercise. During the sessions, these studentsare taught skills like tracking their healthy lifestyle and performingsimple workouts as well as desired values such as resilience and discipline.These skills and values are essential building blocks for them to leada healthier lifestyle that would benefit their mind and body.
Sports CCA Leaders Camp
The Sports Camp is an annual camp conducted for our sports leaders inthe sports-related CCAs which consist of floorball, netball, tchoukball,volleyball and track and field. The objectives of the camp are to engagestudents in their sporting experience as well as enhance their role asa leader. The camp also provides former sports CCA leaders who have graduated,the opportunities to serve the school by sharing their experience and facilitatingthe camp which is in alignment with our school motto of Service beforeSelf.
Holistic Sports Programme
As part of our effort to promote the Joy of Learning through a robustand holistic school curriculum, the school collaborated with ActiveSG tomap out a series of programmes/activities such as tennis, floorball, airbadminton and gymnastics under this holistic curriculum. These programmes/activitieswill be held in Term 1 and Term 4 in place of the usual Supplementary /Remediallessons held every Tuesdays and Thursdays
The lower primary PE programme focuses on the acquisition of fundamental motor skills such as locomotor, non-locomotor and manipulative skills, as well as movement concepts to develop students into effective, efficient and versatile individuals.
The P5 & P6 Swimafer took place in Term 1 and Term 2 this year at Yio Chu Kang Swimming Complex and Sengkang Swimming Complex respectively. Through the 8 weeks programme, students learnt about different swimming techniques, first aid skills related to swimming and developed swimming confidence conducted by carefully selected Swimming Coaches.
The P5 Outdoor Adventure Camp took place at Changi Coast Outdoor Adventure Learning Centre (OALC) in April this year. This was the first camp since the merger and also with the resumption of height based activities e.g abseiling, rock climbing etc. The students enjoyed the outdoor activities immensely which were designed to help them to appreciate nature, build camaraderie with their peers and develop resilience in the 3 day 2 night camp.
The Sports Education Program (SEP) aims to expose students to a variety of sports not included in the PE syllabus. It is conducted once a year for each level as part of the post-exam activities to encourage students to learn beyond classroom PE lessons. The SEP helps generate interest in students and teaches them basic skills required to play the various sports.
The Jump Jam Programme is conducted once a term with the aim of promoting a healthy and active lifestyle among students and staff. Each session will last for approximately 15 minutes, with different genres of music used, from the latest and popular upbeat pop and hip-hop tunes to soothing and calming Asian rhythms. Selected students were also given the opportunity to lead the school during the sessions. The Jump Jam Programme enabled everyone, from students to School Leaders, to exercise together in a fun and exciting manner.
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