Physical Education

Term Four has seen the continued development of the sporting programs run at AIC Adelaide. This term we have achieved the following.

1. Successfully secured $3000 in Sporting Schools Grants.
2. Run Upper Primary Cricket Coaching sessions with funding.
3. Run the the first ever Club Connect program for Primary students.
4. Completed AIC’s first ever Auskick program
5. Participated in the Crows Cup AFL Competition
6. Built relationships with Northern Islamic Schools for future competitions
7. Celebrated PE Week

Sporting Schools Grants

We have now been successful 10 terms in a row in securing Sporting Schools funding for our Primary School. We continue to see the increase in physical activity in the yard and are now starting to see students branch out to club sport to develop sport specific skills. This term we tried a Cricket clinic with fantastic results. Chosen to coincide with the cricket season and the World Cup, we saw several emerging cricketers develop their skills over the term.  Our coaches were  able to combine elements of fun and skill into a fantastic engaging program for all students involved.

Club Connect Program

We booked out this program in record time. It was an incredible opportunity to connect schools and clubs and encourage students to progress into sporting clubs. This is an enormously important stage for sport as talented students need to be at a club to be noticed and have a chance to begin their chosen pathway. This term we did an eight week soccer clinic. There was a waiting list a mile long. We were lucky enough to have the Adelaide United Women’s Team Goalkeeper Miranda Templeman as one of our coaches. Students across R-6 participated and all went home with a pack full of goodies at the end.

Crows Cup

The Crows Cup was our only competition for the term. Two teams of girls from year 5 and 6 went to West Adelaide Football Club to participate in another 9-a-side AFL competition. The purpose of the Crows Cup is to engage budding female footballers in AFL. In a previously male dominated sport their has been a considerable push to encourage female participation. Our girls tasted success at the Bachar Houli Cup and were keen to try again. Our competition was very competitive. Several schools had teams of girls who played regular club footy and had considerably more experience than us. AIC girls were undeterred and gave every contest their all. We challenged each team we played and look forward to having another go next year. For their enthusiasm and sportsmanship throughout the day, the girls were awarded the Team Spirit Trophy.

Physical Education Week

This term we celebrated PE Week from the 8^th – 12^th of November. It is exciting to consider all the growth that has occurred in our department over the past year. So many new initiatives, new sports and opportunities have been introduced for the benefit of our students. We ran two incursions, one for each sub school. Circus Elements came to see Junior Primary classes and taught them a range of skills from their extensive program. We would like to thank Scott for being so accommodating and having so much fun! Novita visited the Upper Primary, and through their Wheelienet Program they showed our students a different side of sport. Michael had experience and knowledge that helped our students understand what living with a disability is like. They had a try at some sports and walked away grateful for the opportunity.

I am always looking ahead and planning has already begun for next year. Swimming is booked in for late term one. We are looking at inter-school competitions with Pinnacle College in term one and a term two sports day. I will be continuing to seek out more opportunities for our students to fulfil their sporting potential. Looking forward to a successful 2022!

– Katy Javor

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