Lauderdale Primary School 2000

School Profile 

Lauderdale Primary School is a K-6 co-educational government school.  It is situated on the shores of Frederick Henry Bay and Ralphs Bay, 15 minutes south east of Hobart.  There are over 400 families in the school community.  The school enjoys strong support from parents, caregivers and the community.

 Getting Started 

We established an ‘Active Australia’ committee during 2000 and completed a review of what was currently happening in relation to Health and PE in our school.  We began by sharing the good things that we were doing and then we identified areas in which we would like to improve.  Our committee consisted of staff, parents and students.

 Planning

 Our committee met to discuss possible directions for 2000.  We invited parents to join our group and then completed the ‘Active Australia Audit’.  This audit focused on reviewing:

§          Supportive ethos and environment

§          Curriculum teaching and learning

§          School community links

 Major Focus

 We agreed that it was important to address issues strategically and in depth.  Our school has been involved in major curriculum review and renewal and our priorities have been established in relation to our ‘curriculum for all’ direction. 

Our major goals and strategies for 2000 included:

·        Reviewing our daily P E program

·        Reviewing the formalised carnival program to be more inclusive of all students

·        Involvement of P – 2 in ‘fun’ sporting activities and introduction to athletic events.

 Key Results

 Our infant athletic carnival changed its focus from that of a competitive carnival to a mass participation carnival.  We involved our Aussie Sports Leaders, students from our local high school and parents to help us conduct a massive round robin tournament of activities.  We believe this format encouraged more active participation from our students. 

During 2001 we will review our daily PE program and we are planning a

Prep-2  ‘Fun Sports Day’ for Term 2.