All students will be physically active and educated, acquiring motor skills to perform a variety of physical activities, and intrinsic motivation to pursue a healthy, active and balanced lifestyle.
The physical education program at Footscray Primary School is designed to provide positive physical activity experiences that support the development of healthy, active children. All students from Foundation to Year 6 take part in weekly one-hour classes with a specialist physical education teacher. Foundation to Year 2 students focus on developing a strong understanding of the core fundamental movement skills and applying these in structured activities and games. In Years 3 to 6, students begin to transfer these skills into more complex, sports-specific environments.
Students in Years 4 to 6 are provided with increasing opportunities to represent the school in sporting competitions such as swimming, cross country and athletics. Year 6 students engage in a year-long interschool sport program across a wide variety of sports. As part of the program all students have the opportunity to take part in an intensive water safety program (Foundation – Year 4) and beach program (Year 5 – 6) conducted by Life Saving Victoria.
A highlight of the FPS calendar of events is the annual Whole School Athletics Day where the community comes together for a day of fun and high energy.
Footscray Primary School acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways on which we live, work and learn, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nations. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, recognising their continuing cultural connections to their land, waters and communities.
