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Saturday Zoom Fitness Sessions

Congratulations and thank you to all those students and families who participated in our Saturday morning Zoom Fitness sessions as well as some of you who backed up and completed the Football Skills session too. Our guest presenters included our Sport Captains Stella and Joel and there was a surprise appearance by the Redlands Rhino.

It was great to see so many Redlands students enjoying these sessions, even if it is remotely. This weekend we will again offer some fitness sessions for your child but we will also include sport specific sessions this week for Netball and Football. The Zoom codes of all three sessions will be emailed out to parents this week and also promoted through your class teacher’s Google Classroom. We would love to see more students participate in these sessions on the Saturday to get them back into the habit of waking up and preparing for our regular Saturday sport sessions that will hopefully recommence in the coming weeks in some capacity. Even if you cannot participate, try to find another time to build in activities that help everyone get some exercise.Take a daily family walk or bike ride or do yoga — great ways to let kids burn off energy and make sure everyone is staying active.

David Anderson, PhD, a clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute, recommends brainstorming ways to go “back to the 80s,” before the time of screen prevalence. “I’ve been asking parents to think about their favourite activities at summer or at home before screens,” he says. “They often then generate lists of sport games they used to play, arts and crafts activities, science projects, imaginary games, musical activities, board games, household projects, etc.”

HomeFit Exercise Log

Well done to the following Junior School students who have been logging in their exercises while at home. House points have been allocated for these. It has been great to read the various activities students have been doing in between their online learning. They have included long runs with mum and dad, home ninja classes, bike riding, tabata workouts, dance tutorials.

Junior School Trick Kick Challenge

Mr Gooding (Director of Rugby in the Secondary School) and I put together a video last week for our students to replicate but to do it for real! This is a challenge that will run for the first four weeks of Term 2 giving all of our students a chance to think outside the box and get creative.

We are asking students to create a Trick Shot using any type of ball they like and to send it through. The example that we made can be viewed here. Students from all sports are able to attend and feel free to involve parents and siblings.

Mr Trevor Dunne
Head of Junior Sport
tdunne@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022