Hollywood Primary School provides a Physical Education Program for all children as outlined in the Western Australian Curriculum. Physical Education at Hollywood Primary encompasses a weekly Physical Education lesson, whole-school Faction sport on Fridays, daily fitness, special links with a variety of sporting bodies, Edu-Dance, in-term swimming lessons, faction and interschool sports as well as modelling an awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Every student attending our school is involved in a minimum of two hours of physical activity each week.
Hollywood Primary School offers a dedicated Run Club each week focusing on the fundamentals of running.
Edu-Dance is a dance program designed for primary school students run by a passionate dancing teacher. It provides children with the opportunity to be part of a fun and energetic dance program within our school community, and prepares the Year 5 and 6 students for their end of year social. The program covers many other aspects such as coordination, musical appreciation, self-confidence and gives many children the opportunity to experience the excitement of performing in front of an audience. Most importantly it is a program for fitness and fun.
In-Term Swimming – each year all children from Pre-primary to Year 6 have the opportunity to participate in a two week intensive swimming program. Students in Pre-primary to Year 4 are fortunate enough to be able to use our Hollywood Swimming Pool for their lessons, and the Year 5 and 6 students participate in lessons held at Cottesloe Beach.
Faction Sports
At various times during the year, students all have the opportunity to represent their Faction and participate in the following House Sport Carnivals.
- Faction Swimming (Years 3 – 6)
- Faction Athletics (Kindergarten – Year 6)
- Faction Cross Country (Years 3 – 6)
Factions
Our school runs a Faction system for organising student competitions. The Mary Dwyer Cup is presented at the end of each year to the faction that has gained the most points through a variety of activities associated with everyday school organisation and sports carnivals. The factions are named after varieties of native flora:
Acacia – Gold
Banksia – Green
Grevillea – Red
Inter-school Sports
Throughout the year, the students in Years 3 to 6 compete against other schools in the surrounding suburbs in Inter-school Sports. During Term 1, children participate in the interschool swimming carnival. In Term 2, students are chosen to participate in the interschool winter sports competitions – Netball, AFL, Soccer and Hockey. During Term 3, the children are involved in Cross Country and Athletics events.
Our school’s Physical Education Program aims to provide students with the opportunity to learn a range of fundamental and applied movement skills necessary to be able to participate successfully in a variety of physical activities that promote positive attitudes to health and lifelong physical activity participation.
