Practical guide for sport and physical activity

Updated 17 August 2020

Measures for the remainder of Term 3  

 All interschool sport and physical activities must be conducted within the local community or zone. Schools must not travel outside of their local community or zone.  

 Students participating in sport and physical activities, including recreational activities, where possible, are to remain within their relevant cohort (i.e. class, year group or stage) to limit the mixing of students between cohort groups.  

The following now applies:  

 Round robins and gala days involving more than one school, including those organised by external providers, are not permitted.  

 Interschool and zone carnivals (swimming, cross country, athletics) are not permitted.  

The following remains unchanged:

Contact sports, semi-contact and non-contact sports can continue within the school sport program.  

Spectators, including parents and carers, are not permitted within school grounds or at sporting events held during school hours.  

Sharing of sporting and physical activity equipment is permitted. 

Fruit and Veg Month

This September, St Joseph’s will once again be participating In the NSW Health initiative, ‘Fruit & Veg Month’. This event aims to encourage increased fruit and vegetable consumption amongst NSW primary school children through engaging classroom, whole school and family based activities.

St Joseph’s students have participated in this initiative for several years. Some of the noted benefits of our previous participation have included:

• Fostering the students’ knowledge of how many serves of fruit and vegetables should be included in the diet each day.
• Promoting positive attitudes towards fruit and vegetables
• Encouraging a willingness and increased desire for students to eat more fruit and vegetables and try new foods.

During the month of September, our school canteen will be offering a variety of delicious fruit and veg options for students to try. Stay tuned for further details.