Team-building, challenge and problem-solving are the essence of the day. Through a series of large and small group activities, students will practice and use skills like communication and cooperation to help them accomplish these challenges. Character Development will be central to all activities, as students will be encouraged to support classmates, persevere, and enjoy the day with each other celebrating their successes and self-assessing their own progress!
Overall Expectations
Health and Physical Education:
Living Skills
- 1 demonstrate personal and interpersonal skills and use of critical and creative thinking processes as they acquire knowledge and skills in connection with the expectations in the Active Living, Movement Competence, and Healthy living strands for this grade
Specific Expectations
Health and Physical Education:
- 1.1 use self-awareness and self-monitoring skills to help them understand their strengths and
needs, take responsibility for their actions, recognize sources of stress, and monitor their
own progress, as they participate in physical activities, develop movement competence, and
acquire knowledge and skills related to healthy living
- 1.3 communicate effectively, using verbal or non-verbal means, as appropriate, and interpret information
accurately as they participate in physical activities, develop movement competence,
and acquire knowledge and skills related to healthy living
- 1.4 apply relationship and social skills as they participate in physical activities, develop movement
competence, and acquire knowledge and skills related to healthy living to help them
interact positively with others, build healthy relationships, and become effective team members
- 1.5 use a range of critical and creative thinking processes to assist them in making connections,
planning and setting goals, analysing and solving problems, making decisions, and evaluating
their choices in connection with learning in health and physical education