From the Primary School

Jump Rope for Heart

This term the Primary School will be participating in the Jump Rope for Heart program, which is the Heart Foundation’s skipping challenge that helps kids move more, have fun and raise funds for lifesaving research and programs.

On Friday last week we welcomed two representatives from Jump Rope for Heart to launch the program at SCEGGS. The girls were taught about the health benefits of skipping and reminded of the crucial role that healthy eating and regular physical activity play in enhancing their health and wellbeing. Throughout the presentation the girls and even some teachers were put to the challenge of modelling a variety of the challenging skipping skills that the representatives shared. These included moves called double unders, criss-cross and the pretzel! It was wonderful to see a number of girls giving these a go in the lunchtime that followed.

The Year 6 girls will play a special role in facilitating the program at school. As a part of House Families, they will help teach the girls in Kindergarten to Year 5 new skipping skills, facilitate group skipping as a House and encourage the girls to get their skipping hours up at home. Excitingly, every girl in the Primary School will be given her very own skipping rope to keep and encourage them to do as much skipping as possible. These will be arriving shortly.

This week your daughter will be given information regarding the program and how you can support them with their skipping and the fundraising component at home. Included in the pack is a special keyring, which features a QR code on the back. Simply scan this code to be directed to the online portal or alternatively register your child here online, so they can receive the full benefits of the program.

Toward the end of the term, we will hold our school Jump Off Day which will mark the end of the program and is a chance for everyone to come together to skip and show off their newly learned skills.

We hope this is an initiative that is not only enjoyed by your daughter but also raises awareness about heart health and wellbeing. If you have any questions about the program please feel free to contact me.

Sarah Johnstone
Deputy Head of Primary (Student Wellbeing)