Across the month of April students and staff were encouraged to be physical active and log their physical activity to earn points for their House. Thank you to all the staff and students who participated in Active April. Overall, a massive 8000 plus minutes of physical activity was completed among the MLMC community.
Physically active children are happy, healthy, and resilient children. Active children are also active learners and are also more likely to become active adults, which benefits society by helping reduce impact on our health care systems.
In 2022, the Australian Council for Health, Physical Activity and Recreation released a Physical Activity Report Card for children (below). One of the most alarming scores on the card was for Screen Time, Overall Physical Activity and Physical Fitness. A score of D minus means that less than 25% of children are meeting the national guidelines for the recommended levels of daily physical activity needed for optimal health and wellbeing. That is — 60 minutes per day minimum, with more being better.
Click HERE for more details regarding these guidelines.
The winning House for the 2023 Active April challenge was Frayne, with the highest number of participants. Well done, Frayne! All students who logged data will receive a commendation for their participation.
The following students showed excellent commitment to the Active April campaign, some logging their activity every day in April. Activities listed were vast — basketball, gymnastics, bike riding, walking, netball, football, umpiring, horse riding, soccer, running, trampoline, cheerleading, dance and cricket.
| Active April winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Holly Hunt, Josh Locantio, Emma Csik | |
| Year 8 | Priya Rohead, Lily Swain, Ezekiel Villani, Elise Mitchell, Ash Bradley | |
| Year 9 | Makiya Reed, Alannah Finn | |
| Year 10 | Grace Carlile | |
| Year 11 | Ben Hendricks, Kate Wicks, Josh Otto, Alana Lewis, Lily McLean, Poppy Biagini, Megan Read, Liam Furey | |
| Year 12 | Louisa Inglese |
