PHE

Welcome back everyone, and a huge warm welcome to our new Nexus families who have recently joined us,  we hope you all had a great holiday and you’re ready to go for Term 4. Congratulations to everyone who took part in Sports Day in Term 3, the sports facilities were buzzing with passion and energy.

Year 7,8 and 9 results:

4th Api House 920 points

3rd Angin House 990 points

2nd Tanah House 1030 points

1st Ayer House 1060 points

Overall Year 3-9 results:

4th   Api House   3781 points

3rd       Tanah House         3861 points

2nd       Ayer House         3882 points

1st Angin House 3889 points

The next exciting House event is just around the corner, SwimFest is on Wednesday 10th May 9am-11am. Parents are welcome to cheer on their children from the level 2 walkway. Learners will be taking part in fun activities such as a boat race, unicorn race, fishing and lots more. Please make sure you have your swimming clothes, swim cap (for long hair), goggles and towel ready to go.

FAQ for Secondary Learners

1. If my child/ward is ill or injured and they have a PHE lesson that day, what should they do?

Learners must provide an MC from a doctor or an email from a parent to explain why they are unable to take part. Learners are still expected to attend the lesson and get changed into their Nexus PHE clothes and be part of the lesson, for example as an umpire, scorer or completing some video analysis to help provide feedback to their peers.

2. My child/ward said they cannot wear their high top Converse shoes to PHE lessons, is this true? Why not?

Learners should be wearing supportive sports/running shoes to all PHE lessons. This is so that they can perform to the best of their ability and reduce the chance of being injured.

3. My child/ward has their period and doesn’t want to go in the swimming pool.

Learners who are unable to go in the water should bring their Nexus PHE clothes to change into. This means that they can help assist the PHE teacher and swim coaches on the pool side and if they get splashed by mistake or wet in the rain, they will have their dry uniform to change into. 

4. Can my child/ward wear their smart watch to PHE lessons to track their steps?

Learners are asked to remove all of their jewellery including watches to limit the chances of the items being damaged, lost or accidentally hurting themselves or another learner. If a learner would like to wear their smartwatch for fitness reasons, they will need to wear a sweatband over the top to protect their watch and also stop them from being distracted by notifications etc during their lessons. (This is the same answer for learners who are wearing a religious or medical bracelet).

5. My child/ward has 3 PHE lessons a week and also participates in 2 sporting ECAs a week, where can I buy more PHE clothes from so that they have enough clean PHE uniform to wear?

Families can purchase more PHE uniform via the Parent Zone on the website.

6. My child/ward has PHE during their first lesson, why can’t they come to school wearing their PHE clothes?

All learners are expected to wear their normal school uniform to school each day, regardless of what time in the day they have their PHE lesson. If learners arrive wearing their PHE clothes, they often forget to pack their normal uniform to get changed into afterwards.

Here is the information we shared will all learners at the start of the academic year along with the PHE expectations