GRADE 5/6 teacher Tayler Gready is thrilled with the new play station for students at Pyalong Primary School, and its partially thanks to the Bendigo Community Bank Wallan, Kilmore, and Broadford branch.
“The students first experienced Gaga at a school camp,” she said.
“It was all the rage, so our parents club fund raised [for the Gaga pit] and the grant certainly helped.
“[Getting our own] has given all our students the opportunity to have collaborative play time, and they play beautifully as a whole school.”
At PPS Gaga is played outdoors and all that’s required is a ball, a court, and the rules of course, usually there are 12 players.
The game is a gentler version of dodge ball and similar to poison ball, but all players start with one hand on the wall and when a referee throws the ball into the air, players scream Ga for the first two bounces and Go for the third.
What’s exciting is that players outside of the pit can join in if they catch a wayward ball, and that a second ball can be thrown into the pit to speed the game up. The last player standing is the winner of the round.
Senior Branch manager, Daniel Angelovski revels in the benevolent work of the community bank.
“Even though we don’t have a branch here, we are supporting Pyalong and small schools in the area,” he said.
“As this school grows, we are invested in funding more equipment.
“Education, physical activity, and community is what’s most important to us.”
The PPS parents club fundraising flair helped to make the new purchase and the generous Bendigo Community Bank Wallan, Kilmore, and Broadford branch grant of $3400 made the difference.