Sport

Swimming Carnival

Our 2022 Swimming Carnival is being held on Thursday 17th February, 2022. This event requires online consent/permission to be completed by Wednesday 9th February, 2022. 

Please ensure your child's Sport & School Activity (SASA) Levy is paid as soon as possible as all costs (travel & pool entry) for the Swimming Carnival is covered by this Levy. 

It will be a day time Swimming Carnival at South Tamworth Memorial Pool (Scully on Kent St) commencing at approximately 9:30am and finishing at approximately 2:00pm. 

DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS THERE WILL BE NO SPECTATORS ALLOWED AT OUR SCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL. ONLY PARENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED A HELPERS NOTE AND RECEIVED CONFIRMATION FROM MRS GIPPEL OF THEIR JOB WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE POOL DURING THE TIME OF THE CARNIVAL. 

(All parent helpers must be fully vaccinated and have a Working With Children's Check, check in via the QR code and wear a face mask).

The Swimming Carnival is part of our school sports program and ALL Primary aged children, along with Infants students who are 8 years old and ABLE to swim 50m, are expected to be there. (Year 2 children should be turning 8 years old in 2022 and must be able to swim 50m).

All Primary children will travel to the carnival by bus and arrive at the pool at 9:15am under the supervision of teachers. At the conclusion of the carnival, all students will travel back to school for their regular way of transport home. Parents of Infants children who are attending the Carnival are asked to organise transport to and from the Primary School Campus to allow 8 yr old Infants swimmers to be bussed with the Year 3 classes.

Please note the St Ed’s School Canteen WILL NOT be operating on Thursday 17th February, 2022 and there will be no canteen available at the pool.

On Thursday 17th February children will need to:

*Wear their full sports uniform including school hat (instead of Wednesday 16th February).

*Bring enough food and water to last through the Swimming Carnival.

*Bring their swimming bag to school with swimmers, sunscreen, towel, goggles etc. Children will change at school.

Online permission and swimming assessment. 

There is a drop down check box on the Compass consent event. Please select any/all events that your child will be participating in. This is their swimming assessment.

*No child will be allowed access to the pool at the Swimming Carnival without a completed evaluation/assessment of their swimming ability and submitted by his/her Parent/Carer via Compass events. This will allow the children to go in the corresponding events at the carnival. 

Diocesan Basketball and Tennis

Tomorrow we have 13 students representing our school in the Diosesan Basketball and Tennis Trials. We wish these students all the best and know they will be great representatives of our school.

Basketball Girls: Brooklyn Hayes, Abby Elliott, Chelsea Smith, Olivia Noad and Maye Hatton

Basketball Boys: Lewis Crough, Henry Rumsby, Barry Robinson, Cooper Jones, Wallace Robinson.  Absent Corey Lay

Tennis:  Sarah Martin and Jackson Hicks

Touch Football

The 2022 Term 1 and Term 2 Touch Football Competition will commence on Monday 28th February and will conclude on Monday 20th June. If your child is interested, please approve the consent form that was pushed out on Compass yesterday, Wednesday 2/2/2022. If your child wishes toplay please give consent and fill out the relevant information by Wednesday the 16th of February. 

There are three divisions

Division 1 Nippers – Kindergarten – Year 2

This competition is played on Monday afternoons at 4:20pm. The cost is $40 per child. Payment is due to Tamworth Touch Football by Monday 14th March 2022.  The teams are mixed with no less than 2 girls on the field at one time, with a total of 6 players on the field at a time. Each team must have a coach who is present on the field with the team at all times. This division will be run as a social competition with the main aim to teach the children to play Touch and to have fun.

Division 2 – Year 3 & 4

This competition is played on Monday afternoons at 4:20pm. The cost is $50 per child. Payment is due to Tamworth Touch Football by Monday 14th March 2022. Teams are to be all girls and all boys, with 6 players on the field at a time. These sides can also have their coach on the field but only for the first 4 weeks of the competition.

Division 3 – Year 5 & 6

This competition is played on Monday afternoons at 5:10pm. The cost is $50 per child. Payment is due to Tamworth Touch Football by Monday 14th March 2022. Teams are to be all girls and all boys, with 6 players on the field at a time. Coaches are not permitted on the field.

Please return your Consent only if you wish your child to play. Please keep an eye on the Newsletter weekly as the teams and draws will be published here. Active Kids vouchers are available for Touch Football and cover the entire year. 

REGISTRATION

Players are to register via Mysideline as well consententing on compass.

-https://profile.mysideline.com.au/register/

ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS

ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS CAN NOW BE USED AND SHOULD BE FORWARDED DIRECTLY TO TAMWORTH TOUCH.

OzTag

MiNiTaG (Kindergarten students only)

Dear Parents and Carers,

If your child is interested in playing Mini Tag please read ahead…..

All BOYS AND GIRLS, 5 & 6 Year olds are invited to join the 2022 Term 1 Competition of MiniTaG. MiNiTaG is a 6 week program commencing with a skills afternoon on Wednesday 23rd February. Each week after the initial skills clinic, players will ‘play’ a game with guidance from a referee and a Parent coach. Non-competitive game play will develop their skills and knowledge of the game to prepare them for the competitive competition in the 8yrs and Under Division.

All players receive a playing shirt with their registration ($50) and a ‘goodie’ bag at the end of the Season. Shorts are compulsory, $30, and can be purchased at the admin at the playing fields. If using your Active Kids Voucher, shorts are included at no extra cost.

Tamworth Junior Oztag Summer Term 1 & 4 2022

Dear Parents and Carers, 

If your child is interested in playing OzTag for St Edward’s School on Wednesday afternoons, please visit https://sportfix.net/to register your child. 

Teams will be formed via the registration process completed through Tamworth Junior OzTag. Teams must have a minimum of 7 players to be accepted.

Tamworth OzTag has opened up online registrations for the 2022 Competition.  St Ed's teams have the following codes to use when registering. 

8 Boys Code:   sf43509pmdj

8 Girls Code: sf43511k5p3

10 Boys Code: sf43512eg1m

10 Girls Code: sf43513x314

12 Boys Code: sf43514ypgg

12 Girls Code: sf43650csn1

The competition commences 16th February, 2022

All game times commence at 4.15pm and  5.00pm. 40 minute games.

Minimum of 10 players per team per division.

Registration

The nomination fee is $120 per player. This includes registration and team shirt.

All players must pay the full amount BEFORE Round 3 otherwise their team will be forfeited if unregistered players take the field. All players are encouraged to register online, eftpos is available at the ground also. Active Kids Vouchers are accepted and can be used online to register, plus $20 payment.

Any player joining the competition at any stage must incur the $120 fee.

Uniform requirements/cost of shorts

Shorts must be purchased from the Oztag Association as the sport is patented. Players found guilty of wearing own design of shorts will be open to legal action. Cost of shorts is $30 per pair, $40 for rep club shorts. Tights are $35 per pair or new style $50. No belt straps to be worn any more, LOAN shorts are available if players forget or rip their shorts. Players exchange for keys/mobile etc.

Teams MUST wear matching team shirts, these are part of the registration, teams may be penalised for not having team shirts.

Draws

Draws are no longer handed out due to changes that can be made to divisions at any time throughout the competition. Go to Oztag website  for times.

Hockey

St Edward's Basketball

Registration link 

(This link registers your child to play, not put them in a St Edward's team. You will also need to give consent via Compass) 

If your child is interested in playing basketball for St Edward’s school on a Thursday afternoon, please give consent and fill out the necessary information required on Compass.

Mrs Gippel will place children in teams and register these teams. Once this step is complete you will receive an email that will send an invite to you to join your child's team and pay fees.  Note; Teams must have a minimum of 7 players to be accepted. 

* Players that are unregistered or have not paid Comp Fees will not be permitted to take the court.

Note: * All players must be registered before joining a team. 

Fees are to be paid by players when they complete their “player to team” online form. 

Comp Fees as follows – 

Junior Primary School Comp Fees $120 

Active Kids Vouchers may be used to pay competition fees online. 

Personal Registration Fees 

Registration Fees are Separate to Competition Fees – Click on this link to register

All players must be registered with Basketball NSW, registration is for 12 months, fees are as follows 

Age 12 to 17 years $100 

Age 8 to 11 years $100 

Active Kids Vouchers may be used to pay registration fees online

First Lap

The First Lap voucher program provides $100 vouchers for parents, guardians and carers of children aged 3-6 years who are not enrolled in school to contribute towards the cost of swimming lessons. The program has been expanded for the 2021/22 financial year to include children in Kindergarten in 2021 and children starting Kindergarten in 2022, who missed out on vital water safety education during their pre-school years due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Swimming is an important part of life for many Australian residents. Whether safely enjoying a splash at the local pool, heading to the beach or going for a dip in a river, it is important that all people, especially children, have skills and confidence in and around the water.  

Water safety education is key to ensuring children learn vital safety and survival skills from a young age – a skill they will keep with them for life.

The vouchers may be used with an approved First Lap provider and are available through the Service NSW website.

By making swimming and water safety education more accessible for families, the First Lap program will help keep NSW children healthy, happy, and safe in and around the water.  

Daughters and Dads

The Daughters and Dads Active and Empowered (DADAE) program is a unique program for fathers and their primary school aged daughters developed by the University of Newcastle.  The program educates and empowers girls alongside their fathers to improve physical activity, sport skill proficiency and social and emotional wellbeing.

If you are a dad who wants to spend quality time with your daughter, do fun physical activities, and learn how to improve her sport skills, confidence, self-esteem and resilience, then book into a program.

There are two different Daughters and Dads program offerings including our ‘Classic’, weekly program and our ‘Weekender’, condensed residential program at a Sport and Recreation Centre.

If you are interested in regestering for either of these programs, please follow the link

Armidale Diocesan Primary Sports Council

The Armidale Diocesan Primary Sports Council is a body representative of the Catholic Education Office, Principals and Sports Coordinators from all Diocesan Primary Schools. The ADPSC offers a pathway for Armidale Diocesan students in most sports. If you would like to be kept up to date with all the Diocesan sport news, cancellations and updated last minute information, please like the ADPSC page on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/ArmidaleDiocesanPSC/

Sport Stories

We would love to share information about your child’s special achievements across all sporting areas, please email detailed information and a photograph if available to: 

the Sports Coordinator at nmcculloch@arm.catholic.edu.au