Extra-Curricular Sports Calendar

2025 Extra-Curricular Sports Calendar:

Term 1:

21 February, 2025 – Division Swimming
TBC – Division Lawn Bowls (date is currently being rescheduled)
5 March, 2025 – Interhouse Athletics
26 March, 2025 – District Athletics
26 March, 2025 – Regional Swimming
27 March, 2025 – Encouragement Swim Meet (9yrs and under)
1 April, 2025 – Interhouse Cross Country

Term 2:

9 May, 2025 – Division Cross Country
14 May, 2025 – Division Soccer
21 May, 2025 – Division AFL (9’s)
26 May, 2025 – Regional Cross Country
30 May, 2025 – Division Netball
18 June, 2025 – Regional Soccer
20 June, 2025 – Regional Netball
25 June, 2025 – Regional AFL (9’s)

Term 3:

8 August, 2025 – Division Basketball
2 September, 2025 – Regional Lawn Bowls
11 September, 2025 – Division Athletics

Term 4:

10 October, 2025 – Regional Athletics
16 October, 2025 – Division Hot Shots
24 October, 2025 – Regional Basketball
6 November, 2025 – Division Cricket
19 November, 2025 – Regional Cricket

Good Luck Division Swimmers:

Wishing Milla, Mac, Sam, Will, Poppy, Jackson, Sylive, Luka and Carter all the very best this Friday as they take part in the Division Swimming event. For some of these students, this is their first competitive swim meet and we hope they thoroughly love it.

Thank you to Shona and Debbie for officially coming along to support our students on the day.

Interhouse Athletics:

We are getting excited as we prepare for our Interhouse Athletics on 5 March, 2025.

Please click here for more information on the event.

Thank you to the adults who have put up their hand to help us out on the day. We are still have a few spaces needing filling so If you are able to help for all or part of the day (9.00am - 2.30pm) can you please contact Claire Morris (claire.morris@education.vic.gov.au). No experience necessary but if you do have some knowledge around specific events, please let me know in your email. All helpers will need to submit a copy of their Working With Children Check (quickly and easily obtained online for free) and completed Code of Conduct form to the front office prior to the day. The office staff and I are more than happy to assist you with these if needed.

If you can please ensure your child knows what group they will be in on the day, that would be very helpful (e.g. if they turn 10 on their 2025 birthday, they will be in the 10YO group). Dressing up in house colours is encouraged for those wishing to but please remember to wear their school hat, bring a healthy lunch/snack and water bottle.

Please contact your child’s class teacher if you have any questions about the day.

Athletics Day recording:

Over the next 6 weeks, Grade 3-6 students will be participating in athletics activities where we will be recording results (for either heats or as their final result) for our Athletics Day. If your child misses a P.E. session, please touch base with me if they wish to complete this event for results prior to Athletics Day. We will not be taking any results after the 7 March, 2025. Please let Claire Morris know if you have any questions.

Hockey Victoria Roadshow:

On Monday, some of our lucky junior classes enjoyed a session with Hockey Victoria to try out the sport and have some fun. We appreciate the time that Hockey Victoria gives us each year to provide our students with these opportunities. For those students interested in doing some hockey outside of school, please check out the Hook-Into-Hockey flyer in the community section of our newsletter.

Kelly Sports Lunchtime Sessions:

This term we have some lunchtime sessions for our students. The first session is a come-and-try session where all relevant students can come along and try the sport. Sessions are limited to numbers so depending on how many students we get, there may be a sign up system implemented for the following three sessions. Please let your child know the days they can come along if interested:

Hockey – Grade 1+2’s (Astroturf)
- 13 March
- 20 March
- 27 March
- 3 April
Ultimate Frisbee – Grade 3+4’s (Oval)
- 26 February
- 12 March
- 19 March
- 2 April
Ultimate Frisbee – Grade 5+6’s (Oval)
- 25 February
- 11 March
- 18 March
- 25 March

Encouragement Swim Meet:

MDASA Primary Schools Encouragement Swimming Meet: Primary 9/U 25m Events

Applications close 11 March, 2025. Click here for entry form. Entry is $5 per swimmer per event. Payment needs to be made before 14 March 2025 via Compass for entry to be confirmed (a separate Compass message will be sent after 12 March 2025, requesting this).

This will not be a staffed event so transport, and supervision will need to be arranged by parents/guardians.

Event Details:

27 March, 20256.30pm - 9pm (Doors open 6.30pm for a 7:00pm start)Ballarat Aquatic and Leisure Centre (25m Pool) – Gillies St Wendouree

Further information on the event can be found on the MDASA website. EACH SWIMMER MUST BE ABLE TO CONFIDENTLY SWIM 25 METRES, IN DEEP WATER, IN THEIR CHOSEN STROKE/S.

All events will be started in the water.
Ribbons will be awarded to first three places in each heat.
Medals will be awarded to the first three placings in each age group at the end of the swim program.
Age of swimmer as at 31st December 2025

Division Lawn Bowls Tryouts:

Our Division Bowls tryouts will continue this week at lunchtime on Monday and Wednesday. The new date for the Division competition is being finalised and will be forwarded to parents as soon as we have this. Student in Grade 5/6 are invited to attend four tryout session for Division Lawn Bowls at lunchtime this week. Students are encouraged to attend all sessions if they wish to be selected. Please bring along P.E. shoes for these trainings. Please notify Claire Morris within 24 hours of missed tryout if you child was unable to attend but wishes to still be considered.

SSV State Team Nominations:

The School Sport Victoria (SSV) Team Vic representative program provides a development platform for Victoria’s emerging student athletes to participate in the annual School Sport Australia (SSA) Championships. SSV coordinates the selection process for Team Vic teams in partnership with relevant state sporting organisations.

If your daughter/son is passionate about any of the sports listed below and meets the following criteria, please contact Claire Morris (claire.morris@education.vic.gov.au) with all relevant information at least two weeks prior to SSV nomination closing dates.

Australian Football 12 Years and Under Boys
Basketball 12 Years and Under Girls
Basketball 12 Years and Under Boys
Cricket 12 Years and Under Boys
Football (Soccer) 12 Years and Under Boys
Netball 12 Years and Under Girls

Please note that other sports are available. Please check the SSV website.

Students must be nominated by their school. Parents cannot nominate students because each school can only nominate a maximum of three students for each sport. We will consider each nomination and contact parents if we believe their child meets the nomination criteria. Only highly talented students will be nominated.

Criteria:

Students must have represented their school/club at an extremely high level including Regional/State.
Been selected in a representative team (i.e. for Ballarat or a Region)
Received a league award (not just a club or coaches award) in their chosen sport (Best and Fairest for the competition, highest goalkicker, etc)

Please read the Team Vic Information Sheet on the sport page before nominating your son/daughter. This document contains important information on the SSV Team Vic Program, in relation to eligibility, registration, multiclass, selection, participation costs, and financial assistance.

Team Vic Sport and Registration Key Dates

Please read the Team Vic Principal Endorsement process for further information.

If you wish to register your son/daughter to be considered for nomination, please contact Claire Morris at least two weeks prior to SSV nomination closing dates.

What to bring to P.E.:

Just a reminder for all students to bring with them their P.E. shoes, drink bottles and hats to their P.E. classes. This allows us to make the most of our lessons together. Thanks to everyone who continues to remember these.

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)