Sports Newsletter
Greater Western Swimming
Congratulations to Mae Dwyer and Beau Perkins who have qualified to compete in the Greater Western Swimming Carnival on Wednesday 26th March in Horsham. We hope they have a great day.
Ride to School Day
This coming Friday, March 21st is National Ride To School Day. It is a day when children are encouraged to ride, scoot or walk to and from school. Given the traffic around our school in the mornings and afternoons this opportunity is one that I commend to parents to consider for their personal circumstances.
We all recognise the benefits in bicycle travel in terms of increased fitness and independence for the kids, less traffic on our roads and less pollution in our environment, however children must be confident and competent riders with a safe route planned for them by their parents and carers.
Lawn Bowls
Currently in sport, a number of year levels are learning about the game of ‘Lawn Bowls’. During these lessons, two sides will be selected (from Year 5 and 6) to represent Sacred Heart in the Colac Division Lawn Bowls Tournament on Monday 31st March at the Lake Bowling Club. More information will be sent home for selected students closer to the date.
Sacred Heart Junior Athletics F-2
On Friday 4th April, the students from Foundation – Year 2 will participate in the Sacred Heart Junior Athletics Carnival. This will take place at Sacred Heart between recess and lunch time (11:45am – 1:15pm). The students will be involved in a number of sporting activities e.g. High Jump, Egg and Spoon Race, Sprints etc. Parents/Grandparents are welcome to watch their child/children/grandchildren participate. Our Year 6 students will be the leaders of the activities on the day.
Students are reminded to apply sunscreen before arriving at school and ‘Please’ bring along a drink bottle. We look forward to a fun day.
Important Dates:
Wednesday 26th March – Greater Western Swimming Championships (Horsham)
Monday 31st March – Colac Division Lawn Bowls (Lake Bowling Club)
Friday 4th April - Sacred Heart Athletics Years F-2 (at Sacred Heart)
WEEKLY SPORTS STARS
Name: Chloe Harrowfield (Yr 6KT)
1. What sports do you play? The sports I play are netball and horse-riding.
2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite sport to play is horse-riding.
3. Why is this your favourite sport? Horse-riding is my favourite sport because it is a great sport, it is a lot of fun, but it is very time consuming.
4. What is your proudest sporting moment? My proudest sporting moment was when I completed my first jump on a horse.
5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My strengths in sport is that I have good balance on a horse, my co-ordination is good and I am a very fast runner.
6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because it is fun and I love to exercise with my friends.
7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports person is my coach in horse-riding (Starlett).
8. Why are they your favourite? Starlett is my favourite person because she is like a sister to me and she is a fantastic coach who teaches me a lot.
9. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sports team is the Geelong Cats.
10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? My coach and team mates would say that I am a very good sport, that I like to have fun and I am kind to my team mates.
Name: Banjo Edney (Yr 5DC)
1. What sports do you play? The sports I play are basketball, football and racquetball.
2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite sport to play is football.
3. Why is this your favourite sport? Football is my favourite sport because I like the game and I get to play with my friends.
4. What is your proudest sporting moment? My proudest sporting moment was when I took my first mark in a game of football.
5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My strengths in sport is that I am fast and I am strong for my size.
6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because I love the competition.
7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports person is St Kilda ruckman Rowan Marshall.
8. Why are they your favourite? Rowan Marshall is my favourite player because I like how he plays football. He is tall, athletic and takes a good mark and he is good to watch.
9. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sports team is the St Kilda football team.
10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? My coach and team mates would say that I am fun and kind and I like to be competitive.
Name: Thomas Williamson (Yr 5MC)
1. What sports do you play? The sports I play are soccer, football, basketball and tennis.
2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite sport to play is football.
3. Why is this your favourite sport? Football is my favourite sport because it is fun and I just love it!
4. What is your proudest sporting moment? My proudest sporting moment was when I got my first goal in football.
5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My strengths in sport is that I am very fit and I am good at eating bananas for energy.
6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because it is fun, and I get to play with my mates and it keeps me fit.
7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports person is Anthony McDonald Tipungwuti.
8. Why are they your favourite? Tipungwuti is my favourite player because he was a great player for Essendon – he was a super star.
9. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sports team is Essendon.
10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? My coach and team mates would say that I am good at sport and I am tall.
Thanks Nicole Lynch