PE News
Mano Swimming Carnival
Last Friday we had 52 students attend the annual Mano Swimming carnival across grade 3-6 out at Geelong College Pool. WOWWWW we have some talented swimmers at Mano! Students swam in a variety of events such as freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly- all competing for their own best time. Students showed resilience, motivation and enjoyment whilst at the event. An update on students attending the Divisional level will be communicated later this week students and given the appropriate information with details for the event which is on
A HUGE thankyou to all 16 parent helpers who assisted on the day as marshals and recorders- without such amazing helpers these events are very challenging to run, so Mano greatly appreciates your time and assistance. How lucky are we!
Regards,
Mr Hambrook
Wednesday 4th March Summer Lightning Premiership 2026
Just a reminder that on Wednesday 4h of March if your child is in garde 5 and or 6 they will be representing Mano in 1 of 4 sports against participating district schools for fun and competition. The Summer sports we have been training for are Basketball, Volleyball, Cricket and Team Tennis. Mano is in the Aberdeen North Geelong District in which we participate against Fyans Park P.S., Chilwell, Rollins, Hamlyn Banks and South Geelong. The event is compulsory for students to attend in their designated sport and team. It’s a great way for students to learn new skills and new sports and also play with a variety of friends and other kids! The students ABSOLUTELY love participating in the sports and ‘Mano’ will hopefully do a terrific job once again.
PARENT HELPERS NEEDED 😊
IF you are a keen parent with perhaps some coaching or experience in the sports- Mr Hambrook would LOVE to hear from you as we need parents to help with coaching and supervising some teams. Please call the office or speak to Mr Hambrook if you are able to assist on this day 😊
This event is a whole day out from school and the children are expected to bring the following to school:
Drink Bottle/Fruit & Snacks
Packed Recess & Lunch
Hat is a must for outdoor sports
Rain coat or wind jacket for warmth
School Uniform - Green or White Mano top
'Mano' singlet from school if your child requires it
Appropriate running footwear
Volleyball player compete at Vic Beach in the sand - shorts or skorts would be ideal
Time:
For both Volleyball and Basketball the Bus Departs ‘Mano’ at 9:00am and students return back to school at approximately 2:45pm. Please make sure you are at school before 8:45am so we can leave on time and arrive at the designated venue.
This year our cricketers and tennis players will be walking Hurst Reserve and Western Heights Tennis Club from school.
Venue:
There are 3 venues this year for the day and are different for the sport that your child is playing in if you wish to go along and CHEER them on!!
Cricket: Harold Hurst Reserve, Douglass Street
Teams Tennis: Western Heights Tennis Club, 27-31 Douglass Street
Basketball: Beyond Bank Stadium, 20 Crows Road Belmont
Volleyball/VolleyStars: Vic Beach, 1A Crown Street South Geelong
Students Must Wear The Following:
Comfortable running shoes will suffice for both sports, unless students wish to wear proper cricket shoes.
CRICKET- Students can wear ‘Mano’ shorts or white cricket pants. The cricketers must wear a ‘Mano’ GREEN Polo shirt and a hat.
TEAMS TENNIS-Students can wear BLACK or GREEN shorts for tennis or if preferred- Green or Black pants are ok . Girls can wear skorts or bike shorts as well in the same colour. Students will have a ‘Mano’ tennis jersey to wear on the day-It is their responsibility to wear on the day and return to Mr Hambrook.
VOLLEYBALLERS- Volleyball Vic Beach Geelong/ Geelong Sports Hub (Same destination) ADDRESS 1A Crown Street South Geelong VIC 3220
Students can wear black or white shirt underneath and skins if needed. Boys can wear BLACK or GREEN shorts and their ‘Mano’ Green shirt. Comfortable running shoes are a MUST! A volleyball singlet top will be provided by Mr Hambrook.
BASKETBALLERS– Basketball players MUST wear black or dark blue pocketless shorts. A ‘Mano’ Basketball singlet will be provided by Mr Hambrook. Students to also wear comfortable shoes.
All jewellery MUST be taped up or taken out before the event. First Aid will be provided at the venue and your teacher will have student medication with them throughout the day. Please bring your own asthma puffer if required. Parent helpers who are coming on the BUS and assisting, coaching or supervising on the day will be contacted prior.
