Sports News 

Tomorrow!!!

WHOLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

The whole school will travel to Duncan McKinnon Reserve to participate in our Inter-House Athletics Carnival.   All students are encouraged to dress in their St. Finbar’s House colours 🟢🟡🔴🔵, with House points awarded for student’s athletic efforts over the day.  

REMINDERS: 

*Year 3-6 students need to be at school EARLIER than usual on this morning: please have your Year 3-6 child/ren at school by 8.20am.  Buses depart soon after.

*Dismissal from the track:  any Senior carnival student may be taken home directly from the track at 2.50/3pm tomorrow.  An email or written note must be sent to the CLASS TEACHER prior for permission to be obtained.   Many thanks for your cooperation with this matter.

Prep to Year 2 students will participate in a variety of formal and novelty athletics events over their half-day carnival, (10am - 1.15pm) whilst our Year 3-6 students participate in numerous track and field events over the whole day (9.15am - 2.45pm).

Please read over all information within the Operoo permission email relevant to your child/ren’s carnival.  This permission email includes all relevant details about this event and also includes a Parent Helper sign-up link. 

🙏A very big thank you to everyone who has volunteered their time to help out tomorrow. 

 DATES TO DIARY FOR SPORT

Whole School (P-6) House Athletics

Carnival: Fri. 21st March @ Duncan McKinnon Reserve

Dendy Tennis tournament: Thursday 27th March, selected Yr.5/6’s: 2 boys & 2 girls

P&F Colour Run: Fri. 4th April @ Dendy Park Athletics oval

Year 3-6 Inter-House Cross Country:  Thursday 24th April, 9.30am - 12pm, Dendy Park

District Cross Country: Thursday 1st May (respective students), Bald Hill Park

Winter Sport (Year 5&6 students): Round 1, Friday 2nd May

Junior (Yr. 3&4) HoopTime: Tuesday 20th May, Waverley Stadium

Senior (Yr 5&6) HoopTime: Monday 30th June, Waverley Stadium

YEAR 5&6 WINTER SPORT 

Inter-School Football/Netball Program

Begins: Friday 2nd May - Week 1, Term 2. 

Next term all Year 5&6 students will participate in our Dendy Winter Sport Inter-School Football and Netball competition.  Students will travel to other local schools and venues to play either netball or football over a number of Friday afternoons during term 2.   Next week at school, all Year 5&6 students will submit their sport preference and teams will be finalised, ready for Friday of Week 1, Term 2. We ask parents to chat with their child at home to support them in their decision of which sport to play.  Please look out for an Operoo permission email with further information over the next few weeks.  

PARENT HELP REQUEST:  weekly support for bus supervision & umpires: 

To assist with this program, we’d love the support from any parents/adults that are able to assist with either umpiring or support with travel on the bus.  A formal request document with dates will go out by the end of term 2. If you are able to assist on any of the scheduled Winter Sport dates, please contact Tania:

Dates of Winter Sport:  

Friday: 2/5, 9/5, 16/5, 23/5, 30/5, 6/6, 13/6 

(LP tournaments: Soccer: 17/6, Netball: 19/6, AFL footy: 20/6 - all tbc)