Up-Coming Sporting Events

Up-Coming Sporting Events

30 August - Interschool Sport BYE

30 August - DISTRICT 1500m Competition @ Willinda Park, 4:00-5:00

3 September - DISTRICT Athletics Competition @ Meadowglen Athletics Track

12 September - DIVISION Athletics Competition @ Meadowglen Athletics Track

9-20 September - Intensive Swimming Program (Years Prep-4)

MDPSSA District 1500m

What a beautiful Friday afternoon for a run - and what an amazing result for SFX! Big congratulations for all of our student athletes who participated in the 1500m event after school at Willinda Park. Well done to all giving your best after a (‘hard’) day at school: Cameron Ellis, Ayesha Bourke, Isaac Mullins, Charlie Howes, Archie Richards and Greta Mullins. The team of six came away with four ‘1st’ and a ‘3rd’ which sends at least four of our six competitors off to the Division Finals in September! Well done SFX!

MDPSSA District Athletics Carnival

Congratulations to all 73 students selected to the SFX Athletics Team. Approximately 52 students will represent the school at the annual Montmorency District Athletics Carnival to be held on Tuesday 3rd September at the Meadowglen International Athletics Stadium, McDonalds Lane, Epping. The events are due to commence at 9.30am and finish by 2.30pm.

Bring: Water bottle, Snacks, Lunch and a change of clothing in case your child gets wet. If you are asthmatic please bring your VENTOLIN (remember to pre-medicate before your event).

Clothing: Please wear your full school sports uniform (green shorts & green polo top) and wear/bring track pants, windcheater and warm waterproof coat. NOTE: short skins, worn under SFX sport shorts, will be permitted.

Reserves: All RESERVE athletes are expected to arrive at school, 8:30am on Tuesday 3rd September, in full sport uniform as above, packed and ready to participate. Should we experience illness, injury or absence on the morning of the District Carnival, the Reserve athlete will compete. Should all scheduled students arrive to participate in their events, Reserves will be asked to remain at school.

Parents and families are most welcome to attend our District Athletics Carnival and lend their support to our team. A reminder that coaching from enthusiastic parents, coaches or teachers is not permitted during the running of the events (SSV regulations). Children can be disqualified if this rule is breached. Students have already been advised of the events in which they will be participating.The MDPSSA District Athletics Program of Events has been distributed via email to participating families and is available as a hard copy from the school office and at the event.

Congratulations to Cameron Ellis at Cross Country Nationals

Last weekend Cameron Ellis travelled to Wollongong to participate in the Australian National Cross Country Championships in both the individual and team events. Once again he has certainly done himself proud, finishing 29th in Australia and picking up a bronze in his team relay. WIshing Cameron good luck again next month when he competes in Darwin at the Australian National Track & Field Championships in the 1500m event.

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ST FRANCIS XAVIER PREP to YEAR FOUR SWIMMING PROGRAM 2019

As a reminder, could parents please click the following link to access WaterMarc’s new online system. This will enable parents to provide instant and accurate feedback regarding their children's water safety and swimming ability directly to WaterMarc. These were due on Friday 23rd August.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPpB0aamtepzK6dqpFzsDSUxverxKUXfElEQE5kGgUdZMqww/viewform?usp=sf_link

Also as a reminder, following is a copy of all swimming details as provided previously via Care Monkey.

In weeks Nine and Ten of Term Three, the Prep to Year Four children will be participating in a Water Safety & Intensive Swimming program as a part of the Victorian Physical Education Curriculum. This program will take place at WaterMarc, in Greensborough. The lessons will commence on Monday 9th September and conclude on Friday 20nd September 2019.

The cost of this program has already been included in the Student Levy paid by each family at the commencement of the school year. Each child will participate in eight forty-five minute practical lessons, one theory (dry land session) and one fun session (to conclude the program), over the two week period.

DETAILS:

Where: WaterMarc, 1 Flintoff Street, Greensborough

When: Week Nine (Monday 9th to Friday 13th September) EVERY DAY

Week Ten (Monday 16th to Friday 20th September)

WEDNESDAY 18th SEPTEMBER @ SFX (theory day)

Transport: Classes will be transported to and from WaterMarc Centre by bus under appropriate staff supervision.

WaterMarc runs the Swim and Survive Water Safety School Program. It is a comprehensive swimming and water safety program in alignment with the aquatic requirements within the Victorian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education. In working towards the achievement of the Victorian Water Safety Certificate, this certificate reflects the minimum level of skill recommended by the swimming and water safety industry for students exiting primary school.

The skills and knowledge learnt in the Aquatic Program provides children with a solid foundation in swimming and water safety. The program will focus on the following:

understanding of water environments

water safety strategies

swimming techniques

personal survival

understanding of how and why we swim

development of skills, strength, endurance and fitness

During the Swimming Program, the children in Years Prep to Four will be required to wear their Sports Uniform on every swimming day. Each child will need to bring all their swimming requirements in a clearly labelled bag. Please also ensure that each article of clothing is clearly labelled with their name. If your child has shoulder length hair, please ensure that it is tied back. We highly recommend that children with long hair wear a swim cap if they have one for health reasons and to save on the number of children returning to school with very wet hair. Please note, there is not the time or facility for children to blow dry their hair. Parents may wish to provide their child with a beanie to wear after swimming.

Where it is comfortable and practical, children may wear their bathers to school underneath their Sports Uniform however please keep in mind that children may experience some difficulty if they need to go to the toilet at school before the lesson.

EACH CHILD WILL REQUIRE:

bathers

goggles

earplugs/headband if required

towel

thongs

brush or comb, spare hair elastic

change of underwear

plastic bag for wet clothes

a water bottle

extra food in their lunchbox (they get hungry afterwards!)

We do expect all children to participate enthusiastically in this program, as we are all aware of the importance of water safety and becoming a confident swimmer.

CAMP Dates 2019

Years 3 & 4

Thursday 07 November & Friday 08 November at Kinglake Adventure Camp

Years 5 & 6

Tuesday 19 November, Wednesday 20 November & Thursday 21 November at Sovereign Hill

Reflection

Humility