Primary News
Mr Liam Beatty
Since commencing at the College this year, I have enjoyed getting out to sport each weekend and watching our boys represent the College. Furthermore, I have appreciated the opportunity to meet you, our parent cohort, and continue to build the strong relationship between home and school. If you see me around the grounds on the weekend, please introduce yourself, ask me any questions you may have and let me know how your son is enjoying his experience at the College so far this year.
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all our Marist mums and mother figures. I hope you enjoyed your special day yesterday. As a College in the way of Mary our Good Mother, this day is a significant day in our community and it was great to see such a strong representation of our Primary mums at our Mother and Son breakfasts last week.
Year 6 Mass
This morning our Year 6 students took part in a year level Mass in The Chapel. This special celebration of the Eucharist is part of their current Religious Education unit on the parts of the Mass. Special thanks to our Year 6 teachers, Fr Tini (College Chaplain) and Mena McLean (Campus Minister) for providing this opportunity for our boys.
Walkathon
Thank you to all our families who have already begun fundraising for the College Walkathon. This year the Primary will be competing against the eight secondary houses to see who can raise the most money. I am happy to say that after one week, we are firmly in the lead with almost $1000 raised already. Throughout the fundraising campaign, the highest Primary fundraiser for each week will be invited to colour in the Walkathon Tally located in the main yard. Congratulations to last week’s highest fundraiser, Harrison Smith (6V). A reminder that the Walkathon is a compulsory event for all our students and a great opportunity for us to all come together as a community, your support in ensuring your son participates in this event is very much appreciated. All families are also welcome to join us and walk on the day.
NAPLAN
This morning our Year 5 cohort participated in the first of their NAPLAN tests. I was extremely proud of the boys and the way they handled themselves during what can sometimes be an overwhelming experience for them. Last week myself and Jen Little (Primary Learning Leader) spoke to the boys about this being an opportunity for them to represent the College and demonstrate how hard they have worked in their learning this year. I emphasised to the boys the importance of working to their full potential and using their time wisely. The boys will be provided with a light healthy snack each morning but it is imperative that they have a substantial breakfast prior to arriving at school.
Free Dress Day
This Thursday we will be holding a Free Dress Day across the College. Students are asked to bring a gold coin donation that will go towards the MATES (Marist Are Taking Everyone Seriously) program. Traditionally the free dress day for MATES has provided some means to the ongoing evening with our friends of the street (or BBQ with the Homeless).
Sport Update – Mr John Lambourne
Achievements
- Congratulations to Thomas Bedggood (6R), Ethan Bird (6V), Zaiden Cook (5G), Ben Flanagan (6W) and Fraser Ullman (6V) who have been selected to represent North West District Cross Country at the Met North Regional trials, to be held 25 May.
- Congratulations to Matthew Alvarez (6G) who has been selected to represent Met North Hockey, to compete at the Queensland School Sport State Championships, to be held 17 – 20 June.
- Congratulations to Quinn Lovering (6G) – Div. 1 and Sammy Plumb (6W) – Div. 2 who have been selected to represent Brisbane Metro baseball competing in the Australian Little League Championships in June.
North West District Cross Country
Congratulations to those boys who represented the College at last week’s district cross country trials;
North West District Cross Country | ||
10 Years | 11 Years | 12 Years |
Zaiden Cook – 2nd | Ben Flanagan – 4th | Ethan Bird – 4th |
Jamieson McGahan – 13th | Tommy Bedggood – 6th | Cormac O’Leary – 8th |
Remi Sakzewski – 39th | Fraser Ullman - 8th | Lachie Vacher – 9th |
Rocco Holmes – 42nd | Aidan Marshall – 13th | Quinn Lovering – 12th |
Shae Caminiti- 46th | Julian Lewis – 21st | Isaac Mahoney – 25th |
Results and Around the Grounds
Term 2 Training Schedules
AIC Cross Country
Cross Country Meet #1
St Laurence’s College Playing Fields, Runcorn
Wednesday 19 May
AIC Cross Country Championships
Curlew Park, Shorncliffe
Wednesday 2 June
Term 2 Training Schedule
6:30am for a 6:45am start
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
Training A | Training A | Training B | Training B | No Training Years 5&6 | Park Run |
Meet at the pool | Meet at the John Eales Grandstand |
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Boys are encouraged to attend at least two sessions per week, one A session and one B session.
Term 3 Sport
AIC Tennis
An invitation from MCA Tennis for all players wanting to represent the school in this year's AIC championship.
Trials will be beginning a little earlier this year so we can work more as a team and also get in time on court with coaches.
PLEASE REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE BY EMAILING MCA TENNIS.
Please note that attendance is required for all 3 sessions.
This gives the coaches the best opportunity to grade students correctly.
The following are times allocated for trials and this was based on availability and clashing of Term 2 sports.
Year 5 Thur 3:30pm-5:00pm 13, 20 May
Year 6 Fri 6:30am-8:00am 14, 21 May
Sports Photographs
We are always on the lookout for photos and action shots to be used for the Blue and Gold, other College publications, season or end-of-year wrap-ups etc. Please follow this link and add your photos.
Marist College Ashgrove Primary Sports Photos
College App
Please ensure that you download the College App to your smartphone. This app will be used weekly to inform you of sporting fixtures, cancellations and bus arrival information.