Athletics Club

All students from Prep to Year 6 are welcome to join us for morning sessions every Wednesday and Thursday for Term 1.

In Term 1, the focus will be on improving endurance and pacing with cross country running. These skills will help your child to be ready for our House Cross Country and potentially our District teams.

Students can meet the teacher running the morning session on the oval at 8:00am. These sessions will not go ahead if rain is projected.

Rowville District Inter School Sports

Winter and Summer Sports

This year, we look forward to our students representing our school at Rowville District Winter and Summer Interschool Sports. Our Winter Sport competitions, taking place on Friday 27th May and Friday 10th June, will consist of the following sports: AFL Football, Soccer, Netball, Fully Loaded Tee Ball and Jack Attack Lawn Bowls.

The aim on these days is to increase student engagement and involvement while promoting fundamental skills in each sport, good sportsmanship and teamwork. On both of these scheduled days, students will have the opportunity to represent the school competing against other schools or be part of an in-house competition against their peers.

The selection of teams to represent the school at these competitions will be based on students nominating and trying out for the sport they wish to compete in. All students were able to nominate 2 sports they wish to try out for. Our teachers along with parent coaches will conduct the try-outs and select the students to represent the school at each sport. Students who unfortunately are not selected to represent the school will not miss out. They will be part of an in-house competition run by teachers or coaches to enhance their skill in a sport. Also, it is guaranteed that all Year 5 and 6 students will have the opportunity to represent the school at least once either at the Winter Sports or Summer Sport this year.

We are open to assistance from parents to help with selection of teams and coaching our teams on the day. If you wish to support us with your expertise with coaching a team or know of someone who can coach a team and is available to help out please contact Mr Karl Camerino directly by email. All parents coaches will need to be vaccinated and have a current up to date Working with Children Check.

2022 House Athletics Day- Friday 25th March

We are excited to have our St Simon's School House Athletics day taking place next week. The details of the event are below:

Date: Friday 25th March

Location: Knox Park Athletics Track , Bunjil Way, Knoxfield

Drop Off Time and Place: This year there will be two options for parents to drop off the morning of the Athletics Day.

1. Parents can drop off their child AT KNOX PARK ATHLETICS TRACK at 8:45am.

2. Parents can drop off their child AT SCHOOL at the normal 8:45am time. Student will travel by bus to the venue at 9:00am.

We highly encourage all parents to drop their child/ren at Knox Park Athletics Track, however the option of dropping your child at school is available if this is more convenient for you.

Parents who have dropped off their child/ren at Knox Athletics Track will enter through the main gates and meet with their year level teachers in the student sitting area.

Students who have been dropped at school and those who attend before school care will meet with a supervising year level teacher on the basketball courts with weather permitting. At 9:00am, students will board a bus and travel to the venue with the supervising teachers. They should arrive at approximately 9:15am and meet with their classroom teacher before the commencement of the day.

All students who arrive after 9:00am will need to be transported to the Knox Athletics Track by their parents. All students that are late arrivals to the Knox Athletics Track need to check in with the scorers desk before being directed to their classroom teacher.

What Students Need to Wear: Students will be grouped according to their house colour during the track and field events and during break periods in the student sitting area. To help encourage team spirit, children are permitted to wear a coloured T shirt according to their school house colour with their St Simon's sport shorts. Alternatively, children may wear their full St Simon's Sport Uniform and will be given a coloured wrist band with their house colour. Children are not to have coloured hair for the day but can wear coloured ribbons, headbands and wrist bands for the day.

What Students Need to Bring: Students can bring these items in a small backpack that clearly has their name on it.

Snacks and Lunch (There will be no Canteen at the track)
Drinks or drink bottle (possible pack 2 drinks/drink bottles for the day) Refilling of drinks with water will be available from a school provided drinking station.
School Hat
Sunscreen
A warm jacket or raincoat (in case the weather changes)

A timetable of the day’s events is listed below. Any help from parents listed on the Operoo form would be greatly appreciated. If you are willing to be a parent helper on the day, please ensure you have your Working With Children Check and have signed a 2021 current volunteer Code of Conduct form with our school administration. All volunteers on the day need to be fully vaccinated and will be require to show proof of vaccination at the scorers desk on arrival

Parents are able to attend to watch their child on the day. To keep in line with our St Simon School COVID safe protocols, all visitors must be vaccinated and socially distanced while at the venue. We hope to see you all there for a great day of track and field events.

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