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School Cross Country

Our School Cross Country will be held on FRIDAY, 8th April (last day of Term 1) at the Spring Gully Recreational Reserve. The event will be based at the Soccer Fields.

All students from Prep to Grade 6 will be competing to the best of their ability. Prep to Grade 2 students will compete in their grade level, whilst students from Grades 3 to 6 will compete in their age level. Ribbons and House points will be awarded to all students who complete the course. I encourage the children to wear comfortable clothing and appropriate footwear. All students from grade 3 to 6 will be running in a coloured vest to represent their age group.

A spectator area near the finish line will be made available on the bank of the soccer field (school side) for those who wish to attend.

Schedule of events (please note these are approximate times only) :
10:30am	Early Recess
11:10am	Preps start at the tennis courts and run to soccer oval. Approx. 500m
11:20am	Grade 5/6 - (11/12 years) start at soccer oval, run to cricket oval and back to soccer oval (one big lap of the creek) Approx. 3km
11:40am	Grade 1/2 start at the bridge & run to the soccer oval – Retreat Rd side track (after 11, 12’s run past). Approx. 750m
11:55am	Grade 3/4 - (9/10 years) start at soccer oval and complete a lap of the creek turning at the bridge and finish at soccer oval. Approx. 2km
Between 12:30pm to 12:45pm	All runners finished and walk back to school.

House Colours - Ashby (White), Godber (Green), Harley (Yellow), Pollock (Blue), Savage (Black) and Tingay (Red)

The Education Department requires informed consent every time the students leave the school grounds. Permission for this event needs to be made online via the Compass Parent Portal. There is no cost for this activity.

LCM Region Tennis

Congratulations to Callum F for representing the School the LCM Region Tennis Tournament in Swan Hill on Monday. Callum finished 3rd overall in his age group. Outstanding effort Callum!

Ride2School Day

It was great to see some many students riding, scooting or walking to school on National Ride2School Day (Friday 25th March).

National Ride2School Day is Australia’s biggest celebration of active travel. It is a day where students, teachers and parents discover the joy of riding and kick-start healthy habits for the future.

Just under 85% of all students actively travelled to school at least part of the way. Well done in particular to Grade 3/4 Green who had an amazing 95% active travellers. Special mention to Grade 3/4 Daenke (93%) and 5/6 Lidgett (90%) who also had an amazing participation rate.

Lunchtime Newcombe Tournament

Our lunchtime Newcombe Tournament has come to a thrilling conclusion with Team 5 winning the Grand Final over Team 4 in ‘golden point’ overtime. Both teams were locked at 23 points apiece when the final whistle sounded. Team 5 then went on to score the first point in overtime. The game was played in fantastic spirit with players from both sides displaying great skill and teamwork.

I would like to congratulate all students involved in this competition throughout the term for their wonderful sportsmanship and commitment. I would particularly like to thank the students who umpired and scored games when their team wasn’t playing.