Learning and Teaching
SFS TWILIGHT SPORTS
What a great night!! Thank you to all the SFS staff for their support. We could not hold events like this without them. We would also like to thank Parents & Friends for cooking hundreds of sausages; the staff and students really appreciated their snack!! We would also like to thank the parents that assisted us to put up the marquees in the afternoon and then helped us to take them down at the end of the night. It was definitely a community event with everyone joining in to make it a great evening.
And I am so proud of all our students. Their cheering was amazing and they demonstrated great sportsmanship. A group of our Grade 6s demonstrated their leadership as they assisted with Twilight Sports. We had students helping lead the cheering with their Houses, returning students to their Houses after the races and preparing juniors for their races. Thank you to the Grade 6s!! We are very proud of you!!
It was a close competition and we would like to congratulate all the students and staff in each House for a fantastic effort! Congratulations to Teresa for winning the House Sports Shield for 2026!! Well done! And a big congratulations to all Houses for their cheering!! Well done to MacKillop for winning the House Spirit Shield for 2026!
We would also like to congratulate Chitra and Viraj for winning the Grade 6 Gift. They will now have the opportunity to attend District Athletics to represent SFS in the 100 metre race. Other Senior students who came first in their running race will also have the opportunity to try out later in the year for District Cross Country.
A big thanks to everyone for your support!
Lulli and Giuliana
Visual Art News
Current Art Competition News:
The visual art countdown is on its way as we prepare to showcase the \ talented work from Adi and Elyse, Aiden, Grace, Chloe, Dityaa and Emilia, our five successful submissions who entered the Creative Arts Exhibition competition late last year. Below are important details about this upcoming event.
Sunday 15 to Saturday 21 March 2026 - The Catholic Education Week 2026 Creative Arts Exhibition will be presented. This is a public viewing event at Celtic Hall, Catholic Leadership Centre, 576 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne 3002.
A warm invite to families, friends, and the wider school and parish community to visit the Exhibition and celebrate the creativity, imagination, and faith-filled expression of our students has also been extended by the organisers of this special event.
Sunday 22 March 2026 - The Creative Arts Exhibition Award Winners Ceremony will occur. This is an invitation only event.
All the best to our finalists!
Looking forward to our younger artists, preps from Learning Space 2 who will be joining us for the first time after this long weekend.
Until then, keep on making the spark in your art grow!
Melissa Junkeer
mjunkeer@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au
Visual Arts Teacher
SENIOR SPORTS
GRADE 3/4 SPORT
The students consistently demonstrate excellent listening skills and a strong motivation during their sports rotations. Their enthusiasm has positively impacted both their peers and us as coaches. The students get to experience what is expected of them when representing their school in Inter-school Sport.
GRADE 5/6 SPORT
The Grade 5/6 students demonstrated attentive listening during their recent training session in anticipation of their first Interschool Sport competition. The teachers provided active support to enhance the students' development in their sport and addressed any questions they had. Wishing them the best of luck in their first Interschool Competition against Rivergum Primary School on Friday 27th of March, which is an away game.
BIKE EDUCATION
The students are cycling beyond the school premises. We primarily navigated the bike paths around Banjo Paterson. I felt that they needed to communicate the essential commands from the instructor to each other and understand them. As they encountered pedestrians and fellow cyclists, the students demonstrated commendable conduct towards one another and the broader community. They adhered to all the safety protocols we had instructed them on and communicated effectively, ensuring that everyone enjoyed the cycling experience. Furthermore, this will assist the students in developing confidence in their ability to anticipate various situations while riding their bikes.
INTER-SCHOOL SPORT
The schools we are playing, dates and locations for these events are as follows:
- Friday March 27th, Rivergum Primary School - Away Game
- Friday April 24th, Lynbrook Primary School - Away Game.
- Friday May 1st, -St Kevins Primary SchoolHome Game.
- Friday May 15th, Hampton Park Primary School - Home Game.
- Friday May 29th, Lyndhurst Primary School - Away Game.
- Friday June 5th, Coral Park Primary School - Home Game.
- Friday June 12th, Kilberry Valley Primary School-Home Game..
- Friday June 19th, Summer Lightning Premiership
Venues for each sport are as follows for Lightning Premiership:
- Soccer - Melbourne City Synthetic Pitches (Casey Fields)
- AFL 9’s - Oval 2 (Casey Fields)
- Netball - Casey Stadium
- Volleystars - Casey Stadium
- Teeball - Oval 3 (Casey Fields)
Lulli Barbakos
lbarbakos@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au
Physical Education Teacher
Senior Sports Coordinator
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
SENIORS
SIMPLY YOUR BEST PROGRAM
Monday Senior students were involved in the NRL Program ‘Simply Your Best’. Ali the NRL Education Officer used NRL as the basis to talk to the students about what it means to be your best. It linked in beautifully with our school values and our patron saint’s quote “Be who you are and be that well.”
Students were engaged throughout the presentation and at the end enjoyed some team building activities in their home groups. Teachers also joined in the fun!!! Thanks Ali for a great session!!
GRADE 6 BIKE EDUCATION
Next Friday our Grade 6's will continue their 2nd level of Bike Education: Pathways. They will be using the skills they have learnt, riding on pathways in the community.
Parents please ensure your child’s bike and helmet is at school next Friday March 13th. If you have dropped your child’s bike off it can remain in the bike shed for the duration of the program. Students who do not have bikes and parents indicated this on nForma will be able to use a school bike and helmet but we only have limited amounts of school bikes.
If your child is riding to school a reminder that bike helmets are compulsory and students will need to dismount their bikes on school grounds and walk. Bikes can be placed in front of their Learning Space. Like always if raining heavily in the morning we ask that bikes be left at home.
URGENT - VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
We are still looking for parent helpers to assist with the pathways program. To assist you must have a current Working with Children Check registered with the school office. If you are able to ride a bike and assist between 11.35-1.30 on the following days:
Friday March 13th
Friday March 20th
Friday March 27th
Even if you can only assist with one session please contact me at gfaiola@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au We have bicycles available for your use. Without assistance, the program will be difficult to run.
JUNIORS
URGENT - VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
We are still looking for parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles who play a sport and are familiar with the rules and would like to run some Junior sporting clinics this Term. You would have to organise activities that would assist the students to develop skills in the particular sport and provide students with an experience of that sport.
In order to assist you will need to have a current Working with Children Check, which is registered with the school.
If you are able to assist and run some sporting clinics on one of the following days from 11.40-3.10 please email me at gfaiola@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au
Monday 16th March
Monday 23rd March
Monday 30th March
This would be a fantastic opportunity for our Junior students to experience a variety of sports.
WHOLE SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS
BASKETBALL CLINICS
Casey Basketball Association will be providing free basketball clinics for our Grade 3/4 students and LS3 Juniors in Week 8. We hope the Grade 3/4 students and LS3 Juniors enjoy the clinics and some might even discover that this is a sport they might want to take up out of school hours.
Further information will be provided to parents via nForma as we get closer.
NETBALL CLINICS
Casey Netball will be providing free netball clinics for our Grade 3/4 students and LS2 Juniors in Week 9 while the Grade 5/6 students participate in Interschool Sports. We hope the Grade 3/4 students and LS2 Juniors enjoy the clinics and some might even discover that this is a sport they might want to take up out of school hours.
Further information will be provided to parents via nForma as we get closer.
SFS HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY
On the last day of term, which will be Friday April 2nd, the whole school will be involved in our traditional House Cross Country which will be held at school. We will be looking for the winning House as well as the winners for each level in the Juniors and age group in the Seniors. We will also be identifying the Senior students who will qualify to attend District Cross Country in Term 2.
Please save the date so you can come and support your child. We will also be asking for parent assistance on the day. Remember to assist, you must have a current Working with Children Check registered with the school office.
COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES
AFL SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM AT CASEY FIELDS
The program provides boys and girls of all skill levels with a fun, inclusive and active experience during the break.
Delivered by AFL Victoria staff, sessions focus on skill development, games and match play in a safe and supportive environment. It’s a fantastic way for students to stay active, build confidence and connect with others over the holidays.
Please find the flyer along with the registration details below:
NAB AFL Auskick (4–7 years): https://www.playhq.com/afl/register/1548a3NAB AFL Superkick (8–12 years): https://www.playhq.com/afl/register/8372c2
Any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Giuliana
Extra-Curricular Coordinator