Health & P.E.

Summer Inter-School Sport

Year 6 students have participated in the Summer Inter-School Sport competition on Friday mornings, competing against local schools.

Cricket

Cricket went really well last term. We tried our very best and lost some and won some games during the season. Throughout there were both some pros and cons to the term. The pros were that we had a lot of fun and worked together. The cons were, at times it was challenging which meant we had to add more effort. Overall, however, we had an absolute blast.

Maddie D

Softball

In Term 1, I chose Softball as my sport to play for the term. Even though we only won two games it was a super fun experience. We got to play with our friends and have fun at the same time. 

Divesh

 

Our Softball team started off to a rocky start, but as we practised, our skills improved as well as our teamwork. In the end we managed to get a win and have a lot of fun on the way. 

Ian

Cross Country 

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the House Cross Country on Thursday 3 April at the end of last term. It was fantastic to see so many students completing the course irrespective of where they placed. There were lots of examples of amazing sportsmanship along the way and at the finish line. 

The school team comprises of the top nine fastest runners in the 9/10, 11 and 12/13 age groups, and they will compete in the Monash Heights District Cross Country event on Friday 9 May at Mirrabooka Reserve in Blackburn South. The event notice has been published in Compass. Payment and consent are due now and not later than Wednesday 7 May.

Thanks to Miss Kemp, Ms Steward, Miss Boles and Mrs Lim for their assistance at the finish line, and to the other staff for their assistance marking the tags and supervising the students. 

A huge thanks to the following parent volunteers who marshalled the course, ensuring the students were safe running around the track:  Kat Pryde, Sa Feng, Edwina McCarthy, Kelly Lukies, Victor Tan, John Colley, Kenea Dhillon, Alison Patchett, Sam Doolan, Michele Chan, Meimy Tjiu, Ting Zhang and Fiona He. Your support is greatly appreciated as without your assistance we wouldn’t be able to run such events!

Thanks also to the Year 6 students who helped at the finish line, taking photos and handing out 1st to 10th place ribbons:  Divesh, Henry, Arnav, Kabir, Elena, Emmeline, Katerina, Lauren and Eva.

Monique Hocking

RESULTS 

1st   –  Lindsay

2nd  –  Nolan

3rd  –  Drysdale 

4th  –  Boyd

We are the Lindsay House Captains for 2025. We would like to congratulate everyone who participated in the House Cross Country. Thank you to Ms Hocking and Miss Kemp for organising this fun event! Thanks to the parents for cheering us on and for keeping us safe on the track. We would also like to thank everyone who placed and we wish you good luck in your future events. 

Go Lindsay!!! 

Elena, Henry, Lauren, Emmeline & Isla, Lindsay House captains     

Basketball Clinics

Prep to Year 4 students have benefited from basketball clinics in Health & P.E. this week with coaches from Nunawading Basketball.

Years 3 to 6 House Athletics

Our House Athletics Carnival for Years 3 to 6 students will be held on Monday 19 May at the Bill Sewart Athletics Track in East Burwood. 

Event details have been published on Compass. Payment and consent are due now and not later than Friday 16 May. This event is eligible for payment using SSB. You must allocate SSB to School Activities in the SSB portal, and as advised in the event notice details send an email to accounts@essexheightsps.vic.edu.au requesting payment using SSB.