Physical Education

2024 Extra Curricular Sport Calendar:

Term 1:

22, 26 and 29 February, 2024 – Lawn Bowls Tryouts
1 March, 2024 – Division Swimming (qualifying students)
5 March, 2024 – Interhouse Athletics (Grade 3-6)
8 March, 2024 – Regional Swimming (qualifying students)
15 March, 2024 – Interhouse Cross Country (Prep – Grade 6)
25 March, 2024 – District Athletics (qualifying students) (TBC)

Term 2:

10 May, 2024 – Division Cross Country (qualifying students)
15 May, 2024 – Division AFL (Grade 5/6)
23 May, 2024 – Division Soccer (Grade 5/6)
27 May, 2024 – Regional Cross Country (qualifying students)
31 May, 2024 – Division Netball (Grade 5/6)
19 June, 2024 – Regional Soccer (qualifying students)
21 June, 2024 – Regional Netball (qualifying students)
26 June, 2024 – Regional AFL (qualifying students)

Term 3

2 August, 2024 – Division Lawn Bowls (Grade 5/6)
9 August, 2024 – Division Basketball (Grade 5/6)
10 September, 2024 – Division Athletics (qualifying students)

Term 4

11 October, 2024 – Regional Athletics (qualifying students)
18 October, 2024 – P-2 Sports Day
29 October, 2024 – Division Cricket (Grade 5/6)
31 October, 2024 – Regional Basketball (qualifying students)
13 November, 2024 – Regional Cricket (qualifying students)

Congratulations to our Division Tennis team:

Congratulations to Pearl, Oscar, Xavier, Lilly, Judd, Quinn, Makayla, Abbey, Hamish, Lou, Hannah and Claudia who took part in the Division Tennis last Wednesday. All students showed off some great tennis skills and demonstrated great sportpersonship with their umpiring of games. All players have done Buninyong proud!

A big thank you to Gaye for coming along as our supporting adult and who was the most amazing cheer squad! Thanks also to the families who were able to pop in at some point in the day to cheer us on. Always great to have you there.

Division Lawn Bowls Tryouts:

We are excited to announce the tryout dates (lunchtimes) for the Grade 5/6 Division Lawn Bowls. 19, 22, 26 and 29th February at the Buninyong Bowls Club. Students are encouraged to attend all tryout sessions to showcase their talents. Please make sure your child brings their P.E. shoes on these days as no shoes that mark the green will be allowed. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Claire Morris (claire.morris@education.vic.gov.au).

SSV State Team Nominations:

The School Sport Victoria (SSV) Team Vic representative program provides a development platform for Victoria’s emerging student athletes to participate in the annual School Sport Australia (SSA) Championships. SSV coordinates the selection process for Team Vic teams in partnership with relevant state sporting organisations.

If your daughter/son is passionate about any of the sports listed below and meets the following criteria, please contact Claire Morris (claire.morris@education.vic.gov.au) with all relevant information at least two weeks prior to SSV nomination closing dates.

Australian Football 12 Years and Under Boys
Basketball 12 Years and Under Girls
Basketball 12 Years and Under Boys
Cricket 12 Years and Under Boys
Football (Soccer) 12 Years and Under Boys
Netball 12 Years and Under Girls

Please note that other sports are available. Please check the SSV website.

Students must be nominated by their school. Parents CAN’T nominate students because each school can only nominate a maximum of three students for each sport. We will consider each nomination and contact parents if we believe their child meets the nomination criteria. Only highly talented students will be nominated.

Criteria:

Students must have represented their school/club at an extremely high level including Regional/State.
Been selected in a representative team (i.e. for Ballarat or a Region)
Received a league award (not just a club or coaches award) in their chosen sport (Best and Fairest for the competition, highest goalkicker, etc)

Please read the Team Vic Information Sheet on the sport page before nominating your son/daughter. This document contains important information on the SSV Team Vic Program, in relation to eligibility, registration, multiclass, selection, participation costs, and financial assistance.

Team Vic Sport and Registration Key Dates

Please read the Team Vic Principal Endorsement process for the following teams in 2024:

If you wish to register your son/daughter to be considered for nomination please contact Claire Morris at least two weeks prior to SSV nomination closing dates.

Interhouse Athletics:

We are getting excited as we prepare for our Interhouse Athletics on 5 March, 2024.

Please click here for more information on the event.

If you can please ensure your child knows what group they will be in on the day, that would be very helpful (e.g. if they turn 10 on their 2024 birthday, they will be in the 10YO group). Dressing up in house colours is encouraged for those wishing to but please remember to wear their school hat.

We anticipate the canteen being closed during the event so please ensure your child has a healthy lunch packed with a water bottle too.

Please contact your child’s class teacher if you have any questions about the day.

Athletics Day recording:

Over the next 6 weeks, Grade 3-6 students will be participating in athletics activities where we will be recording results (for either heats or as their final result) for our Athletics Day. If your child misses a P.E. session, please touch base with me if they wish to complete this event for results prior to Athletics Day. We will not be taking any results after the 8 March, 2024. Please let me know if you have any questions.