Dear Families,

We have been incredibly proud of our Term 3 Before-School Sports Program, with more than 150 students participating in at least one activity. The feedback from students and families has been overwhelmingly positive across all of the activities offered this term.

We are very excited to continue these programs in Term 4, while also looking to expand the range of opportunities available to our students.

Current Programs – Term 4 Registrations Open

Families can now secure a Term 4 place in our existing programs:

Tennis – Adrian Barry Tennis: Newlands Before-School Tennis – Term 4 Registration
Wrestling – Pound Force MMA: Newlands Before-School Wrestling – Term 4 Registration
Basketball – Players First: Players First Basketball
Zumba – Diego Cruz Productions: Newlands Before-School Zumba – Term 4 Registration

We encourage families who would like to continue with these programs to register early to secure their place.

New Activities for Term 4

We have listened to student feedback and have been working with a number of local sporting and community organisations to bring an even wider range of before-school activities to Newlands.

We are hoping to introduce:

Girls’ AFL Football – Darebin Falcons: $100 per term | Minimum 15 students
Girls’ Soccer – Darebin Falcons: $100 per term | Minimum 15 students
Drama/Acting – DARE Drama: $215 per term | Minimum 10 students per group | Foundation–2, 3/4 and 5/6 groups
Muay Thai – Pound Force MMA: $100 per term | Minimum 20 students | Foundation–2 and 3–6 groups
Lacrosse – Brunswick Lacrosse: Cost $100 per term | Minimum 20 students
Fencing – Historical Fencing: $120 per term | Minimum 20 students
Pottery – School-Based Initiative: $120 per term | Minimum 20 students

While we are excited about bringing these opportunities to Newlands, each new program will need to reach its minimum number of registrations before it can be confirmed.

To help students decide what they might like to try in Term 4, we have organised a number of demonstrations, clinics and opportunities over the next two weeks.

If you and your child are interested in signing up for any of the new activities, please complete the following expression of interest form: Term 4 Before-School Activities – New Activities Expression of Interest – Fill out form

Week 7 – Give It a Go!

Muay Thai

Students from Foundation–Grade 6 will have the opportunity to experience Muay Thai during their Physical Education sessions in Week 7.

Girls’ AFL Football – Thursday 27 & Friday 28 August

The Darebin Falcons will be joining us for two lunchtime football clinics on the school oval.

Thursday 27 August: Foundation–Grade 2 girls

Friday 28 August: Grade 3–6 girls

Our current Newlands students who play for the Darebin Falcons will also be involved, helping other students learn about the game and encouraging them to give football a go.

Week 8 – Even More to Try!

Lacrosse – Tuesday 1 September

Our Grade 3/4 classes will participate in lacrosse sessions during the day. At lunchtime, we will also hold a Students vs Teachers Lacrosse Match for the whole school to watch and learn more about the sport!

Girls’ Soccer – Wednesday 2 & Thursday 3 September

The Darebin Falcons will return to run our girls’ soccer clinics on the school oval at lunch time.

Wednesday 2 September: Foundation–Grade 2 girls

Thursday 3 September: Grade 3–6 girls

Again, some of our current players will help support the sessions and encourage other students to get involved.

Fencing – Thursday 3 September

Our Grade 3/4 students will have the opportunity to participate in fencing sessions during the morning. We will then hold a whole-school fencing demonstration from 2:00–2:30pm so everyone can see fencing in action.

Sign-Up Day + Father’s Day Breakfast

Friday 4 September | 8:00–8:45am

This is going to be a big Friday morning at Newlands!

To coincide with our Father’s Day Breakfast, we will open the gym and surrounding spaces for our Term 4 Before-School Activities Sign-Up Day.

Students and families will be able to:

meet coaches and activity providers
try some of the new activities
ask questions
find out which program best suits their child
register directly for Term 4 programs.

Gym doors open at 8:00am, with food service beginning at 8:05am.

Come along, grab some breakfast, have a go and find your Term 4 activity!

Proposed Term 4 Weekly Timetable

Please note that this timetable is provisional and some activities will only proceed if minimum registration numbers are reached.

*Subject to minimum registrations.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Gym		P-2 Basketball	3-6 Basketball		P-6 Zumba
OSHC	P- 6 GirlsWrestling	P-2 Muy Thai	P-2 Wrestling	3-6 Wrestling	3-6 Muy Thai
Oval	P-6 Lacrosse			P-6 GirlsSoccer	P-6 GirlsFootball
Outside Area		P-6 Fencing
Intervention Space		Drama	Drama	Drama
Art Room	P-6 Pottery
Tennis	P-2 Tennis	3-6 Tennis

We are incredibly excited about what our Before-School Activities Program could look like in Term 4. Our aim is to provide something for everyone and give our students opportunities to be active, try something new, build confidence and connect with different sports and activities.

We encourage families to come along to our Sign-Up Day on Friday 4 September and help us make as many of these new opportunities possible as we can!

Thanks,

Newlands Escuela Primaria

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