Sacred Heart Athletics Years 3-6

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the Sacred Heart Athletics last Thursday at the Central Reserve. The winning team was the Red team ‘Mercy’, runner up was Blue ‘Marian’ and Yellow “Arundell’ came in third. A very big thank you to the Sacred Heart staff who worked at the sports and to all the parents who assisted on the day. Without the parent support, these events would not be able to go ahead, so I am very grateful. A big thank you to race starter Lennie Perkins and results co-ordinator Jayden Tebble.

Some of our athletes

Colac Division Athletics Years 4 - 6

This Thursday 6th March, the Colac Division Athletics will take place once again at the Central Reserve. We have a number of students in Years 4 – 6 who have qualified for this event. Information has been sent home via PAM. We do need parents to assist on this day, so can you please indicate on PAM if you are able to assist.

Athletes will need to wear their sports uniform, school hat, apply sunscreen before they come to school (this will be reapplied throughout the day), two drink bottles, fruit, snacks and lunch. Athletes will travel by bus to this event. The bus will leave school at 9:00am and will return at approximately 3:00pm.

The event timetable has been sent home via PAM. Good luck to our competing athletes. We look forward to a great day.

(Please complete Permission details on PAM for your child)

Auskick / Superkick Program

The Auskick / Superkick program will be running in Colac for 5 weeks for students who are interested in this program. It starts this Wednesday on the 5th March. Please see the attached flyer on the Community Page.

Lotus Rothery

Congratulations to Lotus Rothery who represented the school at Heytesbury Agricultural Show. Lotus was showjumping in the Interschool section on both her ponies Belleview Roland and Moondale Abbott (Banjo), in the 65cm and 80cm. She finished the day with great results. 4th and 6th on Roland and 1st and 2nd on Banjo. In the April school holidays 9th-13th, she will be representing the school at the Victorian Interschool State Championships on both her horses at Boneo Park Equestrian Centre.

We wish Lotus all the best.

Important Dates:

Thursday 6th March – Colac Division Athletics (Central Reserve)

Wednesday 26th March – Greater Western Swimming Championships (Horsham)

Monday 31st March – Colac Division Lawn Bowls (Lake Bowling Club)

Friday 4th April - Sacred Heart Athletics Years F-2 (at Sacred Heart)

WEEKLY SPORTS STARS

Name: Dusty McCrimmon (Yr 6SF)

1. What sports do you play? The sports I play are football and cricket.

2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite sport to play is football.

3. Why is this your favourite sport? Football is my favourite sport because I love the tackling part of the game and I really like kicking goals.

4. What is your proudest sporting moment? My proudest sporting moment was when I took a very big mark over my class mate Thor.

5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My strengths in sport is my speed, that I can kick accurately, and I am a very good tackler in football.

6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because I find sport fun and it is a great way to exercise and keep fit.

7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports people are Hawks players Mitch Lewis and Jarman Impey.

8. Why are they your favourite? Mitch Lewis is one of my favourite players because he is a great forward player for Hawthorn and he is a great player for kicking goals. I also like defender Jaman Impey who also plays for the Hawks, because he is fast and takes a very good mark.

9. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sports team is Hawthorn.

10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? My coach and team mates would say that I am very fast, that I can take a good mark and I play well in a forward position in football.

Name: Matilda Vary (Yr 5DC)

1. What sports do you play? The sports I play are basketball, swimming, tennis and netball.

2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite sport to play is basketball.

3. Why is this your favourite sport? Basketball is my favourite sport because I like how you can steal the ball off people and get as close as you want to them.

4. What is your proudest sporting moment? My proudest sporting moment was when I got 28 points and no fouls in one basketball match.

5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My strengths in sport is that I am strong, so I can steal the ball off other players and I am really good at shooting goals in basketball. I am pretty accurate.

6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because I love being active and I can become better friends with people.

7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports person is Australian Basketballer Jade Melbourne.

8. Why are they your favourite? Jade Melbourne is my favourite player because she is very young but is a fantastic basketball player. She plays for the Washington Mystics.

9. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sports team is the Australian Opals.

10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? My coach and team mates would say that I am energetic, a very good shooter, good at dribbling the basketball and I am fast.

Name: Veejay Armistead (Yr 5JT)

1. What sports do you play? The sports I play are all the different ball sports.

2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite sport to play is racquetball.

3. Why is this your favourite sport? Racquetball is my favourite sport because it is an easy game for people to learn.

4. What is your proudest sporting moment? My proudest sporting moment was when I was named the ‘Champion’ player for racquetball.

5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My strengths in sport is that I learn the sport quickly and I always enjoy what I play.

6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because it is fun and I get to play with my friends and sometimes meet new people.

7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports person is soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo.

8. Why are they your favourite? Ronaldo is my favourite player because he is very talented and inspires me to be better at sport and to keep trying hard.

9. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sports team is Melbourne United Basketball team.

10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? My coach and team mates would say that I am very nice to ‘newbies’ but cocky and confident to ‘pro’s’.

Thanks Nicole Lynch

Wellbeing and development checks for Foundation students