Sports News 

Welcome back to a busy term of sport. Our students will be covering these sports - 

Year 5 & 6 - Tennis 

Year 4 - Cricket 

Year 3 - Hockey 

Year 2 - Striking tennis 

 Prep - Year 1 - Fundamental Movement including striking 

Sporting Achievements

We have had some great sporting achievements from our Tally students over the last few weeks. Congratulations to the following students who have had some great success competing at representative carnivals.  

Harper

Harper is a dedicated and highly competitive young nipper who trains an incredible five days a week! A couple of weeks ago, Harper competed at the QLD State Endurance Championships, where she took out 1st place in the U11 Female 1km Board Race!

Over the weekend, she took on the ultimate challenge, competing in the pinnacle event, The Coolangatta Gold, and came away with an amazing bronze medal! 

Harper’s hard work, dedication and commitment to her sport are clearly paying off, and these results are a testament to the effort she puts in day after day. Well done Harper! 

Mahala, Violet and Amaya

During the school holidays, the girls competed in an Australian-wide premier invitational soccer tournament as part of the Under 11 Girls team. Across three days, they played an incredible 9 games and finished 7th out of 40 teams! The girls won both their rating and group stages before narrowly losing 1–0 to the eventual grand finalists in the semi-finals.

The girls played amazingly throughout the tournament, showing maturity, resilience and determination in what was a tough competition. Their performance is a fantastic achievement and something to be very proud of! Well done, girls! You should be incredibly proud of how you represented yourselves and your team!

Brody

Over the holidays, Brody was selected to represent Queensland at the National Oztag Titles! He competed against teams from other states over three days of fierce competition. With only 16 students selected from across all of Queensland to attend this prestigious carnival, this is an incredible achievement and one to be very proud of!  Well done, Brody! What an amazing accomplishment!

Bodhi 

During the year, Bodhi was selected for the incredible opportunity to travel to New Zealand to represent Tu Kaha I O Pumanawa Māori Rugby League in the ANZMRL competition, based in Rotorua! Over the holidays, Bodhi spent five days bonding with his teammates and immersing himself in the traditional Marae experience before taking to the field to compete against some of the best Under 12 players in New Zealand.

This is an amazing achievement and a reflection of Bodhi’s dedication, hard work and commitment to improving every single day. Well done, Bodhi! You should be incredibly proud of this opportunity and everything you have achieved!

Allschools Touch Football

Our four touch football teams are heading to the Queensland All Schools Touch Football Carnival next week! The students have been putting in some solid work at training in preparation for the carnival, and we can’t wait to see them put their skills, teamwork and determination into action on the field.

A big thank you to Mr Ireland, Mrs Fenech and Mr Baker for their time, support and dedication in helping prepare the students for this exciting opportunity.

Year 3 Swimming

During week 9 of this term, our Year 3 students will be participating in their water safety program with Sunny Skyes Swim School. 

Year 3 - 6 Swimming Carnival

In week 10, our year 3 - 6 students will be competing at our annual school swimming carnival at Palm Beach Aquatic Centre. This carnival is used as a trial for our students to be selected for the 2027 District swimming carnival. There will be more information about the swimming carnival in the coming weeks. 

Year 5 and 6 Recreational Sport

This Friday our year 5 and 6 students will start their recreational sport program. This Friday sport program allows our students the opportunity to pick and try out a recreation or adventure sport for 6 weeks during school time. The sports on offer are, mountain biking, ten pin bowling, golf, orienteering, pickleball and hip hop dance. Some of the sports on offer have outside coaches and trainers in for the sessions.  

Sporting Academies

Our Sporting Academies continue to thrive, with strong participation and enthusiastic students and staff. It’s wonderful to see so many young athletes eager to improve and develop their skills. A massive thank you to all the teachers that been involved with the setting up and the weekly running of these academies. Mr Gaggin, Mr Sinton, Mr King, 

Mr Simpson, Mr Ireland, Mr Baker and Mrs Fenech.   

The academies will continue to train at the following times this term - 

Surfing - Tuesday and Thursday mornings 6:30am - 7:30am (Year 3 - 6) (full) 

Touch Football - Tuesday 7:30 - 8:30am (Year 3 - 6)

Rugby League - Thursday 7:30 - 8:30am (Year 4 - 6)

If your child is interested in joining one of the academies, please contact Mr Marais on  cmara11@eq.edu.au. 

Running Club

Running Club is happening every Friday morning from 8:00 - 8:30am in the hall. If your child is keen to join, please contact the office to complete a permission form. 

Craig Marais 

Tallebudgera HPE Team