Sport

Whole School House Cross Country Day

Rangeview Primary School once again hosted our annual Whole School House Cross Country Carnival on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, amidst delightful weather conditions. Students eagerly ran a course winding around the school grounds, culminating at the oval's starting and finishing line. Their grit and perseverance in honing their long-distance running abilities were evident, and all participants deserve commendation for their accomplishments. Throughout the day we had an impressive three school records broken!

The day brimmed with enjoyment and competitiveness, culminating in Solar clinching this year’s trophy making them back to back House Cross Country Champions. We extend our appreciation to our exceptional RPS staff and families for their invaluable assistance, encouragement & support throughout the event. Thank you to our wonderful P&F committee for their assistance with the creation of the balloon arch.

These results have been used in the selection of our District Cross Country team, who will represent Rangeview next Tuesday the 30th of April in the Nunawading District Carnival. Good Luck!

Below are the final results and some photos from the event:

Our fantastic House Captains!

Final Result Table

Solar	1st -2708
Hydro	2nd - 2550
Terra	3rd – 2462
Arbor	4th - 2381

Nunawading Specters Clinics

Throughout the first few weeks of this term, our students have been fortunate to have Nunawading Specters NBL1 players participate in their PE sessions. These players have been instrumental in helping our students improve their dribbling, passing, shooting, and mindset in preparation for our Hoop Time competitions later this year! The players will continue to visit over the next fortnight. If you are interested in having your child participate in the Specters' new development program, please scan the QR code below.

Victorian Institute of Sport – Community Program

Last Friday, our Level 5/6 students were fortunate to receive a special visit from Australian Champion Taekwondo athlete Tom Afonczenko. As part of the Victorian Institute of Sport community program, Tom spoke to our students about high-level sports, the significance of education and goal setting, training, enjoying the process, the importance of sleep, and his own personal journey. Our students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and gained valuable insights from the session. Good luck to Tom as he supports the next generation of Athletes at this year Paris Olympics!

Tom with our very own National Taekwando Champion Isaac W in Level 5!

District Cross Country 2024

Good luck to our team, who are representing Rangeview and competing in the Nunawading District Cross Country next Tuesday. Thank you to all the wonderful families, and especially Clint, for your support in training the students in preparation for the day. We are so lucky to have such a supportive running community. Go Rangeview!

School Sports Victoria News

Firstly, a massive congratulations to our wonderful Level 6 student, Metisse, who was selected to represent Victoria at the National Hockey competition in August. We are incredibly proud of you, Metisse! Wishing you the best of luck with all your training over the coming months & we can’t wait to watch you compete at Nationals!

Secondly, a huge congratulations also to Amanda X in Level 5, who competed at the State Diving Finals earlier this week. Against extremely tough competition, Amanda displayed terrific technique and performance, finishing in a fantastic 6th place in the state! Great job, Amanda!

PE Dates to remember Term 2

Tuesday 30th of April – Nunawading District Cross Country
Friday 3rd of May – Level 3-6 House Athletics Carnival
Monday 27th of May – Whitehorse Division Cross Country
Wednesday 5th of June – Level 3/4 Hoop Time
Thursday 13th of June – Eastern Regional Cross Country
Friday 14th of June – Level 5/6 Winter Inter-school sports (Day 1)
Friday 21st of June – Level 5/6 Winter Inter-school sports (Day 2)

Mitch Clark & Meg Hubbard

PE Team