Learning & Teaching

Mini Vinnies: Food Drive

House Athletics

The Annual House Athletics Sports Carnival was held on Friday the 3rd of May, turning Dixon Field into a hub of excitement, energy, and friendly competition. The weather was perfect, and the atmosphere was electric as students, staff, and families gathered to support their house.

Athletes from F-6 competed in a range of track and field events, including sprints, relays, long jump, high jump, shot put, and discus as well as our novelty events. The enthusiasm, sportsmanship and determination displayed by the students was very impressive. 

Parents and the Salesian Sport and Recreation students also contributed significantly to the day's success, helping run the events. Their involvement made the day possible.

A highlight of the day was the staff vs student relay race, where unlike the swimming carnival the staff team were victorious.

Congratulations to the 3-6 students who achieved a 1st place in the Track and Field events, they have now qualified for the Interschool Athletics competition to be held in Term 3.

As always the final house point tally creates a lot of excitement and while we can only have one winner, every house can be proud of their efforts on the day.  The final results are as follows.

1st - Mackillop

2nd - Brigid

3rd - Ambrose

4th - Patrick

Interschool AFL

The Macedon Ranges Primary Schools Sports Association gathered for an exhilarating day of Aussie Rules Football at the Interschool AFL Competition last week. Teams from across the region came together, showcasing their skills, teamwork. The competition featured girls and boys teams from eight schools, each vying for the top spot in their respective divisions.

Notable games included:

• St Brigids Boys vs. Riddells Creek PS: In a nail-biting match, Riddells Creek PS edged out St Brigids by a point winning 25-24.
• St Brigids Girls vs. Gisborne Primary: The girls team showed great improvement across the day, they even pushed the overall winners of the day Gisborne with an impressive 20-28 game towards the end of the day

Mindfulness

Working on mindfulness gives us opportunities to develop our ability to pay attention to the present moment and our thoughts. Practising mindfulness daily can help us stay focused on set tasks and reduce stress and anxiety.

Whole Family Activity:

Mindful Walk

●     As a family, go on a walk outside in nature. This might be around your local walking track, at your local park or just around your streets.

●     While walking, tune into your senses and observe what you can see, hear and feel. Or you might choose to focus on one of the senses. E.g.: Hear: what are all the noises you can hear on your walk?

●     On your way home or when you return home, share what each person saw, heard or felt.

Family Habit Builder:

Each night at dinner, ask everyone to take one mouthful of food more mindfully than the rest and think about the flavours they can taste and how it makes them feel. (They can also thank the chef!).