PHYSICAL EDUCATION

It's a jammed packed term to finish the year. Heaps of opportunities for students to explore and develop their movement and skills. Orienteering, Soccer, Frisbee Golf, Bowls Rugby League, Tennis and Atheltics will form the basis of the program in Term 4. One big feature this term is our Prep to Grade 4 swimming program in Mid-November. A notice with information will be out shortly. Swimming is an essential part of physical activity and lifestyle in Australia, any opportunity for students of all levels to practice and grow their confidence and capability is important so I encourage families to engage in the program.

The program will also be stage 1 of selection forour 2024 swimming team for grade 2-4 students. Student who demonstrate a sound competative swimming ability in race strokes will be invited to trial in December.

SPORT

When you look at the calendar below is a BIG finish to a very successful year to date for Lysterfield students. We wish our teams and individuals the very best of luck, hard work is paying off so keep it up!

Thanks to the staff and parents who will be assisting these students and teams with their endeavours, without your support our student's opportunities are limited.

As you will read below sports success flows through our whole school with a number of school staff achieving big things lately. We are extremely fortunate to have highly knowledgeable and skilled sports staff across the school that provide a positive impact on our program giving our students an experience unlike others. Below is a snapshot of our staff achievements

LYSTERFIELD STAFF MEDAL AT VICTORIA TEACHERS GAMES!

Over the holidays 9 of our staff competed at the Victorian Teachers Games which was held in the Traralgon and surrounds. The staff participated in a number of sports and social activities across 3 days of competition. Congrats to our team on an amazing games!

Our Volleyball and Trivia Teams (all 9 of the team) walked away as the Games Champion with a Gold medal!

Mrs. Waldron's effort in the 5km Cross Country earned her a silver medal and Miss Darvidis a 3rd in the social bingo event.

Volleyball team: Mr. Mac, Miss Darvidis, Mrs. Philipp, Mr. Hicks, Mr. Inglis, Mr. T :) and Mr Campbell (From Bayswater South PS)

TEAM LPS: Mr. Mac, Mrs. Higgins, Miss Darvidis, Mrs. Philipp, Ms. Fisher, Mrs. Waldron, Mr. Hicks, Mr. Inglis, Mr. T :)

MEDAL TALLY

GOLD : 2

SILVER: 1

BRONZE: 1

MRS PARKINSON LEADS MELBOURNE FC

Mrs. Parkinson wears a number of hats, one is as an AFLW Assistant coach with Melbourne. She has worked hard at her craft over a number of years and was rewarded in the match against Hawthorn as she took charge as the head coach and led the team to a convincing victory. Congratulations Mrs. Parkinson on the achievement, we are all really proud of your achievement and growth as a leader in the AFLW.

FIRST YEAR, FIRST PREMIERSHIP

Congratulations to Mr Hicks on leading the Scoresby FC Reserves to the Division 4 Premiership in his first year as Reserves coach. The game was a tight affair with multiple lead changes and a tense final 3mins which saw the team hold on to a narrow 2pt lead and the victory!

LYSTER ALUMNI- PE/SPORT

Alexia H- Baseball (alumni year 2021)

Lexi has been selected for the Victorian Dingoes Baseball team to compete at the Barclay Cup (National Championships). Having a passion for Teeball/Baseball from a young age, Lexi was a key member of our successful Softball and Teeball when she was a student.

The Tournament is currently underway in Perth with teams playing in a round-robin format to determine the National Champion. Congrats and play well Lexi! Look forward to hearing about your experience

SPORTS CALENDAR

Term 4

OCTOBER- CURRENT FOCUS --->

13th- SSV Knox Divison Basketball Finals (Selected Grade 5/6)

13th- Basketball Victoria Hooptime Junior Regional Finals (Selected Grade 3-4)

16th- SSV Knox Division Softball Finals (Selected Grade 5/6)

17th- SSV Knox Division Volleyball Finals (Selected Grade 5/6)

19th- SSV Eastern Metro Region Track and Field Championships (Selected Grade 3-6 Students)

20th- SSV Knox Division Cricket Finals (Selected Grade 5/6)

23rd- Basketball Victoria Hooptime Senior Regional Finals (Selected Grade 5/6 students)

NOVEMBER- LOOKING AHEAD --->

1st- SSV State Track and Field Championships Selected Grade 3-6 Students)

1st- SSV Knox Division Rugby League Gala (Selected Grade 5-6 students)

9th- SSV Eastern Metro Region Boys Netball Invitational

14th-24th- School Swimming Program (All Students between Prep to Grade 4)

16th- Billy Slater Rugby League Festival (Selected Grade 5-6 Students)

DECEMBER- LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD --->

1st- Junior School Athletics Day

5th- SSV State Girls Teeball Finals

Daniel Thomas | Physical Education & Sport Co-ordinator

Performing Arts