Greater Western Division T20 Cricket

Our two winning cricket teams, will travel to Ballarat to compete at the Greater Western Region T-20 Cricket Championships on Wednesday 15th November. This will take place at the C E Brown Reserve in Ballarat. Children will travel by bus to this event. Children are reminded that the bus leaves Sacred Heart at 7:30am and returns at approximately 5:00pm.

Good luck to the following students: Louis Hickey, Fred Melville, Stathi Papafotis, Manny Robb, Jesse McCarthy, Finley Geary, Hudson Oborne, Max Mitchell and Reuben Duncan (Boys Team). Jemma Howat, Indianna Hillman, Hannah Balcombe, Astin McCrimmon, Stella Foley, Natalie Farquharson, Livi Harris, Sybella Byrne and Olivia Horner (Girls Team).

(Please complete Permission details on PAM)

Foundation – 4 Activity Day

Each year our students from Years F – 4 participate in the Activity Day. Each year level travels to a different school to actively engage in a variety of different sporting activities. This year, Foundation’s will go to Colac West, Year 1’s to Elliminyt PS, Year 2’s to St Mary’s PS, Year 3’s to Colac PS and our Year 4’s will remain at Sacred Heart PS. This will take place between recess and lunch.

(Information will be sent home via PAM at a later date)

Colac Division Hot Shots

Congratulations to our students who were the winners of the Colac Division Hots Shots Tennis Event last term. These students have now qualified for the State Hot Shots Tennis Championships on Tuesday 21st November at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne. Students will travel by bus to this event.

Good luck to the following students - Stella Foley, Gwen Scott, Matilda Gibson, Stella Gibson, Amelia Veale, Charli Doyle, Astin McCrimmon, Jemma Howat, Jesse McCarthy, Fred Melville, Manny Robb, Stathi Papafotis, Louis Hickey, Silas Walsh, Lloyd Stevens, Leon Whitehouse and Talon Borch.

(Permissions will be forwarded through PAM at a later date)

Year 5 and 6 Swimming Lessons

The Year 5 and 6 swimming program takes place in Term 4 at Bluewater. This is part of the school curriculum, so it is important that all the students support this program. The dates for swimming are as follows:

Swimming program Year 6 -

Tuesday 5th December – 11:30am – 1:00pm

Wednesday 6th December - 11:30am – 1:00pm

Thursday 7th December - 11:30am – 1:00pm

Friday 8th December - 11:30am – 1:00pm

Wednesday 13th December - 11:30am – 1:00pm

Swimming program Year 5 -

Tuesday 5th December – 1:00pm – 2.30pm

Wednesday 6th December - 1:00pm – 2.30pm

Thursday 7th December - 1:00pm – 2.30pm

Friday 8th December - 1:00pm – 2.30pm

Wednesday 13th December - 1:00pm – 2.30pm

Future Sports Dates

Greater Western Cricket Championships – Wednesday 15th November

Prep to 4 Activity Day – Friday 17th November (Foundation’s -Colac West, Year 1’s -Elliminyt PS, Year 2’s -St Mary’s PS, Year 3’s -Colac PS, Year 4’s -Sacred Heart PS)

State Hot Shots Finals (Kooyong) – Tuesday 21st November

A Healthy Recipes for lunch boxes for children to try:

Sports Stars of the Week

Name: Cooper O’Gorman (Yr 6LG)

1. Which sport is your favourite to play and why? My favourite sport to play is soccer because it is a fun game to play.

2. What is your best sporting moment? My best sporting moment was when I almost scored a half way goals in outdoor soccer.

3. Which strengths do you believe you have that make you a good athlete? My best strengths that I have that make me a good athlete is that I play fair, I look after my team mates and I am a good kick.

4. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because it is fun.

5. Who is your favourite sports person? Lionel Messi Why are they your favourite? I think he is the best soccer player because he can make fantastic ‘plays’. He is very good at passing the soccer ball.

6. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sporting team is the Colac Rovers soccer team.

Name: Ruby Hay (Yr 5 JR)

1. Which sport is your favourite to play and why? Basketball is my favourite sport to play because I like that you can get the ball a lot.

2. What is your best sporting moment? My best sporting moment was when I shot a ‘long shot’ in a basketball game.

3. Which strengths do you believe you have that make you a good athlete? My strengths that I have in sport I my running speed and I can jump high.

4. Why do you love playing sports? I like playing sports because it is good fun to play with my friends.

5. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports person is Lauren Jackson. Why are they your favourite? Lauren is my favourite sports person because she is a great basketball player.

6. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sporting team is the 'Matilda's'.

Name: Stevie Howard (Yr 4 SF)

1. Which sport is your favourite to play and why? Netball is my favourite sport because you get to shoot goals.

2. What is your best sporting moment? My best sporting moment was in netball when I shot a goal for my team and we won the final.

3. Which strengths do you believe you have that make you a good athlete? My best strength in sport is my flexibility.

4. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because you get to exercise a lot. I also like playing sport with my friends.

5. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports person is Donnell Wallam. Why are they your favourite? She is my favourite player for the Queensland Firebirds netball team because she is very good at shooting goals.

6. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sporting team is the Queensland Firebirds netball team.

Thanks, Nicole Lynch

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