Swimming Lessons

A big thank you to the parents who have offered to help the teachers with the swimming program. Please remember that we do need you to walk with the students to and from the pool. We still have weeks where we have no parent helpers, so if you have some spare time available can you please contact your child’s classroom teacher. We are very grateful for everyone’s support with our swimming program.

The lessons take place at Heather’s Swim School in Main Street, Elliminyt. A big thank you to the parents/guardians who have offered to help, please make sure you are at school 20 minutes before the scheduled lessons. If our office staff do not have a copy of your ‘Working With Children’s Check,’ can you please email a copy to the school via email on office@shcolac.catholic.edu.au.

The timetable for the swimming program is as follows:

Tuesday Wednesday

Year 2FM (11:30am – 12:00pm) Year 4LG (12:00pm – 12.30pm)

Year 1LC (12:00pm – 12:30pm) Year 4TR (12:30pm – 1:00pm)

Year 1AG (12:30pm – 1:00p Year 3ME (1:00pm – 1:30 pm)

Year 2RO (1:00pm – 1:30pm) Year 3AH (1:30pm – 2:00pm)

Year 1MD (1:30pm – 2.00pm) Year 3KM (2:00pm – 2:30pm)

Year 2RB (2:00pm – 2:30pm)

Photo gallery of our first week of swimming lessons:

Year 3/4 Gala Day

Well done to all the students who attended the Year 3/4 Football Gala Day at Colac Central Reserve last Thursday. It was a great day of football where the students worked on their football skills with great enthusiasm.

A big thank you to our Year 6 leaders who umpired on the day. They showed great leadership qualities and I was very grateful for their help. Thanks to the parents and grandparents who supported the day.

Colac Division Cross Country

Our Senior school students (Year 4/5/6) have completed their Cross Country event at school. This has taken place in their class PE scheduled time. The top 6 students (all classes were timed) in the age brackets (9/10 years boys/girls, 11 years boys/girls and 12/13 years boys/girls) have qualified to attend the Colac Division Cross Country event this Thursday 8th May at the Colac Golf Club. We wish these students all the best. Students will need to wear their sports uniform, bring along their drink bottle, snacks, fruit and lunch for the day. Students will travel by bus to this event. The bus will leave Sacred Heart at 10:55am and return at 1:40pm.

We do require parents to assist on the day, so if you can help out, can you please indicate on PAM. A reminder to helpers, you must hold a current ‘Working With Children Check’ and the school office has sighted and entered your details.

(Please complete Permission details on PAM for your child regarding this event)

Colac Division Cross Country Program

11:15am – Welcome address

11:30am – 10 year old Girls (2km)

11:45am – 10 year old Boys (2km)

Presentations

12:00 noon - 11 year old Girls (3km)

12:15 noon - 11 year old Boys (3km)

Presentations

12:3pm – 12/13 year old Girls (3km)

12:45pm – 12/13 year old Boys (3km)

Presentations

1:15pm – Event completion

All-Girls Auskick

In Term 2, the Colac All-Girls Auskick will commence on Wednesday 30th April at Colac Central Reserve. It will start at 4:00pm and finish at 5:00pm. Please see attached flyer for more details on the Community page.

Important Dates:

Term 2:

Thursday 8th May – Colac Division Cross Country (Colac Golf Club)

Monday 26th May – Greater Western Cross Country (Warrnambool)

Friday 30th May – Colac Division AFL 9’s Year 5/6 (Colac Central Reserve)

Friday 30th May – Colac Division Netball Lighting Premiership (Eastern Reserve)

Friday 6th June - Colac Division Girls AFL 9’s Football (Colac Central Reserve)

Friday 6th June - Colac Division Boys /Mixed Netball (Colac Eastern Reserve)

Friday 13th June - Colac Division Soccer (Colac Central Reserve)

Wednesday 18th June – Greater Western Soccer (Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility)

Friday 20th June – Greater Western Netball (Selkirk Stadium, Ballarat)

Wednesday 25th June - GW Boys/Mixed AL 9’s

Wednesday 25th June - GW Girls Football AL 9’s

WEEKLY SPORTS STARS

Name: Lena Mostert (Yr 6KT)

1. What sports do you play? The sports I play are netball, acro and dance.

2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite sport to play is netball.

3. Why is this your favourite sport? Netball is my favourite sport because it takes everything else off my mind and I am very competitiive when it comes to netball.

4. What is your proudest sporting moment? My proudest sporting moment was when my netball team won the grand final.

5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My strengths in sport is that I am very competitive and passionate about sport.

6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because it makes me feel free and takes things off my mind.

7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports person is Liz Watson.

8. Why are they your favourite? Liz Watson is my favourite player because she never gives up in a game of netball.

9. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sports team is the Vixens netball team.

10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? My coach and team mates would say that I am very passionate about sport and I will always persevere with challenges in a sports game.

Name: Oscar Mitchell (Yr 5DC)

1. What sports do you play? The sports I play are cricket, soccer, football, golf and basketball.

2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite sport to play is football.

3. Why is this your favourite sport? Football is my favourite sport because you can contact in football and it is a really fast game.

4. What is your proudest sporting moment? My proudest sporting moment was when I won my very first trophy.

5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My strengths in sport is my kicking and marking skills.

6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because it is fun and I like to be active.

7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports person is Nick Daicos.

8. Why are they your favourite? Nick Daicos is my favourite player because he is a really good midfielder for Collingwood.

9. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sports team is Collingwood.

10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? My coach and team mates would say that I am really athletic.

Name: Asher Sexton (Yr 5JT)

1. What sports do you play? The sport I play is tennis.

2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite sport to play is tennis.

3. Why is this your favourite sport? Tennis is my favourite sport because I like the game and it is fun to play with my Dad.

4. What is your proudest sporting moment? My proudest sporting moment was when I defeated my sister in a game of tennis.

5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My strengths in sport is my running skills. I am fast and can move around the tennis court quickly.

6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because it is fun and you get to meet other people.

7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports person is tennis player Jannik Sinner.

8. Why are they your favourite? Jannik Sinner is my favourite tennis player because he is a fantastic player and won the Australian Open.

9. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sports team is the Geelong Cats.

10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? My coach and team mates would say that I am a nice person to play sport with and I am very fast.

Thanks Nicole Lynch

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