Health & Physical Education 

House Swimming Carnival 

Last Thursday, our Year 4–6 students headed to GESAC for the much-anticipated annual House Swimming Carnival. From the moment we arrived, the atmosphere was filled with excitement, laughter and plenty of house spirit — and it wasn’t just the students wearing big smiles! 

Blessed with warm weather and enthusiastic competitors, the day began with our 50m events, followed by the 25m races. Students showed wonderful determination and teamwork as they swam for their houses, earning valuable points with every splash. 

The highlight of the day was undoubtedly the House vs House noodle relay races, which 

brought plenty of fun and friendly rivalry to the pool. Cheers echoed around the venue as students proudly supported one another, celebrating every effort and achievement. 

With ribbons awarded, colours proudly displayed, and every student contributing to their house tally, it was a fantastic day of participation, sportsmanship and community spirit.  

House Results

McDonald - 307 points 

Morey 292 - points 

Reserve- 278 points 

Wood- 265 points 

House Spirit Award -MOREY 

Thanks to all the staff and parent helpers- Rachel Wilson and Nat Northey for all your assistance on the day.  

Well, done everyone. 

District Swim Team Finished 5th 

Congratulations to our district swim team today who competed at GESAC against the 7 other schools in our district. A fantastic morning for all the students who competed in relays and individual events. Everyone did super well to gain 5th place overall out of the 8 schools.  

Special mention to the following students who finished in top 3 for their event-  

Girls 10yo freestyle relay (Emily, Lottie, Ineke and Eliza) finished 3rd.  

Xavier- 2nd in boys 10 yo freestyle  

Lily - 2nd girls 10yo backstroke 

Eliza - 2nd in girls 10 yo breaststroke 

Maya - 1st in 11 yo breaststroke  

Ned - 2nd in boys 12 yo breaststroke  

Eliza - 3rd in girls 10 yo butterfly  

Finn - 2nd in boys 12 yo butterfly  

Maya will progress to the Division swim meet next Tuesday. The BNPS community wish her all the best.  

Special thanks to our parent helpers - Bec Cunneen and Mel Georgiadis for helping support the team today and for timing our races. Ms Stoppa was also a great help in being the captain in charge of the team.  

Interschool Sport Report 

Students in years 5 and 6 have started playing in the Summer sport rotations each Friday morning. So far, we have played against Beaumaris, Black Rock and Brighton. Students are experiencing competition against other schools in the district and loving the camaraderie of playing in a team, meeting students from other schools and learning how to play new sports. The year 5/6 teachers are also learning to coach and teach students skills and drills in each of the sports.  

All games have been competitive as we move into this week's coming rounds against Hampton and Sandy East in our second Double Header. 

All game results will be posted by the House captains in the next newsletter.