Sports News

TERM 2 SPORT

SPORT DATES AT A GLANCE

Student Representatives

MacKillop Tennis

Petar has returned from his week away competing at the NSWPSSA Tennis Tournament. Petar was selected to represent MacKillop for a second year in a row. The MacKillop team achieved great results and the boys finished 5th (compared to 9th place last year). The boys and girls combined MacKillop results saw them finishing 4th in NSW. 

Petar’s experience was a positive one. He mentioned the effort and support from all his team is what delivered the great results. It was an amazing week full of games and fun, especially making new friends. 

We are so proud of your achievements Petar.

Cross Country

The Sydney Cross Country Championships was held last week on the 14th of May at Sydney Motor Sports Park. Tremendous weather conditions made for a great day of student participation and achievement. There were a total of 2455 students from 119 schools across all Sydney Catholic Primary schools competing at this event.

The event was extremely well organised and the 80 officials along with 22 secondary school helpers should be acknowledged for how smoothly this event ran. This event was live streamed and was watched over 3,800 times.

Congratulations to Abby W, Chloe W, Noah VD, Luca U, Teena-Maree T, Nixon T, Hudson S, James S, Zachary R, Ethan P, Molly P, Christopher P, Isabel M, Jye L, Hendricks L, Zara L, Maxie G, Ella G, Hamish G, Abigail D, Matilda C, Emily B, Jordy B, Mateo B and Saoirse B.

Here are some highlights for the day:

• Ethan P 3rd
• Chloe W 4th
• Emily B 5th
• Luca U 8th 
• Noah VD 9th
• Mateo B 10th
• Ella G 10th

We are pleased to announce that based on the final results,  Ethan P, Chloe W, Emily B, Noah VD and Luca U have progressed to the MacKillop Cross Country Trial held on June 5th at the Sydney Equestrian Centre. Good luck!

If all competitors at this event could please wash and return these jerseys at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your cooperation.

Conference Athletics

Over the next week Mrs Col will hand out notes to any student who has progressed to the Conference 3 Athletics trial held at Sydney Olympic Park on Monday 12th August (Term 3). This note will have highlighted all the events your child has progressed for. There is no need to return any of this paperwork as permission will be sought via COMPASS for this event. 

K-1 Athletics Carnival

What a great success our K-1 athletics carnival was! The sun was finally shining and we were able to go ahead. Our athletes demonstrated wonderful sportsmanship and got involved in all the activities. Thank you to our parents and carers for coming along on the day to cheer on our K-1 students. Another massive thank you to our year 6 leaders who helped out on the day. We hope everyone had fun!

INTERSCHOOL SPORT

Stage 3 Football Gala Days

Our Year 6 students have finished their Football Gala Days. Congratulations to both our Level 1 Football teams who represented our school so well at the Conference 3 Interschool Gala Day. We are excited to announce that our Level 1 Girls team topped their pool and are progressing to the Interconference Championships held at the end of this term. Our girls will compete against the winners from another conference who also topped their pool at their inter school competition.

We hope our Year 5 students enjoy their last round at the Interschool Football Gala day next week held at Seymour Shaw.

The same gear and structure will apply for Round 2 of this Football Gala event. Students will need to bring/wear:

• Level 2 - School sports uniform 
• Shin Pads and Soccer socks (preferably blue, yellow, black or combination of these colours)
• Level 2 - Runners only, no soccer boots allowed for level 2 teams.
• Jacket to keep students warm between games
• School hat (won't need to be worn during games) -
• Healthy snacks and lunch with plenty of water. There are no canteen facilities at this venue.
• Sunscreen

Year  4 Football Gala Day

On Wednesday 12th June, Year 4 will have their turn at the Inter School Football Gala Day. All details for this event can be found on COMPASS. If you haven’t done so already, please provide consent for your child to attend this compulsory gala day hosted by Sydney Catholic Schools.

AFL Paul Kelly Cup

Our school has been invited to participate in the Paul Kelly Cup which is the Premier Primary School AFL competition in the state. The day is for Year 5 and 6 students in the divisions of girls and boys. 

It will be held on Wednesday 5th June 2024 at Waratah Park, Sutherland. The parent and students feedback from this event is always very positive from previous years especially from most students playing for the first time.

Parents are required to organise transport for their child to and from the ground. The draw has not been distributed but student arrival/dismissal would be approximately 9:00am - 2:30pm. More information about the event will be forwarded to you when it becomes available. 

Please register your child via this Online Registration Form by Friday 24th May 2024. Permission forms will be sent via Compass after your child has been registered.

Sutherland Sharks Basketball Gala Day

Thank you to the families who have expressed interest in this gala day held across multiple dates for different year groups. Registrations have now closed for the Sutherland Basketball Gala Days. Within the two weeks approaching your allocated Stage/Grades Gala day, Mrs Col will meet with students to form teams. Parent managers who have volunteered to assist at these days will be emailed as the dates draw closer. Our Stage 2 (Year 3 and 4 boys) will be the first to have their gala day on Monday 3rd June. Parents are required to transport their child to and from this event. When the draw is released, it will be shared via COMPASS. Please ensure you have logged onto COMPASS to provide permission for your child to attend.

NFL Flag Football

Flag Football is an Olympic Sport in 2028 and the NFL is putting a lot of resources Worldwide for the promotion of the sport. Our school will be involved in this program which at this point will be targeted at our current year 4, year 5 and year 6 students. Miss Devlin has completed an online course to implement during Physical Education here at school. We are awaiting for the arrival of some new equipment to facilitate this program.

One of our classes will also participate in a free demonstrated lesson by a trained professional.  Next term, our school will be entering the NSW State Tournament. The proposed date for this tournament is Friday the 9th of August with a venue to be confirmed. Details regarding this tournament are still yet to be released.

The winning team from this day will receive a funded trip to Brisbane to compete at the National Cup. The winning primary school of the national cup will continue to receive a funded trip to the Pro Bowl in the US.

We look forward to sharing and promoting this new sport right here at St Pat’s.

UNIFIED ALL ABILITIES GALA DAY

If you are interested in this event please fill out this form and the school will be in touch with you.

Sports Days for 2024

COMMUNITY SPORT

Jack K and Joshua G from 4N finished the 2023-2024 baseball season as Premiers. The boys played in the Division 2 (Zooka) comp for the first time and had a fantastic season making new friends and learning new skills.

Jack K also recently attended the Bankstown NFL Flag Come & Try Day on Sunday 21st April at Ruse Park. Jack took part in some fun drills, learnt about the fundamental skills of flag football and played some NFL Flag games. Jack also got to meet Australia’s very own Jordan Mailata, who plays professional American football for the Philadelphia Eagles. 

If you have any sporting news you would like to share with our school community please email me - amanda.col@syd.catholic.edu.au