Health & P.E.
Essex Heights Primary School
Years 3 to 6 House Athletics
Students in Years 3 to 6 came dressed in their House colours ready to have fun competing for House points at our House Athletics on Thursday 28 May at the Bill Sewart Athletics Track in Burwood East.
They participated in several individual events throughout the day, which included long jump, triple jump, shot put, sprints, discus, high jump and relays. The children moved around the events in their age group teams.
The Essex Heights spirit came alive when the children were cheering loudly for their teammates during the events. They were supporting other age groups while they were waiting for their turn, especially when students were running in the 100m and 200m sprints.
It was great to see everyone enjoying themselves and supporting their House.
Thanks to all the staff who helped throughout the day with marshalling, measuring and timing the activities. Special thanks to Mrs Cotterell for presenting the top four placegetters with their ribbons and Miss Kemp for assisting with the co-ordination of the day.
A massive thank you to the following parent volunteers for assisting with the events too: John Colley, Kat Pryde, Edwina McCarthy, Sa Feng, Shaurya Bhattarai, Sheree Spiteri, Daniela Rende, Candice Hu, Jieting Luo, Elima Pozenel, Joel Pozenel, Carly Gay, Sophie Beecroft, Sam Doolan, Alison Patchett and Dinusha Ranasinghe.
Your support was greatly appreciated.
It was a terrific day!
Monique Hocking
The winning house was announced at the Assembly on Monday 1 June:
Congratulations to Nolan House!
Thank you to everyone who participated and earned House points. We would like to thank Miss Kemp and Ms Hocking for organising this event every year. Also, a huge thanks to the parent helpers and teachers for being supportive to everyone. We hope everyone had a great fun day at the track.
Nolan Captains – Maggie, Illary, Royce & Prabhava
Division Cross Country
Congratulations to every EHPS student who ran at the Monash Waverley Division Cross Country event on Tuesday 2 June at Lewis Road Reserve in Wantirna South. We had seventeen participants who all represented our school and the Monash Heights District very proudly.
| Division Cross Country | |
|---|---|
| 9/10 Age Group | Nicholas D, Karas G, Jordan T, Alia A, Chloe L |
| 11 Year Age Group | Reece X, Travis M, Ryan C, Emily S, Anaaya G, Olivia U |
| 12/13 Year Age Group | Kenan J, Caleb F, Royce M, Grace C, Isabella L, Illary S |
I competed in the 12 to 13-year-old Monash Waverley Division cross country and congratulations to everyone who participated.
Division cross country brought together students from many different schools, giving us the opportunity to compete, represent our schools and challenge ourselves.
Every participant should be very proud of their achievements. Simply qualifying for Division cross country is the result of hard work, training and dedication. Whether someone finished at the front of the race or further back, every runner showed courage by stepping up to compete and giving their best effort.
I would like to thank Ms Hocking and volunteers who supported us through this journey.
Illary – Year 6
On the 2nd June, I competed in Monash Waverley Division Cross Country at Lewis Park. It was a cold and wet morning and there were over 60 students. I managed to overtake a few people in the 3km race and came 18th. I felt tired and exhausted after the race. At the same time, I am proud to represent my school in such a big event. A big shout out to Ms Hocking, all parent helpers, my mum and friends who were there to cheer us on.
Caleb – Year 6
Huge thanks to Pia Ahmet for travelling on the bus with us and also to the families who came to support the students.
Grace C, Reece X, Emily and Alia A placed in the top ten and qualified to run in the Eastern Region event on Thursday 11 June at Yarra Glen Racecourse.
Year 6 Winter Inter-School Sport
Year 6 students have participated in one of the following sports teams for the Winter Inter-School Sport season: Ultimate Frisbee, Netball Girls, Soccer Mixed, Teeball Mixed, Teeball Girls and Bootball.
Matches have been played on Friday mornings from 9am to 11am, as follows:
1 May (week 2) – no matches
8 May (week 3) – no matches
15 May (week 4) – Mount Waverley PS (Teeball, Bootball and Ultimate Frisbee away)
22 May (week 5) – Wheelers Hills PS (Netball, Soccer away)
29 May (week 6) – Mount Scopus Memorial College (Teeball, Bootball, Ultimate Frisbee away)
5 June (week 7) – no matches
12 June (week 8) – Burwood East PS (Netball and Teeball away)
19 June (week 9) – Jells Park PS (Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, Bootball away)
26 June (week 10/end of Term 2) – no matches
Correct at time of publication.
Uniform was provided for some sports and parents were provided with information if this applied. Provided uniform is to be laundered and returned to the school by the conclusion of the season, next Friday, 26 June.