Physical Education
Sports Shorts
Term 4, Week 2
Blackburn Primary School
Welcome to term 4 BPS PE and Sport
Term 4 sporting dates
District Athletics - Monday 5th October - Bill Sewart Athletics Track - 8.45am - 2.30pm
Whitehorse Division Track and Field Athletic Championships - Tuesday 13th October - 9am - 3pm - Doncaster Track.
Eastern Regional Athletic Championships – Thursday 22nd October – Knox Athletics Track
BPS F-2 KABOOM House Team Movement Celebration – Tuesday 27th October 2026
Victorian State Athletics Championships – Thursday 5th November – Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park
BPS State Lacrosse Finals Day – Friday 27th November 2026 – 10am – 2pm - Royal Park, Parkville.
BPS Dodgeball House Cup – weeks 2 – 9 (Thursday and Friday lunchtime games)
- Week 2 – Friday 16th October – WATTLE House Cup
- Week 3 - Friday 23rd October – EUCALYPT House Cup
- Week 4 - Thursday 29th October – WARATAH House Cup
- Week 5 - Friday 30th October – BLUE GUM House Cup
- Week 6 - Thursday 5th November – Extra game time if needed
- Week 6 - Friday 6th November – Extra game time if needed
- Week 7 - Friday 13th November - Semi Finals
- Week 8 - Thursday 19th November – Semi Finals continue
- Week 9 - Thursday 26th November – BPS Dodgeball House Cup Grand Final.
BPS District Athletics Team Shine!
Coming back from two weeks holidays and launching straight into a day of competition at District Athletics could have been a challenge for some kids our BPS were simply amazing! They supported each other and did their best in both the track and field. I'm very proud of all our athletes and they spirit in which they competed for BPS!
Thank you to all our athletes, families, staff and volunteers for you wonderful efforts to produce an awesome team day for BPS.
A special thank you to our terrific BPS volunteers and staff for your effort and encouragement on the day; Belinda, Jen, Melissa, Fiona, Greg, Sarah, Daniel and Lou.
Winning school overall at District!
A huge congratulations to BPS for being award the winning school shield for District Athletics for 2026. An outstanding achievement!
Our Outstanding BPS District Athletics Team
10 and under athletes selected
Amelia – 4 x 100m relay B team
Angus – Shot Put
Bledi – Hurdles A, 4 x 100m relay B team
Charlie – 1500m A and 800m A, 4 x 100m relay A team
Chloe – 1500m B
Deng – 100m C, 4 x 100m B relay
Eliza – Triple Jump, 200m B, 4 x 100m relay B team
Eliza – 100m C, 4 x 100m B relay
Ezra - 100m B, 4 x 100m B relay
Hailey – Shot Put and Discus, 4 x 100m relay A team
Indiana – 100m B and 800m B, 4 x 100m relay A team
James – Hurdles B
James – High Jump, 100m A, 4 x 100m relay A team
Kingsley – High Jump
Levi Fong – Discus
Lizzie – 1500m B and 800m A, 4 x 100m relay B team
Miranda – Hurdles B
Nate – 1500m B and Triple Jump, 4 x 100m relay B team
Phoebe – 100m A and 200m A, 4 x 100m relay A team
Poppy – Hurdles A and Long Jump, 4 x 100m relay A team
Tahj – 200m B and Long Jump, 4 x 100m relay A team
Thomas – 200m A and 800m B, 4 x 100m relay A team
11-year athletes
Aarna Goel – 100m C, 200m B, 4 x 100m B relay team.
Aaron – 800m B
Aaron - 4 x 100m B relay, Reserve Triple Jump
Alexa – 1500m A and 800m A, 4 x 100m relay A team
Aston – 100m B and 200m A, 4 x 100m A relay team
Benjamin – Shot Put, Hurdles B
Ethan – 100m C, 4 x 100m relay A team
Finn – 200m B, 4 x 100m relay B team
Haydee – High Jump, 200m A, 4 x 100m relay B team
Holly – Discus, 4 x 100m relay A team
Hunter – Discus
James – 1500m B
Jason – 4 x 100m B relay
Jessica - 1500m B and 800m B, 4 x 100m relay B team
Max – 1500m B
Mo – High Jump
Naqiya – Shot Put
Olivia – Hurdles B and 100m B, 4 x 100m relay A team
Owen – Triple Jump and Hurdles A, 4 x 100m relay A team
Ruby – Hurdles A and 100m A, 4 x 100m relay A team
Ryder – 100m A and 800m A, 4 x 100m relay A team
Xavier – Long Jump, 4 x 100m relay team B
Zoe – Triple Jump and Long Jump, 4 x 100m B relay team
12/13 year athletes
Aliya – Hurdles B, 100m C, 4 x 100m relay B team
Amy– Shot Put and Discus
Arielle – 100m A and 200m A, 4 x 100m relay A team
Audrey – 4 x 100m relay B team
Charlie – Long Jump and 800m B, 4 x 100m relay A
Charlie – High Jump, 800m A, 4 x 100m relay A team
Chelsea – Long Jump and Triple Jump, 4 x 100m relay A team
Christian – 100m B, 200m B, 4 x 100m relay A team
Connor – Discus and Triple Jump, 4 x 100m relay B Team
Harry – 1500m B and Hurdles A, 4 x 100m relay B team
Jake – High Jump, 100m C, 4 x 100m relay B Team
Lachlan – Shot Put
Lauren – 1500m B, 4 x 100m relay B Team
Max – 100m A and 200m A, 4 x 100m relay A team
Mac – 4 x 100m relay B team
Max – 1500m A and 800m A, 4 x 100m relay A team
Melanie – 1500m A and 800m B, 4 x 100m relay B team
Rose – Hurdles A
Santino – Hurdles
Valerie – 100m B and 200m B, 4 x 100m relay A team
Congrats BPS Whitehorse Division Athletes
This Tuesday 13th October, 20 of our BPS athletes who placed 1st or 2nd in their District individual track, field or team relay events, will represented BPS at the 2026 Whitehorse Division Track and Field Champsionships at the Tom Kelly Athletics Track in Doncaster.
Thank you to all our BPS families for transporting and supervising your children at this event.
A special thank you to our BPS Team Managers, Belinda and Greg and to Jen, Krissy and Greg for your support at our Division training last Friday. Your support is much appreciated.
BPS Division Athletics Team 2026
Congratulations to the following BPS athletes who have been selected to compete and represent BPS. We wish you all the best for your event! Have fun representing BPS!
10 and under athletes
Lizzie - 1500m
Levi - Discus
Tahj - Long jump and 200m
Nate - Triple Jump
Charlie - 1500m, 800m
Angus - Shot Put
11 year athletes
Olivia -11 year females 4 x 100m relay
Ruby 11 year females 4 x 100m relay
Haydee -11 year females 4 x 100m relay
Holly -11 year females 4 x 100m relay
Owen - Hurdles
Benjamin - Shot Put
Alexa - 1500m, 11 year females 4 x 100m relay (cannot run due to injury)
12/ 13 year athletes
Valerie - 12/13 females 4 x 100m relay
Connor - Discus, Triple Jump
Arielle - 100m, 200m, 12/13 females 4 x 100m relay
Santino - Hurdles
Charlie - Long Jump
Charlie - High jump, 12/13 females 4 x 100m relay
Chelsea - Long Jump, Triple Jump, 12/13 females 4 x 100m relay
Max - 1500m
BPS F-2 KABOOM Movement Celebration Day!
In week 4 on Tuesday 27th October all our BPS Foundation, Grade 1 and Grade 2 students, staff and 12 grade 6 leaders will take part in our KABOOM Movement Celebration morning from 9am - 10.40am. The heart of this special morning is to celebrate the joy of movement with our friends and team-mates in our house teams.
Families are welcome to come and watch our students out on our BPS oval having fun and getting active. All students in F-2 will be in one of our 12 multiage house team group led by one of our Grade 6 leaders.
Important reminders for our families for the day
Date: Tuesday 27th October - 9am - 10.40am
Venue:BPS oval
What to wear and bring: Students to wear their house colours, runners, suncream, BPS hat and bring a water bottle.
Waratah - red
Wattle - yellow
Eucalypt - green
Blue Gum - blue
Compass permission and payment: Could all F-2 families please give permission and payment for this event as soon as possible.
Thanks for an awesome start to term 4 BPS!!
Stay active and have fun moving!
Soar High BPS, Mrs P.