Sport

Swimming Carnival

Our School Swimming Carnival will be held on Tuesday 18th February starting at 8.50am. Our Carnival has a focus on participation and friendly competition. Please note, only children aged 8 yrs and older may qualify for a position at the Diocesan Swimming Carnival.

Please note the following important information:

Our Kindergarten students DO NOT attend the Carnival. They attend school as normal.

The ONLY Year 1 and Year 2 students who are permitted to attend the Carnival are those who can confidently swim 25 metres of any one stroke without stopping. ALL other Year 1 and Year 2 students MUST attend school where lessons will run as normal. The usual drop off and pick up routines will remain for all Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 students who are attending school that day.

The carnival commences at 8.50am.

NEW TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR 2025

It is preferable for students to be dropped off at the pool from 8.20am by a parent or carer.

Students who travel by bus will need to come to school as normal and we have made arrangements for another bus to take them to the pool. This year (due to new transport regulations), the school buses are unable to drop students directly to the pool.

In the afternoon, parents will need to pick their child up from the pool. If your child travels by bus, they will be transported back to school in time for their normal school bus arrangements.

Please note, if your child is a competitive swimmer, it would be best if you could drop them to the pool so there is no chance of them missing the first events.

As we use a computer program to record all results, we require you to nominate your child for events prior to the day. This is to be done on COMPASS when you do the consent form. Please discuss nominations with your child so they are aware of what events they are doing. Although we can fix nomination mistakes, it is very time consuming so please be careful when nominating your child.

NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BY Friday 7th February to allow us plenty of time to process all nominations. Please do this on Compass under events.

There is no cost for students to attend the carnival. Spectators will need to pay at the pool.
Spectators are welcome to attend and there will be a designated sitting area on the Memorial Avenue side of the pool. All students will sit on the hill and be supervised by staff members. Please do not take your child away from the student area without notifying the supervising teacher/s.
Students will be able to go to the canteen at allocated times (after 11.00am) under staff supervision. Please ensure you pack enough food and water for your child for the whole day.
Students in Years 3-6 are expected to attend as it is a normal school day. Students may wear their sporting house colours or sport uniform. Please consider sun safety. Clothing such as singlet tops are not allowed and hats are compulsory.
Parent helpers will be needed on the day. Please indicate on the form if you are available to help and we will get in touch with you. We really appreciate all the help we can get as it is impossible to run these large events without your assistance.
Children 8yrs and up who can swim 50m backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke or freestyle are encouraged to participate in those events on the day. Some students may do a mixture of distances depending on their ability.
Six and seven year old students will only be swimming 25 meters, regardless of their ability.
Children who are entered in a 50m race can not enter the 25m race for that same stroke.

Cross Country

Infants Cross Country will be held on Friday 7th March at 9.00am at Kitchener Oval.
Primary Cross Country will be held on Friday 21st March at 9.00am at Kitchener Oval.

Winter Trials

Students in Year 6 have been invited to nominate for Diocesan Winter Trials (Netball, Soccer, League and Hockey). Year 6 parents have been emailed the information and nomination form.

Year 3/4 Netball Gala Day

Year 3 and 4 have been invited to nominate for a netball Gala Day.

Information and nominations can be found on Compass under Events.