Sports Update 

MAXIM K - OUR JIU JITSU CHAMP!

We love sharing our good news stories, with this being a very exciting piece of news!  Last Sunday Maxim K of 2Z, participated in the VJJC - the 2024 Victorian Jiu Jitsu Championships.  He performed consistently well over the day and came away winning the gold in his division!  

Max joined a Martial Arts club and only started training less than a year ago. His family are very proud that he has chosen to participate in competitions, despite his initial fears and uncertainties that came with this new experience.  Despite this, he has so far done very well, participating in 6 tournaments and winning 4 gold and 2 silver trophies.  At the moment he is ranked N09 in Australia in all Junior divisions. 

Congratulations Maxim - what a wonderful achievement this is on so many levels!

WHAT A TREAT!

YEAR 4-6 AFL N.A.B. SUPER CLINICS

On Tuesday this week our Year 4, 5 & 6 classes were treated to a special AFL football superkick clinic, run by two Superkick external coaches. Students were involved in a number of hands-on skill development drills and to finish off, played a fun modified game to apply these football skills.  Our students were also given a few prizes to wrap up their fun clinic.  This Superkick clinic program is aimed to help the AFL promote the launch of the East Brighton Superkick Centre, which is encouraging all children to ‘Find Your Footy this season!’.  

YEAR 5&6 WINTER SPORT 

Details for tomorrow’s 

Round 5 games: Friday 17th May

* FOOTBALLERS:  MUST bring a mouthguard – no mouthguard, no play

*GAMES PLAYED:  approx. 1.00pm – 2.30pm.

HOME GAMES:  St Finbar’s 2   vs St Mary’s Malvern East:

Football:   Note: Intra-team game (St Mary’s don’t have a netball team): Hurlingham Oval #1 (larger oval), Nepean Hwy, Brighton East. (Mr Tyndall)

Netball:  St. Finbar’s school courts.  (Miss Happell).

Footballers walk to Hurlingham oval at 12.40pm, return to school by 3.15pm. 

AWAY GAMES:  St. Joan of Arc 1 vs  St. Finbar’s 1: 

Football: Whyte Street Reserve, Whyte St, Brighton.  (Mrs Thompson)   

Netball: St. Joan of Arc PS school courts, 30 Dendy St, Brighton (Miss Bourke)

To depart at 12.40pm by bus. Return by 3.20pm

*PARENT SUPPORT*: many thanks to those parents that have offered their support for bus supervision and team support.  Please don’t forget to add your name to our Helper docs if you are able to help out for any of our final home and away games.  Thank you.

Parent helper sign up links:     SF Team#1        SF Team#2      

 AEROAEROBICS PROGRAM

COME & TRY for Year 5 & 6’s

Year 5 & 6’s: Keen to learn what an Aeroschool Aerobics program is about?  Think movement involving dance, strength, flexibility & fitness!

St. Finbar’s are keen to get students involved in this exciting program.  Weekly free training will be held at school by highly qualified Bayside Aerobics Gymnastics coaches (Olivia Feaver - 6x National champ!), where teams will learn a choreographed 1min. 20sec. routine - to perform at the School State Champs on Thurs 1st of August next term.  

KEEN? Please ask your Year 5 & 6 child to wear their sports uniform this Friday & we’ll see you them in the hall at 11.10am!

HOOPTIME DATES ARE SET!

It’s always a highly anticipated sporting opportunity for our Year 3-6 students to try out for our HoopTime basketball tournament teams.  This year our Dendy District has made the decision to not hold a specific Dendy schools tournament, but instead each school keen to participate in Hooptime are securing their own preferred HoopTime tournament dates, to better cater for all schools and team entries allowed.  

St. Finbar’s HoopTime tournament dates are:

Senior HoopTime (Year 5&6):  Friday 9th August (T3, Wk 4)

Junior HoopTime (Year 3&4: Tuesday 20th August (T3, Wk 6)

All Year 3-6 students will be invited to sign up to try out for these teams.Four teams will be selected for each day:  x1 All Star Boys team, x1 All Star Girls team and x2 Future Stars teams (mixed gender).  Trials will be held in the first couple of weeks in Term 3.