Sports Newsletter
Netball Victoria School Championships
Well done to the Sacred Heart netball team that travelled to Melbourne last week to play in the 2024 Netball Victoria School Championships. The girls played very well and were runners-up in their pool by percentage. A big thank you to Sally Montano for coaching the girls and to Alana McNaughton for her First Aid skills. Thanks also to the parents and grandparents who supported the day.
Green and Gold Day
This Friday 2nd August the whole school will be involved in a mini Olympics at school. Activities will start at 11:30am and finish at 1:00pm. In their class groups, students will rotate through a variety of Olympic activities (led by a wonderful Year 6 leaders). Students are invited to have a touch of the colours green and gold in support of the Australian Olympic team. Students are reminded that they will need to wear their sports uniform for the activities.
AFL 9’s
A number of our Year 5/6 students will be competing in the AFL 9’s competition which will take place Tuesday 6th August at the Colac Central Reserve. This is a modified game of football where there are only 9 players on the field at once. Selected students will travel by bus to this event. The bus will leave Sacred Heart at 9:00am and will return to school at 2:30pm. Students will need to wear their sports uniform and bring along their fruit, snacks, lunch and drink bottle. More information will be sent home via PAM for selected students.
Colac Division Badminton Tournament
On Friday 16th August the Colac Division Badminton Tournament will be held at the Badminton courts at the Colac Showgrounds. Our older students are currently working on their badminton skills in the PE classes. Selected students will travel by bus to this event. The bus will leave Sacred Heart at 9:00am and return at 2:00pm. Students will need to wear their sports uniform and bring along their fruit, snacks, lunch and drink bottle.
(More information will be sent home via PAM for selected students).
Colac All-Girls Superkick
AFL Barwon are offering a program for girls interested in football. This program is called the Colac All-Girls Superkick. This will start on Wednesday 21st August from 4:15 – 5:15pm at the Western Oval (please see flyer on our Community page in newsletter).
Colac Division Golf Tournament
Unfortunately School Sport Victoria (SSV) have decided to know longer be involved in golf. This is very disappointing because we have a number of students who really enjoy the game. As a division and with the support of the Colac Golf Club, we have decided to still go ahead and run a Colac Division Golf Tournament. This will take place on Friday 30th August at the Colac Golf Club. The day will commence at 9:15am and finish at 1:15pm.
This is open to all students in Year 5 and 6 who enjoy the game and would like to participate in a modified 9 course game of golf. Students who enter the tournament must have an adult to walk around the course with them. The adult responsibilities include safety, etiquette and scoring where necessary.
Please Note: We must have one adult to every three children, so you may be able to make an arrangement with friends. These helpers must have a current Working With Children Check. Interested students can collect an entry form at the school gym. The cost for the day is $5.00.
Winter Sport – Round 2
A large number of our Year 5 and 6 student will compete against Elliminyt Primary School in Round 2 of the Winter Sport Competition. This will take place on Friday 9th August at Elliminyt Primary School. The Sacred Heart students will walk to Elliminyt. They will leave school at 11:25am and return at 1:30pm. The sports offered by Elliminyt are Football, Netball, Gaga, Soccer and Nukem.
(More information will be sent home via PAM for selected students).
Important Dates
Mini Olympics (Green and Gold Day) – Friday 2nd August
AFL 9’s – Boys Team/Girls Team – Tuesday August 6th
Winter sport (Round 2) – Elliminyt V’s Sacred Heart - Friday 9th August
Colac Division Badminton – Friday 16th August
Colac Golf Tournament – Friday 30th August
Greater Western Lawn Bowls – Wednesday September 4th (Sebastopol)
Winter sport competition dates (Year 5/6)
Sacred Heart v’s Colac West/St Brendan’s – TBC
Elliminyt v’s Sacred Heart – Friday 9th August
St Mary’s v’s Sacred Heart – date to be confirmed
Sacred Heart v’s Colac PS – Friday 30th August
Sacred Heart v’s Colac South West – Friday 13th September
Sports Stars of the Week
Name: Macey Foster (Yr 6TR)
1. What sports do you play? The sports I play are netball and cricket.
2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite sport to play is netball.
3. Why is this your favourite sport? Netball is my favourite sport to play because I get to be active and play with my friends.
4. What is your proudest sporting moment? My proudest sporting moment was when I took my first catch in cricket.
5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My strengths in netball is I am good at shooting goals.
6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because I get to have fun and I like to be competitive.
7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports person is Sam Kerr, because she is very inspiring to young people.
8. Why are they your favourite? Sam Kerr is my favourite player because she plays in the Australian womens soccer team.
9. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sports team is Essendon Bombers.
10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? My coach would describe me as a persistant player and an encouraging team mate.
Name: Luca Inguanti (Yr 5JT)
1. What sports do you play? The sport I play is badminton.
2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite sport to play is badminton.
3. Why is this your favourite sport? Badminton is my favourite sport because it is a challenging game to play.
4. What is your proudest moment? My proudest moment was when I sang a solo song infront of 400 people.
5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My main strength in sport is that I do not give up, I keep trying hard.
6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because it is fun.
7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports person is Asha McNaughton.
8. Why are they your favourite? Asha is my favourite sports person because she is good at sport and she never gives up.
9. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sports team is the Sydney Swans.
10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? Coaches and teammates would say that I am a good sport and that I am loyal.
Name: Olive Swanson (Yr 3KM)
1. What sports do you play? The sports I play are dance, netball and acting.
2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite activity to do is acting.
3. Why is this your favourite sport? I love acting because it is fun.
4. What is your proudest sporting moment? My proudest sports moment was when I threw my first goal in netball.
5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My strength in sport is that I am a good leader. I like to help others.
6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because it is fun and I get to exercise.
7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports people are my Dad and my cousins.
8. Why are they your favourite? They are my favourite sports people because they help me with different skills for different games. Dad even coaches my netball team.
9. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sporting team is Carlton.
10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? Coaches and teammates would say that I am a good team mate.
Thanks, Nicole Lynch