Sport

Welcome back to Sport in 2024

My name is Mitch Clark and along with Meg Hubbard, we are the Physical Education teachers in 2024. We are very excited for another big year ahead in sport at Rangeview! Here are some of the key events in the first few months of the year.

Rangeview Level 4-6 House Swimming Carnival 

Croydon Memorial Pool was the venue for our Level 4-6 House Swimming Carnival earlier this week. With over 350 students in attendance, the event was incredibly exciting and entertaining, and we were so impressed with the effort and attitude displayed by all the students. The day included 50m Freestyle and Backstroke races, 25m Butterfly, Breaststroke, and Freestyle races, a 25m mixed medley relay, along with fun novelty events in which all students participated. The afternoon rain didn’t dampen the spirits, and we were so proud of the resilience the students showed given the conditions. After a highly competitive and fun-filled day of competition, Terra emerged as the 2024 Inaugural House swimming champions. We extend our congratulations to the Terra team and its House Captains, Eleanor and Jared (results are mentioned below). We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the wonderful parents & RPS staff who contributed to making the day such a success and we look forward to this becoming an annual Rangeview sporting tradition for many years to come.

District Swimming (Wednesday 21st of February) 

Our inaugural Rangeview Level 4-6 House Swimming Carnival marked an exciting beginning to 2024 (full summary provided above). The outcomes of this event have been used in forming the 2024 swimming team. Students selected will be notified today, these students will represent Rangeview at the upcoming Nunawading District Swimming Carnival on Wednesday, February 21st. Best of luck to all participants!

Whole School Run Club (8.25am - Oval) 

Run Club will commence again for 2024 from this coming Tuesday the 13th February. We will meet near the Grade 3 portables on the oval at 8:25am every Tuesday and Thursday morning, unless the weather is inclement (an email will be sent at 7:30am on the morning, if the event it is cancelled due to weather). Run Club laps will be recorded each day and students will be acknowledged for on-going participation throughout the year with awards being given for 100, 200, 300 & 400 laps. If you are able to assist with the dots or supervision around the course at any time, that would be greatly appreciated. All students welcome! 

Whole School Cross Country (Thursday the 18th of April) 

This year, we will be again be running our Whole School Cross Country. More information will follow in the coming weeks.

Level 3-6 Athletics (Friday the 3rd of May) 

This year, we will again be heading to Bill Stewart Reserve in East Burwood for our House Athletics Carnival. Students will have the opportunity to represent their houses in discus, shot put, long jump, high jump, 100m, 200m & 800m races. Parent volunteers are greatly appreciated to help this day run successfully, we will send a volunteer sign up form out in the coming weeks. 

PE Program

This term, our PE sessions will focus on Athletics, with students from Level 3 to 6 honing their abilities in running, throwing, and jumping in preparation for our House Athletics Carnival in early Term 2. Meanwhile, our Foundation to Level 2 students will concentrate on fundamental motor skills such as jumping, running, throwing, and catching through engaging modified athletics activities. Additionally, during Friday sports, our Level 5/6 students will delve into various team sports, focusing on teamwork and leadership skills, while our Level 4 students will enjoy T-ball clinics conducted by Baseball Victoria

2024 House Captains & Curriculum Captains

Here are our house captains & curriculum captains for 2024, you will see them helping at all our sporting events throughout the year. They are very excited about the year ahead & can’t wait to represent their house! 

From left: Daniel & Emma (Arbor), Vansh & Audrey (Hydro), Oliver & Riyon (Solar), Jared & Eleanor (Terra), Aiden & Owen (Curriculum) 

Regards, 

Mitch Clark & Meg Hubbard 

PE teachers