Sport & Co-Curricular
Senior Co-Curricular Sports
Term 1 Information
Thank you for submitting your Term 1 sports nominations. Teams have now been lodged with SA Catholic Schools Girls Secondary Sport Association (SACSSGSA). We hope to receive Term 1 grade allocations, fixtures and venues from SACSSGSA in Week 3. We will keep you updated via the school newsletter, Loreto Connect and email.
Once we have received the fixtures, you will be able to access your daughter’s training and games times through the sport tile on the Loreto College App or through Loreto Connect.
2025 Term 1 Sport Dates
Sports trainings commence in Week 3, week beginning Monday 10 February. Training schedules can be located on Loreto Connect > Senior Sport > Co-curricular Trainings or via the link below:
In Term 1 there will also be swimming and athletics training sessions available for students in Years 7-12. These sessions are great preparation for the upcoming carnivals, and there will be coaches available to support students in their chosen track or field activity. Swimming training will commence in Week 2 for Years 7/8 and Week 3 for Years 9-12 on a Tuesday morning at Norwood Pool. Athletics training will be held at Loreto College on Wednesday mornings from Week 3. If your daughter is interested in participating in the swimming training sessions, please email Sophie Hage – Sophie.Hage@Loreto.sa.edu.au and you will then be supplied with a consent form.
Uniform requirements for Term 1 Sports
Basketball: Basketball top*, bike pants or PE shorts, sports socks, good court shoes.
Tennis: Loreto polo top, PE shorts, sports socks, good court shoes.
Touch Football: Touch top*, bike pants or PE shorts, sports socks, good sports shoes/turf or touch football boots.
Indoor Volleyball: Loreto polo top, bike pants or PE shorts, sports socks, good court shoes.
Water Polo: Loreto College bathers* If your size is not available, plain black or navy one-piece bathers are also permitted.
*Needs to be purchased from the uniform shop
Carnival Dates
- Tuesday 25 February (Week 5) - SASSA Swimming Carnival Years 7-12
- Wednesday 26 February (Week 5) – Years 3–12 Loreto Athletics Carnival
- Saturday 15 March (Week 7) – Head of the River
- Thursday 20 March (Week 8) – Loreto Swimming Carnival Years 7-12
- Monday 24 March (Week 9) – SACSSGSA Catholic Schools Athletics Carnival Years 7-12
- Thursday 10 April (Week 11) - SASSA Athletics Carnival Years 7-12
- Tuesday 6 May (Week 2, Term 2)– SACSSGSA Catholic Schools Swimming Carnival Years 7-12
Term 2 & 3 Information
The nomination form for Terms 2 & 3 will be emailed at the end of next week so please be on the lookout for this form. The nomination form will also be accessible on Loreto Connect in the Senior Sport, Nominations section.
Rowing
We are excited to be hosting the 2025 Head of the River on Saturday 15 March. This highly anticipated event is a highlight of the rowing calendar, and we invite our entire school community to get involved. Whether it's volunteering in various roles to help the day run smoothly or joining the crowd on the shore to cheer on our rowers, your support will make a world of difference. Let’s come together to celebrate the hard work, determination, and team spirit of our athletes.
Don’t forget to order you Head of the River merchandise by Sunday 22 February! Our committee have done an incredible job and there are so many options to use from…
If you have any questions about co-curricular sport, please do not hesitate to contact me Sophie.Hage@loreto.sa.edu.au
Sophie Hage
Director of Sport
Junior Co-Curricular Sports
Summer Sport is back!
Our netball teams were the first ones to return with games in Week 1. Players could be forgiven for being a little rusty after a month or two off, but all put in spirited displays.
A special mention to our Year 6 White team who broke through for their first win of the season. Eva, Isabelle and Esther controlled the midcourt. Lily, Jamie and Valentina were dangerous in the goal circle. Audrey, Penny and Hattie were impassable in defence. Winners 9-4.
Our Year 3 Pink and Green teams played on neighbouring courts and dazzled, finding space and moving the ball with speed. Have the girls been training secretly all summer? Our Year 5 Red team continued their undefeated season with a strong win. Welcome to Ella Collett who has joined the team this term and was soon popping in goals from everywhere. Also well done to our Year 7 Blue team who yawned their way through warm up, exhausted from school camp, but then put in a superb winning display!
This week our aerobics teams began their trainings, our tennis teams had their first hit out while our volleyball matches start tonight.
Next week we have basketball, cricket, touch football and cross country up and running while athletics will get underway in Week 8.
If your daughter hasn’t yet signed up for a Term 1 sport but would like to, please contact Ben at Ben.Johnswood@loreto.sa.edu.au.
National Dance Competition
Well done to Madeline Leckie who competed in the Follow Your Dreams National dance competition at the Adelaide Convention Centre during the summer holidays. Madeline was up against some very talented young dancers from across Australia and New Zealand and performed outstandingly. She was awarded:
- U/7 Song and Tap National Champion Soloist
- Honourable Mention for Classical Ballet Solo
- Honourable Mention for Jazz Solo
- Honourable Mention for Lyrical Solo
Well done, Madeline!
Private Tennis Coaching
The Todd Perry Tennis Academy’s coaching sessions started this week. These weekly sessions are available to Loreto Junior School students at the following times:
- Reception to Year 3: Wednesday afternoons, 3:30-4:30pm in the Loreto gym
- Year 4 to Year 6: Friday lunchtimes, 1:10-2:00pm on the Loreto junior school courts
If you missed the first session but would like to register, please click the link below:
Loreto College - Todd Perry Tennis Academy
Winter Sport
Registrations for Term 2 and Term 3 sport will open midway through Term 1 via Clipboard. During winter we will have the following sports available:
- Basketball
- Cross Country Races
- Football (Australian Rules)
- Hockey
- Netball
- Soccer
- Volleyball
Ben Johnswood
Sport Coordinator
Performing Arts
Year 5 Presents Alice in Wonderland Jr. – A Magical Journey Awaits!
Set to take the stage at the end of June, this whimsical adventure promises to transport audiences into a world of imagination, curiosity, and fun.
With auditions just around the corner, eager students are already preparing, practicing lines, and warming up their singing voices. Many have enrolled to audition, hoping to bring beloved characters like Alice, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and the Queen of Hearts to life. The enthusiasm is contagious, and we can’t wait to see our talented students shine.
Once the cast is announced, rehearsals will begin in full swing, blending acting, singing, and dancing to create a spectacular production. Students will not only develop their performance skills but will also build confidence, teamwork, and creativity along the way.
As we countdown to opening night, we invite our school community to mark their calendars and join us for an enchanting journey down the rabbit hole. Stay tuned for more updates—Alice in Wonderland Jr. is sure to be a show to remember!
Tom Hamnett
R-6 Music Teacher