PAPER FREE

As a school we are trying to reduce our carbon footprint and are going paperless for sports notes this year. All sporting events will be sent out via Compass and parents will notify of their child's interest via the Events link in Compass. There is no need to print off notes and send them in as their interest is automatically recorded. Their selection of events for the swimming and athletics carnivals are also done using Compass. When a registration fee is required for a Diocesan sport e.g. Winter trials, Compass Pay will be available for this. Please contact the office staff if you are having difficulties accessing Compass.

2022 DATES FOR THE CALENDAR

Friday 4th February 2022 - Diocesan Basketball and Tennis trials

Friday 18th February 2022 - St Nicholas Swimming Carnival

Thursday 24th February 2022 - Diocesan Swimming Carnival (Gunnedah)

Friday 11th March 2022 - Diocesan Touch Football trials (Tamworth)

Tuesday 22nd March 2022 - Polding Swimming Carnival (SOPAC)

Friday 25th March 2022 - Diocesan Winter trials - rugby league, netball, hockey and soccer (Armidale)

Thursday 7th April 2022 - St Nicholas Cross Country

Friday 1st July 2022 - St Nicholas Athletics Carnival

Friday 12th August - Diocesan Athletics Carnival (Tamworth)

ADPSC CALENDAR FOR 2022

Please find the link to the ADPSC Calendar for 2022. Please note that dates may change throughout the year.

DIOCESAN BASKETBALL AND TENNIS TRIALS

Good luck to the following children who have gained a place to try out for the Diocesan Basketball team on Friday 4th February - Thomas McMullen, Thomas Gillies, Dominic Hoy, Jackson Brooks, Boston Hitchcock, Molly Stokeld, Anna Barwick, Bronte Rankmore, Scarlett Connor, Sara Belfield and Lily Belfield.

Congratulations to the following children who have gained a place to try out for the Diocesan Tennis team - Max Judd, Hugh Mitchell, Myles Manning Lachlan Penberthy and Ella Klasen.

ST NICHOLAS 2022 SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Welcome back everyone to our 2022 school year. The first event on our sporting calendar is the Swimming Carnival which will be held at City Pool in Week 4, Friday 18 February 2022. We would ask that all students be at City Pool by 8:30am so that we can start the Carnival at 9:00am sharp. Please note that only students turning 8 this year and older will be participating in the Carnival. Kinder and Year 1 students will be remaining at school. Children in Year 2 who are turning 7 this year will be able to compete but will not be eligible for selection in the Diocesan team.

At our School Swimming Carnival each year we split the students up into three (3) groups:

Confident 50m swimmers
25m swimmers
Non-swimmers

Non-swimmers are only to compete in the novelty events and are not allowed to swim in a 50m or 25m race. If a student is swimming in a 50m race they cannot swim in the 25m race in the same stroke.

Upon arrival at the swimming carnival students who are non-swimmers MUST wear a wrist band which will be issued by a teacher as they enter the pool.

Students will need to get their name marked off by their colour house teacher once they enter the pool and again before they leave in the afternoon. If students are not getting collected at the pool by their parent or guardian, they need to email their class teacher prior to the day giving consent.

Please note that all children are expected to make their own way to and from the carnival. With Covid restrictions we are waiting to hear if canteen facilities will be available on the day. THERE WILL BE NO SAUSAGE SIZZLE. Students are encouraged to bring their own recess, lunch and plenty of water to drink.

St Nicholas Swimming Carnival 2022 - ORDER OF EVENTS

8:30am Children arrive and have names marked off by allocated House teacher

8:45 am Timekeepers meeting

8:55 am Prayer / Expectations of the day

9.00am 100M Freestyle

25m Freestyle / Novelty Events

50M Freestyle

25M Breaststroke / Novelty Events

50M Breaststroke

25M Backstroke / Novelty Events

50M Backstroke

25M Butterfly

50M Butterfly

Junior 200M IM Medley (8,9 & 10 years)

Senior 200M IM Medley (11,12 and 13 years)

Relays

2.30pm(approx) Presentation

St Nicholas Swimming Records as of 21/2/2021

EVENT	NAME	TIME	YEAR
100m Freestyle
Junior Girls Junior Boys 11 years Girls 11 years Boys Senior Girls Senior Boys	Tilani Smith Hugh Mitchell Tilani Smith William Burnett Melanie O’Shea Jack Mitchell	1.19.43 1.20.45 1.14.85 1.15.16 1.07.90 1.11.00	2018 2020 2019 2014 1988 2020
50m Freestyle
8 years Girls 8 years Boys 9 years Girls 9 years Boys 10 years Girls 10 years Boys 11 years Girls 11 years Boys 12 years Girls 12 years Boys 13 years Girls 13 years Boys	Tilani Smith David Edgecock Tilani Smith Hugh Mitchell Melanie O’Shea Hugh Mitchell Melanie O’Shea William Burnett Eloise Turner Jack Mitchell Indianna Brazier Chris Newman	41.94 44.90 39.31 39.47 35.78 35.35 33.06 33.00 32.71 32.53 49.22 40.12	2016 1986 2017 2019 1986 2020 1987 2014 2014 2020 2020 1987
50m Breaststroke
Junior Girls Junior Boys 11 years Girls 11 years Boys Senior Girls Senior Boys	Melanie O’Shea Matthew McCulloch Erika Forrest Michael Zucker Melanie O’Shea Michael Zucker	47.94 50.33 45.00 45.40 40.75 42.44	1986 1993 1999 1997 1988 1998
50m Backstroke
Junior Girls Junior Boys 11 years Girls 11 years Boys Senior Girls Senior Boys	Tilani Smith Xavier Parris Tilani Smith Hugh Mitchell Melanie O’Shea Mark Atkinson	43.27 44.90 40.27 41.41 37.47 37.77	2018 2021 2019 2021 1988 2000
50m Butterfly
Junior Girls Junior Boys 11 years Girls 11 years Boys Senior Girls Senior Boys	Tilani Smith Hugh Mitchell Tilani Smith Hugh Mitchell Melanie O’Shea Matthew Lloyd	39.91 42.66 37.57 40.25 34.65 38.06	2018 2020 2019 2021 1988 1987
Open Individual Medley
Junior Girls Junior Boys 11 years Girls 11 years Boys Open Girls Open Boys	Tilani Smith Hugh Mitchell Tilani Smith Hugh Mitchell Eloise Turner Angus Leslie	3.14.84 3.28.44 3.04.29 3.13.54 3.11.27 3.05.00	2018 2020 2019 2021 2014 2002

BASKETBALL

Expressions of interest for children in Years 3-6 for the Term 1 and 2 Basketball season are being taken via Compass. Please go to Events to register your child's interest. When teams have been formed Mrs Tyrrell will send home a team code for you to register online. This will also be sent out via Compass.

If your child is in Kinder, Year 1 or Year 2 please register for Aussie Hoops (modified basketball) by clicking on the following link. The school does not organise teams for this as it is a skills based program run by Basketball Australia.

Aussie Hoops

FUTSAL

Expressions of interest for Futsal Term 1 are being taken on Compass. Please go to the Events section and click on consent.

SCHOOL CALENDAR

Dates for the Diary

JANUARY 2022