Sport & Co-Curricular

R-12 Co-Curricular Opportunities

da Vinci Decathlon

On Tuesday of this week we had a team of seven Year 7 students who participated in the 2022 da Vinci Decathlon. This involves solving challenges across ten categories such as English, Science, Mathematics, General Knowledge, Art & Poetry … and on Wednesday it was the turn of the Year 9s. It is an all-day competition, and very intensive as they work collaboratively to come up with accurate and creative solutions. Well done to all of our participants. While there were no prizes (although the Year 7s did receive a 5th place for the Ideation category) it was generally agreed that it was a good learning experience, and a realisation that more practice next time will be a big advantage.

The Big Science Competition

The Big Science Competition is a 50-minute, multiple choice competition testing science knowledge, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Questions are set in real-life, contemporary contexts, making them relatable … and interesting! We had three entrants, all achieving outstanding results:

• Emma Choi (Year 9) – High Distinction
• Sophia Hussain (Year 9) – Distinction
• Jemma Meoli (Year 8) - Distinction

Debating

Round 2 took place last week, with mixed results. Special mention to our teams who have won both of their debates so far:

Junior A Team 2 – Jessica Nguyen, Isabelle Ryan and Grace Collins

Intermediate B Team 1 – Iris Hamilton, Amelia Saunders, Lucy Dachs and Ruby Richards

Our final round for Term Two will be in Week 8 for our Year 5 – 10 teams, and Week 9 for our Year 11 team.

Mock Trial

After having their Trial postponed it finally took place on Tuesday evening of last week. Unfortunately the team were not able to successfully defend their client in a criminal case of graffiti. Well done to all the team and their supporting staff; the girls have learnt a great deal about the Australian legal system through this program.

Rostrum Public Speaking

Congratulations to Alexandra Seal (Year 10) who has progressed to the State Final, which will be held at Parliament House on Saturday 25 May. A great effort, considering that this section is also open to Year 11 and Year 12 students. In addition to her prepared topic, ‘War is not the answer’, Alexandra will have 15 minutes to prepare a 3-minute short notice speech.

Tournament of Minds

Nominations are now being received for this problem-solving challenge which will take place over six weeks in Term Three. Students will work in a team of seven to provide a creative solution to a challenge in the areas of Language Literature, Social Sciences, STEM or the Arts. Tournament Day, when the students present their solutions, will be Sunday 11 September at Flinders University. This is open to students from Year 5 to Year 10, and all will be given an opportunity to learn more about the program early next week. 

ICAS (International Competition and Assessment for Schools)

Registrations are open. Well done to the fifteen families who have registered so far. An information sheet can be found on Loreto Connect > Co-curricular > ICAS (on both the Junior School and Senior School sites). To book, go into the parent portal and payments are made online using  this link:

https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps

School Access Code: RH0313

(Note – this is the letter ‘O’ and not the number)

Competition dates:

• Digital Technologies – Monday 8 August
• Writing – Wednesday 10 August
• English – Tuesday 16 August
• Science – Monday 22 August
• Spelling – Thursday 25 August
• Mathematics – Wednesday 31 August

To assist the College’s organisation for this program, it would be appreciated if all registrations were made by the end of this term. For Year 6 students, we will make sure that times will not clash with their Catholic Schools Music Festival practices.

David Hall

Head of Student Enrichment and Engagement R - 12

Co-Curricular Sports

Term 2 Information:

SACSSGSA are currently in the process of re-grading sports teams and will release the fixtures for the remainder of the season in Week 7.  The draws will be emailed to all teams and placed on Loreto Connect once they are finalised.

Reconciliation Round: 

Last Saturday 4th June we recognised National Reconciliation Week at Loreto College and this included wearing red, black, or yellow ribbons at our sports games and also acknowledging The Traditional Owners of the Land.  Attached are some photos of the girls reading the acknowledgment at Loreto College.

Cross Country:

We would love a few more runners to compete in the team relay at Waite Oval on Wednesday 22nd June at 4:00pm. If your daughter is interested in participating, please email Sophie Hage - Sophie.Hage@loreto.sa.edu.aufor further information. Trainings will be held on a Monday morning 7:30am – 8:15am with a specialised running coach. Students are welcome to attend trainings without participating in the competitions.

Cross Country Competition Dates

Knockout Sport:

Our Knockout teams have commenced competition with some of the Round 1 results included below:

Years 8/9 AFLW – Thursday 26th May 

Congratulations to our AFLW Knockout team who won both football games to advance to the second round of the state competition. 

Game 1: Loreto (2.4.16) vs Heathfield (1.1.7) 

Game 2: Loreto (16.11.107) vs Mitcham (0.0.0)

Years 9/10 Netball – Tuesday 7th June (Week 6)

Game 1: Loreto (22) vs Concordia (29)

Game 2: Loreto (9) vs Westminster (44)

Game 3: Loreto (19) vs Blackwood (31)

Years 11/12 Netball – Wednesday 8th June (Week 6)

Game 1: Loreto (46) vs Adelaide Botanic (17)

Game 2: Loreto (19) vs Marryatville (23)

Game 3: Loreto (20) vs St Mary’s (51)

Years 8 Netball – Thursday 9th June (Week 6)

Game 1: Loreto (14) vs Scotch (27)

Game 2: Loreto (22) vs St Peter’s (23)

Game 3: Loreto (19) vs Unley (36)

Congratulations to our three knockout netball teams who played in the Division 1 State Netball Competition this week.  They came up against tough competition in the first round but all three teams played high quality netball in some very exciting games, they displayed great skill, sportsmanship, and determination.  So proud of our superstar netballers!

Congratulations to all out knockout teams who played high level netball and football and represented Loreto very well.

Aerobics:

On Saturday 4th June we had four Senior Aerobics teams and four Junior Aerobics teams competing in the FISAF Super Series. All teams were a credit to Loreto and performed their routines with skill and finesse.  Well done to all our talented competitors and thank you to our amazing coaches, Kimberley, Kira, Jasmyn, Meg, Ruby, Ashleigh & Stephanie.

• LC Waves– Senior Advanced: Holly, Amelia, Giuliana, Otylia & Skylah
• LC Party Girls –Senior Advanced: Poppy, Teagan & Ruby.
• LC Stars – Senior Novice: Lucy, Alice, Hannah, Zoe, Allegra, Clementine & Zara
• LC Ignite - Senior Novice – 3rd Place: Harper, Scarlett, Chiara, Isabel, Olivia B, Olivia T, Lilah & Teresa

If you have any questions about co-curricular sport please contact me on Sophie.Hage@loreto.sa.edu.au

Ms Sophie Hage

Leader of Sport and Sport Performance

Junior Sports News

Our Year 3, 4 and 5 Netball teams have started the season strongly with convincing wins in their first few rounds of matches. Our Year 6 Netball teams have had a challenging start, encountering opponents with a little more experience. In Basketball, our Year 3/4 team, Loreto Lightning are undefeated, while our Year 5/6 team, Loreto Slam Dunkers won their first match last Wednesday.

Our Year 3/4 Minkey team have had a positive start to the season winning all but one of their matches. In Volleyball, the Loreto Spikers have won all but two of their matches while the Loreto Diggers had their first win of the season last Friday.

On Wednesday afternoons, Grace Cornish, Alexandra Holland, Maddison Graves, Erin Reeves, Annabel Campbell and Amelia Cavagnaro have been participating in an Interschool Cross Country competition. All girls have been very competitive, improving their times each week over the 2km course. Grace Cornish has finished 1st in 4 of the 5 events. 

Cross Country

Congratulations to Matilda Carney, Grace Cornish, Maddison Graves and Alexandra Holland who competed in the SAPSASA State Cross Country Carnival at Oakbank yesterday. In very challenging conditions, the girls were competitive over the 2km and 3km courses, competing against some of the state’s best runners.

10year girls (167 competitors – 2km) 

• Grace Cornish 13th, Maddison Grave 44th, Matilda Carney – 75th 
• Grace received an invitation to try out for the state team

11year girls (161 competitors – 3km)

• Alexandra Holland 48th 
• Eloise Correll and Winnie Katsaros were selected in the squad as reserves for the event.

SAPSASA News

We have a number of students who have been selected to represent the East Adelaide District in SAPSASA State Carnivals.

• Eugenie Anderson, Winnie Katsaros and Arabella Lehmann were members of the East Adelaide AFLW team who came 2nd in the recent State Carnival.
• Harper Burrage, Arabella Lehmann and Ava Leonello will represent the East Adelaide District in the State Netball Carnival, June 22 – 24.

Aerobics

We have 34 students from Year 5 and 6 who have been training twice a week since the beginning of the year in preparation for the FISAF Aerobics competitions. Our four Aerobics teams competed in the FISAF Super Series last Saturday. For many of the girls it was their first time competing on the stage and they are to be congratulated for the manner in which they competed on the day, supporting one another and acknowledging the achievements of others. All girls were wonderful ambassadors for Loreto.

• LC Flames – Year 5/6 Advanced - 1st Place: 

Ella Brown, Grace Cornish, Devina Degeorge, Hattie Fleer, Alice Frearson-Lea, Millicent Lyons, Leja Rajcic, Alanah Searle, Poppy Teague, Ruby Tynan (coach)

• LC Elevate – Year 5/6 Advanced - 3rd Place

Isla Allgrove, Lottie Allgrove, Eugenie Anderson, Annalise Calabria, Winnie Katsaros, Ruby Kernahan, Maeve Manning, Tess McEwin, Lyla Neck, Jasmyn Smith-Freer (coach)

• LC Flawless – Year 5 Novice - 1st Place 

Rosina Caruso, Vivienne Crawford, April Freda, Lilly John, Olivia John, Olive Maycock, Kartia Menchise, Indea Siddell, Anja Wohsa, Ashleigh Russell (coach)

• LC Glisten – Year 6 Novice - 2nd Place

Trishti Bhatia, Erica Blain, Amelia Cavagnaro, Emily Hehir, Ava Leonello, Grace McCabe, Aspen Penberthy, Stephanie Watts (coach). We wish the teams and their coaches all the best as they prepare for the FISAF State Championships on June 25.

Ms Narelle Dew

Leader of Health & PE/Sport Coordinator

Cross Country State Championships

Well done to Ruby Richards and Grace Marin for representing Loreto at the Cross Country State Championships on Thursday 9 June, both girls ran extremely well.  Ruby finished 8th out of over 100 runners and has been invited to compete in the Cross Country Championships in July where they will be selecting the SA state team.  We wish Ruby all the best for her next event!