Physical Education 2019
Term 1 Calendar Events 2019
6 March – Interhouse Athletics (Grade 3-6)
7 March – Division Bowls
8 March – Division Swimming
19 March – Interhouse Cross Country
10 March – Encouragement Swim Meet
22 March – Regional Swimming
1 April – District Athletics
1 April – Active April
Term 2 Calendar Events
- 1 April – Regional Lawn Bowls
- 1 May – State Lawn Bowls
- 8 May – District Cross Country
- 17 May – Division Cross Country
- 29 May – District AFL, Netball and Soccer
- 7 June – Division AFL, Netball and Soccer
Term 3 Calendar Events
- 7 June – District Basketball Gala Day
- 4 September – Division Basketball
- 13 September – Division Athletics
Well done tennis players:
Well to Jy Phelps, Andrew Wang, Andrew Gittins, Alby Donald, Nathan Battistella and Mason Trewin who competed in last week’s tennis competition. They had to brave some rain and cold weather but all played well and had an enjoyable day. A huge thank you to Miranda and Belinda for transporting and supervising our team. We couldn’t have entered without you!
Little Athletics Victoria Western Regional Carnival
Congratulations to all the Buninyong Primary School children who participated in the Little Athletics Victoria Western Region Carnival over the weekend. Buninyong Little Athletics had 15 children competing, 7 from Buninyong Primary School. They received 16 medals, 4 gold, 4 silver and 8 bronze.
Our Buninyong Primary School children were: Leo Gilbert, Max Griffin, Ethan Mangan, Xavier Mangan, Ryan Moore, Ava Oldaker and Charlotte Roberts. Well done to everyone, it’s a great result for our first season of Buninyong Little Athletics!
Hockey Victoria Roadshow
Chris and Adam from Hockey Victoria visited our schools and took some lucky classes for a Hookin2hockey session on 18 February. Well done to all students who took part.
For anyone wishing to start up hockey outside of school is welcome to visit www.hookin2hockey.com.au.
Western Bulldogs Visit
Hayden and Tori from the Western Bulldogs visited our school on Tuesday 12 February. They spoke to our Grade 6’s on what is was like being an AFL player and went out on the oval at recess to have a kick about with a large number of students. A big thanks to the club for including us on their visits.
Active April
Premier’s Active April encourages Victorian families to get healthy and active by participating in 30 minutes of physical activity a day for the month of April and beyond. Jump on board and support our school. Register online and link up to the Buninyong Primary School group (buninyong-primary-school).
You will also receive:
- 10 free passes at your local YMCA or access to a local government recreation facility
- 30% discount at SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium and LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Melbourne
- One 2 for 1 ticket offer for Otway Fly Treetop Adventures
- 10% discount at Sovereign Hill
- 15% discount at Sportsmart in store and online
- Free experiences at participating Parks Victoria parks
- 15% discount for a Coasting: Stand Up Paddleboarding session
- 15% off Rock Up Netball Train and Youth Programs
- 20% discount for Netball Victoria community clinics
- One 2 for 1 green fee offer at participating Golf Victoria courses
- 10% discount on term 2 My Golf Junior Programs
- One hour free tennis court hire at Melbourne Park or Albert Reserve
- Five free group dance lessons at a participating DanceSport Victoria centre
- Entry into the draw to win tickets to 2020 Australian Open Tennis Finals*
- One free Cardio Tennis trial at participating Tennis Victoria courts
- One hour free tennis court hire at Melbourne Park or Albert Reserve
- Entry into the draw to win tickets to 2020 Australian Open Tennis Finals*
For more information visit www.activeapril.vic.gov.au
Encouragement Swim Meet
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdL_zgKp3FgglomDJJTXRovmf7dj758_-_57D8WfaAsP-iW-Q/viewform
Ballarat Minors Lunchtime Clinics
We are very excited to announce that the Ballarat Minors will be running some clinics in Week 6-10 for any student interested. These will run on Mondays (Prep – Grade 2) and Thurdays (Grade 3-6). If your child is interested in attending, please remind them on the day and for them to bring appropriate footwear.
BDSA Soccer Clinics
Preps to Grade 4’s will be spoiled with some special Soccer clinics run during their P.E. lessons in Week 9 + 10 as part of the Ballarat District Soccer Associations drive to encourage children to take part in soccer. A big thank you to Kelly Sports for providing the program to us.
Interschool Lawn Bowls Teams
Buninyong will once again be putting in some teams for the Division Bowls on 7 March, 2019. Positions will be open to Grade 4-6 students. Tryouts will be held at the Buninyong Bowls Club on Friday 8th and 15th February with training following on the 22nd February and 1st March for those selected. Please encourage your child to meet Mr Young in the gym at the start of lunch on 8th and 15th February if they wish be involved.
Athletics Day Yr 3 - 6 program
Click here to view program details
Cross Country
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1quQsSL_NboRNz316V5WartZJocCbYO7p/view
P.E. Shoes
A reminder that students need to have clean, dry sports shoes for P.E. We recommend bringing a spare pair to school to ensure maximum participation in class. To find out when your child has P.E., please check your Compass portal.