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SPORT @ St. Finbar’s 2018

– participation, trying new sports & physical activities, skill development, making new connections & friends, enjoying the benefits of exercise!

Welcome to SPORT 2018! 

We are really looking forward to the year ahead with all our students being involved in the many organised sporting opportunities we offer here at St. Finbar’s.  We aim to provide opportunities for our students to participate, accept challenges, develop further skills, try new physical challenges and games and enjoy trying both different and familiar team and individual sports. 

 

Students will be provided with opportunities to participate in organised sport carnivals, learn from special sporting guests & club team visits, be given specialised coaching via participating in various sports clinics held in PE lessons and become team members of our Year 3-6 interschool sports events and carnivals.  These include Lightning Premiership tournaments for soccer, netball and football, Interschool Winter Sport games, T20 cricket, Learn to Swim lessons, and not to forget; the Hoop Time basketball tournaments! 

 

Sport Information updates & permission:  Each week, any forthcoming sporting event information will be noted in this Sport section of the newsletter.  Urgent reminders will also be delivered to families via emails sent by myself or via Care Monkey.  *Please allow your child to read the Sports section with you to ensure they are reminded of all that’s coming up and required of them.  Care Monkey permission emails will be sent out prior to each event; informing families of all event information & asking for parent/guardian consent.  Please keep these emails in your inbox for quick reference to last-minute reminders before the forthcoming event.

 

Parent Support:  St. Finbar’s has always had an amazing parent community when it comes to having support for our sports carnivals, swimming programs and events.  We’d love to see as many new faces as possible this year to help ensure our sports days continue to run as fun and successful events.  Parents will be informed early of upcoming dates and required times for Parent Help at events.  Please look out for ‘Parent Helpers required’ requests also on our Care Monkey Permission emails also.   For any sporting event/carnival queries, please contact our Sports Coordinator; Mrs Tania Thompson via email:  tthompson@sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au

District Swimming Team 2018 (Yr 3-6)

Next week sees our keen Year 3-6 swimmers head to GESAC to try out in their chosen events for our District Swim team.  Trials for respective swimmers are set for the following days:

 

Freestyle & Butterfly: 

Monday 12th February.   *Arrive 7am, trials: 7.15 – 8.15am

Breaststroke & Backstroke:

Friday 16th February.  *Arrive 7am, trials: 7.15 – 8.15am.

Many thanks to all parents and supporting staff who are set for the early rises for those trial mornings!  We appreciate your anticipated support! 

From these trials a Swim Team will be selected to represent our school at the Dendy District Swim Carnival on Monday 26th February at the GESAC outdoor 50m pool.  To support our team members two optional training sessions at GESAC will be offered to these students: Tuesday 20/2 & Friday 23/2, both from 7.15 - 8.15am.

TERM 1 SPORT EVENTS & DATES FOR THE DIARY:

  • Friday 16th Feb: Dendy Tennis Trials: *for talented Yr 5/6 A Grade tennis players, please contact Tania Thompson via email by Friday 3.30pm.
  • Monday 26th Feb: Dendy District Swimming Carnival: GESAC pool (relevant Yr 3-6 students)
  • Friday 9th March: Beachside Division Swimming Carnival, Oakleigh Rec Pool (note: School Closure Day)
  • Friday 16th March: Year P-6 (whole school) Inter-House Athletics Carnival, Sandringham Athletics Track, Glamis Ave, Hampton.
  • Monday 19th – Wedn 28th March: Year 3&4 Swimming Program
  • Monday 26th March: Lightning Premiership Soccer: (relevant Year 5&6 students only).

School Sport Victoria (SSV) State Team Trials information:

SSV Basketball, Netball, AFL & Soccer:  Information regarding the selection process for SSV State Team trials is now available on the new SSV website: http://www.ssv.vic.edu.au

Please also refer to the website for SSV trials for Golf, Cricket & Diving. 

IMPORTANT:  These trials are NOT a ‘come & try’ / will be a ‘good experience’ opportunity. SSV only invite students if they are ‘extremely talented’ within their sport (played rep level, won League B&F (not just club level), play at the highest level for that 12&U age group. 

PROCESS FOR St. Finbar’s students:  St. Finbar’s requests a letter or email written by the child’s coach outlining the student’s outstanding skill level and achievements.  We encourage only students of a Year 5 or Year 6 level consider these trials.  Before nominating your child online, all parents MUST have permission obtained via our School Sports Coordinator; Tania Thompson.  Leadership, PE staff and teachers will consult to make an informed decision regarding their application and families will be notified.