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Miners Rest Primary School - Sports Week

Coming up next week is a huge week of sports. Children have been involved in physical education and sports classes developing their skills and capabilities for the week. House Colours are to be worn to each of the events…

Tuesday 2nd April – Tabloid Sports (Foundation – Year 2)

11:45 – 1:30

Key Focus – The Tabloids Sports is designed to introduce our students to the varied skills and techniques required to participate in our senior Athletics Program. It is an age appropriate developmental program that is engaging and fun. The activities have been designed by the Year 5/6 students and the day will be completely run by them. This provides a great leadership opportunity for these students and cross age socialisation. These sports are for participation, engagement and fun.

Wednesday 3rd April – Athletics Sports (Year 3 – Year 6)

10:00 – 2:30

Key Focus – The Senior School Athletics sports is a competitive athletics day where we celebrate both participation and competition. Students are in their year levels and earn points for their house colours. The students will be involved in events such as discus, shot put, long jump, sprints and distance events. High jump has already been completed at school before the event and the results have been recorded. Circular team relays are run at the end of the day for selected students. All students are expected to catch the bus from school to attend this event, but may depart with parents/carers after the day has concluded.

Year Level Champions (2 per year level, a boy and a girl) are determined by utilising a standardised scoring system for each individual event:

Firstly – by the highest point winner in each year level

If students are tied on points

Secondly – a countback is conducted based on the number of 3’s they have achieved

If students are tied on 3’s

Thirdly – a countback is conducted on the number of first places they have achieved in field and running events

Thursday 4th April – Ball Sports (Foundation – Year 6) & Age Group Presentations

9:15 – 12.00

Key Focus – Ball Sports day is a carnival of fun and colour with students being involved in at least one relay event. The events consist of tunnel ball, spoke relay and shuttle relays. Fun, participation and a whole school event is what the teacher’s and organisers focus on. It is also great to see house captains helping to organise the day.

Presentations of year level champions and winning house is made shortly after the relays are concluded.

In the case of inclement weather on any of the aforementioned days a decision and subsequent notifications will be made using Flexi Buzz. Please avoid calling the school office as no news will mean good news:).

We look forward to your attendance throughout the week.

Kind Regards Rick Andrews