SPORT

St James SWIMMING PROGRAM

The St James Swimming Program commences

Monday 20 November and will be held at 

SwimRight Sandringham 150 Tulip St.,Cheltenham.

Phone No. (03) 9584 3777

Swimming is recognised as an important part of the children's personal development and their attainment of life skills.  It is expected that all children participate in the swimming program.   Teachers will try to ensure that the level of the program will suit the child's indvidual needs.  If a child has to miss an individual session, a letter will be required stating the reason for the absence.  If a child cannot participate in the program at all, it will be necessary to provide a doctor's certificate.

During the swimming program, appetites usually increase and the younger children often get very tired, as there is a great deal of energy expended.  During this time, it is very important that all children get to bed early.

House coloured caps are compulsory for the actual swimming carnival and are available for purchase from the office @ $8:00 each.    They are not required for the lead up swimming program, but it is recommended that students wear a swimming cap at all times when in the pool.

Swimming goggles are also a necessity for swimming lessons.  Over the two week program, all students wear their Sports Uniform for ease of changing.  Please ensure your child wears their bathers under their sports uniform, as this ensures a fast start to our lessons.   Whilst children must wear runners to school, they also need to bring thongs to change into before they depart on the bus.  All clothing & possessions are to be clearly labelled i.e., towels, bathers, sports uniforms and thongs.  Please ensure that all swimming belongings are in a bag other than the school bag and that this bag has your child's name clearly visible.

Any parents who would like to assist with the children in Foundation and Year 1, will be required to have an up to date Working with Children's Check.  

Session times and further information will be sent in due course via CareMonkey.

Prep – Year 3

Skipathon Results

Congratulations to our skipping champions and all students who participated on the last Tuesday of Term 3.

Foundation- Girls Champion  -  Charlotte L

                           Boys Champion   -  Marko N-K

Year 1-Girls Champion               -  Isabel C

              Boys Champion                 -  James H

Year 2-Girls Champion               -  Natalie D

              Boys Champion                 -  Lachie W

Year 3-Girls Champion               -  Giselle W

              Boys Champion                -  Conor P

Thank you to the Year 6 Sports Captains who did a wonderful job of running this event.

Basketball-Regional Finals

Congratulations to our Year 3-4 Boys All Star Team and Girls All Star Team who have made the Regional Finals Competition to be held at M.S.A.C on Monday 13th November. This will be an all day event the teams will leave St James at 8.30 am. Students need to arrive at school by 8.15am to receive Basketball Team Shirts and final instructions for the day.

St James  3-4 Hoop Time BasketballTeams 2017

Coach:Andrew McCubbery                                       Coach: Chris Kidman      

 Scorer:Liz Mee Kost                                                     Scorer: Leanne Morley  

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