Term 1 Calendar Events 2019

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

Interschool Athletics

Over 400 students hit the track and field at the Llanberris Athletics Stadium last Wednesday and persevered through the four seasons on the one day! Over 15 records were broken and many points were earned for all the houses. A big congratulations to all the students involved!

A big thank you to all the parents, uni students, Little Athletics helpers and our wonderful school staff for all the hard work they put on before, on and after the day to make us such a success.

Unfortunately due to time constraints, a few events need to be run/re-run at school this week for the final house points to be calculated and Division team to be selected. We would like to invite the following groups/individuals to the following sessions:

High Jump – Wednesday 1.10pm in the gym

12/13 Girls
12/13 Boys
8+9 Girls
10 Boys
Charlotte Roberts
Haylea Robertson
Tahlia Jacka
Jy Phelps
Macey McQuie

Triple Jump – Friday 1.10pm on the oval

11 Girls
11 Boys

Once all events and results have been finalised, they will be published via the school newsletter. Anyone who needs to collect a ribbon will be welcome to do so at the P.E. after this. Please note that the running events on the day are heats and place ribbons will be awarded to the fastest four in each age group (not heat). We aimed for all students to leave the event with a ribbon, so if anyone missed out, they are welcome to come and collect a participation ribbon.

Presentations for the overall house winners and age group champions will be announced on 5 April at the next whole school assembly.

Photos from the day can be found here.

Division Swimming

Congratulations to Will, Tri, Macey, Quinn, Savannah, Olivia, Meg, Cam and Matt in representing Buninyong Primary at the recent Division Swimming. All swimmers did a fabulous job and enjoyed the day at Eureka Pool. We had some swimmers make it through to the next round in Horsham in a couple of weeks and we wish them all the very best there.

A huge thank you to the wonderful parental support we had on the day. There was a great turn out and so many parents put their hand up to be time keepers and/or team organisers. Your wonderful support and enthusiasm is so gratefully received!

Congratulations Lawn Bowls Team

Well done to our terrific team who competed in last week’s bowls competition. They finished 3rd overall and should be very proud of their efforts. A big thank you to Ms Nankivel, Mr Young and the wonderful Buninyong Bowls Club who trained, supported and guided our team along the way.

Congratulations to all involved!

Interschool Netball Team Registration

Buninyong Primary School will again be entering team/s into the Darroch After-school Netball Competition at Llanberris Netball Stadium. These will be run on Tuesday nights (times as per competition draw) in Term 2 and is a participation competition only (i.e. there are no finals).

Grade 3-6 students interested in joining a team will need to register via this form before 18 March, 2019. Please note that we will endeavour to include all interested students. Teams will be decided by Narelle Sullivan and Claire Morris and will be based around the age groups of Grade 3/4 and Grade 5/6.

The cost is estimated to be around $45 (+ VNA if required) and will need to be paid before 1 April, 2019. Uniform will be the red school top and black skirt/shorts/trackies. Please note that own transport to and from games will be required each week.

We will be looking for interested parents to coach and score each week. Obviously it would be great to have the same person however a roster will be set up in the event this is not possible. Request for assistance will be sent out once teams have been finalised.

Auskick Registrations Open

The 2019 Auskick season is starting soon!

Please click here for more information and to register.

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

Registrations have now closed for the Encouragement Swim Meet. We wish the following students the best of luck on 20 March:

Ballarat Minors Lunchtime Clinics

We were super impressed with the level of student interest in last week’s Minors Basketball Clinics.

With over 120 students showing up for the Prep – Grade 2 session, we have needed to split these up to the following lunchtimes:

Prep – 2 Girls – Monday 25/3

Prep – 2 Boys – Monday 18/3

Grade 3-6’s will continue to run each Thursday until the end of term. 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.

Cross Country

Our annual Interhouse Cross Country is set to take place next Tuesday. All spectators are welcome. Please see the attached flyer for times and course maps. All races will start and finish on the oval. Students are encouraged to wear house colours for the event. Look forward to seeing you all there!!

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.

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