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Interhouse Cross Country Carnival - Save the Date - Prep to Year 6

The Primary Interhouse Cross Country Carnival will be held on Wednesday 4 May 2022, at Brisbane Grammar Playing Fields, 771 Nudgee Rd, Northgate, from approximately 9:45 am - 12:30 pm. 

Prep to Year 6 students will participate in the carnival and will be transported by chartered bus to and from the venue.  After PC, students will be escorted by their classroom teacher to the bus.  Students will return to the College after the carnival for lunch and Lessons 5 and 6.  Approximate race times will be provided early next week along with further information about the day.

Andrews Cup

Andrews Cup Football (Soccer) - Years 4 to 6

Trials will continue on Thursday 21 April 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm (College Oval) and

Tuesday 26 April 6:45 am - 8:00 am (College Oval)

It is not too late for interested players to trial. Players selected in the team must be able to attend training on Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons. 

Please contact Mrs Richardson if there are any clashes. Music students are able to leave Tuesday morning training sessions at 7:20 am. 

Andrews Cup Cross Country - Years 2 to 6

All students in Years 2 to 6 are still welcome to join the Primary Cross Country squad, which will train in preparation for the Interhouse Cross Country Carnival, the Andrews Cup Cross Country competition and the Britton Shield competition.

Training has recommenced and students are encouraged to attend at least two sessions per week.

Andrews Cup Cross Country training times are:

• Monday: 6:45 am - 8:00 am (College Oval)
• Wednesday: 6:45 am - 8:00 am (College Oval)
• Friday: 6:45 am - 8:00 am (College Oval)

Students are required to wear their sports uniform to all sessions and bring a named water bottle.  Please pack a nutritious snack for your child to eat after their session before commencing class.  Breakfast options are also available at the College Tuckshop.  Please order through your child’s Flexi schools account.

Andrews Cup Swimming - Years 2 to 6

Training will recommence next week on Friday 29 April.  We would love as many swimmers as possible to join these sessions to maintain their fitness.

Britton Shield

Cross Country

All boys in Years 2 to 6 are welcome to be a member of the Primary Cross-Country squad. Students are expected to attend at least 2 sessions per week. All training sessions are listed below.

• Monday: 6:45am-8:00am (College Oval)
• Wednesday: 6:45am-8:00am (College Oval)
• Friday: 6:45am-8:00am (College Oval)

Students are required to wear their sports uniform to all sessions and bring a named water bottle. Please pack a nutritious snack for your child to eat after their session, before commencing class. Breakfast options are also available at the College Tuckshop. Please order through your child’s Flexi-schools account. The Britton Shield Cross Country carnival date is Friday, 20 May and it will be held at Limestone Park, Ipswich. 

Football

Britton Shield Football training is on the following days:

• Monday  2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 May:  3:30 pm - 4:30 pm (College Oval) Years 4 to 6
• Friday 23, 30 April and 6, 13, 27 May: 12:20 pm - 1:20 pm (College Oval) Years 2 to 6

Boys are to wear their Clayfield College PE uniform to all training sessions and bring a named water bottle. On Fridays, they are to also bring fruit and/or jelly in their lunch box which they can eat during a designated break time in training. Time will be set aside after the training session to eat the remainder of their lunch. On Mondays, can Years 4 to 6 parents please ensure that they arrange to pick up their child from Circular Drive at 4:30 pm and NOT Bayview Terrace.

The competition date for Britton Shield Soccer is Friday, 3 June.

Secondary Sports

Inter-house Cross Country 

On Wednesday we held the Secondary School Inter-house cross country carnival. It was a great morning out in the sun with so many of our girls giving their all for their house. As a result, there were some brilliant performances across all Year levels with a number of girls completing the 3km in less than 15 mins. 

Our fastest performer on the day was Leila Johnson (Year 11) who completed the course in 12.07 mins, 2 mins faster than the nearest runner, well done Leila. 

For a full summary of our top 10 performers in each Year level please see below.

A full summary of top performers, house achievements and the winning House will be published once results have been presented to the students. 

Congratulations to the following girls who finished top 3 in their Year levels, a fantastic effort!

Year 7 

• Year Level Champion – Savannah Connolly
• Runner up Year Level Champion – Skye Wilkins
• 3rd Place – Imogen Davies

Year 8 

• Year Level Champion – Ema Costello 
• Runner up Year Level Champion – Ivy Lauder
• 3rd Place - Lucija Wiggins

Year 9

• Year Level Champion  - Mia Geere 
• Runner up Year Level Champion – Molly Lillecrapp
• 3rd place – Tiani Tyler

Year 10

• Year Level Champion – Hana Costello
• Runner up Year Level Champion – Jasmine Barnett
• 3rd Place – Roxy Bohn

Year 11

• Year Level Champion – Leila Johnson 
• Runner up Year Level Champion – Poppy Stephens 
• 3rd Place – Charlise Clark Dalglish

Year 12

• Year Level Champion – Tiana Kritzinger 
• Runner up Year Level Champion – Ella Wilkins
• 3rd Place – Mia Felsman

QGSSSA Cross Country

Based on the Inter-house cross country times, a squad has been selected to train for the QGSSSA Cross Country Championships held on Saturday 14 May at Rivermount College, Yatala. As such there are only 3 weeks left to prepare so all girls in the squad are encouraged to attend as many sessions as they can in the next few weeks. 

Training 

• Monday: 6:30 am – 8:00 am - Park Run sessions (Bus departs CC @ 6:10am)
• Wednesday: 6:30 am – 8:00 am - Training @ CC
• Friday: 6:30 am – 8:00 am - Kalinga Park 

To assist in preparing for QG, there are a number of meets over the next three weeks. All girls in the squad should attend as many of these as they can. Full details for each will be uploaded to the College app each week. The meet schedule is as follows:

• Saturday 23 April: 8:00 pm – 9:30 am - Sherwood Arboretum, Jolimont St, Sherwood
• Wednesday 27 April: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Victoria Park Golf Course
• Thursday 5 May: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Rivermount College, Yatala

Autumn Fixtures – Football and Touch

Autumn fixtures will continue with the same training and game schedule as posted on the College app. This week our teams travel to Ipswich for their fixtures and as such will depart school early. All girls are asked to get changed at lunch and be ready to leave at 2:45 pm. Please see the College app for full fixture details and approximate bus arrival times back at the College.  

Winter Sports – Pre-season Training

There has been strong interest in all 4 winter sports, Hockey, Netball, Tennis and Volleyball. If there are any new students or girls who have now decided to join a team, please see Jo or Bec in the Sports Office to be added to a list. Please ensure that you consider your current commitments and only sign-up if you can commit for the full season. 

Pre-season will commence in Week 4 with 1 – 2 sessions for each sport before a full training schedule in Weeks 5 – 9 to prepare for fixtures played Saturday mornings of Term 3. Full details will be posted on the app and Croc Board by the end of Week 2.

QG Gymnastics

Matilda Woodhead – Gymnastics Student Reporter 

Despite having a fracture in her leg and being unable to compete in the QGSSSA Gymnastics competition late last month, Matilda Woodhead became a student reporter for the day and practised her journalism skills. She was armed with a camera and a clipboard of questions and became a roving reporter for our fantastic Gymnastics Team. She did an absolutely fantastic job and wrote the following article. 

On Tuesday 29 March, Clayfield College hosted the annual QGSSSA artistic gymnastics! Clayfield did extremely well, and all the gymnasts performed the best they could, and everyone had a ball. It was great to see the Clayfield College army come to cheer on the girls competing and get to watch the action. Clayfield came away with a few wins, and all the girls should be really proud of that. Some of the gymnasts competing already do gymnastics outside school and have reached a very high level. We have some girls doing international competitions and other aspiring gymnasts in levels 6 and 7. These girls all enjoy competing and the joys that gymnastics brings. At the competition, the gymnasium's new renovations looked great and all of the girls; Clayfield and the other schools, really enjoyed the improved equipment. To top it off, ex-Olympian Georgia Godwin, St Aiden’s alumni came to the competition to cheer the girls on. This was amazing because Georgia is many of the gymnast’s hero. In essence, it was an exciting competition and Clayfield did exceptionally well!

Volleyball Academy

Any girls who are interested in joining the academy, please read the attached information and application form and return it to Ms Barnes in Room 1 (Sports Office). 

All sessions occur in the College PE Centre. The academy schedule is as follows:

• Weeks 1 to 3: Wednesday 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
• Weeks 4 to 9: Monday 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm 

Friends of Sport Group

The next Friends of Sport meeting is on Thursday 19 May for anyone interested in supporting the endeavours of the College’s Sports Department. Your assistance will support Britton Shield, Andrews Cup and QGSSSA sports within the College.  Please see the meeting schedule below. Meetings are generally held in the College Boardroom. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Mr John Robbins John.Robbins@bmigroup.com.au

• Thursday 19 May 6:30 pm (TBC)
• Thursday 14 July 6:30 pm (TBC)
• Thursday 8 September 6:30 pm (TBC)
• Thursday 13 October 6:30 pm 
• Thursday 27 October 6:30 pm

Netball Coaches & Umpires NEEDED - Term 2

We are seeking Netball coaches for all age groups and umpires for the upcoming QGSSSA Netball season commencing in Week 4 of Term 2. Training occurs twice a week and games are played on Saturday mornings in Term 3. If you are interested in finding out more, please email Jo Rogers at jrogers@clayfield.qld.edu.au or sport@clayfield.qld.edu.au

Student Achievements

Isabella McDonnell-Baum (Year 11) 

Artistic Gymnastics Senior State championships

After nearly 12 months off from competition and with only a few months of full training following her knee surgery, Bella finished a very credible 4th overall in the Senior International division, which included a 2021 Olympian and members of the last world cup team. She won a bronze medal on vault and placed 5th on floor (after only training a full floor routine the week prior to states), bars and beam. 

She still has a way to go but is looking stronger each week. Next step is the State team selection then hopefully to Nationals and the Commonwealth Games selections. We wish you all the best as you continue to recover and train for these upcoming events. 

Poppy Stephen (Year 11)

Australian National Surf Life Saving Championships

Poppy has been busy over the school holidays competing at the 2022 Australian National Surf Life Saving Championships ‘Aussies’ at Kirra Beach on the Gold Coast.

Poppy competed in both the U17 and U19 categories with up to 140 competitors in each category, the double age group had Poppy (15 years old) competing against 17/18 year old’s in the U17’s and 19/20 year old’s in the U19 events. Events were decided on a knockout basis through heats, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals. The conditions were significant with large swells.

Poppy’s club Northcliffe BMD Surf Club won the overall competition and also won the overall U17 category. 

Poppy’s individual and team results:

• Gold 1st – U17 Swim Team – Australian Champions 
• Bronze 3rd – U17 2K Ocean Swim 
• Bronze 3rd – U17 Taplin Relay (500m Swim, 500m Board Paddle, 500m Ski Paddle)
• U19 Tube Rescue – 5th Australian Finalist (200m Swim and 200m Tow Swim)
• U17 Board Rescue – 6th Australian Finalist (200m Swim and 200m Paddle)
• U17 Swim Race – 12th Australian Finalist (500m Swim)
• U19 Board Rescue – Semi Finalist (200m Swim and 200m Paddle)

Following the Aussie’s, Poppy then flew to Adelaide and competed at the 2022 Australian Swimming Age Championships.

Laura Poon (Year 11)

Australian Swimming Age Championships

Laura flew down to Adelaide to compete in the Australian Age Swimming Championships and won a silver medal for the Qld State Team in the 50 metre freestyle relay. The team were only .04 off the gold medal, an awesome result for all. Well done Laura!

Abby Harris (Year 12)

Queensland Cricket

At the inaugural Queensland School Sport (QSS) 16-19 Years Female Cricket Championship recently held in Bundaberg, Abby Harris Year 12 representing Metropolitan North School Sport, produced several stellar performances throughout the championship. Her achievements were noted with Abby being selected in the Queensland 16-19 Years Female Cricket Team to play in a series against New South Wales in September. Well done Abby.

Mia Palmer (Year 5)

Far North Queensland Football Youth Cup 

Over the school holidays, Mia participated in the Far North Queensland Youth Cup for Football in Cairns. 

She played against U11 boys’ teams from all over Australia including Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Darwin and Cairns. It was a 3-day event, and her team was the only all-girls team that played. 

Although they did not make the finals, they truly turned some heads even meeting the Socceroo's assistant coach, who was extremely impressed! Next stop Matildas! 

Great job Mia! 

It is wonderful to be able to share student achievements with you, so if your son or daughter has achieved a significant result in their sport, please send an email labelled “Student Achievements” to rclydesdale@clayfield.qld.edu.au so we can share and celebrate this achievement with the wider community.