Active Northcote: celebrating Health, PE and Sport

Health and PE Week

Health and Physical Education (HPE) Day is a nationwide initiative that highlights the importance of HPE in the Australian Curriculum, and its influence on the learning and development of children. HPE Week will be taking place this week at NHS. There will be a variety of events running throughout the week with plenty of opportunities for you to come along and join in the fun. Event dates and times will be advertised around school and through TV screens. Some are highlighted below.

Monday

Lunch - Zumba in GMR

Tuesday

Lunch - Northcote Ninja Warrior

Wednesday

Lunch - Health related expo

Lunch - Year 7 Yoga in GMR

Thursday

Lunch - Taco & smoothie truck (the canteen will also still be catering some food)

After school - Mountain biking – Skills & Maintenance

Friday

Lunch Staff vs student volleyball

Interschool sport

Intermediate Futsal

Well done to our intermediate futsal teams who competed in divisional futsal at Reservoir High School.  In the girl’s competition on October 13, our team should be congratulated for their teamwork. They concluded the day with 2 wins for the day against William Ruthven and St Johns and 2 losses against Reservoir and Thornbury.

On Tuesday October 17 it was the intermediate boys turn to compete in the very popular futsal tournament. Both of our teams did very well in their pools. Northcote B narrowly missed out on top of the pool by just a few points. Moving through their pool with straight wins, our A team finished on top which secured them a sport in the final. The final was very close match which had to go into extra time against William Ruthven. Our boys secured a victory in the end.  Congratulations to Leon Foggiato who lead the team well and was best player for Northcote A and to Aidan Paposta for best player for Northcote B.  

Year 8 Cricket

Congratulations to our Year 8 Cricket team who won all of their regional matches on Wednesday October 18.  They now move through to the regional final on November 2nd. Thank you to Mr Flight and Luke Williams who coached the team.

Intermediate Girls Hockey

On October 19 our intermediate hockey team played in the regionals in Greensborough.  Unfortunately our team was down a few members and only 7 players took to the field.  Taysen Wilcox lead the team well and they defeated Aitken in their first match 3-0.  In our second match against Uni High, the lack of members on the field paid its price for our girls. Although they put up a great fight could not hold on and were defeated 3-0.  They came away finishing second on the day.  Well done to the girls and a big thank you to Taysen’s mum Paula Butcher for coaching the side.

Leadership opportunities for 2018

Applications will open soon for 2018 Sports Captains. There will be up to 8 positions available for Junior (Year 7-9) Captains, with the exciting addition of 4 House Captains at the Junior level. In addition to the general Sports Captain duties, House Captains will have the opportunity to build House spirit amongst their peers and to involved in developing new house competitions and activities throughout the year. Senior Sports Captain positions will also be available.  Students play an important leadership role in our Sports program, coaching and encouraging others as well as running lunchtime and special events. For anyone who love sport, it's a great way to develop confidence, connections teamwork and leadership skills.  We encourage all interested students to apply - forms will be available from the sub-school offices. Speak to Ms Blanchard if you are seeking more information about the roles.

Looking ahead

Tuesday 24th Oct

Year 7  Cricket

Wednesday 25th Oct

Year 8 Boys and Girls Regional Hockey

Year 8  Regional Basketball

Year 8 Boys Regional Table Tennis

Thursday 26th Oct

Year 7 Boys Regional Hockey

Year 7 Boys Regional Table Tennis

Year 7  Regional Basketball

Wednesday 1st Nov

Year 7  Regional Volleyball

Thursday 2nd Nov

Year 8 Girls Futsal