{"id":43234,"date":"2025-11-21T12:10:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T01:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=43234"},"modified":"2025-11-21T12:10:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T01:10:23","slug":"important-messages-20","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/important-messages-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Messages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re wrapping up the year with a bang in MLC School sport! Last weekend was a showcase of our students\u2019 incredible talent \u2013 our Rowing team shone in Melbourne, swimmers gave their all at SOPAC, gymnasts impressed at state competitions, divers celebrated their achievements at the Diving NSW presentation night, and our Junior School Basketball teams enjoyed their first wins of the season. The excitement on the sidelines from parents, students and coaches rivalled an NBA Final!<\/p>\n<p>Scott and I are thrilled to keep this momentum rolling into 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\/student-life-learning\/co-curricular\/co-curricular-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Registrations<\/a> for all co-curricular activities open on <strong>Monday 24 November 2025.<\/strong> Please note: Saturday sport registrations will be available for just one week due to upcoming grading sessions and team entries with external organisations. If your child already knows which sport they\u2019d like to play, grading and trial sessions for teams will be held next week. Don\u2019t worry if your daughter can\u2019t attend these sessions \u2013 she\u2019ll still be placed in a team and graded appropriately.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re considering joining a sport in Term 1, now\u2019s the perfect time to jump in! As an added bonus, every Junior School student in Year 3\u2013Year 6 who signs up for IPSHA Football in Term 1 will receive a signed football from Matilda, Ellie Carpenter. Plus, every student who registers for a Term 1 sport will go into the draw to win a signed Ellie Carpenter jersey!<\/p>\n<p><strong>MLC on 3!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are the Saturday sports available in Term 1:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Junior School:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IPSHA Football<\/li>\n<li>IPSHA Water Polo (Year 5 and Year 6 only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Senior School:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AFL (Saturday afternoon)<\/li>\n<li>IGSA Badminton<\/li>\n<li>IGSA Tennis<\/li>\n<li>IGSA Touch Football<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to our competitive Saturday sport programs, students from Year 5 to Year 12 can join:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MLCFIT gym sessions<\/li>\n<li>Fencing<\/li>\n<li>Recreational Tennis,<\/li>\n<li>Run Club<\/li>\n<li>Athletics<\/li>\n<li>Yoga<\/li>\n<li>Gymnastics<\/li>\n<li>Diving (beginner, recreational and competitive)<\/li>\n<li>Swimming<\/li>\n<li>Rowing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 25 November 2025<\/strong> is the annual Sports Awards night beginning at 6pm. Students who are receiving awards have been notified via email and parents invited. Any questions about the night, don\u2019t hesitate to reach out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:directorofsport@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\"><em><strong>\u2013 Acting Directors of Sport<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re wrapping up the year with a bang in MLC School sport! Last weekend was a showcase of our students\u2019 incredible talent \u2013 our Rowing team shone in Melbourne, swimmers gave their all at SOPAC, gymnasts impressed at state competitions, divers celebrated their achievements at the Diving NSW presentation night, and our Junior School Basketball [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":40171,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[7],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-43234","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/43234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=43234"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=43234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}