Primary Sport News

Year 3 Basketball

Congratulations to the Year 3 girls on a fantastic first week of basketball! Your teamwork and skills have truly shone on the court. It’s wonderful to see you working together and having fun while improving your game. We look forward to Week 2 with matches against Ascham and Kambala. Best of luck, girls!

A big thank you to all the coaches for their dedication and hard work in guiding and mentoring the girls during their first week of sports. Your guidance, support, and encouragement have been invaluable in helping the girls develop their skills, teamwork, and love for the game. Thank you for being such amazing role models!

Waterpolo/Flippaball

The Year 5-6 water polo girls had a fantastic first match for the season at St Catherine’s. Unfortunately, our Year 5 Flippaball team could not get their season started due to the last-minute closing of the Abbotsleigh pool. Thanks to the girls who came along for a pool session instead, learning many rules and building their camaraderie as a team! Keep up the great work, and best of luck for the coming weeks!

Year 4-6 Football

The first week of Football was a great opportunity for the Years 4-6 girls to showcase their abilities and compete against other schools. With all teams having close matches, it was exciting to see the girls giving their all and performing their best on the field. The hot weather added an extra layer of challenge to the games but they never let the heat get in the way of their performance.  

Sporting Reminders

To help your child have the best experience on game day, it’s important for them to arrive at the venue 30 minutes before the start of the game. This extra time allows them to warm up properly, join in the team’s preparation, and be ready to play their best. Being on time also shows respect for their teammates and coaches, and demonstrates their commitment to the sport. Your child will be fully prepared and ready to have fun on the field by arriving early. Thank you for supporting your child’s love for sports!

As we also head into the season, a quick reminder for all parents and supporters taken from the IPSHA rules.

• Focus on the efforts and performance of the children rather than the result
• Children play organised sports for fun. They are not playing for spectators’ entertainment, nor are they miniature professionals.
• Applaud good performances and efforts from each team. Congratulate all participants upon their performance regardless of the game’s outcome.
• Respect the officials’ decision.
• Never ridicule or scold a child for making a mistake during a competition.
• Positive comments are motivational and encourage continued effort.
• Show respect for your team’s opponents. Without them there would be no game.
• Encourage players to follow the rules and the officials’ decisions.
• Demonstrate appropriate social behaviour by not using foul language, or harassing players, coaches or officials.
• Comments should not interfere with the running of the game.

Please ensure your daughter is at the venue ready to start 30 mins before her game so that there is time to complete a full warm-up as a team. Girls must arrive in the correct uniform, have a full water bottle and bring all other sports-specific equipment required to play (e.g. shin pads for football).

Primary Cross Country Carnival

We look forward to our Years 3-6 Primary cross-country carnival, which is happening on Tuesday, Week 6, this term. Before the carnival in PE classes, we will be working on improving our fitness with the help of our amazing cross-country coaches. This is the first event this year in which you can earn points for your house. Above all, it is a day for you to challenge yourself to work hard and give it your all!

In preparation for this, we also invite all families from Years 3-6 (and 4-legged friends) to our Cross-Country Carnival preparation sessions on Friday 24 and Friday 3 March at 6.45 am at McKay Oval in Centennial Park. A bus will be provided for students to return to school at the session’s conclusion at 7.40 am.

If you are interested, please fill out this short form, so we know you are coming!

We can’t wait to see you there!

Sport Information

For Years 4-6, please download and use the IPSHA App on your mobile device for Saturday matches. All match locations are posted through the app.  Any wet weather will also be posted on the @SCEGGSport Twitter feed.

Important Sports Dates

Primary Sport Achievements

Does your daughter compete in any sport outside of school (for example, at a representative level or a sport we do not currently offer)? If so, I would love to celebrate their achievements by recognising them in this newsletter!

Please email any information (and photos, if possible) to Tom Mitton. These will be included in newsletters throughout the year.

Tom Mitton
PDHPE and Sport Coordinator: Primary