Primary Sport News

Welcome back to Term 2’s Primary Sports News.

Saturday Sport

With varying weather conditions on Saturday morning, it was great to have some teams get underway for the start of the Netball and Minkey season.

Well done to all four Hockey teams, Year 6, Year 5 and two Year 4 teams that played at MLC, Santa Sabina and Ascham.

Matches for Netball were played at St Catherine’s, with both Year 4’s one Year 5 teams having a strong start to the season against their respective opponents.

A reminder that we do our best to inform our families as soon as possible when any decisions are made regarding wet weather. Any wet weather will also be posted on the @SCEGGSport Twitter feed. All sports cancellations will also be made through the IPSHA App on your mobile device for Saturday matches.

Careful consultations with other schools and IPSHA Sport Convenors are conducted when cancelling any sport. Any decisions to cancel sports have been made to ensure girls’ safety and haven’t been taken lightly.

AFL Skills

We are so excited to have our Year 4-6 AFL skills up and running this year! It is a great chance to learn some new skills and have a go at a new and upcoming sport. With our first team entering the IPSHA competition in Term 3 last year, we look forward to more teams this year! We train on Thursday afternoons this term to help best provide a safe and fun first experience for those looking to get involved in AFL! If you haven’t tried AFL before and are interested, please contact me for more details.

Primary Athletics Carnival

On Monday 29 May, we will be conducting our 1500m trials for Years 3-6. Students will be taken by bus on the afternoon of the trials. A bus will return to school at the completion of training at 5:15 pm. Otherwise, students may be dismissed directly from the track if collected by a parent.

Important Sports Dates

Monday Week 6: 1500m Races for Primary and Secondary Athletics at ES Marks

Friday Week 7: Primary Athletics Carnival at ES Marks

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 Co-ordinator: Primary