Primary Sport News
Primary Cross Country Update
Unfortunately, due to wet weather, the Primary Cross Country carnival needed to be rescheduled. It will now take place on Tuesday 18 March at Queens Park (Week 8). For further information, including race times, please refer to the Week 4 edition of Behind the Green Gate.
Student Achievements
Congratulations to Klemintine Chylek, Emily Snow and Alice Beaumont (Year 6) who attended the Sydney Metro East AFL trial on Wednesday 5 March at Robertson Road, Moore Park. After an intensive day of trials which included five games, the girls made it into a team of 22, which was whittled down from about 100 competitive players. They will now attend the All Schools Finals taking place on Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 June.
Congratulations girls and all the best at the finals!
Congratulations to all the SCEGGS students who participated in the 2025 NSW Surf Life Saving Age Championships last weekend. There were some outstanding results from the day. The photo below is of Stasia Serafin (Year 6) who received a medal for three events for South Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club, including silver for the Under 11 beach sprints, gold for Under 11 beach relay, and bronze for Under 11 mixed beach relay.
IPSHA Code of Conduct
With Saturday sport in full swing, a reminder of the IPSHA Code of Conduct:
- Play by the rules
- Respect the official’s decision
- Make it a positive experience for the children
- Focus on efforts and performance rather than the result
- Remember they are children and it is a game
- Any complaints should not be made during the game and should be referred to your child’s director of sport, and any action should be left to his/her discretion
- Under no circumstances should parents contact other schools directly
Sporting Reminders:
- Warm up commences 30 minutes prior to scheduled game times for Saturday fixtures. Please be on time.
- Any potential changes or cancellations, including for wet weather will be made in Clipboard via a push notification.
- If your child is going to be absent from Saturday sport, then you need to contact Helen Dempsey to gain approved leave at least one week prior.
Important Sports Dates
| Saturday 15 March | Round 5 of IPSHA Football and Flippa Ball, and Year 3 Basketball competitions (please check Clipboard for fixtures) |
| Tuesday 18 March | Primary Cross Country Carnival (Rescheduled date) |
| Wednesday 2 April | IPSHA Cross Country (chosen from Primary XC Carnival) |
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 Adrian Hammond. These will be included in newsletters throughout the year.
For any questions or issues, please email Adrian Hammond and the SCEGGS Sports Department.
Have a wonderful week and good luck to all players for the first round of Saturday competitions.
Mr Adrian Hammond
Primary Sport Coordinator
