Years K – 6 Athletics Carnival

The Years K-6 Athletics Carnival will be held at ES Marks Athletics Field, Corner of Boronia St and Anzac Parade, Kensington on Friday 9 June.

Year 3 to Year 6 events will begin at 9.00am. Kindergarten to Year 2 will begin at 11.30am. Years 3-6 will be leaving SCEGGS at 8.30am, while Years K-2 will have classes as usual in the morning, leaving SCEGGS by bus at 10.30am. All girls are expected to arrive at school as normal and will travel to the Carnival via bus.

The Carnival will conclude for all girls at 2.00pm. Girls travelling back to school by bus will return by 3.00pm for a carline pick up.

Primary parents are welcome to attend the Carnival.

Girls may leave the track at the end of the Carnival with parents in attendance. If parents would like to take their daughter home with them, an email must be sent to the class teacher in advance of the day. At the end of the carnival girls leaving with parents must be marked off the roll by the class teacher to signify they are leaving.

Girls will not be allowed to leave the track before the end of the Carnival.

All sporting co-curricular activities will run as usual and After School Care will be open.

Girls are asked to wear full PE uniform to school, including sun hats and a fleece/sports jacket/cardigan. Girls may decorate their uniforms with House colours, for example: T-shirt, socks and/or ribbons in House colours and hats decorated with House colours. Girls catching public transport to and from school must wear full PE uniform, adding their House colours upon their arrival at school and returning to full PE uniform before going home in the afternoon.

Race Sign Up

If your daughter would like to compete in either the 200m or 800 m race, sign up in advance is required for these races. Please complete the following form to register your daughter for these events. 

Things to Take

• Girls: Sunscreen, sun hats, track suits or School fleece, recess, lunch, drinks and snacks.
• Parents and Friends: There will be no canteen facilities available at the track. Parents are asked to bring their own refreshments with them.

Inclement Weather

In the case of inclement weather, the carnival may be cancelled. In which case a normal school day will proceed. A decision will be made at 8.00am. This information will be available on SCEGGSSport via the Twitter Feed. To do this, download Twitter from the App Store or Google Play and search for SCEGGS Sport.

If you have any questions regarding the days format, please email TomMitton@sceggs.nsw.edu.au

We are all looking forward to an enjoyable day.

Helen Dempsey
Head of Primary School