SPORT
Welcome to the beginning of Term 2! I hope you all had a wonderful and restful break. We are now getting into the swing of things for this term with lots of big events planned ahead.
To start us off, I would like to open with some great news regarding one of our students’ in Year 6. At the end of last term, I received news from NSWPSSA that Zachary Meacock in Year 6 has gained selection into the NSW Primary State Cricket team, and will now participate in the School Sports Australia Cricket National Championships later on this term. It is a tremendous effort for Zachary, with last year being one of the youngest students selected to make the team. Not only has Zachary been selected for the State team for the second year in a row, but he has also this year been appointed as the Captain of the NSW State side. Such a remarkable feat for Zachary and we wish him the best of luck at Nationals.
On the topic of trials, on Friday May 9th, Eve Grover will be representing Sacred Heart at the MacKillop Netball Selection trials and Jorge Pyke will be representing Sacred Heart at the MacKillop Basketball Selection trials on Tuesday May 13th. We wish these students good luck. If successful in their trial, these students will progress into the PSSA trial for their respective sports.
On Tuesday May 6th, we will also have 30 students from Sacred Heart attending the Sydney Catholic Schools Cross Country Primary Championships at Sydney Motorsport Park in Eastern Creek. These are the students who progressed from our school level cross country carnival. Successful students will progress into the Sydney Catholic Schools Cross Country team.
The month of May seems to be a very busy one within the sporting sector. Also in May, Stage 3 (Year 5 and Year 6) will be having their interschool sports gala day. This is a fun gala day used to allow children to build friendships outside of their school environment and participate in a friendly game of European Handball. The schools involved for this gala day will include:
- Blessed Sacrament, Clifton Gardens
- Marist College, North Shore
- St Mary’s Cathedral College
Lastly, our school's K-6 Athletics Carnival will be occurring on Wednesday 28th of May. We will be partnering again with Zing Activ to assist with the running of the day. With the success and the facilities provided last year, we will be holding the carnival again at Rotary Athletics Field, Lane Cove North with access to equipment hire and a long jump pit. Please also note that the 200m sprint event will only be held if time permits. As per usual with the running of any sporting event, any parent volunteers are greatly appreciated to assist with carrying out the roles required for the day. If you are interested and available, please be sure to contact me and have all of your volunteer documentation up to date and submitted to the school office.
That’s all for now in sporting news. I look forward to giving you all further updates on our student achievements. Until next time!
Kind Regards,
Miss Austrie Calizar
Sports Co-ordinator