Sports News
Term 1 is moving so quickly, here we are half way through with quite a few events coming up. If you do have questions relating to sport, please email me at jjard16@eq.edu.au and I will endeavour to answer them or find out the answers from the relevant group.
District Team Selection:
Congratulations to Summer who has been selected in the City District Basketball Team. We wish you all the best at the upcoming Regional Carnival.
Class Swimming:
Class swimming is underway for all classes with either Mrs Prill or Mrs Jardine. Please make sure that your student brings all their gear each week and most importantly it is labelled with their name. This includes their uniforms as these are easily mixed up. Any named lost property is returned to the student at the earliest convenience, however, unnamed items will remain with the PE teachers at the pool if they are unclaimed at the end of the term they may be passed onto local charities.
Students Unable To Swim due to illness – if your child is unable to swim on any particular week, please send a note to school with your child or email Mrs Jardine at jjard16@eq.edu.au or Mrs Prill at tkfar0@eq.edu.au
Kilometre Club:
We had been hoping to start the Kilometre Club in week 5, however, the rain beat us on that morning. Hopefully this week will be a better opportunity. Kilometre club is open to all students on a Thursday Morning between approximately 8.15am and 8.45am. Students must remain under the building if they are at school at 8.15am to be collected by the PE teachers. If they arrive after this time they may join in with the morning running after checking in with the PE teachers on the ova.
District Sport Trials:
Term 1 & 2 are particularly busy with City District Team Sport Trials. Depending on the sport, students born 2011, 2010 & 2009 may be able to trial for City District Teams and ultimately commence a Representative Pathway. This is an optional extra-curricular activity for students. It involves costs to parents in terms of trial fees, most trials are during the day with transport the responsibility of the parents, however, trials will also remain ‘Spectator Free’ environments – parents will need to drop off prior to the trials and return and pick up at completion of trials. If students are selected in a City District Team there will be additional costs including, uniforms, team levies, possibly some travel to larger venues around the city. There will also be additional training sessions. Parents and Students need to be fully aware of the commitment that will be needed if they consider trialling.
As a general guide, the student should be participating in club sport or tournaments of the particular sport for in excess of one year. Forms will be distributed by the HPE teacher if they are eligible to participate in trials. They will need to be completed by parents, signed off by the Principal and taken to the trial by the student, trial payments will need to be made via the City District School Shoponline all prior to the trial. School nominations will be submitted by the HPE teacher for those students who have been provided with forms. If your student does not wish to trial please, let me know ASAP after you have received forms and I will withdraw the school nomination.
For some sports a trial will be held at school to select those attending trials as our nomination numbers are limited. Students who have expressed an interest will be advised of trials when they arise, which will typically be during a lunch break or short period of class time. These trials will be supported by Education Queensland Staff who have experience in the nominated sports.
Please remember this is an opportunity at REPRESENTATIVE SPORT not an opportunity to try something new.
The upper school classes have all discussed with me the sports in which they participate outside of school and their interest in potentially participating in representative trials and their experience playing their sports, which helps in considering whether it is timely for them to be nominated or whether they should be waiting for another year.
Some additional information about the District is available on the City District Sports Page connected to the Metropolitan North Website. Feel free to check in on this site. https://metnorthschoolsport.eq.edu.au/district-sport/our-districts/city
Key Dates – this term.
- Enoggera Cross Country – Thursday April 1, Morning session