Sports News
In the final week of Term 1 there are still a number of 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.
Regional Team Selection:
Congratulations to Summer who has been selected in the Met North Basketball Team. We wish you all the best at the State Carnival in Term 2.
District Team Selection:
Congratulations to Tyler and Asha who have been selected in the City District Football (Soccer) Team. We wish you all the best at the upcoming Regional Carnival.
School Cross Country
Our whole school cross country is scheduled for Thursday 1st April during the morning session from 9am to 11am. Parents are welcome to attend this session. There will be a spectator area set aside for parents in front of EPAC. Spectators are asked to sign in on the sign in sheet at the Laurel Street, EPAC entrance to the school and are reminded that while spectators are allowed to attend our event Social Distancing is still required for all adult attendees.
Students who are born in 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 may choose whether they wish to compete in a District Qualifying event which may enable them to compete at the City District Cross Country, or if they would prefer to do the shorter ‘fun run’ distance to earn points for their houses. All students who are medically fit are expected to compete in the Cross Country event on the day.
Should inclement weather prevent the running of the event on this day, we will hold a trials session in the first week of Term 2 to identify students to be nominated for the City District Cross County early in Term 2. At this stage, we will not be rescheduling the whole event to next Term.
Class Swimming:
Class swimming is underway for all classes. Despite the rain moving in, classes will still swim if it is safe to do so. Please make sure you send your student with their swimming gear on their allotted day and decisions will be made on the prevailing conditions on the day and at the time of each class lessons.
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:
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 oval.
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