Sports News

St Saviour’s Primary Cross Country 2023

On the 30^th of March 2023, St Saviour’s Primary Cross Country was held. It was a fantastic day with many students competing, earning points for their house. Goretti were the overall winner on the day taking out the shield winning by only ten points. Listed below are the top three places in each age group (photos attached).

12-Year-Old Boys – Kobie Matthews, Cooper Hoole, Isaac Ragh

12-Year-Old Girls – Lucy Hardy, Angelina Ones, Ayen Gakeer

11-Year-Old Boys – Joseph Black, Finn Hannam, Grayson Nissen

11-Year-Old Girls – Rose Stead, Aya Doherty, Akeer Adol

10-Year-Old Boys – Samuel Abot, Lachlan Giuffrida, Liam McHugh

10-Year-Old Girls – Mia Alyward, Deborah Thomas, Nyigok Gakeer

9-Year-Old Boys – Ronan Willis, Harry Black, Raphy Duce

9-Year-Old Girls – Myley Bengston, Letti Stephenson, Emily Callaghan

8-Year-Old Boys – Jagger Witt, Kenn Corpuz, Albie Zenke

8-Year-Old Girls – Jemma McHugh, Orla McDonald, Milli Timmins

7-Year-Old Boys – Thomas Carey, Ewan Phillips, Mach Adol

7-Year-Old Girls – Kaiya Jeffrey, Alice Prust, Annabelle Johnston

6-Year-Old Boys – Knox Witt, Wyatt Goodsell, Sam Scott

6-Year-Old Girls – Nirah Stone, Victoria McLeod, Mila Welsh

5-Year-Old Boys – Kuch Adol, Cash Hubbard, Jaxon Brigg

5-Year-Old Girls – Lucia Fraser, Amani Weier, Ivy Ferguson

St Saviour's Primary Junior Swimming Carnival 2023

St Saviour’s Primary Junior Swimming Carnival was held on the 27^th of March at Glennie Aquatic Centre. Students from Prep to Year Two participated in this carnival. It was a fantastic carnival with students gaining water confidence but most importantly having lots of fun (photos attached).

Catholic Schools T-Ball Gala Day

Year Four students competed against other Catholic schools in modified games of T-Ball. All students are to be commended on their sportsmanship and the way they represented St Saviour’s Primary on the day. Everyone played with heart and determination with lots of fun had by all teams (photos attached).

 Health and Physical Education (Term One)

It has been a busy and exciting first term for Health and Physical Education. Below is an overview of what students in different age groups have been doing. Year Three to Year Six participate in health in Semester One and Prep to Year Two participate in health in Semester Two.

Physical Education (Prep)

Students have been participating in modified games working individually, in pairs and groups teaching them to cooperate with their peers, participate in games with and without equipment and identify and describe how their body moves in relation to effort, space, time, objects and people. Students have also been engaging in locomotive and gross motor circuits. These circuits focus on increasing their ability in throwing, catching, passing, bouncing, dribbling, kicking as well as locomotive skills.

Physical Education (Year One and Year Two)

Year One and Two students have been engaged in modified games working individually, in pairs and groups teaching them to cooperate with their peers and perform fundamental movement skills in a variety of movement sequences and situations. Students also participated in locomotive and gross motor circuits. These circuits focus on increasing their ability in throwing, catching, passing, bouncing, dribbling, kicking as well as locomotive skills.

Physical Education (Year Three and Year Four)

Students in Year Three and Four completed a T-Ball unit working individually, in pairs and groups teaching the students to cooperate with their peers, practise and refine fundamental movement skills in a variety of movement sequences and situations and apply basic rules and scoring systems, and demonstrate fair play when participating in physical activities. This unit focused on increasing the student’s knowledge of T-Ball through various games and activities in preparation for their T-Ball Gala Day next week. Students also participated in four athletics events (Shotput, Discus, Long Jump and High Jump), focusing on increasing the student’s technique.

Physical Education (Year Five and Year Six)

Year Five and Six participated in a Fitness and Athletics unit working individually, in pairs and groups teaching the students to cooperate with their peers and participate in physical activities designed to enhance fitness, and discuss the impact regular participation can have on health and wellbeing. This unit focused on increasing the student’s fitness level through various fitness games and activities in the lead up to the school cross country next week. They also participated in four athletics events (Shotput, Discus, Long Jump and High Jump), focusing on increasing the student’s technique.

Health (Year Three)

In this unit students explored the impact of positive social interaction on self-identity. They investigated different types of friendships, examining the qualities they look for in a friend, as well as their roles and responsibilities. Students also learnt how to communicate respectfully with friends to resolve conflict and challenging issues in friendships. Students also reflected on why friendships change over time and investigated strategies to assist them in establishing and maintaining respectful friendships. Finally, they explored risk-taking behaviours, their rights and responsibilities and decision-making strategies to help keep them safe.

Health (Year Four)

Students identified strategies to keep healthy and improve fitness. They explored the Australian guide to healthy eating and the five food groups, gaining an understand of the importance of a balanced diet and how health messages influence food choices, creating meal plans that reflect health messages. Students also participated in partner and group activities to explore the communication skills of respect and empathy and how they support positive interactions, investigating how heritage and culture contribute to identity. 

Health (Year Five)

In this unit students reviewed the information they know about establishing and keeping friendships and relationships. Students discussed the factors that influence theirs and others’ behaviours through discussion and brainstorming activities, investigating how feelings, emotions and mood can affect their own and others’ behaviours and responses. They developed an understanding of different points of view and how differing opinions can influence relationships and friendships. Finally, students explored the concepts of health and wellbeing and the importance of healthy habits as a preventative measure, identifying good habits and how they contribute to overall health and wellbeing.

Health (Year Six)

Students explored how important people in their lives, and the media, can influence health behaviour, examining how membership of different groups and personal qualities shape identity. They examined influences on health behaviour and constructed a health message for their peers. Students also investigated how physical activity creates opportunities for different groups to work together and how physical activity contributes to individual and community wellbeing.

Fitness Club

Fitness club is all finished up for the year. We had an awesome turn up with 40 to 50 students attending sessions. I was very pleased with the student’s determination at the sessions, pushing their limits, improving their fitness and most importantly have fun with their mates. I am very excited to watch these students compete at our cross-country next week. A huge thank you to Mrs McHugh, Mrs Wagner and Mr Logan for helping run the sessions.

School Sport

Congratulations to Heidi Stockwell, Claire Ward and Akeer Adol who made the Toowoomba Basketball Team. Claire Ward and Akeer Adol also made the Darling Downs team for basketball. Lucy Hardy made the Toowoomba Hockey team and will trial for the Darling Downs team next term. Good luck girls and look forward to hearing all about your fantastic experience.

Athletics Superstar

Emily Carrigan has been working hard all season and at her little athletics state carnival she threw PBs in both discus (28.81m) and shotput (9.79m). She won both events becoming the u10 shotput and discus state champion winning discus by only 1cm. Great work Emily and we look forward to hearing about your athletics journey (photos attached).

Zone and Darling Downs Trials

All Zone and Darling Downs trials will be placed on Parent Portal. Please check Parent Portal regularly or set up notifications on your phone if you wish for your child to be eligible to trial for Zone and Darling Downs sporting teams as you will be required to obtain paperwork from myself. I am unable to nominate students after the closing date so please make sure you do keep an eye on Parent Portal. Any questions, please contact me at brendan.luck@twb.catholic.edu.au.