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Central Zone Cross Country

On Friday the 26th of April, Joseph Black, Hari Vinod, Olly Goodland, Rose Stead, Aya Doherty, Akeer Adol, Lachlan Giuffrida, Liam McHugh, William Prust, Georgie Hedge, Mia Aylward, Deborah Thomas, Harrison Black, George Gainey, Darcy Phillips, Nina Lucas, Letti Stephenson and Akech Adol competed at the Central Zone Cross Country. All students did a fantastic job on the day with Joseph Black, Rose Stead, Aya Doherty, Akeer Adol, Lachlan Giuffrida, Georgie Hedge, Mia Aylward and Harrison Black qualifying for the ZONE team and will now be competing at the Darling Downs Cross Country on the 14th of May.

St Saviour’s Primary School Athletics Carnival 2024

As you might be aware the 2024 athletics carnival will take place on Friday, 14th June 2024. As St Saviour’s Primary evolves, changes need to be made to the athletics carnival. These changes are to benefit our students and are made to give the students the best opportunity to display their athletic ability in a safe and fun environment. This year there will be a couple of changes to streamline the carnival:

All students will compete in Long Jump at O’Quinn Street (no qualifying at school). As there will be more students competing in Long Jump at O’Quinn Street this year, we will have two long jump pits and we will only measure jumps that are past a nominated mark. All students will still get three jumps and all students who compete will gain a point for their house.
We will keep qualifying in PE lessons for Discus, Shotput and High Jump. To align with Catholic and Zone carnivals, only 10-12 Years will compete in discus and shot put.
The High Jump finals will be on Wednesday the 12th of June at St Saviour’s Primary instead of O’Quinn Street Oval – times will be advised.
We will no longer have finals for 80m/100m and 200m races. This year all heats will be timed, and we will use the top times from all the heats to determine who we will send to Catholic/Zone Athletics Carnival.

As this is the first year attempting this, we ask parents to be mindful that all events may not run to schedule, and changes may need to be made on the day of the carnival. We thank you for your understanding with this.

Field Event Qualifying

All students in Year Three to Year Six will participate in High Jump. Only 10 to 12 Years will participate in Shotput and Discus. Students will throw and jump to determine the top eight in each age group (boys and girls) who will compete in High Jump at St Saviour’s Primary on Wednesday 12th of June and Shot Put and Discuss at O’Quinn Street Oval on Friday 14th June. I will work out 1st, 2nd and 3rd for 8 Year Olds High Jump in Year Three from qualifying and they will be presented with a ribbon at the athletics carnival. Qualifying will happen in PE lessons again this year as the feedback from students is it is a much more relaxed and fun experience.

Qualifying has been designed so all students get a chance to participate in each event in a fun environment regardless of ability. The top eight in each event (age group, boy and girl) then compete at the school carnival in a fun, but more competitive level. It is important to note that whilst all students are not doing all events at the athletics carnival, all students have participated in an event during PE sessions which is a part of the athletics carnival and have gained points for their house. Qualifying for High Jump, Discus and Shot Put started on Monday 19th April and will continue throughout Term Two. If your child is away during any of the qualifying sessions, a make-up session will happen during lunch time the following week. These make up sessions will be posted on Parent Portal.

Athletics Carnival Dates

- Wednesday 12th June 2024 (High Jump Final) St Saviour’s Primary School Oval

- Thursday 13th June 2024 (Ball Games – Year 3 to 6) St Saviour’s Primary School Oval

- Friday 14th June 2024 (SSPS Athletics Carnival) O’Quinn Street Oval

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me (brendan.luck@twb.catholic.edu.au).

School Sport

Congratulations to Mahaylie Weribone and Joseph Black who made the Darling Downs team for touch football. They will both compete in the state championships representing the Darling Downs later in the year. Good luck and we look forward to hearing all about your fantastic experience.

SSPS Cross Country Photos

Please find attached photos from our school Cross Country in Week One.

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.

Upcoming Events (Term Two)