SPORTS NEWS
Central Zone Swimming Carnival
On Wednesday the 19th of February, twenty students from St Saviour’s competed in the Central Zone Swimming Carnival at Glennie Aquatic Centre. These students are to be commended for the way they represented their school in swimming and behaviour on the day. They competed against other schools to try and qualify for the Darling Downs carnival which will be held in Gatton on the 4th of March. Ten out of the twenty students made it through to the next level and will be competing to represent the Central Zone team in Gatton. These students are listed below. Emma Barram and Jasper Eagleson set new swimming records on the day for their age groups. Emma set a new record for 10 year old girls 100m butterfly and 100m backstroke and Jasper set a new record for 9 year old boys 50m freestyle.
Students competing at the Darling Downs Trials:
- Mia Casagrande
- Jasper Eagleson
- Taylor Wann
- Emma Barram
- Harper Eagleson
- Lillian Cook
- Dominic Seaby
- James Currie
- Hannah Marsh
- Dominic Marsh
Orienteering
Orienteering started on Tuesday the 18th of February with Dominic from Orienteering Queensland. Twenty-nine students attended and had a fantastic time. The students learnt how to read a map using a key and reference points and how to find station points and mark these stations off. In the upcoming weeks students will learn how to navigate around the school using compass points while competing against other teams.
Fitness Club started up on the 18th of February with around 50 students attending. Students have been increasing their aerobic fitness through different running activities and exercises such as sit ups, push ups, squats and lunges. Thanks to Mrs Wagner and Mrs McHugh for your assistance with helping run the classes. Don’t forget, Fitness Club runs every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:15am to 8am until Thursday 26th March 2020. Fitness Club is for students in Years 3-6.
Please make sure your child is on time if they wish to attend, as the sessions start with stretching and a warmup which need to be completed before participating. If your child would like to attend, please log onto Care Monkey and sign the permission form. If you have any questions, please email Mr Luck via
brendan.luck@twb.catholic.edu.au.
Peak2Park
Peak2Park is on this Sunday the 1st of March. The annual Peak2Park fun run/walk is organised by HALT (Healthy Active Lifestyles Toowoomba Incorporated), who are an independent not-for-profit registered committee of local people looking to encourage residents of Toowoomba and district to participate in exercise and to raise funds for local charities. The walk/run will begin at beautiful Picnic Point on the scenic rim of the Great Dividing Range and finishing at lovely Lake Annand. St Saviour’s Primary are entering in the 4km event which will start at 7.45am at the beginning of Heller Street, immediately south of Tobruk Drive. Please meet near the giant Australian Flag at Picnic Point any time after 6:45am. Look out for St Saviour’s staff standing next to the St Saviour’s banner. Can your child/ren please wear their St Saviour’s sports uniform on the day to represent the school. Marshalling will commence at 7:00am. Students are required to be supervised by a parent or guardian at the event. If you have any questions please email myself via brendan.luck@twb.catholic.edu.au.
BIBS will be sent home tomorrow to those families who indicated they wanted the school to collect on their behalf. Please keep an eye out for them in your child's bag.
Zone and Darling Downs Trials
All Zone and Darling Downs trials will be placed on SchoolZine. Please check SchoolZine 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. Any questions, please contact me at brendan.luck@twb.catholic.edu.au.
Prep – 8-year-old Swimming Carnival
On Wednesday the 25th of March the Prep to 8-year-old Swimming Carnival will be held at Glennie Aquatics Centre. This carnival is designed so the younger students at St Saviour’s can have some fun in the pool at a less competitive level. Whilst there will be some swimming events for those students who can swim, there will be kickboard and noodle races for all age groups. This carnival will follow on from your child’s swimming lessons in Week 8. Any questions please email me at brendan.luck@twb.catholic.edu.au.
Soccer Star
Emilia Reuter in Year five has been accepted into the Barca Soccer Academy. Emi will play in the Under 10 soccer team in Brisbane, competing against other academy teams. Emi has played soccer for 4 years with West Wanderers and is super excited to represent in soccer at a higher level. St Saviour’s staff and students are very excited to hear about Emi’s season with the academy.
Athletics Champ
Leon Smith did exceptionally well at the Regional Athletics championships at O’Quinn Oval at the weekend with 2 Golds for triple jump and 100m sprint, 2 Silvers for 80m hurdles and long jump & 1 Bronze medal for 200m sprint. He also received the Avery Award for the most points in his age group. Fantastic effort Leon.
- Fitness Club – 7:15am – 8:00am on Tuesday and Thursday till 26th March 2020.
- Orienteering (Afternoon Sport) – 3:15pm-4:15pm on Tuesday till 17th March 2020.
- Peak2Park – 1st March 2020
- Darling Downs Swimming Carnival – 4th March 2020
- P - 6 Swimming Lessons – 16th – 20th March 2020 at Glennie Aquatic Centre
- Prep - 8 year old Swimming Carnival - Wednesday 25th March 2020 (1pm-2.30pm at Glennie Aquatics Centre)
- P - 6 Cross Country - Thursday 2nd April 2020 (9am onwards on Primary School Oval)
- 9 - 12 year olds 200m and 800m Athletics (1/2 day at O'Quinn St Oval) – 18th June 2020 (9am -12pm)
- Prep - 6 Whole School Athletics Carnival All Day) – 19th June 2020
Kind Regards
Brendan Luck
PE Teacher