POSTPONED AGAIN TO Monday 18th March | Day begins at 7:30am – Dismissal at 2:00pm
Sports Day is now postponed to Monday 18th March due to the extreme weather conditions currently predicted to be 38C/37 in Modbury from the Bureau of Meteorology website for Friday 8th and Tuesday 12th March. We apologise for any inconvenience to families.
Unfortunately due to NAPLAN constraints our only option before the VISTA Athletics Carnival is MONDAY the 18th of MARCH, lets hope for some nicer weather.
At this stage we are planning to run a full program as below, we will continue to monitor conditions and may modify program if deemed necessary. In light of the rescheduling, Friday 8th and Tuesday 12th will be a school day as normal with dismissal time being 3:20pm.
Parents and carers are invited to attend our annual Sports Day, a very important day on the school calendar, to show their support and celebrate with us this whole school event. The major purpose of Sports Day is to have all students come together as a community, whilst participating in some form of physical activity, the benefits of which are well-known. Our four houses are; Gilmore (yellow), Lawson (Blue), Wright (Red) and Thiele (Green).
Sports Day commences at 7:30am and the Opening Ceremony will occur at approximately 8:45am when the year 12 house captains carry the ‘Olympic Flame’ and light the cauldron to officially begin events. For safety reasons, parents are asked not to bring vehicles into the school grounds and should park in the area available near the roundabout, west of the school gymnasium. Sports Day is not an appropriate occasion for acquaintances or friends of students to visit the school and they will be asked to leave.
Parents are reminded that all Education Department schools are smoke free zones.
All students are required to attend Sports Day, even if they are not participating in any events. Students should be at school joining in the activities or acting as an official. Parental support is requested in this matter. As a safety measure, roll calls will be made throughout the day. Signing in and out just for events will not be permitted. If a student needs to leave early for a good reason a note should be provided prior to Sports Day.
ABSENCES
As per the usual process, parents are requested to notify the school on the day if their child is absent on Sports Day. A signed note in the diary is required upon return to the school.
CLOTHING EXPECTATIONS
For reasons of modesty and protection from the sun, students should wear clothing that adequately covers the body. Students should wear a hat and have sunscreen protection. Clothing should be appropriate for a school environment and therefore offensive slogans or logos or large areas of bare skin are not permitted. Students should also ensure they have clothing which does not restrict their performance in events. Students are encouraged to wear clothing (shirt/blouse/athletic singlet/shorts) in their house colour.
SUPERVISION INFORMATION
The early start and early finish to the day may present issues for some families. Please assist us to manage this by informing the Home Group teacher, via a note in the diary prior to the day, if you child;
BUSES
Arrangements have been made for buses to depart from the school at 2:10pm on Friday, 8 March.
TRAFFIC IN SCHOOL GROUNDS
To ensure the safety of students and staff, the only traffic into the school between 7:30am and 2:00pm will be on foot. We will be unlocking the front and back gates into the school at 7:00am.
EVENTS
You will find the Program of Events for the day below. In addition, the heats for the hurdles and 100 metres will take place on Monday, 4th March during lessons 5 & 6.
The Fun Run will be held in lessons 1 and 2 on Tuesday, 5th March. Students will be required to compete in their PE uniform or appropriate attire for these two events.
Food & Drink Fundraising
Please support the F1 in Schools National Final and the Year 12 Formal Committee!
Below is the prices for the BBQ:
Sausages $3.00
Cheeseburger $4.50 (after 11am)
Egg and Bacon Sandwich $4.00 until sold out
Soft Drink Cans (Coke, Diet Coke, Lemonade, Creaming Soda, Pasito) $2.50
Zooper Doopers 0.50 cents
Gatorade $4.50
Zappos $1.00
Lolly Bags $2.50
THE SCHOOL WILL BE LOCKED EXCEPT FOR THE ENTRANCE TO THE FOYER.
2024 HOUSE CAPTAINS AND YEAR LEVEL LEADERS
PAST HOUSE WINNERS
| 2023 | GILMORE | 2015 | THIELE | |
| 2022 | GILMORE | 2014 | WRIGHT | |
| 2021 | GILMORE | 2013 | THIELE | |
| 2020 | GILMORE | 2012 | WRIGHT | |
| 2019 | LAWSON | 2011 | THIELE | |
| 2018 | GILMORE | 2010 | THIELE | |
| 2017 | GILMORE | 2009 | THIELE | |
| 2016 | WRIGHT | 2008 | LAWSON |
Please click the following button to download the program of events for sports day.
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