School Sport Newsletter: Friday 29th October

School Sport Victoria Update 

I have received the following information regarding all District/Division/Region Competitions from SSV website  and that is all interschool sport has been cancelled for the remainder of the year. The SSV is encouraging schools to conduct their own sporting event to maximise school and student participation in school sport. Any school  sporting event would need to be conducted in line with advice from DET Schools Operations Guide and community sport guidance. SSV respects schools who make the decision to not participate, wanting students to settle back into school and reconnect with their friends .  

Parents are able to access the SSV website for the status of all events held in Victoria at www.ssv.vic.edu.au  

Jump Rope for Heart - (Fund raising Activity)

Again I would like to congratulate Our school on raising  $9,488.00 dollars for the National Heart Foundation.  The students who raised funds for this program will receive their awards within the next two weeks. Mr Hogan will distribute these to the appropriate students when they arrive. Finally I would like to thank the following students for running a skipping exhibition at school . The students performed a skipping routine to music including a few special tricks of their own. Congratulations on a wonderful exhibition: Haylee Crookes, Isabella Vitale, Abbey Vella, Ruby Kurrle, Lara Landels, Emma Farley, Lacey Smith, Iris Knowles, Olivia Kavidis, Heidi Gardiner, Xavier Giblet, Emily Reddick, Hayley Aarons and Hayley Collins. 

Schools Sporting Grant - Lacrosse Postponed to term 4

This term St Gabriel’s were successful in receiving Government funding from the schools sporting grant. However due to COVID restrictions this event will now take place next term.  The students will be  coached by adults in the game of Lacrosse. Lacrosse is a team game in which a ball is passed between teammates using a stick with a mesh or net at one end. It originates in Native American communities where it was used as a training ground for tribal warriors and dates back almost a thousand years. The students will learn the skills of the game and participate in a modified game during their physical education lessons. Please ask your children at home what they learnt about the game of Lacrosse.

Prep - 2 School Swimming Program

The School Swimming Program for the students in Grade Prep, One and Two has been cancelled also for the remainder of the year. The Ford Swim Centre apologizes for any inconvenience it may have caused but due to COVID restrictions they could not reschedule our swimming program this year. 

Finally I would like to thank our school community for your understanding of another very frustrating year in sport. And here’s hoping for a better year in 2022 where we will see students involved in playing competitive sport at a District, Divisional, Regional and State level.

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