School Cross country

Friday week one saw a beautiful day for the whole school to participate in the cross country. It was such an adventure for Year 1 and Kindergarten who had never been to Gibson Park before let alone run a cross country. It was fantastic to see so many parents get involved in the running of the event and to support students. Without parental help, we are unable to run such events. Thank you!

The students who ran the fun run (non-competitors) had a blast and it was great to see them get into the spirit of the day.

The competitors ran with a lot of spirit and determination with some very close finishers.

Results were as follows:

Girls 8/9 Boys 8/9

1st Lila H 1st Clancy M

2nd Ava T 2nd Flynn S

3rd Mahli D 3rd Tye F

Girls 10 Years Boys 10 Years

1st Giselle B 1st Sebastian C

2nd Maya D 2nd Oliver F

3rd Audrey F 3rd Oscar N

Girls 11 Years Boys 11 Years

1st Isla O 1st Riley S

2nd Amelia M 2nd Noah H

3rd Sophia L 3rd Cameron S

Girls 12/13 Boys 12/13

1st Seidah B 1st Angus D

2nd Arabella B 2nd Taylen W

3rd Ella F 3rd Josh B

Diocesan Cross country

Last week, I had the pleasure of spending the day with our school’s cross country team in Nowra. For many of us, we were caught in, what seemed like an endless line of traffic! A huge thank you goes out to all the parents and grandparents who made the trek. Once there, we established our home base and set out discussing our race strategies. It was much appreciated to see our parents and grandparents jump in and help with our designated task of course marshalling. All our runners did an amazing job and we had some mixed results. I was very much impressed with our younger runners who had never run a competitive race and then to find themselves representing in such a prestigious event. We were super impressed with Clancy M and Giselle B both receiving third placings and will be off to represent the Diocese of Wollongong at Eastern Creek on Tuesday 8th June 2021. Many of our runners just missed out on making it to the next level - better luck next year!

But I have left the best bit until last…. St Michael’s Thirroul won small school. What an amazing achievement! Congratulations St Michael’s.

Rugby League Gala Day 

On Friday April 30th we had 57 students (6 teams) from Years 3 – 6 participating in the Rugby League / League Tag Gala day. There was clear skies at Croome Road in Albion Park and the students had an absolutely sensational day. We had some experienced Rugby League and League Tag players and some students who experienced their first ever day playing tackle football! I think we have some future Rooster's players in our midst. 

Thank you to all the parents who assisted in managing the teams on the day: 

Mr Woods, Mr and Mrs Holland, Mr White, Mrs McNamara, Mrs Garrard, Mr Scott, Mrs Mayers and Mr Clark. Your assistance is very much appreciated.

Thank you to Miss Groves, Miss Riolo, Mrs Fitzgerald and Miss Viselli who accompanied the students on the day.