Congratulations!

Congratulations to Pearl and Levi who have been shortlisted for School Sport ACT Excellence in Sport Awards. We wish them well for the awards ceremony on the 13^th March.

Changes to School Sport ACT

From the commencement of this year there will no longer be Belconnen Region level trials for specific sports. To replace the regional level completion, many sports are holding gala days for schools to attend. We will enter teams in these gala days where there is student interest. The pathway for selection to an ACT sporting team is through trials offered in the same way as they have been previously. Please see the information below in relation to the process of registering your child for ACT trials on the School Sport ACT website.

Trials for 12&U Track and Field ACT Team

The School Sport Australia 12&U Track and Field Championships will be taking place in Darwin, NT this year and due to their weather conditions, the event has moved to 18-23 September, from its traditional dates in December. This means a much earlier selection process is required.

The ACT Team Selection Trial dates are Wednesday 20 March - 4.30pm - 6.45pm AND Tuesday 26 March - 4.30pm - 6.45pm. The venue for both dates is Woden Park Athletics Track, Phillip ACT

Students must meet selection criteria requirements, including minimum standard times. The selection criteria process can be found on the "Track & Field" page of the School Sport ACT website.

https://schoolsportsact.blob.core.windows.net/schoolsportsact-container-eas/SportAttachment-258.pdf

Catholic Schools’ Soccer Carnival

We are excited to be entering two year 3/4 teams and one Year 5/6 team in this year’s Soccer Carnival. Notes will come home shortly with details of the teams and coaches/managers. Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to coach/manage a team.

School Swimming Carnival  12th March at Queanbeyan Pool.

Please return permission notes and nomination forms by this Friday. Unfortunately, no late nominations will be accepted. If you are able to assist at the carnival, we are

in need of someone to coordinate morning tea on the day from 10-11:30am. We are looking forward to a great day of competition and fun.

K- 2 Water Fun Day Tuesday 12^th March

All students in Years K-2 will enjoy a water fun day and special recess here at school, while the older students are at the swimming carnival. Please return the special recess order form by Friday. If you are able to help with the preparation of fruit skewers between 10-11am, we would appreciate your support.

Cricket Clinics
Cricket clinics are going along smashingly! It has been fantastic to hear that the students are enjoying the program. The program has 2 weeks remaining.

NAB AFL AUSKICK

An afterschool AFL program is being offered on Kaleen Playing Fields commencing 6^th March between 3:30-4:30pm. For more information on this 4-week program or to register go to Play.afl/auskick

SunSmart

A reminder that all students should be wearing a school hat during play times. Hats can be purchased from the Front Office. It is great to see that many students are coming to school with sunscreen already applied. We have sunscreen available for students to reapply throughout the day.

Cross Country Carnival

Save the date: 4th April, 2019 (Thursday Week 9)
If you are willing to assist on the day as a course marshal, your time would be much appreciated.

Please contact me via email if you have any questions, feedback or are able to offer your assistance at any of our sporting events throughout the year.

SCHOOL SPORT ACT TRIALS 

Please keep an eye on the School Sport ACT website www.schoolsportact.asn.au for upcoming ACT trials.  The process for registering can be found below.  If you need any assistance registering your child please feel free to ask for assistance.

How to register your child with School Sport ACT

School Sport ACT now collects all registration information online – this is to prevent the movement to and fro of a paper note and have all information readily available to officials prior to the trial. As this process incurs a fee for data storage, system maintenance and admin, a small $5 fee payment via credit card will be required.

1. Go to the School Sport ACT website – schoolsportact.asn.au
2. Click Register (top right corner of homepage) for an Account – enter parent details and password
3. A confirmation email will be sent to your chosen email that will contain a link that you must click on to verify the email account.
4. Click Log In (top right hand corner of home page) enter password then click on top tab My Profile
5. You will see a ‘dashboard’ of your information, click green box to Add Student – enter student and medical details and save.
6. Go to the Sports Tab – choose your specific sport, click on Trial Information box then click on the Register to Trial link.
7. Select your child’s name from the dropdown box and then enter the optional fields for Playing History, Preferred Position (if applicable) and Representative Experience. If you are already in the system, ensure your child’s school is up to date in your profile – have they moved onto High School?
8. Make the $5 credit card payment then click to register.
9. An automated email will then be sent to your Principal/School Approver for their approval to trial (no need to take anything to school for the Principal to sign).
10. You will be able to see the process has been complete back in My Profile – once your Principal/School Approver has completed the approval process your child’s information will be collated onto a list for the Team Manager and Coach prior to trial.
11. Note the registration process closes two days before the first trial date to allow sufficient time for approval and sharing of collated information.

Looking forward to another big year of sporting participation,

Erin Hardwicke
erin.hardwicke@cg.catholic.edu.au