Term 1 is always the busiest time of the year for myself at St Michael’s and although it can be overwhelming and hectic I just love the opportunities the kids have to get active and be involved in sport.
Sports Day
On the 17th of March St Michael’s held its annual sports day on a perfect Autumn day providing ideal conditions for the students to display their skills.
The day kicked off with the opening ceremony and war cries in Bukatila. This gave Bengalee, Prince George and Zebra the chance to yell the roof of the gym and get their fellow house mates excited for the day ahead.
Like in previous years the first half of the day saw the UP and JP participate in tabloid events. The UP focused on 5 main events that included the High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Put, 200m and the Sprint. The JP’s had 12 different activities that focused on a range of different skills, including, running, jumping, throwing, hitting, catching and kicking.
The students have been practicing for these events over the past five weeks in P.E and it was great to see their confidence and skills shine on the big day.
The afternoon session of ‘Buddy Relays’ saw the students compete with their buddy class in Rob the Nest, Baton and Fire Fighter Relays. It was fantastic to see the oval buzzing with active children and enthusiastic parents.
At the end of the day when all the races had been run it was Zebra on top followed by Prince George and Bengalee
A huge thanks to Novalene for all the work and assistance in the lead up to the day. Lee-Anne and Jane in the scoring tent and to all the students, teachers, parent volunteers and spectators who helped make the 2017 St Michael’s sports day such a success.
Barker SAPSASA Swimming
Congratulations to Sam Kemp and Stacey Dowling who participated for the Barker SAPSASA district team at the State Swimming Championships.
Sam competed in the 12yr Boys Backstroke, Open 100m Freestlye and the Medley Relay
Stacey competed in the 11yr Girls Backstroke.
Well done on representing the school and your district.
KO Cricket
On Wednesday 22nd of March the St Michael’s Knockout Cricket team played St Joseph’s Primary at our school oval. St Michael’s were first to bat and the boys were able to set a very respectable total of 133 through consistent batting and some inconsistent bowling from the opposition (33 wides). When it was our turn to bowl we were able to find a much more consistent line and length and were able to dismiss the opposition for a total of 58. This win now sets up a showdown match against Hahndorf Primary on Monday 10th of April on the St Michael’s oval at 9:00am. Good luck boys.
Barker SAPSASA Softball
Congratulations to Jack Steiner, Stanley Steiner, Che D’Arcy, Charlie Shearer, Will Kleemann, Mitch Zander, Archie King, Georgia King, Taylor Hogan and Ella Sheldrick who are all competing this week at the State SAPSASA Softball Championships. From all reports both the boys and girls teams are doing well and are having a great week at the carnival.
St Michael’s SAPSASA Athletics Team
On Tuesday the 11th of April 32 students from St Michael’s will be travelling to Oakbank Area School to compete in the Barker SAPSASA Athletics Carnival. We wish the team the best of luck.
Gold for Elle-Rose
Congratulations to Elle-Rose who won gold in the U9 400m at the State Individual Little Athletics Championships. What a fantastic achievement!!
