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YEAR 4 BIKE ED PROGRAM - BEGINS 23 NOVEMBER 2009
The Bike Ed program in which all Grade 4s will participate will commence on Monday 23 November 2009. The aim of the Bike Ed program is to provide students with the skills necessary for safe use of bicycles both on and off the road. The year 4s will predominantly be learning bike handling and riding skills in the school grounds and will venture out and about on local bike paths. The students will continue their Bike Education in term one of Grade 5 where the emphasis will move towards riding on the road safely and following road rules.
This program is not possible without the help of parents, thankyou to all those who have volunteered to assist our students. To see when you are scheduled to help please check the roster in the Student Information; PE & Sport section of this website.
BELATED CONGRATULATIONS - STATE CROSS COUNTRY - TERM 3, 2009
Early in term 3, Sam Toll (Year 6) and Charlie Hicks (Year 4) competed in the State Cross Country. They were invited to compete following their successes in the House, District and Zone Cross Country events. Both Sam and Charlie were very dedicated to their training throughout the cross country season and their efforts certainly paid off. In a field of 115 competitors Sam placed 12th and Charlie placed 47th. Congratulations boys - a fantastic effort. We are very proud of you!
CIRCUS AND FOOT STEPS DANCE CLASSES - TERM 3, 2009
During term 3 the year one, three and five students have been participating in Circus classes. They have learnt many new skills and used a variety of equipment including; hula hooping, poi, devil sticks, juggling, stilts, go-stop pedals, spinning plates, diablo and pyramids and balances. They have had a fantastic time and have successfully improved their circus skills.
The year two, four and six students have participated in Footsteps Dance classes. They have learnt many styles of individual, partner and progressive dances. The students have been very entertaining to watch and are very keen to impress with their dance moves.
CENTRAL ZONE ATHLETICS - WEDNESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2009
Congratulations to the students who have been selected to represent Balaclava District at the Central Zone Athletics Carnival. The event will be held at Duncan McKinnon Reserve, Murumbeena (Melways ref. 68, k9) on Wednesday 9th September 2009.
Elwood will be sending a team of 20 students as part of the Balaclava District team. We wish them all the best for their events.
DISTRICT ATHLETICS - THURSDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER 2009
Well, we finally made it! After a couple of attempts the weather finally held out long enough for us to have a fantastic day of field and track events at Sandringham Athletics track. The Elwood team achieved some fantastic results and really did our school proud.
Elwood achieved 4th place in the Overall Aggregate Trophy and 6th in the Overall Population Trophy. For the full results you can download them from the bottom of this page.
Thanks to the parents who came along to cheer on our team. Your support does help us run harder, throw further and jump longer and higher!
Apologies to the students who were unable to compete due to the ever changing event date.
YEAR 3/4 HOOP TIME BASKETBALL - FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2009
This year we are entering 13 teams in the Junior Hoop Time Carnival to be held at MSAC on Friday 11 September 2009.
Parents, are you able to help out? We need at least one helper per team to act as 'Team Manager' for the day. Your role will be to ensure the students get to the correct courts for their games and to help the players rotate on and off the court. You will not be required to umpire games. If you are able to help, please contact Bec on watts.rebecca.r@edumail.vic.gov.au
Interested students have been given permission notices which need to be returned to school by Friday 4th September.If students have lost their note please download a new copy from the Student Information; PE & Sport section of this website.
DISTRICT ATHLETICS - RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER 2009
Due to the threat of bad weather the District Athletics have now been rescheduled to Thursday 3rd September 2009. This event will be held at Sandringham Athletics Track, Thomas St, Hampton.
In the event that we are unable to hold the event on Thursday 3rd the next backup date is Friday 4th September which will also be held at Sandringham Athletics track.
Athletes have been given new permission notices which need to be returned to school by Friday 28th August. If students have lost their note please download a new copy from the Student Information; PE & Sport section of this website.
YEAR 5/6 HOOP TIME BASKETBALL - THURSDAY 27TH AUGUST 2009
This year we are entering 11 teams in the Senior Hoop Time Carnival to be held at MSAC on Thursday 27th August 2009.
Parents, are you able to help out? We need at least one helper per team to act as 'Team Manager' for the day. Your role will be to ensure the students get to the correct courts for their games and to help the players rotate on and off the court. You will not be required to umpire games. If you are able to help, please contact Bec on watts.rebecca.r@edumail.vic.gov.au
Interested students have been given permission notices which need to be returned to school by Tuesday 25th August.If students have lost their note please download a new copy from the Student Information; PE & Sport section of this website.
HOUSE ATHLETICS - 6TH & 7TH AUGUST 2009
Athletics season is upon us! Following our three weeks of training for track and field events during Friday sport the year 3-6s were eager to use their athletics skills in the House Athletics.
On Thursday 6th August students competed in the Field events including; high jump, triple jump, long jump, shot put, discus, hurdles, relays and 800m events. The windy weather couldn't hold the athletes back and some fantastic results were achieved. At the end of the day Gordon was top of the scoreboard followed closely by Lawson, Dennis and Paterson.
On Friday 7th August we held our track events and ball games competition. House spirits were high and the cheering was very loud all day. The house captains did a great job of getting their competitors ready to race and the students enthusiasm was fantastic. It was great to see so many students volunteering to go in any race they could. The races included 100m, 200m, 800m, novelty races, sack races and the crowd pleasing School Championship 100m. The place getters in this event were: 1st Jack Lewis, 2nd Miquel Sietu, 3rd Yves Hopkins Gamble - congratulations!
In the afternoon the houses assembled for the ball games including; footy relay, soccer relay, hockey dribble, cross ball and tunnel ball. The rivalry was heating up but the displays of teamwork were really pleasing to see. All students contributed to the many close races during the afternoon.
The athletics carnival was a really fun couple of days which could not have run smoothly without the help of the many parents and teachers who assisted on the day. Particular thanks must go to Cathy Neiwand and Celia Daniels for their work on the score table.
Although the scores were very close throughout the carnival Lawson edged into the lead to win ahead of Gordon, Paterson and Dennis. Well done Lawson! Gordon was awarded the House Spirit Award for their displays of enthusiasm throughout the two days...although this was very hard to pick a winner as all houses were very enthusiastic!
From the results of the house athletics and the trials we have conducted each Friday many students have been selected to represent Elwood at the District Athletics Carnival at Duncan McKinnon Reserve, Murrumbeena on Friday 21st August. We wish them good luck for this event. Go Elwood!
ELWOOD 'RUN MELBOURNE' FUNDRAISING EVENT - SUNDAY 28TH JUNE 2009
Congratulations to Team Elwood! Our runners raised a whopping $2402 before the Run Melbourne event on Sunday 28th June. All funds raised are to go towards improving the bike storage facilities at school. Thanks to all those who sponsored our runners in the 5km event, your support was greatly appreciated and made us run faster on the day.
Our team was made up of Elwood students, parents and teachers. Thanks to the following participants for being part of ‘Team Elwood':
Students and parents: Conor Farrelly & Kathy Grace, Ethan McDonald, Bonnie Hodge, The Toll family - Sam, Daniel, Nick & Julie, The Fiorentini family - Remi, Giulia and Franco, The Kenton family - Luke, Katharine, John & Sonja, The Randall family - Indi, Pepper, Mike and Vicky, Mille Daniels Gardiner and Cecilia Daniels, Sol Charles, Jack Lewis and Zoe Cortizo.
Teachers: Fiona Short , Stacey George, Kimberley Scott, James Dixon and Bec Watts.
A very special thanks must go to the parents and family members who supported our team on the day. Your encouragement from the sidelines spurred us on to the finish line and added to a fantastic running atmosphere.
As Elwood PS entered the largest school team in the event we were awarded with a $1000 prize to bolster our fundraising - our total raised is now $3872.
We'll be entering an even larger team next year - I hope you'll be a part of it! Thanks ‘Team Elwood'. Who's keen for 10km next year?
