Here are the lightning carnival fixtures to help if you can spare part of your day to come along and watch a game or two at the lightning carnival.  The times are approximate. soccer lightning carnival fixtures 2016 Volleyball Timetable 2016 VOLLEYBALL FIXTURES 2016(1) netball fixtures lightning crn 2016pdf FOOTBALL FIXTURES 2016 Lightning Carnival It has not been raining umpires so those who have volunteered deserve our support.  Children are reminded that they must not challenge an umpire.  They may see their coach who can approach an umpire in the break if there is a problem.  In the spirit of … Continue reading Lightning Carnival Fixtures

More help is needed. Can you help? We are about to start cross-country fitness training.  Please reply to glengarry.ps@education.wa.edu.au if you are an adult happy to stand on a track post for children to run by.  Training will be from 8:45 to 9:05 am on Wednesdays and Thursdays.  Please collect your Hi Viz vest and I.D. Card by 8:40, on the oval…it’s easy but essential to ensure children are safe for the whole course. Cross country running helps develop strong mental skills and builds an improved sense of discipline towards running, other sports and life in general.  

The winter competition is for Year Six students. Some Year Fives fill the gaps as needed. Other Year Fives stay at school and have a special sport session of interest to them. We play home or away most Fridays in Term Two – Interschool Winter Fixtures 2016. Note the second page of this document to see the sports, competing schools and their venues. We always need adult help in coaching and umpiring. It is very difficult for the teacher to be responsible for managing general welfare and sporting education whilst coaching, umpiring, scoring and being first aid officer. If you … Continue reading Winter Inter-school Sport

Yet another great combined Glengarry effort – well done everyone! Meritorious Shield We came second, of eight schools, as the most improved from last year. It certainly felt like we had improved because of the number of place ribbons won! Poynter won the shield and Davallia came third. Overall Shield We just missed out on fourth place by twenty four points and we missed out on fifth place by four points to come sixth. Davallia won the shield with Poynter hot on the pursuit all day. Champions to win a medallion Leo Halden was the Runner-up Year Three boy. Nathan … Continue reading Inter-school Athletics Carnival RESULTS

Woo hoo – we were so proud of our team! Aside from the fact that the children were so well-behaved, here are the places:- JUMPS Georgia Bourne 4th Leo Halden 1st (with a jump over 4 metres – not bad for a Year 3) Angus Keay 1st Luke Boggan 2nd Bailey Halden 2nd Taj Heelan 2nd 400M Evie Roberts 3rd Leo Halden 1st Angus Keay 3rd Bianca Macfarlane 2nd Amara Cushnahan 4th Nathan Rawlings 2nd Luke Boggan 4th Olivia Macintosh 2nd Bailey Halden 3rd Cooper Connolly 4th THROWS Hannah Mortimer 1st Evie Roberts 2nd Kayla Gibson 1st Emma Gabbitus 1st … Continue reading Jumps Throws and 400m first day of Athletics

Here are the DRAFT lists of who will be attending the inter school carnival days at the end of this term. Please click on the graphic to read it. Our Carine Districts School Sports Association policy allows for some challenges, at the teacher’s discretion, where a child may have missed out due to misfortune. The challenge time has now passed as notes will be coming out.

Do you all know what a donkey orchid looks like? What other springtime wildflowers can you recognise? Come and learn with us at our next Bush Club meeting on Thursday 17th September from 3pm – 4:15pm E-mails have already gone our to previous bush clubbers but if you would like to take part, everyone is welcome so simply send an e-mail to andrea150@bigpond.com and we will forward the rest of the details and add you to our list.  

Many thanks again to all of you who helped in some way, whether it be on the P&C stall or cheering for your child. It was a wonderful day! I am now writing up the team for the coming Inter-school Athletics Carnival. I wish to reiterate that it is our policy to put our strongest team in. Children have had a chance to participate in all House events but must be the best to compete at inter-school level. There may still be a few challenges, as per the policy. Children should be prepared for this. As always, constructive feedback is … Continue reading House Athletics is over

Parent/Guardian help will make the day go smoother. If you are interested in any of these roles, please let me know – perhaps a couple of people can take turns if we have lots of offers. * 8am: tents – bringing from the shed / putting them up * bunting – hammering stakes * 9am: finish official * ribbon presenter – 9 till 10.30 * race ‘Starter’ – 9 till 10.30 and 1 – 2.30 * 2:30 tents – taking them down / or returning them to the shed * bunting – pulling up stakes and putting bunting back into … Continue reading House Athletics Carnival – Friday 4th September