District Swimming Championships
Last Friday we had four students (Zoe E. 6C, Alex A. 5B, Lana B. 5A, & Fletcher E. 4A) represent our school at the Rowville District Swimming Championships. Each student swam in two individual events and performed admirably, with some of their swims earning ribbons: Zoe 2nd Freestyle, Lana 4th Backstroke, and Fletcher 4th Freestyle. We are incredibly proud of their effort and support of one another. I’d also like to thank Rotary Club of Boronia for their assistance and contribution that has allowed us to purchase a lovely marquee with our school logo that was put to good use at the swimming championships.
Active Club off to a great start
Moving our active club to before school has certainly been a positive change with even more students and now parents participating. Incredibly, we’ve already had a couple of students pass the 1/4 marathon mark (33 laps) after just 3 sessions. Active club will be continuing this term on every Tuesday and Thursday before school (8:20-8:45am) up until 25th March. It’s certainly not too late to join if you haven’t already. Even students who attend OHSC can attend if parents sign the appropriate forms with them. It’s the perfect preparation for our whole school cross country run later this term that will see the following distances raced over:
Prep – 2 laps of the double ovals: 640m
Year 1 – 4 laps of the double ovals: 1.28km
Year 2 – 5 laps of the double ovals: 1.6km
*Year 3-6 students are grouped according to the age they are turning in 2025.
9 & 10yo group – 2 laps of the external course: 2km
11yo group – 3 laps of the external course: 3km
12/13yo group – 3 laps of the external course: 3km
Dates to remember in Sports 2025
| DATE | ACTIVITY |
| Term 1 | |
| Friday 21 March | Ride to School Day |
| Tuesday 25 March | Prep – Year 2 Mini Athletics Day (at BHPS) |
| Thursday 27 March | Year 3-6 Athletics Day at Ringwood Athletics Track |
| Wednesday 2 April | Whole School Cross Country day (at BHPS) |
| Term 2 | |
| Friday 9 May | District Cross Country at Kings Park, Ferntree Gully |
| Monday 12 – Friday 16 May | Pre, Year 3 and Year 4 Swimming Program |
| Thursday 22 May | Year 5 & 6 AFL Girls’ Division event at Kings Park |
| Friday 23 May | Year 5 & 6 Winter Sports Day 1 |
| Monday 26 – Friday 30 May | Year 1 & 2 Swimming Program |
| Friday 30 May | Year 5 & 6 Winter Sports Day 2 |
| Tuesday 1 July | Year 3 Hoop Time at the State Basketball Centre |
| Term 3 | |
| Friday 15 August | District Athletics at Knox Athletics Track |
| Friday 22 August | Year 5 Hoop Time at Kilsyth Basketball Centre |
| Thursday 28 August | Year 5 & 6 Summer Sports Day 1 |
| Friday 29 August | Year 5 & 6 Summer Sports Day 2 |
| Friday 5 September | Year 4 Hoop Time at State Basketball Centre |
| Thursday 18 September | Year 5 Hoop Time at Nunawading Basketball Centre |
| Term 4 | |
| Wednesday 19 November | Year 5 & 6 Surfing Group 1 |
| Tuesday 25 November | Year 5 & 6 Surfing Group 2 |
| Thursday 27 November | Year 5 & 6 Surfing Group 3 |
Shae Warren
Physical Education Teacher and Sport Co-ordinator