I was focused on beating Jason and Todd - the two kids in my grade who trained daily and wore speedos. Adults will enjoy these swimming pool games designed just for them. This includes stretches like arm and leg swings, and if allowed in the water, swim for about 5-10 minutes at an easy effort. The Staff vs Student Relay attracted perhaps the most cheers all day and only increased when the students beat the teachers easily. Please note that students will be dismissed from the venue. Student happiness and safety are our top priorities. Many students also took the . The team able to catch the most balloons without breaking them wins the game. When all the water balloons are gone, the team with the most players remaining wins. "A collection of fun aquatic activities to make your swimming and pool lifesaving carnival fun and inclusive for all swimming stages." Schools are encouraged to adopt an innovative new format for their school faction carnival. Eventually you have a long line. Pick the perfect prizes, novelties, eats and giveaways for your shindig. After the past two years, many of us were hoping for a more normal summer. Another missed opportunity to build the lifelong skill of swimming. Teams gather in lines some distance from the beach. Points from both the Swimming Carnival and on-campus Novelty events have been tallied, and we can congratulate CRANMER on their win at this event in 2022! Stay tuned with the most relevant events happening around you. When a players hands get too cold, they pass the ice cube to the next child in line. Line the players up on the pool deck with their backs to the water. Pools, beaches, and lakes provide perfect places to cool off and play a fun water game. There are also lots of fun activities, with students participatingin a cheer competition and novelty events to gain house points. For the Mathoura Public School swimming carnival, the sub-junior students were treated to a day of fun, dressing in hula skirts and floral headpieces to participate in Hawaiian themed novelty events. Meet the Fastest Students in the School - winners of the 50m Freestyle race. Novelty Events House Spirit Competition (wear your House colours!) 10 Year Boys). The walking lane was Continued Congratulations to Bindi Taylor, Rosie Celli, Khoa Unwin, Sophie Eddy, Ava Wardlaw, Jobe Unwin, Katelyn Eddy, Georgie Taylor, Chanze Egan and Goldie Gatehouse who have each qualified to compete in the Deniliquin PSSA Swimming Carnival to be held in Hay today. Keeping track of all the different subjects and all the different homework for each subject has been hard. On Thursday, 23rd of February, Year 12 Leaders had the fantastic opportunity to participate in the Lifted Leaders 2023 event at West HQ, Rooty Hill. 6[$(}Dc$qyi8)0$,{\,o3Po$.w KR5L29/pFL*F4[x@2AV&$%{Ud1 6KOQVq):]zTj]V@uv~Sh.hZI+ZFR.uFw ^u/yXLp'}nPuDqZ@0z` <> As part of the launch the students listened to the story of Tereesa, a Gamilaroi woman from Western Sydney who struggled with homelessness while raising her four children. . They were able to spend time with their house, building culture and strengthening house spirit. Our 2023 Swimming Carnival will be held on Wednesday 8 February at the Port Macquarie Town Pool. endobj Congratulations to Coolock House who were the winners of the 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay. Throughout Term 1 the school will be fundraising for Project Compassion. Students are encouraged to wear their House Colours. Championship events (points also count towards faction totals): . Sports Coordinator Ms Papazoglou with the Student Sports Leaders Alyssa C, Assistant Leader and Chelsey T, Leader. Our swimming carnivals are conducted in a friendly manner, with the emphasis being on participation in a non-competitive environment. Swimming Carnival - colour, competition & house spirit 03/03/2018. (view on map). The KSHS Swimming Carnival is compulsory for Year 7 students and opt-in for Years 8-12. stream And will be much better when we ALL swim. There were some fantastic results by our Senario swimmers, in particular our Year 12 female and male . Moira was again the winning house accumulating a massive 369 points. Novelty events and non-competitive 25m races have been included in the programme to enable all students in the Junior School to compete at the Carnival. Voucher programs in several states are filling lessons blocks, most notably for preschool-aged children. It was incredible to witness such outstanding participation, competition and camaraderie from all students. The more ping pong balls you toss into the pool the more fun it is. Good luck Jacinta! Congratulations to all Senario students who participated in the Inter-Priory Swimming Carnival held on Tuesday. Jack is first name and Mandanka is last name. set of keys, coins, diving bricks, Simons says get an inflatable and swim around for a minute. students who can swim 50 metres capably). 9.30am - 2.45pm Colour Fun House Competition BBQ Traditional Swimming Events 50m Freestyle [] Year 12 students wore polos, House coloured visors and skirts or cargo shorts. Even then I was shocked by the number of kids who signed up for races, dove in, only to be rescued because they were unable to swim. 23 New Years Eve Party Games and Ideas to Celebrate 2023! By monitoring the way the blue dyed ice, warm water or salt water settled into the room temperature water (by sinking or rising) students could better understand the impact these water variations have on ocean currents. There has been genuine joy on the faces of our students as they interact with each other in such a supportive manner. As always the day was filled with lots of colour, cheering and House spirit. The MHSS Swimming Carnival is held annually in Term 4 at the Deception Bay Aquatic Centre. Inspired learning starts with highly motivated and professional teachers. Starboard Swim to the right side of the pool. "The serious competitors swam from 8-9am then the whole school took part in races and there were plenty of novelty events.". Shark Swim to any edge and get out of the water, fast! The under-14s Deni Rhinos cricket team travelled to Cobram to take on the Murray Valley Cricket Association ladder leaders in a 40/40 match on Saturday. Students are encouraged to wear their school house colours. Designate one player It. On the signal of Go! It tries to tag other players by throwing wet sponges. The last one left becomes the next It.. Digna Petamus 'Let us seek worthy things'. The weather was clearly in our favour as it was a beautifully warm and cloudless day, perfect for sitting outside and cheering for our houses. The 30min free swim at the end of the day was a reward and a huge highlight for the students! Each player tagged holds hands with the players attached to It. On Wednesday, 15 February children from Year 3-10 will be participating in the annual School . Participation was at an all-time high with activities for everyone to join in and earn points for their respective houses. If the leader gets it right the player (or players if several have the same answer) have to race to the opposite side of the pool while the leader races to the players side of the pool. The day continued with students participating in 50 metre events in all four strokes followed by, some novelty events: the 25 metre events, more novelties and to finish the day, freestyle relays and the medley relays. Celebrating 175 Years of Public Education . Awesome i loved it.Thanks very much.At least I now have a variety of games and choices. On Friday last week the 7.7 Class made oobleck to test their knowledge and determine whether the substance made of cornflour and water was a solid, liquid or gas? For non-competitive swimmers, supervised novelty activities will be schedules throughout the day.</p> Try out one of our many swimming pool and water games the next time you have a party or get-together. A small number of Year 12 Catherine McAuley students are donating their Monday afternoons in Term 1 to volunteer at Ronald McDonald House. Whale Swim/float on your back and create a blow (water fountain) with their cupped hand or feet. The students were also extremely excited to have a large crowd of spectating parents and grandparents present who were cheering them along in their events. Susan has been freelance writing for over ten years, during which time she has written and edited books, newspaper articles, biographies, book reviews, guidelines, neighborhood descriptions for realtors, Power Point presentations, resumes, and numerous other projects. This game of tag allows players to hop in and out of the water. Fri Mar 10 2023 at 08:00 am to 02:30 pm, Karratha Leisureplex, Dampier Hwy, opposite Broadhurst Rd,Karratha,WA,Australia, Karratha, Australia Swimming Events/Races: Any student turning 8 and above in 2019 and is a competent swimmer can participate in races (i.e. This is harder than it sounds. <>/Metadata 180 0 R/ViewerPreferences 181 0 R>> Students shown with on left Ms Papazoglou, Sports Coordinator and on right Ms Refalo, School Principal. Year 12s and Staff went head-to-head in the annual Swimming Carnival Students vs Staff relay. Fast forward (again) to today, February 2022, a school carnival season impacted by COVID-19. Coolock House team members were Sophie F. 12 Coolock, Calysia T. 9 Coolock, Angelina Z. For the Mathoura Public School swimming carnival, the sub-junior students were treated to a day of fun, dressing in hula skirts and floral headpieces to participate in Hawaiian themed novelty events. Year 12 Leader of Learning Wellbeing, Mrs Joanne Rehayem and all the Year 12 Wellbeing Team, are ensuring that the Year 12 students begin their school day in a way which is as calm and supportive as possible. It gives me flashbacks to Wentworthville Pool, in all its concrete and grassy hill glory. A warm day gave way to a pleasant evening for round three of the Deniliquin Lawn Tennis Clubs twolight competition on Wednesday. The goal is not to be holding the balloon when it runs out of water. 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