REPRESENTATIVE SPORT
The PDHPE staff would like to welcome students and parents to an exciting year of PDHPE and Sport. 2020 has seen a restructure in Sport and aims to provide a wide range of sporting activities for students to participate in, with the focus being on variety, teamwork and most importantly, enjoyment.
In 2020 sport with be integrated into the PDHPE curriculum. Students will be participating in sport related activities that aim to complement the PDHPE syllabus outcomes. These sport specific periods will be allocated double PDHPE lessons and complement the students PDHPE practical lessons.
Students are required to wear PDHPE uniform on the periods in their timetable where they have placed a 'P'. The allocation of practical lessons for each class is a collaborative effort from all staff to ensure that school space and resources are used effectively as possible to ensure all students reach optimal learning outcomes. Notes for 7 and 8 Sport will be available on the Compass App. as well as hard copy next week and will provide a more detailed overview.
Thank you to all the students and parents for embracing this exciting change in the delivery of sport. The PDHPE staff are eager to see students engage in an energetic year of PDHPE and Sport.
Thank you.
Mrs. Rachel Frew
PDHPE Coordinator
BOYS TOUCH FOOTBALL POSTPONED
Please be advised that the Secondary Boys Touch set down for last Wednesday 19 February was POSTPONED.
As of last week, the council had closed all grounds and Wollongong touch were yet to have the opportunity to mark fields.
The backup date is Monday 24 February. Students and parents will be notified via email if any further changes occur regarding this event.
To view the details of upcoming events please click here: https://sjedow-nsw.compass.education/Organise/Activities/Events/
NSW ALL SCHOOLS TRIATHLON
The NSW All Schools Triathlon will take place in Penrith next week. The individual event will be held on Wednesday 26 February. Students who have nominated for this event will require parent/carer transport and supervision on the day.
The team event will take place Thursday 27 February. St John’s will be sending 26 enthusiastic teams this year. The bus will depart from the school at 4:20am and is expected to return to St John’s at approximately 5:00pm.
EQUIPMENT ORGANISATION FOR THE TEAM EVENT
To ensure an efficient departure on Thursday morning, students in the teams event will be required to drop off their bikes and equipment bags to Kennedy’s Bus Company (7 Flinders Road, South Nowra) on Wednesday 26 February, between 3:15pm and 4:00pm.
Miss. Davis will be there to check your bike off and organise its place on the bus trailer. PLEASE BRING AN OLD SLEEPING BAG OR BLANKETS TO PROTECT YOUR BIKE. Please have 3 identification tags on your bike/ wheels.
A copy of additional information for the Triathlon is attached. Good luck to all athletes over the two days!
GOOGLE CLASSROOM PAGE
Thank you to all students who have joined the representative sport google classroom page and signed up for various team sports. For those still yet to join, the code is oeddp3.
School Soccer & Futsal nominations have now closed. Trials for these teams will take place at school over the next few weeks. Nominations for Boys & Girls Year 7/8 AFL, Boys Rugby League and Boys Netball are now open and will close Monday 2 March at 3pm.
PERMISSION NOTES
It has been pleasing to see so many students returning their representative sport notes before the due date already this year. Students and parents are reminded to continue this process and be mindful of when permission notes and payment are due. Failure to meet the due date may jeopardize a student’s participation in a sporting event. In the instance of financial difficulties, the student can see the Representative Sport Coordinator. Parents may also contact the Principal’s Secretary to discuss any difficulties.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS NSW SPORT
The new Catholic Schools NSW Sport webpage is up and running. For all NSWCCC registrations and involvement in school Diocesan Gala days (playing for St John's), students will need to register at https://csnsw.sport before the event or the CCC nomination due date.
ST JOHN’S SWIMMING TEAM
The School Swimming Team will be posted on the Representative Sports Google Classroom page during Week 5. Successful students will need to collect their personalised permission note and return it by the due date (Friday 6 March). The Diocesan Swimming Championships will be held at Corrimal Pool on Friday 13 March 2020.
UPCOMING EVENTS TERM 1 2020
Week Five:
24 February: BOYS TOUCH - Wollongong Diocesan Gala Day NEW DATE
24 February: TENNIS - NSWCCC Closing date. Visit https://csnsw.sport/ to register
26 February: TRIATHLON NSW All Schools Individual Event: Penrith
27 February : TRIATHLON NSW All Schools Team Event: Penrith
27 February: TENNIS TEAMS Backup - Wollongong Diocesan Gala Day
Week Six:
2 March: GIRLS TOUCH - Wollongong Diocesan Gala Day
3 March: BASEBALL - NSWCCC Closing Date. Visit https://csnsw.sport/ to register
4 March: GIRLS TOUCH Backup - Wollongong Diocesan Gala Day
6 March: Volleyball- NSWCCC Closing Date. Visit https://csnsw.sport/ to register
Week Seven:
12 March: WATER POLO - NSWCCC Closing Date. Visit https://csnsw.sport/ to register
13March: SWIMMING - Wollongong Diocesan Carnival
Week Eight:
16 March: Hockey - NSWCCC Closing Date. Visit https://csnsw.sport/ to register
18 March: RUGBY LEAGUE 15’S and OPENS - Wollongong Diocesan Selection Trial
18 March: Golf - NSWCCC Closing Date. Visit https://csnsw.sport/ to register
Week Nine:
23 March: SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY
25 March: Backup- RUGBY LEAGUE 15’S and OPENS - Wollongong Diocesan Selection Trial
27 March: Diving - NSWCCC Closing Date. Visit https://csnsw.sport/ to register
Week Ten:
31 March: NSWCCC Swimming
1 April: 13’s, 7-9/10 Pathway BOYS & GIRLS Football (SOCCER)- Wollongong Diocesan Gala Day
Week Eleven:
6 April: Backup - 13’s, 7-9/10 Pathway BOYS & GIRLS Football (SOCCER)- Wollongong Diocesan Gala Day
Miss. Kate Davis
