Athletics Carnival

Due to this week’s wet weather, we have postponed the Athletics Carnival until Thursday 20^th June.
Despite the change in the carnival dates, entries for the 200m and 800m will remain closed. 

If you have volunteered to assist on Wednesday at the Carnival, please contact the office if you are no longer able to do so on June 20^th.  Those parents who remain available will be contacted closer to the 20^th with further event information.

Thursday 20^th June is the only availability at Fearnley Dawes Athletics Track prior to our Central Region Carnival on Tuesday 2^nd July, therefore the event will proceed on this date, even if it is wet weather.

Basketball

Our in school basketball sessions continue this week. Due to the postponement of our Athletics Carnival, Kinder – Year 3 Blue have been able to participate in their lessons this week. Due to the Stage 3 Dio Sounds excursion, Year 5 and 6 participated in combined classes during the morning session prior to leaving for their excursion. 

The new Athletics Carnival date of Thursday 20^th June means that in Week 8 all students will wear their sports uniform on both Wednesday 19^th June, so that they can participate in sport sessions and Thursday 20^th June so they can attend the athletics carnival. Students may wear a shirt and accessories in their house colour on the day of the carnival.

NSW PSSA Boys Football

Last week Oliver Cockle, Julian Dunn and Will Harvey attended the NSW PSSA Boys Football 3 day training camp, as part of the Polding team. Across the week, the boys trained and competed with other students from across NSW in the hope of being selected for representation in the NSW Boys Football Team.

We are so proud of the boys for their hard work and dedication to their sport, which saw them miss their Year 6 excursion to Canberra. All of the boys had a fantastic experience and learned a lot from their coaches and teammates.

We are thrilled to announce that Oliver Cockle has been selected as part of the NSW team. We congratulate Oliver and wish him all the very best for his upcoming events with the national team!

Polding Touch Trials

Congratulations to Daisy Breasley and Bronte Bowker, who attended the Polding Touch trials last Friday 31^st May. Despite narrowly missing out on selection in the Polding team, the girls had a great time and learnt a lot from their experience. They represented themselves and St Joseph’s with great pride. Well done Daisy and Bronte!

Diocesan Rugby

Due to this week’s poor weather conditions, the Diocesan Rugby has been postponed until next Wednesday 12^th June. We wish Darcy Mitchell, Max Mitchell, Ben Moran and Arun Griffiths all the best with this trial.

Futsal

On Thursday 23^rd May, Miss Carney took two senior and two junior teams made up of boys from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 to represent St Joseph’s in the Newcastle Futsal Tournament. The tournament was held at Genesis Newcastle and saw the St Joseph’s teams compete against other schools from all across the Newcastle Region. All the boys had a lot of fun and some great successes on the day!

Both the 10 Years B team and the 12 Years B team, placed 3^rd overall in their divisions.

The 12 Years A team made it through to the semi-finals, loosing narrowly in a penalty shoot out.

While the 10 Years A team was victorious taking out the Final of the event.

Both the 10 Years A team and the 12 Years A team will now progress to the State Championships which will be held on Tuesday 18^th June at Maitland Basketball Stadium.

We would like to thank all of the parents who volunteered to support the boys with this event. Your assistance and guidance is truly valued. Thank you.