School Sport with Mrs Rachael Croker
Cross Country- CHANGE OF VENUE
Arrangements for the St Mary’s Cross Country Carnival are as follows –
Venue: St Mary's School Bottom Playground
Date: Friday 29 March 2019
Time: Convening at 11:45am
Age Division/Distances (in order of running)
12 years boys/girls 3000m
7 years boys/girls 600m
6 years boys/girls 600m
5 years boys/girls 600m
8 years boys/girls 1000m
9 years boys/girls 2000m
10 years boys/girls 2000m
11 years boys/girls 3000m
Children from 9 years age division and above, will be chosen to represent the school at the Northern Region Carnival in Braidwood.
There is no 8 years division at representative level. 8 years children of exceptional talent may compete in the 9 years age group at school level if they wish to be considered for representation. Please notify the school if you wish this to be the case.
On the day of Cross Country, children will eat lunch at school at 11.15am, followed by a short play. The children will then move to the bottom playground for the Cross Country races. There will be a viewing area set up in the middle of the oval so that spectators will have a 360-degree view. Please feel free to bring picnic rugs and fold up chairs. Children will go back to school to eat afternoon tea, or if we have gone over time this will be brought across to us. Please note we are just trialling this as a Cross Country venue this year. Feedback from parents, staff and students will be sought after the event.
Please bring clothing appropriate to the weather forecast. The carnival will go ahead even in light rain. If it is lightly raining the students will be able to return to the shelter of their classroom after their event.
Volunteers – Parent helpers are required to make the running of our carnival a success. Helpers will be asked to be course checkpoints and line place judges/markers. Please complete the below eForm ASAP if you can assist on this day.
Local Consent Forms completed at the beginning of the School year will cover this event.