School Sport Newsletter: Tuesday 16th November

Latrobe Valley 10000 steps Challenge: 

I would like to inform the school community that almost every staff member at St Gabriel’s has participated in this year’s Latrobe Valley 10000 step challenge. The staff members have been placed into teams of six and seven and have been competing against each other to claim the title as the champion walking team for 2021.  The Latrobe Valley 10000 step challenge started on Monday 18th October  and ends on Sunday 14th November .  So far St Gabriel’s staff have walked a total of 10,698,793 steps and when steps are converted to Kilometres they have walked a total of 8,152. A fantastic achievement. Well done to all the staff for participating in this wellbeing event. 

Schools Sporting Grant - Lacrosse 

This term St Gabriel’s were successful in receiving Government funding from the schools sporting grant.  Next week the students from P-6 will be coached by adults in the game of Lacrosse over a two week period. Lacrosse is a team game in which a ball is passed between teammates using a stick with a mesh or net at one end. It originates in Native American communities where it was used as a training ground for tribal warriors and dates back almost a thousand years. The students will learn the skills of the game and participate in a modified game during their physical education lessons. Please ask your children next week at home what they learnt about the game of Lacrosse.

Sporting Calendar Dates for 2022.

At this stage I can confirm the following dates for 2022. The St Gabriels “Have a Go Swimming Trials” at Ford Swim Centre will be held on Tuesday 8th of February from 10.00am until 12.00pm for students from Year 3-6. The Traralgon District Swimming carnival will be held on Tuesday 22nd February at the Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre in Traralgon. I hope to advertise in the school newsletter next week all the dates for sporting events to be held in 2022. 

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