Mr Stuart McSwan  | K - 6 Sport Co-ordinator

Red Bus Safety Talks

This week we had Gumnuts from Red Bus come and talk to the students in Primary School about how to be safe on and around buses. Gumnuts was able to talk about expected behaviour while waiting for, travelling on and leaving the bus. He was also able to answer some questions about Opal cards and was very engaging and informative.

CSSA Basketball Trials

Last Friday we had six talented girls from Year 6, Lily D, Mia V, Jessica W, Jiya M, Danni H and Mia D attend the CSSA trials for the CIS Senior Girls Basketball team in Castle Hill. The girls were put through their paces with some court drill sessions and matches and then some were selected for the Possibles vs Probables team. All the girls did such an amazing job and gained valuable experience from attending the trial. A huge special mention goes to Mia D who was selected for the CIS team. What a wonderful achievement!

CSSA State Swimming Carnival

Last Thursday 9 March GPCC was well represented at the CSSA State Swimming Carnival by 16 strong swimmers at the Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre. This venue holds a lot of swimming memories for our nation and provided each or our swimmers with unforgettable memories of their own. All swimmers performed very well and can be proud of their effort.

Due to our strong performances GPCC has one of the largest contingents from CSSA attending the CIS carnival next week.

A special mention for Reef M who won the Under 12 Boys Age Champion at the carnival.Well done Reef!

Congratulations boys and girls on a wonderful evening of competitive swimming.

Important Date Change

Please be aware that the K-2 Athletics Carnival will now be held on Wednesday 30 August.

GPCC Sport Teams

We are looking forward to sending our teams to a number of Gala Days and competitions in Primary this year.

Students will have a chance to trial for certain school teams over the coming terms and will need to keep a close eye on the notices and listen out for Assembly announcements for when trials will be held.

The protocol for team selection is as follows:

• Teams have at least 2-3 trials before final selection.
• Once teams have been chosen, they will aim to have at least one training session each week before a competition.
• It is not uncommon for 50 or more students to trial for a team where there are limited spots. It is simply not possible to select all students, but we welcome anyone to try out.

CSSA (Christian Schools Sports Association) Child Protection training

CSSA have recommended that all adults (teachers, volunteers, parents) complete the following module on Child Protection before attending any CSSA event (trials, gala days or carnivals). Thank you

https://www.cssa.net.au/child_protection/index.html#/

Individual Sport Trials for Primary CSSA and CIS Teams

These trials are not for GPCC school teams that we trial here at school to play at certain gala days throughout the year (as mentioned above). The CSSA or CIS trials are usually held in Sydney and students will be trialling against students from either other Christian Schools (CSSA) or other Independent Schools (CIS) and are usually recommended for those students that compete at a representative level.

Please email Mr McSwan before these dates if your child (Years 5 and 6 only) would like to be considered. They need to be currently playing in the sport and have several years’ experience (preferably at a Representative level): Parents are required to transport students to and from these trials.

CIS Sport trial dates Term 1: 

Monday 3 April - CIS Primary (Year 5 and 6) Boys AFL Trials (select students)- Nominations close 27 March

Wednesday 26 April - CIS Primary (Year 5 and 6) Boys and Girls Touch Football Trials (select students)- Nominations close 6 April

Dates for your Calendar

PRIMARY

School Carnivals

Wednesday 5 April - GPCC Primary Cross Country Carnival (GPCC grounds)

Friday 28 April - GPCC Primary Athletics Carnival (Mingara)

Wednesday 30 August (NEW DATE) GPCC K-2 Athletics Carnival (GPCC grounds)

Friday 20 October - GPCC K-2 Swimming Carnival (Peninsula Leisure Centre)

Mr Chris Harris |

Years 7 - 12 Sport Co-ordinator 

Netball Tryouts

Junior and Senior girls’ netball tryouts Monday Week 8 in the MPC at lunch. See Ms Raeside in Maths for more details.

U16 Football Trials

Well done to the 5 boys (Kaden L, Gabriel I, Ryan B, Zachary J, and Harry I) from GPCC that tried out for the CSSA U16 Football team.

Individual Sport Trials for Secondary CSSA and CIS Teams

Please email Mr Harris at least a week before these dates if your child would like to be considered for these teams.

Most are becoming open ages and are only considering Year 11 and 12 Students. 

They need to be currently playing in the sport and have several years’ experience (preferably at a Representative level): 

Parents are required to transport students to and from these trials. 

View the CSSA Sporting calendar 

GPCC Sport Teams 2023

We are looking forward to sending our teams to a number of Gala Days and competitions in Secondary School this year.

Please see below two links for some Mountain Biking events coming up. All the relevant info can be found on these websites as well as directions on how to register. If interested, parents are required to register and transport students to these events.

https://hunterschoolsmtb.com/glenrock-race-information-overview/ @ the Hunter

https://www.thredbo.com.au/mtbinterschools/ @Thredbo

Lucinda Shelley is our parent contact for the Mountain biking event and can be contacted by email: lucindashelley@icloud.com