Cross Country Take 2

A wise man once said, “if you need it to rain then plan a carnival”. Never has this been more true than with our second attempt at running the Cross Country Carnival. After a week of sun, for it to rain during the carnival was hard to believe.

Despite the wet conditions, our students participating displayed great resilience and perseverance to complete either the 2km or 3km distance.

We had some very close finishes and great long-distance running was on display which also helped to create a positive atmosphere on the oval and basketball courts, as spectators could clearly see who was leading from start to finish.

Thank you to all the parent helpers, teachers, Year 6 House Captains and students for helping to make the cross-country carnival run smoothly.

Champions and 2nd, 3rd and 4th place getters will receive an award during an upcoming Chapel time (date to be advised).

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CIS Primary Swimming Carnival

On Wednesday, GPCC was well represented by 12 swimmers who swam at the CIS Primary Swimming Carnival, competing against other Independent Schools. The boys and girls gave it their all and enjoyed the experience. Thank you to the parents for driving students down for the morning. Results will be posted in next week's Messenger.

Dates for your Calendar

School Carnivals

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GPCC Sport Teams

We are looking forward to sending our teams to a number of Gala Days and competitions in Primary again 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, teacher announcements in class and listen out for Assembly announcements for when trials will be held.

The protocol for team selection link: GPCC_PRIMARY_REPRESENTATIVE_SPORT_TEAM_SELECTION_PROCESS.pdf

• Teams have at least 2-3 trials before final selection.
• Unfortunately, it is simply not possible for all children who trial to be included in final teams. It is not uncommon for 40 students to trial for a team that only has 10 spots available.
• Once teams have been chose, they will aim to have at least one training session each week before a competition.

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Individual Sport Trials for Primary CSSA and CIS Teams (NOT GPCC teams)

These trials are not for GPCC school teams that we trial for here at school (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 Nomination dates if your child (YEARS 5 AND 6 ONLY) would like to be considered. Students need to be currently playing in the sport at a very high level and have several years' experience (preferably at a Representative level): Parents are required to transports students to and from these trials.

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CSSA and CIS Sport trial dates: Please note these are not for GPCC school teams.

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

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

Below is a link for the Risk Warning that accompanies all CSSA run events

https://cssa.nsw.edu.au/risk-warning/

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