HPE NEWS:
Kings Meadows High Athletics Carnival:
Dust off your shoes, clean your spikes and bring out your house coloured sports gear, the annual Athletics Carnival is on the way!! Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st October are the dates to put into your calendar for this awesome event. Day 1 will be held on the school oval area and Day 2 will be held at St Leonards Athletics Centre. Students will be expected to attend school as normal on both days. On Day 2 buses will be provided to transport the students to and from St Leonards. More detailed information around buses and times will be provided to students at a date closer to the day.
On both days students must ensure they have adequate food and fluids to get them through all of their events. The school canteen will be open on the Wednesday for students to purchase their usual yummy goods and on Thursday at St Leonards students will also have access to a canteen if required. We would respectfully ask that parents and friends please support both canteens or send students with a packed lunch and refrain from bringing take-away food purchased elsewhere into the carnival setting.
Below is a rundown and times for each event. Our students will work their way around the activities in Grade groups and the activities range from the usual competitive athletics events to more fun novelty type events, catering for everyone.
We would encourage students to be sun smart and bring along hats, wear sun smart clothing, drink plenty of water and apply sunscreen on a regular basis. Shade shelters and sunscreen will be provided on both days.
In the event of inclement weather a notice will be placed on the school Facebook pages and students should come to school prepared for a normal school day.
Last year’s winner of the carnival was Esk. Will they be able to go back to back or will Tamar, Nevis or Lomond spoil the party? Despite which house wins we know that both days will be brilliant, fun filled and will create memories for years to come.
Nicole McDermott Visit:
In HPE on Thursday a few chosen Grade 7 students were lucky enough to have the opportunity to get coached by an Olympic high jumper and a Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, Nicola McDermott. The Grade 7s learnt many tips to help them for the athletics carnival coming up in a couple of weeks, including a knee drive, how to create a run up and the proper techniques just to name a few. Three of our Grade 7 classes also got to listen to Nicola and were very intrigued when Nicola told her story leading up to her profession of being a high jumper. Nicola was very encouraging towards the students and inspired them to do whatever they desire. We will be cheering her on in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Written by Bonnie Talbot, Kaili Powe and Brielle Banks, all in 7B
Weekend Basketball Tournament:
Our school will be participating the Northern High School Basketball Tournament in November. Basketball Tasmania coordinate and organise this event. Our teams will play a series of matches throughout the weekend. Rosters will be given to team members prior to the event. Winning teams have the opportunity to go onto the state championships which will be held on the weekend of 23 & 24 November 2019. This tournament is for grade 7, 8, 9 and 10 students.
The cost for registration and insurance will be $50.00 for students not currently registered with Basketball Tasmania and $40.00 for students who have a current registration. In addition to registration costs there will be admission charges to games. Again, these have been set by Basketball Tasmania, with admission options being a family weekend pass of $25.00 or individual entry costs of $5.00 per day for players and adults. The admission costs will be payable at the venues at the time of the Championships.
For this tournament all team members are expected to have the normal safety requisites in respect to Basketball. These include appropriate footwear and any necessary strapping tape. We strongly encourage all players to wear navy shorts when playing. Team members will be given Kings Meadows High School basketball singlets to wear in games. This is important as it will encourage a sense of pride in belonging to a team. If any parent has difficulty accessing any of these items, please contact Mrs Elliott as soon as possible.
Money needs to be paid to the school office by Friday 25 October if you wish to participate in this tournament.