PE NEWS
Calliope SS Athletics Carnivals:
will be happening in Week 8. Families are welcome to attend.
- Tuesday 10th June- 1:45am- 3:15pm Year 1 and Year 2 Sports Carnival
- Wednesday 11th June- 1:45am- 3:15pm Prep Sports Carnival
The Junior Sports carnivals will kick off with sprint races, followed by fun athletic inspired rotational activities.
- Thursday 12th June- Finals for 800m race, high jump and discus
Students have qualified for these events during PE lesson time and will be notified of their selection, and reminded at the start of Week 8 of their event time. A timetable of events can will be in the Week 7 and 8 newsletter and posted on the school Facebook page. The 800m will be ran in the morning, followed by high jump and then discus finals will begin around lunchtime. Students will still be in class on this day and only the finalists will attend their competitive event.
- Friday 13th June 9am-3:15pm Years 3-6 Athletics Carnival
The Senior Carnival will start at 9:30 with 100m and 200m heats. The top qualifiers will race in the finals. The students will then split up into their age groups and complete rotational activities of long jump, high jump, shot put and ball games. Students who made the shot put and long jump finals will compete in the competitive circles/pits during this time. The day will finish off with 100m and 200m finals, relay races, team war cries and presentations.
A timetable of events will be in the Week 7 and 8 newsletter and posted on the school Facebook page.
*The 1500M final will be held on the back oval on Tuesday 10th June at 8:15am.
Country Coast Primary Schools
Track and Field Trials
The 2025 Country Coast Primary Schools Track and Field Trials will be held on Friday 20th June at St Francis Catholic School, Tannum Sands. The main goal of the trials is to select a team to participate in the Port Curtis Trials at Gladstone Athletics Club on Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th of July 2025.
If your child places first or second in their event they qualify to attend the Country Coast Zone Athletic at St Francis Catholic Primary School, Tannum Sands on the following Friday 20th June. Information and a permission form will be sent home on Monday 16th June and will need to be returned before Thursday 19th June.