Junior Sport

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Our annual Junior School Swimming Carnival took place at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre yesterday much to the delight of our Year 3 students, as this was their first carnival for the Junior School. Our first House meetings on the oval on Tuesday gave our House Captains the first opportunity to address their ‘troops’ and set the tone for the carnival ahead. With the Swimming Carnival the first of our big 3 carnivals, there was much excitement leading up to the first race, our youngest swimmers being the Under 8s and Under 9s 25m and 50m Freestyle event.

Knowing the carnivals can be long for spectators, children and adults in the stands were kept entertained by some dancing competitions with various playlists. It was great to see our war cry competitions were back again in full voice after their return last year. This year we continued with a separate House spirit trophy that was presented to the winning house on the day. This trophy as well as certificates handed out by the House Captains will continue across all our carnivals for recognition related to non-performance-based results.

While our Swimming Carnival embodies these many cherished traditions of primary school swimming carnivals, it’s dual purpose is also serves as a selection carnival, determining the Redlands team for the upcoming HICES Swim Championships. We congratulate these students and wish them the best of luck. The team will be notified in due course.

With the continuation of the entrant number system this year we can track the participation rate of all Houses as well as being able to provide feedback to students across their age groups in the strokes they entered.

The class relays in the 25m pool, organised by the teachers and in some cases the students themselves proved to be a hit with some fierce rivalry between the classes. Thank you to the parents and families who attended who travelled out Homebush to support the carnival as well as our House and Sport Captains for whom this was their first carnival as leaders at an all-day event.

Congratulations to Roseby House who won the House cup. Congratulations to House Captains Camilla and Charlie, who led their team to victory and got to raise the cup in victory for 2024.

Winning House

• 1st Place Roseby  1456 points
• 2nd Place Cowper 1132 points
• 3rd Place Dumolo 1103 points
• 4^th Place McDouall 818 points

Further to this, the winning House, Roseby will have their House banner displayed on the school oval for the next two weeks in recognition of their achievement for all student to see.

Swimming Age Champions

Congratulations to the following students who were named and presented age champion and runner up on the day. Individual points were tallied from 50m championship events only (excluding relays).

Spirit House Award

Prior to the carnival, students were informed that a House would be selected, regardless of the overall winner, who demonstrated outstanding spirit and support throughout the carnival. We had dance off competitions, dress up as well as our war cry competition. Our Chief Judge Ms Reinhold tallied points throughout the day. As well as having numerous students swimming in events, the winning House was McDouall. This House was presented with the new House Spirit trophy on pool deck. Congratulations to Daisy and Tom who accepted the trophy from Mr Holden.

The following overall points were for House Spirit:

House Spirit

• 1st Place McDouall 200 points  
• 2nd Place Roseby 150 points 
• 3rd Place Cowper 100 points  
• 4th Place Dumolo 50 points    

Redlands Swimming Carnival Photos

We had a professional sports photographer to attend the Junior School Swimming Carnival to take some photos for parents and the School. There are some great shots online for you to view and or purchase or download. Please follow the steps below to view this folder that is only accessible to Redlands families. They will be uploaded as soon as possible by the company.

Log In Here

1. Click prompt to Access Gallery
2. Select – Redlands Icon
3. Select – 2024 folder
4. Select Event i.e. Junior Swimming Carnival
5. Enter: Name & Email Address
6. Enter Password: Dunnet01
7. Select- View album

There’s a whole range you can choose from. Prints, Personalised Prints, Canvas, Framed Photos, Digital Images to mention a few.

Redlands Pulse Orientation and Navigation Video

Our intranet, Redlands Pulse, is the first port of call for all Junior School Sport related enquiries. A video has been produced to show you how to navigate through Pulse. You can view this short video here.

The Junior School Sport pages on Redlands Pulse will continue to be the ‘source of truth’ for all information relating to sport this term. If parents have an enquiry relating to Sport, could you please make your first port of call the Junior School Sport section of Redlands Pulse.

Sport Nominations

There are some sports that Redlands do not have a pathway through in our competition (IPSHA) but allow use to participate in at a higher level. For more information, please see Redlands Pulse as some nominations close this term. Nominations are only open to those students in Year 5 and 6 in 2024.

Sport Information Booklet

For all Sport information regarding what sports we offer when, how to navigate our documents, as well as information on Uniforms and Carnivals please refer to our Parent Information Booklet on Pulse.

Term 1 Upcoming Dates

For Term 1 upcoming dates and key events these can be viewed by selecting this link.

Sport Calendar

The sport calendar for Term 1 onwards is available online on Junior School Sport Page. You can also view it by selecting here; 2024 JS Sport Calendar

Representative Sports- Saturday morning match wear

Just a reminder for all families who represent Redlands in Saturday sport only Redlands Sports Uniforms and match day kit is to be worn. Each family should own either a school tracksuit and or a fleece that they can wear over the top of their playing kit if they are cold. If your child feels the cold they may play in their fleece if their match allows it.

Any incorrect item will now be confiscated as all students have received the same message.

Wednesday Sport inability to train

If your child has an injury that prevents them from training, please send through an email to Junior Sport juniorsport@redlands.nsw.edu.au requesting they ‘sit out’ of training for that particular session. We can then forward this to the relevant external coaching staff. Where applicable please include when they can return to normal training, so coaches are aware of this. That way coaching staff are aware of an injury that prevents them from participating at the venue but also allows us to be aware of periods where they are medically required to ‘sit out’.

Representative Sport Student Absence

If students are absent on match day, parents are required to complete this online absence form. This will allow your responses to be passed on electronically to your child’s coach efficiently and at short notice. The Student Absence link can also be found on the Junior School Sport Page on Redlands Pulse.

Please don’t hesitate to view our Sport Information page on Redlands Pulse if you have any questions pertaining to Sport.

Mr Trevor Dunne
Head of Junior Sport
tdunne@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022