Term 1 begins on Tuesday 17 January 2023 for all grades except Grade 00 which have a staggered intake. Grade 00 girls have been notified of their starting dates.
The Grade 1-7 stationery letters for 2023 were handed out together with stationery and can also be found on the Edana App under Documentation.
The first Second Hand Uniform sale will be held in the second week of Term 1 – the date to be confirmed. Donations will be very much appreciated as we are low on stock, particularly of Phys Ed clothing.
Please note that during Terms 1 and 4 there is a compulsory Sport Hour for all Grade 3 – 7 pupils. The Grade 3 lesson takes place during the school day, but the Grade 4 -7 takes place from 14.30 – 15.30. This falls away in Terms 2 and 3 in order to accommodate the winter sports.
It is compulsory for all girls from Grade 3-7 to do at least one winter sport, but both hockey and netball is encouraged as we enter 2 teams into the leagues and must have enough players to fill these teams.
Cross-country training is compulsory for all Grade 3-7 pupils and this takes place during the second break on Wednesdays. We will be asking for parents to volunteer to be marshals at this time to keep our girls safe on the road. Further info will go out nearer the time.
There will be a hired bus to take the Grade 4-7 hockey players to practice on Tuesdays at WPCC. This is during the school day. Parents then collect directly from WPCC at 14.45. There will also be a hired bus to take the Grade 5 -7 girls to netball practice on Monday afternoons at RGHS. Parents then collect directly from RGHS at 16.00.
COMPULSORY SPORT HOUR DAYS AND TIMES 2023
Please note start days.
All information with regards to the private extra-murals on offer are available on the Edana App under Documentation. Please liaise directly with the extra-mural providers.
For Grade 00, Grade 0 and Grade 1 and Grade 2, many of the private extra-mural providers do a demo lesson during the school day at the start of the term so the girls will get the chance to experience what is on offer.
We are very excited to introduce a new extra-mural, Sport Hub which offers a multi-sport programme aimed at ensuring competence in our pupils. They run a structured programme starting with Grade 00s and Grade 0s and then Grade 1, 2 and 3s. It is a build on from Playball and will be an excellent extra-mural especially for our Grade 0, 1 and 2 pupils.
We have also added yoga and the Christian Club to our extra-mural programme.
As trials/challenge matches will only be held in the first week and second Saturday of the first term 2023, tentative lists have been emailed to parents this week stating the day of your daughter’s early morning practice for 2023, however this could change once the trials are complete.
Please see under Documentation, Sport/Extra-Murals for tennis clinics in the holidays run by BVTS.
Gala training and Friday galas are now complete for this year. Trials will be held again at the start of next year for the gala squad. We will need any Grade 2s who are able to swim a length of a 25m pool in any stroke to attend these trials as we have to have an U8 team!
The first gala training will be as follows:
Congratulations to Sophia Pooley (Grade 7) who has been competing in various life-saving competitions over her time at Micklefield. Sophia earned her title as U13 SA Champion for Individual Sprints as well as a silver medal for Flags. Her team were crowned SA Champs for the relays. A huge amount of time and dedication goes into training to be a life guard and we are very proud of Sophia’s achievements.
