Athletics 2009

Laurimar Primary School was involved in it's 1st District Athletics Carnival in the Diamond Valley District at Meadowglen Athletics Track in Epping. The weather was on our side for the day and all athletes didn't dissapoint. Chantal Williams from 5/6 A was our first placing in athletics with a great display of discus in the 11 girls event. Emily Richard was our first students at the school to obtain a blue ribbon after her scintillating 100meter sprint. Other placings included
Name Placing Event
Jake Richards 2nd 10 boys long jump

Chloe Beard 4th 11 girls 100m sprint

Josh Richardson 2nd 11 boys 100m sprint


A major focus on the District Athletics was to 'have a go' and adopt the 'do you best' attitude. While competing all students attitudes were spot on. Not only did they have a go but they supported eachother also. Next year we will be striving toward getting every relay team to the final in each year level. Great effort by all our students. All students should be very excited and proud of their efforts and moving forward to athletics next year.

Round 5 Inter School Sport vs Middle Kinglake PS

Laurimar Primary School 30
Middle Kinglake 86

best: Nick Hadizikan, Ethan Goulter, Brayden Harvey, Taz Booth, James Galvin, Josh Hudson

Netball

Laurimar Primary School 4
Middle Kinglake 14

best: Holly Spooner, Paige Hardie

Tee-Ball

Laurimar Primary School 31
Middle Kinglake 26

best: Ashley Blundell, Joel, Liam Sheeran, Madeline Hemphill, Juliette Hemphill

Inter School Sport - Rd 4 vs Combine

Round 4 of Inter School Sport was cancelled due to the horrendous weather we had on Friday. Students played a round robin tournament in our magnificent new Gym. Students played
2 hockey matches
2 indoor soccer matches
2 skittles matches

Thanks to Nicole Stockwell and Sarah Jesser for their great chef work - cutting up the fruit for the kids. Great effort!!

Next week we are at home vs Kinglake Primary - Sport will begin at 1.00pm

Inter School Sport - Rd 3 vs Kinglake West

Friday Sport
14th August 2009
vs Kinglake West (away)

Football
Kinglake West Primary vs Laurimar Primary School
5 – 5 - 35 8 – 4 - 52
Best Players : Connor Ballerini, James Galvin, Brayden Harvey, Nicholas Hazikan

Netball A
Kinglake West Primary vs Laurimar Primary School
24 0
Netball B
Kinglake West Primary vs Laurimar Primary School
2 4
Best Players : Jordan Papainnou, Holly Spooner

Tee Ball
Kinglake West Primary vs Laurimar Primary School
31 24
Best Players : Matt O’Rourke, Makayla Atkins
All students are improving and enjoying their sport. Keep up the great work everyone!!!

Next weeks game is a home game against Doreen Primary.

Basketball Round Robin

On the 6th of August students represented Laurimar Primary School in the Toorourong district’s basketball round robin. There were 9 other schools competing and a first try at basketball for some. It was a shaky start to the day waiting for the bus for over an hour although we made it to Wallan Basketball Stadium eventually. We had 4 teams across grades 3-6 represent the school. All students improved on different aspects of basketball throughout the day. Our emphasis for the day was to play together as a team and have a go. All students did just that!! From the start of the day to the finish you could see improvements in all students. Although we didn’t win too many games (1 for the day) students never stopped enjoying themselves. I know the supporters, Mr McBean and I were very impressed with everyone’s endeavour and teamwork. Well done Laurimar Basketball Team!!!

Laurimar Primary School
Basketball Round Robin Teams
Wallan Basketball Stadium
6th August, 2009

3 / 4 Boys
3 / 4 Girls
Dale Higgins
Jordan Papaioannou
Kyle Newell
Holly Spooner
Caelan Anderson
Lateisha Valencia
Hayden Jesser
Catelyn Pascoe
Dylan Wallis-Ford
Madeleine Hemphill
Campbell
Juliette Hemphill
Taryn Booth
Katelyn Newell
James Stockwell
Makayla Atkins
Will Pyers




5 / 6 Boys
5 / 6 Girls
Matthew O’Rourke
Emily Richards
Liam Sheeran
Elise Lambert
Josh Valencia
Chloe Beard
Brayden Harvey
Chantell Williams
Josh Hudson
Ashlee Wallis-Ford
James Galvin

Ride2School Day - Term 3

Laurimar Primary School had our Ride2School Day today on the 5th of August. It was also the opening of the fantastic bike shed. Thankyou to all staff and parents who attended and supported the morning. Also a big thank you to our special guests, Mairead O'Sullivan from Whittlesea concil, the Delphin team and Ross Eagleton from Bicycle Victoria. It was another great success.

There was a total of 86 bikes and 12 scooters stored in the bike shed. for the day. A fantastic effort considering we only have 132 students at the school. There were a number of children that also walked to school which is also a great effort. Not a breath of wind this morning brought the enthusiastic Laurimar Community out in force for the occasion. We should all be proud of our committment to sustainable transport in the community. Thank you all for your support once again.

Inter School Sport - Rd 2 vs Ivanhoe Grammar School

Laurimar played their round 2 clash against Ivanhoe Grammar School in Mernda. It was a home game. Please see results below. Round 2 vs Ivanhoe Grammar School
Football
Laurimar 2 . 1. 13
def by
Ivanhoe GS 4 . 1 - 25
Best players : Taryn Booth, James Galvin, Josh Richardson, Ethan Goultar, Jake Richards

Tee ball
Laurimar 12
def by
Ivanhoe GS 37
Best pleyes : Matt O'Rourke, Makayla Atkins, Cindy Khov, Chantell Williams

Netball
Laurimar 2
def by
Mernda 21
Best players : Dylan Wallis-Ford, James Stockwell, Emily Richards
A fantastic effort by all teams! Keep up the great work and improvement everyone!!!

Inter School Sport - Round 1 vs Mernda

On Friday we participated in our first Inter School Sport match against Mernda. It was very exciting and all students represented Laurimar Primary School in an exemplary fashion.
Round 1 vs Mernda
Football
Laurimar 2 . 2. 14
def by
Merda 4 . 1 - 25
Best players : Taryn Booth, Jack Cugley, Campbell Walker, Connor Ballerini

Tee ball
Laurimar 27
def by
Mernda 37
Best playes : Matt O'Rourke, Kyle Newell, Cindy Khov, Julliett Hemphille, Chantell Williams

Netball
Laurimar 1
def by
Mernda 17
Best players : Holly Spooner, Lachlan Jamieson, James Stockwell, Elise Lambert
A fantastic effort by all teams! Keep up the great work everyone!!!

Cross Country 2009

On Thursday the 21st of May Laurimar Primary was involved in its first District Cross Country. We had 24 dedicated students train for 4 weeks to participate in the event.

Laurimar Primary School competed against the 10 other schools in our Diamond Valley District. Only having a small number of students involved meant we weren't involved in the race to be the winning school. The focus throughout Cross Country was participation and commitment to training. All students involved have displayed both of these over the past few weeks. I have seen great improvement in all students' fitness levels and attitudes towards running. All students involved should be very proud of their efforts. A special mention should go out to the parents and Mr McBean for transporting the competitors to Bundoora Park. I know students are really keen for the next District event... Bring on Athletics!!!!
Well done everyone!!
Cross Country Team 2009!!
9/10 boys
Cambell Walker


Caelan Anderson


Dale Higgens


James Stockwell


Will Pyers


Darryn Nicolaou


Dylan Wallis-Ford


Liam Sharkie


Ethan Goultar


9/10 girls
Lateisha Valencia


Holly Spooner


Jordan Papaioannou


Shariah Giles


Makayla Atkins


Caitlyn Pascoe


11 boys
Josh Richardson


Nick Hadzikan


James Galvin


Connor Ballerini


Jack Cugley


Spenser Foster


11 girls
Ashlea Wallis – Ford


12/13 boys
Josh Valencia


12/13 girls
Maddison Warwick

National Walk Safely to School Day

Friday15th of May was National Walk To School Day. Laurimar Primary came out in force once again to support the day.
A great number participated including a huge number of students, parents, delphin representatives and Laurimar staff. A big thank you should definitely go to Ann Jessop and the delphin team for donating bottled water and the great show bags for the students! Also, a huge thanks to Felicity Jackson from 'Go for your life' and the Whittlesea council for donating morning tea and attending our event. Parents were instrumental in getting their children down to the meeting point on time with great enthusiasm. Please look forward to pictures of Walk Safely To School Day in the local paper.
We will be having our own ride to school day in week 9 of this term. We are all looking forward to this!! Thank you again for everyone's continued support.