Interschool sport (Gala Days) Term 1 & 4
Students in Years 4-6 participate in interschool sport in summer and winter each year. A variety of sports are offered to our students. Three different sports are chosen for each summer and winter gala days and students will be asked to indicate which sport they would like to do in preference order. Teams are then selected by school staff and usually will have junior and senior teams depending on the sport. The school provides transport to and from the events. Parents are welcome to attend to support the students.
Coaching for these sports is provided where possible by parents. Parents can also help by bringing water and fruit to the games. If you are able to provide support for Gala Days by coaching or helping on the day, please let the office know.
Sporting Houses
Interhouse sporting events at Wooloowin are spread out across the year and include a cross country
event, an athletics day and a swimming carnival. A house champion is awarded
for each sports day.
History
Throughout the school’s history, sporting houses have seen significant changes.
Initially the house names were Bevington, Robertson and McMinn after the
school’s first headmasters, with a fourth house, McKenna, added a decade later.
By the 1950s the school went back to having three houses and changed the names
to Oxley, Cunningham and Flinders after early explorers. The houses slowly fell
into disuse and in 1979 the Year 7 students created the houses as we know them
today: Bunderra, Tarmaroo and Kunara.
Tarmaroo: Possum
Colour: Red
War cry:
Tarmaroo, Tarmaroo
We're the best
Come on now let's beat the rest!
Race like the lightning,
Leap to the sky
Tarmaroo, Tarmaroo
Do or die
T-A-R-M-A-R-O-O!
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Kunara: Tiger Shark
Colour: Green
War cry:
Mighty Kunara,
Running like an emu
Jumping like a kangaroo
Ra, Ra, Ra
We are the tiger sharks,
Eating up the enemies,
The possums and the wallabies
Ha, Ha, Ha mighty Kunara
Clever Kunara
K-U-N-A-R-A!
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Bunderra: Black Wallaby
Colour: Yellow
War cry:
Bunderra, Bunderra
That's our cry
Wallabies, wallabies try, try, try
With a left, left, left
and a right, right, right
Come on wallabies fight, fight, fight
B-U-N-D-E-R-R-A
Bunderra!
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District Sports
Wooloowin State School is part of the Metropolitan
North Sports cluster within the City district.
There are many team sports students can nominate to
trial for to be selected for the City District team. Trial notices are sent out
with the School newsletter. Selection for swimming, athletics and cross-country
is by students participating in the below carnivals and meeting the required
criteria. Nominations for the trials is completed by our PE teacher.
Read more information on District sports.
Carnivals
Cross Country – Term 1
Cross Country is held at Kedron State
High School and parents are welcome to attend.
Eligible students within age groups 9
and up will be selected to attend the Cross Country City district trials.
Athletics – Term 3
In Term 3, the annual Athletics
Carnival is held at Kedron State High School. The carnival is an opportunity
for students to demonstrate the skills they have built on, during Physical
Education lessons in long jump, high jump, discus, shot put and sprints as well
as 200m and 800m events. Parents are welcome to attend the event.
Students who receive a place and meet
the requirements may be invited to the City District Athletics trials.
Swimming - Term 4
During Term 4, our students participate in our
school Junior and Senior swimming carnivals. The carnivals are held at our
school pool and parents are welcome to attend.
Students in age groups 9 and up are eligible to be
selected to trial for the district swimming team. Students that wish to try out for districts
must compete in the 2 lap heats and meet the qualifying time. Students that are
successful will receive information from the office.
Swimming
We are very fortunate at Wooloowin to have our own
heated school pool to allow students to engage in two swimming lessons per week
in Terms 1 and 4.
The P&C also operate a swimming club
(Wobbegongs), which is held each Friday night in terms 1 and 4. For more
information please check the Wooloowin Wobbegongs webpage.
Active After School Communities
program
A Commonwealth-funded after school sports and
recreation program offers organised activities, conducted by qualified coaches,
for children’s fitness. Separate activities are conducted for the Early Phase
of Learning and for the Middle Phase of Learning pupils. Forms are sent home at
the beginning of each term.