3-6 Athletics Carnival

Dear Parents and Caregivers                                                                                                                   

The annual Athletics Carnival will be held on Monday 28 July at Mingara Athletics Centre. A program of events will be available via School Bytes and on the website prior to the day.

 

WHERE:

Mingara Athletics Track

WHEN:

Monday 28 July 2025

TRAVEL:

By bus 

TIME:

9:00am – 1:45pm

COST:

$17.00 per student, includes entry and bus fare OR

$7.00 per student arriving and leaving venue with a parent

 

If you are taking your child to and from the venue by car, the cost is $7.00 per student to cover entry fees. This is payable to the school by Friday 4 July. If your child takes the bus to the venue and you will be taking them home, you must still pay the full bus cost of $17.00.

 

The children may wear colours representing their sporting house:  Gilmore (yellow), Lawson (blue), Mackellar (green) or Paterson (red). Students are encouraged to dress up in their house colours in a fun and creative way e.g. coloured socks, tutus, angel wings etc. A school hat and appropriate footwear must be worn. Please apply sunscreen before leaving home.

All children will be seated in house areas behind the fence. Parents who would like to be with their children will need to sit in that area also.  Please do not encourage children to wander off to other areas, as this makes supervision and safety difficult to manage. Children need to be reminded not to cross the running track while races are being held.

The canteen will be open at recess and lunch time for purchasing drinks and a variety of snacks.  Be sure to send your child with a hat and a bottle of water and apply sunscreen.

Please note:

·         If your child is 8 years old and in Year 2 and would like to compete in the Athletics Carnival, they must be actively participating in Little Athletics and demonstrating strong results. Please email their current results to the school for consideration.

·         if your child wishes to run in the 1500 metre event, they will need to be driven by a parent and arrive by 8:45am as this event will commence at 9:00am, prior to the school buses arriving

·         If your child participates in Little Athletics and would like to be considered for zone discus, please bring in your Little Athletics record card to Mr Mallarky for verification.

If you are planning to take your child home from the venue, please indicate on the permission note. Students MUST have their name marked off the roll by their teacher before leaving the carnival.

 

All students must return a signed permission note to school by Wednesday 2 July with your payment.