FROM THE SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR

14.1. Get your Tickets! … Wallabies V All Blacks, 20 October 2012.

Don’t miss your opportunity to barrack on the Wallabies at Suncorp Stadium with the rest of the Prep Family, when they take on the All Blacks on Saturday, 20 October! We have front row tickets, and I’d be surprised if we didn’t catch a ball or two!

We only have a quarter of our tickets remaining, and this year they are cheaper at only $70, including return coach transport.

Suncorp Stadium will no doubt be full to capacity with a sell-out crowd, so we must request that all child ticket holders are accompanied by a paying adult. Come and join us on what will be the night of nights on the Rugby Calendar!!! Please complete the payment form at the back of the Prep News to secure your tickets. Any families wishing to purchase more than 4 tickets for their family are welcome to, while tickets are available.

14.2. Toowoomba Netball AGM

The Toowoomba Netball Association is holding their Annual General Meeting on Monday, 29 October at the Toowoomba Clubhouse. Anyone who is able to attend and represent Prep for the AGM is most welcome, and invited to contact the Activities office for me to send through confirmation.

14.3. Darling Downs Track and Field Championships

Congratulations to Hillary Ballinger, Lizzie Chicalas, Harry Cottle, Sofie Halfpenny, Ruby McDonald, Darby Morgan, Emily Scott and Jack Edwards on competing in the Darling Downs Track and Field Championships on Tuesday, 12 September. All athletes put in strong performances in their selected events. Well done to the overall place getters…

Emily Scott – 1st in the 200m with a time of 30.5 seconds

Hillary Ballinger – 3rd overall in the High Jump with a height of 1.34 meters

Jack McGrath and Sara-Jane McLean will compete on Thursday at The Glennie in the 13 Years and over Carnival. Good luck to both of you for the Carnival.

14.4. Elizabeth Wilson Deportment and Grooming – 10th and 11th November.

This wonderful personal development course, which has been run by Mrs Elizabeth Wilson at Prep over a number of years, is to be offered again this year to day and boarder girls in Years 6 and 7. The aim of this course is to promote good posture, build confidence and prepare students for their teenage years. A diploma will be given to each of the students on completion of the course at a presentation in front of their family and friends. Cost of the course is $130, and an information and enrolment form can be obtained from the Activities office.

TERM 3 DATES

Monday 16 July –

Thursday 20 September

TERM 4 DATES

Monday 8 October –Wednesday 28 November

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please note there will be no sports training after school next week as Term 3 sport has concluded.

Mr Rick LingardSports and Activities Coordinator

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH

14.5. Barker College Visit – Sunday, 7 October.

On Sunday, 7 October, Barker College will be travelling to The Toowoomba Preparatory School as part of their sports tour and will be competing against Prep in cricket, basketball and tennis. Due to the competition being in the holidays, we have made considerations according to the distance some boys would need to travel to come in for the fixture. We have also listed substitutes that will come into the team if there are children that are unavailable. Just a reminder, if families can let the office know if you are available or not available to participate please. We have received confirmation to date from the students in bold.

Cricket: Sam Morris, Harry Agar, Oliver Hammond, Harry Cottle, Lachlan Grigg, Angus Jakins, Will Jakins, Tom Jakins, Charlie Struss, Isaac Brosnan, RolyBrosnan and David Hart. Substitute: Mitchell Adams.

Basketball: Flynn Halfpenny, Nicholas Wigan, Shay Morton, Bryn Rogers, Reilly Gall, Sam Grabbe, Mitchell Lovett, Fergus White, Fred Perrottet and Angus Wilshire.

Tennis: Harry King, Nicholas Rowan, Tom Coggan, Kelsey Neucom, Edward McDonnell and Hugh Green.

14.6. Churchie V Toowoomba Prep Tennis Tournament

A good day was had by all who travelled to the “big smoke” for our annual Tennis Competition at Churchie. Despite Churchie winning the competition on the day, there were many marathon sets that had every opportunity to be anyone’s game. Everyone enjoyed playing on Churchie’s new courts, and the clubhouse proved a treat for post-game celebrations. Thanks to Churchie for another great afternoon of sport.

14.7. Week 10 Sports Training

Our last week of school is almost upon us and there will be no sports training for Week 10 as we all prepare to tidy up Term 3 and hit the holidays. Training times for Term 4 will be in the Holiday edition of the Prep News.

14.8. Queensland Interschool Chess State Finals

Well done to Prep’s A division Chess team that has qualified to compete in the 2012 Queensland Interschool State Finals in Brisbane in October. Shay Morton, Gaurav Ramnanan, Noah Orford and Jack Wagner make up the team, and we wish them luck and will report on their successes from the tournament.

14.9. Queensland Primary Schools Touch, CLEVELAND SHOWGROUNDS – REDLANDS, Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th November

At this point we have listed three teams of boys and three teams of girls. Any child not on the list is welcome to train and we will be looking at the possibility of adding teams to the competition if required. The only limitation is seats on the bus, so if we have people travelling down to the event and back we can fit more children into the competition.

This will be the third year that Toowoomba Prep has attended the QPST. Each team is put into a Group or Pool. On the Saturday we play the preliminary rounds, 3 or 4 games. The past two years we have asked for early games, departing at 5:00 am, and have been back in Toowoomba by 2:30pm. Sunday is the knock out part of the tournament. When you lose on the Sunday you are out. They have a three tiered competition on the Sunday e.g. if you finish third in your pool you generally play all the other teams that finished third. Also there is a trophy, a shield and a plate final on the Sunday. The teams listed below are only for record purposes and are not necessarily the final team selections.

Additional Names

ALLPASS, Phoebe WILSON, Eliza BRODIE, Rosemary LUBBE, Hanlie

BALLINGER, Hilary ANDERSON, Isabel BUTLER, Lauren ARNOTT, Lucy

CHICALAS, Lizzie BECCARIA, Alicia CURRAN, Jessica KENNEDY, Sophie

FINLAY, Alexandra MCGILVRAY, Lucy GOLDEN, Isabel MAGOFFIN, Kate

HOUSE, Felicity MCLEAN, Sara WAUGH, Kate SOMERSET, Gemma

KILLEN, Meg MUNRO, Alice WHITE, Lucy WHITTLE, Grace

MACTAGGART, Annabel PARKER, Phoebe JOSELAND, Bella

PETERSEN, Louise WARBY, Zara LUBBE, Hanlie

SMYTH, Hayley SANDS, Madeline PEARSON, Ella

ADAMS, Mitchell GREEN, Hamish LEE, Joshua DONALDSON, Bill

BROSNAN, Roly AGAR, Harry DONALDSON, Jake HARRIS, Wyllie

COTTLE, Harry ARMSTRONG, Oliver EDWARDS, William SLACK, Jack

GRIGG, Lachlan BROSNAN, Isaac GALL, Reilly

JAKINS, Angus HUGHES, Tom HAMMOND, Oliver

MCGRATH, Jack KING, Harry MCVEIGH, Andrew

MOLLER, James MCNAMEE, Hugh WIGAN, Nicholas

MORRIS, Samuel ROGERS, Bryn HARRISON, Jack

WIGAN, William STOKES, Lincoln O'HARA, Jackson

WILLIS, Nathan WILSHIRE, Angus

WHITE, Fergus

14.10. Friday Night Basketball

Thank you to our coaches and eager players who have registered to play Friday Night Basketball this year. We will have teams for boys and girls in Years 7, 6 and 5. Any children who are able to and want to play from Years 3 – 5, are invited to participate in the Year 5 teams. Year 5 Basketball training will be in the Millennium Centre, while Years 6 and 7 will be at the Wirra Wirra Courts. The cost of this activity will be $45.00 per player for the season, and a permission form is located at the back of the Prep News. Training has commenced to assist placing players in teams, and competition will commence in Term 4. Our fantastic coaches are…

• Year 5 girls: Mrs Sally Wiltshire and Mrs Kylie Briggs

• Year 5 boys: Mr John White and Mr Reuben Lawrence

• Year 6 girls: Ms Tanya Hopgood and Mrs Kylie Briggs

• Year 6 boys: Mrs Bethany Graham

• Year 7 girls: Mrs Catherine Mina and Mr Ben Gouldson

• Year 7 boys: Mr David Wigan, Mr Nick Edgar and Mr Aaron Hellenberg.

14.11. Friday Sports Results – Rugby League

Results are through from our Friday Sports Rugby League Coordinator, and congratulations to the Prep teams on taking out 3 of the 4 group wins.

Open A Team Winner - Toowoomba Prep

Senior A Team Winner - Toowoomba Prep

Junior A Team Winner - St Mary’s College

Tiger Brown Winner - Toowoomba Prep

Toowoomba Prep cements itself as the best Rugby League school on the Downs.

Toowoomba Prep was named the Rugby League School of the Year after securing the Tiger Brown Trophy for the third year in a row. The Senior A side were undefeated, beating St Marys, who recently finished 2nd in the state wide cup, 36-8 in the final game. Over the season the Senior A side scored 216 with 38 against. The Open side were undefeated for the season amassing 246 points and having 18 scored against them in their six games. The Senior B were undefeated and the under 11 team finished 3rd. Eleven players from the Prep Teams will be competing in the Rugby Union State Titles in the September holidays.

14.12. Thursday Middle Primary Sport – Goals 4 Kids

For Middle Primary sport in Term 4, students will be participating in the Goals 4 Kids football program. Football Queensland in partnership with IGA is proud to introduce their new schools based community Football program and this new initiative will be launched across the state of Queensland and Northern NSW regions during Term 4. Parents are invited to register their children online at www.footballqueensland.com.au, for more information on the program and a chance to win prizes.

14.13. Saturday Sports – done and dusted for Term 3.

Well done to all of the Prep teams, players and Coaches that competed through the past season. Through my first Term as Activities Coordinator and Boarding Parent, I listened to many a war story of matches fought and victories achieved. It has been a rewarding season for the players, and would not have been made possible without the support of…

• Our Coaches who have volunteered their time and assisted transporting players

• Parents, for their support and also assisting to transport players

• And the players, for their continued good sportsmanship and representing the School in a proud manner

Thank you to everyone for a great season.

14.14. Netball Canteen Duty

Thank you to Trina Sands, Naomi Golden, Andrea Genest, Bethany Graham and Ali Drysdale for assisting with our final Canteen Duty for the season. Your help was certainly appreciated.

14.15. Netball Grand Finals

There was huge crowd to witness the Grand Final between Prep and Rata last Saturday, and everyone

there witnessed a nail biter of a game. Team Drysdale were down at half time, but made up a huge amount of ground only to miss out on Victory by 1 point. It was a fantastic game, and our ladies gave 110% doing the team proud. Well done to Coach Ali Drysdale and all of the players on a well fought game.

14.16. Fairholme Spring Fair Aquathon – Saturday, 20 October 2012

Fairholme College is holding an Aquathon as part of their Spring Fair Celebrations, and have invited Prep Parents and Students to participate. There are 8 events ranging from 6 years (100m swim, 400m run) right up to the Over 35’s (400m swim, 1.5km run). Entry forms can be collected from the Office with details of the event.

14.17. Netball Super Camp for players and prospective Coaches, 5-7 October 2012

There will be a Netball Super Camp conducted again this year, from the 5th – 7th October. There will be specialist qualified coaches working on ball skills, footwork, defence, attacking and position play. There are also opportunities for parents to complete coaching, umpiring and mentoring courses. The Firebirds are set to attend the camp, along with some very experienced and established coaches. There are details on the Toowoomba Netball site, alternatively, please email me at activities@tmbaprep.qld.edu.au and I can forward you a copy of the Camp information and registration.

14.18. Toowoomba Mountaineers Basketball Camp, September 20 – 23.

The Toowoomba Mountaineers are holding a Basketball Camp these holidays from September 20 – 23 at the Toowoomba Basketball Stadium in Water Street. The camp is tailored to get children ready for the Term 4 Primary School Basketball Competition, and will be attended by the Mountaineers. The camp will run each day from 9am – 3pm, for ages 5 to 12 year olds. For more details or to register, please contact Darren Mentor on 0428 393 344 or email office@toowoombabasketball.com.

14.19. QLD Government Young Athlete Assistance Program

This Program assists young athletes in Queensland who have competed at a State or State School Championship, National or National School Championship or International Championship. Financial assistance of $200 is available to assist with the cost of travel and accommodation for the athlete to attend any of the listed events on the site. More information and eligibility requirements can be found on the following links:

http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/funding/pdf/yaap-events-list.pdf

http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/funding/overview/young-athlete.html.

14.20. Football South West Queensland Football Clinic

Football Queensland will be holding a Holiday Clinic over the coming school holidays conducted by “Mr Magic”, Richard Mitchell. The clinic will run from 9am – 11.30am, 25 – 27 September 2012 at the Captain Cook Ovals, McGregor St Toowoomba. For more information, please call Janelle Sothmann on 07 46624261, or collect a registration form from the Office.

14.21. Junior Football (Soccer) Coaching Course – 20 & 21 October 2012

There will be a Junior Licence held in Toowoomba on Sat/Sun 20th/21st October at West Wanderers Fields, Hume St Toowoomba from 8.30am-4.30pm each day. The Instructor will be David Nugent, 0417 562 075. This is the link for the course - Participants need to register ONLINE to attend the course. This

will be the FINAL Junior Licence for this year.

https://coaching.footballaustralia.com.au/public/coaching/course.asp?UDF35=223&courseID=57558&courseFull=0

Met East Cricket sign on afternoon – Friday, 7 September.

Met East’s are still looking for budding Bradman’s to join their teams. All students are invited to join, and registration packs can be completed atwww.metsjuniors.com. The Mets team will endeavour to assist us with keeping our age groups of players together, depending on the numbers that they receive. For any additional information, please contact Fleur Koch on 0418 676 759 or email at metsjuniors@gmail.com.