ATHLETIC SPORTS

Friday 8th March 2024

WHAT TO WEAR:

·                Travel to school in track pants and jacket with house shirt
·                You can bring shorts to change into at school
·                A bucket hat (COMPULSORY!!!)
·                Sports shoes

WHAT TO BRING:

·                Sunscreen (but we will have some here just in case)
·                Hat (compulsory) and Sunglasses (optional)
·                Water bottle with water and morning snack (energy!!)

TIME FRAMES:​​​​​​​
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8.15am
House Meetings in house venues (hat check and registers ticked) 2012 changed to form room check, rather than house venues, 8.25am to house venues
8.30am
All girls down at the field
8.40am
First event
3.30pm
Day is completed

YOU NEED TO BE AT YOUR HOUSE VENUE BY 8.15am ready to go.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD BREAKFAST AND BRING A HEALTHY, HIGH-ENERGY SNACK FOR YOURSELF (banana, muesli bar, muffin etc.)
Bring your own filled water bottle.

PACKED LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED.  You will collect this as instructed.

YOU WILL BE STAYING on the Fields ALL DAY (including lunch time) SO BE SURE TO HAVE ALL OF YOUR GEAR WITH YOU!

PLEASE DO NOT BRING…….Crepe paper; body paint etc.2012 verbally told no face paint or zinc, only the house leaders to dress up

HOUSE AREAS WILL BE ALLOCATED for gear etc but do not bring valuables.  Please stay in your house area between your events.  Stay clear of throwing areas (middle of the track area).  Warm up outside the track area or on the track.

ASK PERMISSION if you need to use toilets in the Sports Centre.

ENSURE YOU KNOW WHICH EVENTS YOU ARE IN AND WHAT TIME YOUR EVENT IS.  You need go to the event 10 minutes prior to its start time.  If you have a track (running) event and a field (throwing or jumping) event at the same time you need to check in to your field event early and then do your running event first.

STUDENT HELP IS REQUIRED at the field events so please help out your house and offer to assist where your house has been allocated to assist
Columba – Long Jump, Fraser – High Jump, Gartan – Shot Put and Discus & McNeil – Javelin, Softball throw

CLEAN UP AFTERWARDS  all year 9 pupils and Sports committee  will be required to help.