Cross Country

Early Childhood Cross Country Carnival

Last week was Cross Country week here at Norwood Primary School. The Early Childhood Carnival was held on Monday afternoon. We had 2 of our Kinder classes (House & Williams), as well as all our Prep-Grade 2s run on a great day for running. With plenty of practice in PE, excitement had been building towards the big day. In our Cross Country, Kinders and Preps ran 500m, Grade 1 800m and Grade 2 1km. I congratulate all participants on their great effort and thank our Grade 6 helpers for their support on the day. Even without support from parents and friends, the atmosphere around the carnival was excellent as many runners did an excellent job around their tracks.

Hopefully the abundance of photos on our Facebook page made up for some of the disappointment of parents and friends being unable to attend due to COVID-19 protocols. We do not normally share the top runners in our EC carnival, but without spectators at the Cross Country we will do this year. The following students ran well in their race and finished in the top 3 for their event.

Prep Girls: Kelsey M, Annie B, Imogen R

Prep Boys: Lenny B, Olllie G, Chaston K

Grade 1 Girls: Ruby M, Zoe W, Ruby L

Grade 1 Boys: Bente D, Ned F, Flynn M

Grade 2 Girls: Isabelle F, Larnie B, Josephine K

Grade 2 Boys: Cooper C, Reuben M, Wyl G

Primary Cross Country Carnival 

Wednesday was our 3-6 Carnival as well as Kinder Leedham. With plenty of training occurring in both PE and Daily PE, it was clear in each race that there were plenty of keen athletes looking to push themselves to get the best result possible. As with the Monday carnival, the excitement and house enthusiasm led to a great atmosphere around the start and finish lines. In Grade 3-6, the top 6 runners from each race are selected to represent Norwood at the LSSSA Cross Country event racing against the best endurance runners in Launceston. In our Cross Country, Grade 3s complete a 1km track, Grade 4s 1.5km, Grade 5s 2km and Grade 6s 2.5 km. These distances are very similar to what is completed at the LSSSA event next Tuesday.

In terms of the house competition, Banksia took an early lead after the Grade 3/4 events and kept the gap to Wattle and Waratah extending throughout the day to finish as winners on 151 points. Wattle finished 2^nd on 126 points and Waratah in 3^rd on 117.

Special congratulations to those students who have been selected for the LSSSA Cross Country Carnival for finishing in the top 6 of their race.

LSSSA Cross Country Carnival

Norwood will be competing in the LSSSA Cross Country Carnival next Tuesday the 15^th of September. Students have been selected based upon their good efforts at our recent Cross Country Carnival. Students will be leaving school at 10am and returning during the lunch break. Permission slips have already been handed out, please return promptly to Mr Humphrey.

Unfortunately due COVID restrictions, no spectators are allowed to attend.

The following students are to be congratulated for their selection to represent Norwood Primary School: