St Joseph’s Primary School - O'Connor
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O'Connor ACT 2602
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Email: office.sjo@cg.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 6248 9818
Fax: 02 6247 1792

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Cross Country Carnival - Friday 13th May

Our Cross Country Carnival is coming up this week on Friday 13 May. Permission notes have been sent out via Compass. The carnival will take place at O’Connor Oval (across the road from the school on Macarthur Avenue) from 11.45am-1.30pm. Students are to wear their sports uniform and can wear a coloured T-shirt of their house colour. Please see below for approximate timings for the day. Parent spectators are welcome to attend.

In the case of wet weather, the carnival will be postponed until early next week. 

 

Order of Events

Age

Distance

Time

ELC

100m

11.55am

11+12 years

3km

12pm

10 years

2km

12.30pm

9 years

1.5km

12.50pm

7/8 years

1km

1.05pm

5/6 years

(Foundation and Year 1 to run separately)

500m

1.15pm

 

Walk Safely To School Day - Friday 20 May

We encourage you to meet at O’Connor Shops on Friday of Week 5,

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before school at 8.15am, to walk to school together as a group for National Walk Safely To School Day. We had a great turn out at the event last year and would love to see more students and parents join us.

Now in its 23rd year, National Walk Safely to School Day (WSTSD) is an annual event when all Primary School children will be encouraged to walk and commute safely to school. It is a Community Event seeking to promote Road Safety, Health, Public Transport and the Environment.

The aims of the event are:

  • To encourage parents and carers to walk to school with primary school age children
  • To promote the health benefits of walking and create regular walking habits
  • To help children develop vital road crossing skills and ensure children up to the age of 10 years hold an adult's hand when crossing the road
  • To reduce car dependency and traffic congestion
  • To reduce the level of air pollution created by motor vehicles
  • To promote the use of public transport

Koby Allan

koby.allan@cg.catholic.edu.au