Upcoming Dates

Congratulations & Well Done

A huge well done to the OLOL Netball team that attended the Queensland Cup Primary Schools Carnival last week at Downey Park Netball Courts in Brisbane. The team was very competitive and finished with 2 wins and a draw from their 6 games to finish mid-field in their pool. Training for the team will continue every Monday in preparation for the Catholic Education Carnival on Thursday 31 July.

Well done to all OLOL students who represented West Zone at the recent DDSS Cross Country trials. Congratulations to Millicent Budden who finished third and gained selection in the DDSS Cross Country team to attend the Qld School Sport State Championships in Brisbane in July.

OLOL Athletics Carnival

The full OLOL Athletics Carnival will be held on Tuesday 3 June at O’Quinn Street Oval. Please note below details regarding the Carnival schedule, age groupings, event eligibility, and other relevant information.

High Jump Championship Events

The OLOL High Jump Championship events will be held on Thursday 29 May on the OLOL Oval. Qualifying students will be informed prior to the event, and students will be permitted to wear their sports uniform to school on that day. Times are as follows:

• 10:00am B & G Born 2016
• 11:15am B & G Born 2015
• 12:30pm B & G Born 2014
• 2:00pm B & G Born 2013

2025 Schedule of Events

* See schedule of events below.

Age-Group Divisions

All students will be issued with a name sticker that states their name and year of birth.  Age group coordinators will provide students with their sticker when they arrive at O’Quinn Street. Students compete in their age group not their class year.  Please see below if you are unsure what age group your child falls into:

Event Eligibility & Nomination

Points Allocation - Individual Age-Championship & House Points

The following points will be awarded to individual athletes and their respective Houses according to the overall places that they obtain in each event.  Heats will be run for all track events (in the 9-12 year’s category), except for the 800m.  One participation point will go towards each students’ individual and House tally following these heats.  Subsequently, finals will then take place to award the major individual age championship points and House points, as below. These points will also be awarded to all 9-12 years students for field events.

1^st Place-10 pts (Blue), 2^nd Place-6 pts (Red), 3^rd Place-4 pts (Green), 4^th Place-2 pts (Yellow) 1 pt-5^th place onwards.

Championship & Participation Field Events

In 2025 we will be trialling a different format for our 9-12 years Field events. 

• All students 9-12 years will participate in the Long Jump Championship event and will receive House and Age Championship points as above and will be eligible for school team selection.
• All 9-12 Years students will be assessed in PE classes and separated into Championship and Standard events for High Jump, Shot Put and Discus. Students in the Championship events will receive House and Age Championship points as above and will be eligible for school team selection. Please note the High Jump Championship event will be held in the week prior to the OLOL Athletics. Carnival.
• Students in Standard events (Foxtail, Vortex) will receive points for their House based on how far they throw relevant to the event standard. These students will not be eligible for school team selection.

80m, 100m & 200m Final Qualifications

All 80m, 100m and 200m events will be timed and the fastest 8-9 runners will proceed to the final.  All students will be required to remain at the finish line until all heats in their age group have been run.  Finalists will then be named, and they will proceed directly to the Track Marshals to run their respective final.

Travel to and from the Event

Arriving

Departing

Medal Presentations

No presentations will be held at the Oval.  A special assembly will be conducted on Thursday 5 June at 2:00pm. At this Assembly we will present certificates to the 5-8 years runners, medallions to the 9-12 Years Age Champions, and announce the winning House.

Catholic T&F and West Zone Athletics Carnival Team Selection

Following the OLOL Athletics Carnival, OLOL will be selecting a team to represent the school at the Catholic Track & Field Carnival and West Zone Carnival. 

West Zone - only students born 2013-2016 are eligible for team selection. Only students born 2013-2015 are eligible to participate in the Shot Put and the Discus events at the Zone level. OLOL are limited to the following numbers of entries:

Catholic Track & Field Carnival - all details as per the West Zone Carnival however students born 2020-2017 will also be invited to participate in the Track events at the Catholic Track & Field Carnival.  The top 3 runners in each age group will be selected.

Absence from the School Carnival

If your child is unable to attend one or both days of the OLOL Athletics Carnival, and they would like to be considered for the school team, please contact me on the details below.  The school will grant exemptions on the same grounds as Darling Downs School Sport. These grounds for exemption are as follows:

1. Medical condition on the day of the carnival & they have a medical certificate.
2. Attending another Zone, Toowoomba, Darling Downs, Queensland School Sport or School Sport Australia Championships or equivalent in community sports.
3. Bereavement or compassionate reasons

If one or more of these conditions have been met, the school will organize to record times and distances for the affected student, preferably prior to the relevant Carnival, as a means of team selection.  It is important to note that these times and distances will only be considered for placement in the school team, and not to go towards Age Championship Points.  To be awarded Age Champion the student must attend the school carnival.  Please contact me if you require further clarification.

Canteen

There WILL NOT be a canteen operating at O’Quinn Street.

OLOL Track & Field Carnival Medallions – Sponsorship

In previous years various families and businesses have donated the Age-champion medallions to be given to the children.  All donations given will be acknowledged in the school newsletter and Carnival program.  If you would like to contribute to the purchase of the medallions, or know someone that might like to, please email me on the details below. 

Track & Field Carnival - Schedule of Events – O’Quinn Street

Representative Sport—Toowoomba & Darling Downs Teams

Throughout the course of the year Toowoomba Primary School Sport and Darling Downs School Sport offer trials to eligible students for a variety of team and individual sports.  To be eligible for selection, students need to be born in 2013, 2014 or 2015. Strict nomination requirements apply, and it is at the sole discretion of the school to decide whether to nominate individual students. OLOL will also host trials for sports which have multiple students seeking to nominate to attend the TPSS or DDSS trials. All trials will be advertised by email to parents, on assembly and in PE lessons, and posted on the Sports Board outside the Hall. The trials listed below are either yet to be advertised or have been advertised and the nomination window is still open.

     *Please note that the dates below are subject to change.

Concerns and Questions

If you have any future questions or concerns, always feel free to contact me. I am very keen to ensure we maintain a high level of communication and give every possible opportunity for students to play, enjoy, and learn in a friendly, safe, positive, and inclusive environment. Please note that I do not work at OLOL on Mondays except for occasional Sporting School lessons, however I am still available to be contacted to ensure I can support and assist in any way possible.

Richard Dugdale
PE Teacher