Sport: Junior School, Term 1 Week 6 2026

Training sessions and fixtures for all sports are live on the Pulteney App. Please continue to check the app regularly for updates. Note that all session cancellations and changes will be pushed out through the App and not by email or text.

If you are unable to see your child’s training sessions, or if there have been any changes to your original nominations, please contact me as soon as possible (ben.searle@pulteney.sa.edu.au or 0477552996).

Extreme Weather (Junior Sport):

Please note as per our Extreme Weather Policy, midweek training and games will be cancelled for the day if the predicted temperature is 35 degrees or more at 8.00am on the Bureau of Meteorology.

Uniform guide:

Please refer to the Junior School cocurricular sport uniform guide for information about the 2026 uniform requirements for co-curricular sport.

Student collection:

To ensure all students are safe and accounted for at the conclusion of each training session, please collect students from the designated areas rather than their actual training location.
Year 1 and 2: Kurrajong play yard at 4.45pm
Year 3 – 6: Prep basketball court at 4.45pm

If you do need to collect your child directly from a training session, please communicate this with me prior to the training.

Key dates for Junior School Sport / PE – Term 1

Week 6 – Junior School Athletics Carnival (please see a schedule of events below)
Week 9 – Year 1-4 Swimming lessons at Immanuel College (Tues-Fri)
Week 9 – All Junior Sport concludes

SAPSASA / Statewide Schools (Year 4 – 6)

Please see below some of the key dates for SAPSASA this term. Families of students selected for listed events will be notified by email and receive further information at this time.
Week 6 – East Adelaide swimming trials (families of successful students have now been email)
Week 7 – East Adelaide boys football (Aussie Rules) trials
Week 9 – State Swimming Championships / State Softball Carnival

Junior School Athletics Carnival Schedule (Week 6)

Monday 2 March
Field events (Y4-6)
Congratulations to all our Year 4 – 6 students who participated in the Championship Field Events on Monday. It was very pleasing to see so many students participating with such enthusiasm. A list of the winners and placegetters will be published in next week’s edition of the PRW.

Tuesday 3 March
Well done to all our Year 3 – 6 students who competed in today’s 400m and 800m finals, a fantastic effort by everyone involved. We also wish our 100m and 200m finalists the very best of luck for their races on Friday. A full list of winners and placegetters will be published in next week’s edition of the PRW.

Friday 6 March

Arrival – Athletics Carnival
All students from Reception to Year 6 are to go to their classrooms at 8.20am on Friday 6 March to prepare for the day before walking to Vaughton Oval with their teachers. After dropping children at School, parents and caregivers are invited to make their way to the seated area around Vaughton Oval.

Event Participation, Breaks, Dismissal and After Athletics Carnival Care
All Junior School students (Reception to Year 6) will participate in events from 9.15am–12.30pm.

• Reception to Year 2 students will have two breaks: 10.10am and 11.10am in the R-Yr 2 marquees
• Years 3 to 6 students will have a recess break at 10.30am

At the conclusion of the Athletics Carnival, students will be dismissed directly into their parent or caregiver’s care. Parents and caregivers are asked to collect their child from their class teacher, who will maintain a record of student movement. Students must remain with their teacher until their parent or caregiver arrives.

For families who are unable to collect their child at 12.30pm, supervision will be available at the School from 12.30pm – 3.20pm. It is essential that you advise the School in advance if your child will require care. Please do so by completing the online form HERE.

Please note, if your child also requires OSHC (care after 3.20pm), this will need to be booked separately in the usual way.

Clean-Up
Bleby-Howard House is rostered to assist with clean-up and students in this House (from Years 3 to 6) will be required to stay briefly after dismissal.

Uniform

• All students are to wear their sports (PE) uniform
• Students may apply coloured zinc cream and style hair to reflect their House colours prior to arriving at school (eg coloured socks or ribbons). Aerosol coloured spray cans should not be brought to School.

What to Bring
Students should bring a small backpack containing:

• Play hat
• Sunscreen (applied before arriving at school)
• Drink bottle
• Ample brain food and recess
• Food and drinks will also be available for purchase from the Parents and Friends of Pulteney marquee throughout the morning.

School bags are not required.

Parent Parking
Some street parking will be available, or families may pay use the Gilles Street Car Park (corner of Gilles Street and King William Street).

Inclement or extreme weather
Any decision to postpone the event will be made by 8.30am on Thursday 5 March.

If the program is postponed or interrupted, students will return to classes and resume a normal school day.

We hope you can join us for an enjoyable morning of sporting activities.

12 years and under State Team trials
If you child is interested in trialling for a 12 and Under State Team in their chosen sport, please visit the SA School Sport website to find more information. Nominations and trials are done externally and are not school based activities.

Ben Searle
Junior School Head of Sport