Our first major Carnival of the year has come and gone; however the smiles on the student's faces are still beaming.
Our Junior School Spartans from Years 4 to 6 impressed in their 50m and 25m races in the Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, and Freestyle with some students even battling the 100m Freestyle at this year's Inter-House Swimming Carnival.
Volunteers from the Somerset Parents' and Friends' Association cooked up some delicious food. There's no doubt the Snow Cone sales went through the roof as it was a warm day.
This year we included a participation floaty relay race, there were lolly pops, crocodiles, ice creams, and watermelons, among other things being raced by our Spartans to break up the competition.
We had some amazing individual achievements with Scarlett Hasselle and Harry Scarr breaking the Girls and Boys 25m Butterfly record respectively and, the 12 Years Boys Starkey Relay team swimming an outstanding 2:32.03, breaking the old record from 2016 by 10 seconds!
The following students also had some amazing results being crowned Age Champion in their respective age/gender:
Congratulations students!
The Champion House from the day was Andrews, who did an exceptional job all day, holding onto first place from the first points update to the last. Congratulations, Andrews!
A massive thank you to our P&F, our spectators for attending and supporting our swimmers, and to all the staff who made the day possible.
Well done to our Year 12s who engaged in some amazing courses over the holidays.
The Craig Bassingthwaighte Centre Gym has reopened to Somerset College Parents and Caregivers, and College Alumni. The gym at the Craig Bassingthwaighte Centre operates from 6.00am to 7.00pm on weekdays and from 7.00am to 12.00noon on Saturdays.
Click to view the Term One Group Fitness Schedule.The gym has undergone a major renovation. We invite all those eligible to visit The Craig Bassingthwaighte Centre Gym at any stage for a walk through the new space.Our Personal Training and Strength & Conditioning Staff will be available throughout the workday, ready to offer guidance and assistance to ensure safe utilisation of the equipment. Should you require support, feel free to reach out to them.
We look forward to welcoming the wider Somerset College community members back to the College.Click to register for your 2024 Somerset Sports Precinct Membership.
New Year | New Gym | New You
Welcome back to 2024 to all of our little Chessmasters!!
If you don’t know me, the kids call me 'Coach Big Ben', and I am excited to be heading up our Somerset Chess Programme this year.
Our Junior Coaching Programmes are growing and growing and I can’t wait to share with you some of the exciting things in development in the background as the year progresses.
Our weekly coaching sessions have launched in Week 2 and we are so excited to welcome so many new little masters to the fold. We think we may have found a few little potential superstars in the mix as well!
This week we have run a temporary timetable and have been assessing all of our students to determine the most suitable groupings and coach fit.
Starting Week 3, we should have permanent schedules up for you to keep track of. We are working closely with teachers to keep everyone in the loop….
It’s not too late to sign up!
Also, stay tuned for information coming around our Chesskid.com Memberships…
Our first club day of the year launches this week with our Friday After School Chess Club in the Chess Room from 3.30pm to 5.30pm.
This is a great opportunity to play real life tournament games against other Somerset kids with an opportunity to gain a real Queensland Junior (QJ) Rating! There’ll be an opportunity to make new friends, learn, have fun and play LOTS of chess. We also have an exciting new addition to the Club we can’t wait to share!
So mates doing checkmates 🙂 (I’m so sorry, I had to!!).
Years 1 to 3 families can register as a HUB activity at any time in the year and will be picked up from there. For Year 4 and up, it is free to join! Just turn up! That includes Senior Schoolers….
Our Lunch Chess Clubs are launching in Week 3! Our Lunch Clubs are all about playing chess and putting into practice what we’ve been learning from our coaches during our lessons in real tournament games. Don’t get lessons with us? No problem! You can still turn up.
Prizes and medals to be won!!
Our Lunch Clubs are free to join and open to anyone…no need to register
LOCATION: Every Week in the Chess Room from 12.50pm to 1.20pm (after eating time).
MONDAYS: Junior Monday Challenge - Years 3 to 6
TUESDAYS: 2’s Day Tuesdays - Year 2 Only (Will be picked from eating spot)
WEDNESDAY: 1’s Day Wednesdays - Year 1 Only (Picked up from eating spot)
THURSDAY: Prepare for Battle! - Prep Only- (Launching Term Three)
FRIDAY: “Friendly Fridays” All Ages Social Chess (no tournament)
Also stay tuned for upcoming Interschool Tournament information….
That’s a lot of chess!
Looking forward to a huge 2024 for Somerset Chess!
Swimming Spartan Kyla Brown capped off her year in 2023 with wins at States.
Held in Brisbane in December, Kyla competed at the Queensland Long Course State Championships.
Kyla scored Personal Bests in all three events.
Well done Kyla!
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