Dear Colleagues
Welcome back! I trust that you had a restful summer break and have returned eager to join in with another year of great sporting opportunities for your school.
We are still in the process of finalising one or two events, but the DRAFT Passport calendar is attached. There is a simplified OVERVIEW version, on which we have highlighted events that we feel are a must for all new PE co-ordinators. The DATE version gives more details regarding times and venues. Once again we have included the dates of all our Networking Meetings for PE Staff in the hope that, with more notice, more of you will be able to attend. We have also tried to keep the first week of each term free of events in order to give you more time to get letters out and teams together. New additions you may notice include Archery and a 'Super Saturday' football tournament for Years 3 and 4. We are also delighted that the Swimming Gala run by Thanet Swim Club is back on the calendar. The other major change is the inclusion of a week of events in July to celebrate the Paris Olympic Games. Further details regarding this exciting programme will be sent out by our SGO, Stephanie Selsby, nearer the time.
The final draft should be sent out next week, with the usual A3 size laminated hard copies delivered to your schools a few weeks later.
Attached is the sign up sheet for the TPSFA Festivals, as well as the John Curran Cup, the Les Riggs Cup, the DW Girls Cup and Super Saturday. Timings for this are tight so please complete it electronically and email it back to me, garbcrees@gmail.com , immediately and no later than Friday 8th September 2023. Details about the first Y2 football festival will be sent out later in the term.
Staying on the theme of football, thank you to all those schools that nominated players for our Boys and Girls District Teams. Following the trials this means that some of your better players may well be unavailable for Saturday games, so please do not pressurise them to play for the school if a District game is also taking place. On a positive note, this should mean that more players will be given an opportunity to represent their schools – which is surely what it is all about!
I am delighted to say that once again we are working with our partners, Margate FC and Ramsgate FC, to offer all schools our popular 'Mascot Matchday Experience.' Schools can apply to be allocated a league game at either club, or even both. Then for a small fee, nominated children (accompanied by up to 2 adults each) will act as mascots for the day and enjoy a penalty shoot out at half time, plus food. Details for each club are attached. Simply return the form to me and I will be in touch with your allocated game and further details.
Also attached is the entry form for the first Netball festival of the year at St George's Secondary School on Wednesday 20th September, 3.45-5.15pm. Please note that there is a limit of 12 places for this event which will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Entries open at 7.30am on Thursday 7th September and should be sent to Lesley Wright, LesleyWright@st-georgescofe-thanet.kent.sch.uk , NOT ME! Closing date for entries is Wednesday 13th September at 5pm.
Don't forget that all my Updates can be found on the Thanet Passport website, www.thanetpassport.org.uk , along with lots of other useful documents such as sports specific rules, safeguarding guidance and codes of conduct for coaches, players and spectators.
Finally, a reminder that both Baypoint and Your Leisure, who are two of our Partners, offer a 25% discount on Gym membership to all school employees, from the Road Crossing Patrol to the Caretaker, from Support Staff to Senior Management. For Your Leisure the scheme is called BlueLight and further details can be found at https://yourleisure.uk.com/corporate-memberships . For Baypoint a flyer is attached. Please promote these offers to all your school staff.
Best wishes
Gary Rees
Chairman & Administrator
Thanet Primary Association for School Sport
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