Term 2 Co-curricular Activities

P – 4 2025 Term 2 Co-curricular Registrations

Dear Families

On the Santa Sabina Del Monte campus we will continue to offer a variety of co-curricular experiences for our students before, during and after school throughout the year.

Below is the list of Co-curricular activities for Term 2 2025 for you to discuss with your child/children.

Please note that each activity has a maximum number of availability and bookings are available on a first-in basis. Please note that at the conclusion of the sessions parents are to enter the College via the OOSH gate and collect their child from the Piazza/Warami area.

SANTA SABINA COLLEGE MUSIC PROGRAM
Prep – Year 4
Santa Sabina College offers an exciting range of instruments for Private Tuition to our Del Monte students. Registrations from Term 1 continue into Term 2, as the program runs by semester. The instruments are:

Piano
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Flute
Clarinet
Percussion/Drum Kit.

Please see below the list of ensembles available to Del Monte students:

Prep Private Instrumental Lessons
Kindergarten Private Instrumental Lessons, String Ensembles (must have private lessons)
Year 1 Private Instrumental Lessons, String Ensembles (must have private lessons), Laudare Singers
Year 2 Private Instrumental Lessons, String Ensembles (must have private lessons), Laudare Singers
Year 3 Private Instrumental Lessons, String Ensembles, Siena Singers, Primary Taiko Club
Year 4 Private Instrumental Lessons, String Ensembles, Siena Singers, Primary Taiko Club

If you would like to find out more information regarding Music, please reach out via email, or call the Music Office on 9745 7110.

General Enquiries & Attendance Advice: music@ssc.nsw.edu.au
Music Administration (Suzanna Touma): s.touma@ssc.nsw.edu.au
Coordinator of Music P–4 (Phillipa Knight): p.knight@ssc.nsw.edu.au
Head of Strings P–4 (Cecilia Pensini): c.pensini@ssc.nsw.edu.au
Director of Music P–12 (Amy Richardson): a.richardson@ssc.nsw.edu.au

SANTA SABINA COLLEGE SPORT PROGRAM
Year 3 – Year 4
Students from Years 3 and 4 will have the opportunity to participate in a range of sport programs and competitions throughout 2025.

Term 2 – Boys

Athletics Club
Fencing Club
IPSHA Football – registration now closed.

Term 2 – Girls

Athletics Club
Fencing Club
IPSHA Hockey – registration now closed.

To register for a Santa Sabina Sport Program please CLICK HERE.

If you would like more information regarding Sport, please reach out via email, or call the Sport Office on 9745 0221.
General Sport enquiries: sport@ssc.nsw.edu.au
Director of Sport and Co-curricular (Luiz Ramalho): l.ramalho@ssc.nsw.edu.au

TENNIS
Prep – Year 4
Students from Prep to Year 4 will have the opportunity to participate in Tennis lessons. Please register by contacting Jarrad Magee at tennis@ssc.nsw.edu.au or 0410 342 255.

SANTA SABINA COLLEGE RECREATIONAL DANCE
Kindergarten – Year 4
Santa Sabina College is excited to be running the Term 2 Recreational Dance Program with more classes on offer in 2025. Recreational dance involves any students in from Kindergarten to Year 10 who would love to take part in learning dance in a fun and engaging environment. There is no level of dance required for the recreational dance program and we encourage students who would like to try dance to be involved!

Please note that this program will only operate based on interest levels and minimum class numbers required. *This is a separate club to the SSC Rep Dance program and therefore does not require students to compete on weekends or be part of any performances*.

The program will allow students to develop their dance skills throughout the term. The cost of the recreational dance program is $100 per student, for the term of one class. E.g A Kindergarten student who does Jazz/Hip Hop and Ballet will pay $200 as these are two classes for the term.

The following classes will be offered for these specific age groups:

Age Group Day Time
K-2 Ballet Tuesday 3:15pm-4:15pm
K-2 Jazz/Hip Hop Friday 3:15pm-4:15pm
Yr 3-4 Jazz/Hip Hop Thursday 3:15pm-4:15pm
Yr 3-4 Ballet Thursday 4:30pm-5:15pm

We are very excited about this program and cannot wait for it to begin in Term 2. Once registered, parents will be informed via email about what students should wear and where the classes will be held prior to the first lesson.

If you have any questions about the program, please do not hesitate to contact Ms Bryony Williams (Dance Coordinator): b.williams@ssc.nsw.edu.au

To express interest for the Santa Sabina Recreational Dance Program please CLICK HERE.

CHESS
Grades: Kindergarten – Year 4
Chess Club caters to players of all levels (Beginners to Advanced). Each week the Chess Club runs a lesson to teach a new skill that is appropriate to the level of the children attending. Beginners will learn how to play and all the rules of chess, progressing to learn some basic checkmates and strategies later on. Intermediate and Advanced players will learn about opening theories, tactics, strategies and endgames improving their game and expanding the calculation skills and foresight that they have already been developing. Children will also be given time to play friendly and competitive games against each other and to solve simulated chess puzzles.

Monday dates: Monday 5 May – 23 June 2025
Time: 12:50pm – 1:30pm
Payment code: WZUEX0Y3HV

To register for Chess please CLICK HERE.

ROBOTHINK
Grades: Prep – Year 4

Nurturing geniuses around the world! RoboThink is a leading STEM, coding, robotics and engineering program nurturing geniuses across Australia to thousands of students each day. Our exciting themed STEM programs develop core STEM skills that students apply to school subjects and their future careers. Kids learn valuable 21st century skills such as engineering, robotics and coding at RoboThink. Our curriculum, educational robotics kits and coding software is designed for kids from five years of age.

Monday dates: Monday 5 May – 23 June 2025
Time: 3:15pm – 4:30pm

To register for Robothink please CLICK HERE

SPEECH AND DRAMA
Grades: Kindergarten to Year 4
Hennessy Speech and Drama Program is scheduled to run once a week for a duration of 30 minutes per session. Students are timetabled throughout the school day on a rotating timetable. During these sessions, students will have the opportunity to focus on developing and honing their individual skills in speech and communication.

The program is structured to align with the curriculum, ensuring that students not only benefit from the creative aspects of speech and drama but also gain valuable skills relevant to their academic and personal growth.

Throughout each term students will gain skills in:

Reading and reciting poetry so they develop a deeper understanding of poetry and enhance their language skills.
Reading aloud so they strengthen vocabulary, pronunciation, and reading fluency and expression.
Improvisation so they develop spontaneity and quick thinking. Students develop active listening skills and how to effectively collaborate in a group setting.
Eisteddfod preparation in Terms 1 and 2 (for interested students)
Speech Exam preparation in Terms 3 and 4.

If you wish to learn more about the program please contact Rachel Hennessy drama@hennessyspeechanddrama.com

To register for Speech and Drama please CLICK HERE.

SYDNEY PERFORMANCE ACADEMY (SPA)
Prep – Year 4
The Acting Up Program allows students the opportunity to realise their own creative potential, whilst developing unique skills that will carry into every aspect of their lives.

Designed specifically for primary school students, the courses in the Acting Up program provide learning opportunities that are integral to turning the children of today into the leaders of tomorrow. With an emphasis on fun, we provide a secure and supportive environment that allows students to develop the foundations to build invaluable life skills through drama.

A reminder that our SPA drama program is an opt-in system, there is no automatic roll over for student enrolments. If you want your child to attend our program in Term 2, you must enrol them for Term 2.

Monday dates: Monday 5 May – 23 June 2025
Time: 3:15pm – 4:30pm

For new student registration CLICK HERE.

For returning student registration CLICK HERE.

MOTIV8 SPORTS
Prep – Year 4
Students from Prep to Year 4 will have the opportunity to participate in Motiv8sports. Our Sports and Activities Clinics are designed to motiv8, encourage, build resilience and inspire children to be successful. We focus on effort and attitude, rather than ability. Over the course of the program, your child will experience many of our trademark hybrid (non-contact) sports, enjoy our creative challenges and games, along with many other awesome activities. Every child NEW to Motiv8sports will receive a FREE Motiv8sports jersey and hat.

Tuesday dates: Tuesday 6 May – 24 June 2025
Time: 3:15pm – 5:00pm

To register for MOTIV8SPORTS please CLICK HERE

JUNIOR ENGINEERS – SCRATCH
Year 1 – Year 4
Scratch is a friendly, fun platform that engages kids quickly and builds their core understanding of key coding concepts such as loops, conditionals, variables, lists, operators and custom blocks. It’s a great course to both start and continue your coding journey. Our programs are a brilliant way for your child to start developing future-fit STEM skills that are beyond what they’re taught in school.

Your kids will love our hands-on Scratch classes using drag-and-drop coding. Scratch is a friendly, fun platform that engages kids quickly and builds their core understanding of key coding concepts.

Wednesday dates: Wednesday 7 May – 25 June 2025
Time: 3:15pm – 4:30pm

To register for Junior Engineers please CLICK HERE.

ART ON CANVAS FOR KIDS
Kindergarten – Year 4
Art on Canvas for Kids aims to unleash children’s creativity and allow them to express themselves. Students from Kindergarten to Year 4 will have the opportunity to tap into their creativity while being guided by art-loving staff.

Wednesday dates: Wednesday 7 May – 25 June 2025
Time: 3:15pm – 4:30pm

To register for Art On Canvas For Kids please CLICK HERE.

123 DANCE WITH ME
Prep
123 Dance with Me is an Australian dance program created for children aged two to six. This program teaches children the fundamentals of dance in a fun, creative and engaging environment. Children will enhance their coordination, musicality and imagination whilst also developing a greater sense of independence, concentration and confidence.

The 123 Dance with Me syllabus is designed to explore various genres of dance, rhythm and movement in a one x 60-minute class per week. Students will learn safe dance practice and foundational technique, enhance gross and fine motor skills and explore their creativity in safe, encouraging and inspiring classes.

Wednesday dates: Wednesday 7 May – 25 June 2025
Time: 3:15pm – 4:15pm

To register for 123 Dance With Me CLICK HERE

LITTLE BOOMERS BASKETBALL
Prep – Year 4
The Little Boomers program was developed by Sports and Exercise Scientists from the University of Technology Sydney. The program is designed for complete beginners, as well as for children who already know how to play Basketball and will be offered to students from Kindergarten to Year 4.

The program helps develop more challenging gross-motor movements through shooting drills and other skills such as a lay-up. Every week, facilitators implement the program 'CAPTAINS' during a basketball game, for those who display good sportsmanship.

Thursday dates: Thursday 8 May – 26 June 2025
Time: 3:15pm – 4:30pm

To register for Little Boomers Basketball please CLICK HERE.

AUSTRALIAN MARTIAL ARTS
Prep – Year 4
Australian Martial Arts Academy has been teaching martial arts in Sydney for over 40 years. They have taught thousands of primary school children who love learning not only the sport of Taekwondo but also the benefits of focus, respect, confidence and the practical skills of stranger awareness and bully busting.

Australian Martial Arts sessions include elements of fitness, technique, application and context (how to and how not use it safely), strength and flexibility drills, meditation and listening exercises.

The Program teaches children:

Respect and resilience: teaching children to look others in the eye, to stand up straight and try their best!
That bullying in any form is not acceptable.
Strength, Flexibility and Control all while improving Fitness.
How to use their voice and hold their body, to show their confidence.
Self-defence techniques and when and when not to use them.
Thursday dates: Thursday 8 May – 26 June 2025
Time: 3:15pm – 4:30pm

To register for Martial Arts please CLICK HERE.

HANDBALL
Year 1 to Year 4
Handball Australia has created a professional program for the classic and iconic sport, handball. We provide an enjoyable, engaging and rewarding environment for children to improve and learn.

Friday dates: Friday 9 May – 27 June 2025
Time: 3:15pm – 4:30pm

To register for Handball please CLICK HERE.

MANDARIN LESSONS
Year 2 – Year 4
Students from Year 2 to Year 4 will have the opportunity to participate in Mandarin lessons on Friday afternoons.

Friday dates: commencing Friday 9 May – 27 June 2025
Time: 3:15pm – 4:30pm

To register for Mandarin Lessons please CLICK HERE.

Kind regards

Stella Azizian Ryan Dunlop
Head of Primary P-6 PE and Co-curricular Coordinator P-4