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Sports Round Up - April/May 2021

Peter Harper —

A summary of all things sport happening at Cotswold

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COTSWOLD GIRLS 1ST VIII CREATE HISTORY – CJCA SUPER STAR GIRLS CRICKET FINALS

Special Congratulations Cotswold Girls 1st VIII (A Grade) and 2nd VII (B Grade) Cricket teams who represented Cotswold School in their respective grades in this years CJCA Super Star Girls Cricket finals.  A big ‘HOWZ ZAT 1’ to the girls 1st VIII who bowled us over and became the first Cotswold Girls Cricket Team to win the girls ‘A Grade’ competition and be crowned champion. Previously this competition has been dominated by St Albans and Paparoa Street Schools

Special thanks to Coach Guthrie and the parents and staff who provided positive support during the season.

Yr 5-6 ZONE RIPPA TOURNAMENT

A big ÝOU LITTLE RIPPAS' to the Cotswold Blues Rippa team who finished 2nd in the Zone Rippa Tournament on Monday 12th April.

Special thanks to Coaches Green, Coach Delaney and parents who supported the team.

YEAR 4-6 SENIOR DUATHLON

Well done to all Year 4, 5 and 6s for your efforts in the Duathlon.  It was fantastic seeing you giving your all. It was great to see family and friends of the Cotswold community supporting this event. Thank you to the parents and teachers who helped with the running of this event.

Senior Results:

Event 1st 2nd 3rd

Y4 Boys Scooter – Oscar Dorval, Taniela Rasabale, Xavier Baudet

Y4 Girls Scooter – Isabella Thompson, Grace Mills, Hayley Quantock

Y4 Boys Bike – Flynn Tangley, Shuyan Dai, Max Bianco

Y4 Girls Bike – Stella Au, Mia Delaney, Willow Cotter

Y5 Boys Scooter – Hunter Reeves, Joshua Grey, Preenze Tavui

Y5 Girls Scooter – Arabella Emery, Maliyah Pearson-Oakley, Jasmine Waters

Y5 Boys Bike – Charlie Bell, Sam Burrows, Hunter Nichols

Y5 Girls Bike – Arlia Wing, Mereisi Vikanaki, Freya Hall

Y6 Boys Scooter – Benny Patchett, Tyler Marshall, Dayyan Isaacs

Y6 Girls Scooter – Bella Mills, Molly Townsend, Violet Rayner

Y6 Boys Bike – Ben Allan, Charlie Au, Jack Quilatan

Y6 Girls Bike – Emmy Sandford, Koko Payne, Sammie De Lautour

Champion House - Green Green the Dream Team

Best Supporting House -  Blue Blue the Super Crew


CPSSA YEAR 5-6 Triathlon

A big 'THUMBS UP' to all our Triathletes who put on their smiles and wore the Cotswold ‘Blue White and Black’ with pride in the CPSSA Triathlon at South Eyre Road. It was great to see you giving your all. 

Special Congratulations to Jack Quilatan, who finished 8th in the Year 6 Boys Event. A big THANKS to our parent helpers.

NORTH-WEST ZONE SWIMMING SPORTS

A big ‘YOU LITTLE BEAUTIES’ to all our swimming squad for your efforts at the Zone Swimming Sports. You can all be proud of your efforts.  Special thanks to Coach Bayliss and the parents who supported this event.

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Cotswold top 3 place getters and CPSSA Swimming Sports Qualifiers:

Year 6 Boys

Kian Bayliss - 1st 50m Freestyle, 1st Breaststroke, 2nd Relay

Year 5 Boys

Hunter Nichols – 3rd in the 50m Breaststroke 

Year 6 Girls and Boys

Tom Gainsford, Emmy Sandford, Jamie Keogh – 2nd Relay

Other Zone Reps

Abigail Terry, Katinka Rainey, Olivia Harwood, Arlia Wing, Sam Burrows, Peter Sim

CPSSA YEAR 5-6 SUMMER SPORT AT HAGLEY PARK

Congratulations to all our Futsal, Teeball and Touch Rugby Teams who have been participating in the Friday Weekly Summer Sport at Hagley Park.  It was great to see your positive efforts on and off the field.

A number of Cotswold Teams are well placed for top 3 placings.  Results will be published in the next newsletter.

Special thanks to the teachers and parents who have coached our teams. Thanks also to the parents who supported our teams on the bus and game venue.

YEAR 3-4 CHECKERS MINI BASKETBALLERS

Nice Going to the Cotswold Cubs, Chooks, Chimps, Coyotes, Crocs and Crows who participated with passion on Thursday at the Bishopdale YMCA in the Checkers Year 3-4 Mini Baskeball Competition. We look forward to seeing you all back when the competition commences in Term 4. 

Thank you to our coaching staff.

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NUNWEEK TOUCH

A big ‘Hi 5’ to the Cotswold Pacers and their Coaching Staff – Luke Gainsford and his support crew. The team dodged and touched their way to 1st place in the Yr 5-6 Boys Grade.

We are proud of all our Touch teams and are grateful for our coaches.  We hope to see you all back next season.

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Year 3-6 Summer Hockey 

A big ‘WAY 2 GO’ TO THE Cotswold students involved in the Nunweek Hockey Program and to the coaches who assisted during Term 4 - Term 1 2021.


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Year 4-6 Mini Polo

Special thanks to Mrs Sandford for coordinating Mini Polo. We hope to see you back in the water next Term.   Information and Invoices to come out in Term 2. 


BRING BACK BULLRUSH

Back by popular demand….Year 2–6 Bullrush.  A consent form for Bullrush is available online via the link on our website.

Girls and boys who are interested in taking part in the Tuesday lunchtime Bullrush sessions need to register online – Cotswold Website – Sport. For more information see Mr Guthrie or Mr Harper.


SPORT UNIFORM RETURNS

All Cotswold Sports uniforms need to be returned to Mr Harper in a named plastic bag by Friday 7th May.

· Touch – T-Shirt

· Hockey – T-Shirt

· Y3-4 Mini Basketball – Singlet

· Hagley Summer - Touch, Teeball, Futsal – Shirt

· Y5-6 Swimming Squad – Jacket

· Yr 5-6 Girls Cricket - Jacket

· Yr 5-6 Duathlon Squad – Top and Jacket

· Cotswold Sports Jacket – if not playing winter sport for Cotswold


Yr 3, 4 and 5 FUTURE FERNS NETBALL and Yr 5 & 6 YMCA BASKETBALL

Squad lists will be issued to children involved in these two competitions. Team lists (if not already received) and uniforms will be issued Week 1, Term 2. 

Subs MUST be paid by 9am – Friday 7th May.


MOTHER EARTH FUTURE FERNS (Yr 1 & 2) & NETTABURY (Under 5) 2021

​​​​​​​The Mother Earth Future Ferns Years 1 & 2 programme is held at several venues around Christchurch.

Contact Sara Norton, jnrnetball@cnc.org.nz or phone 0279194474


YEAR 5-6 CPSSA HAGLEY WINTER SPORT

Thank you to the children who have signed up for this competition.  Some team spots are full. 

Special thanks to parents and staff who are coaching and managing our teams.  Thanks also to the parents who are providing transport. At this stage it looks like we will be travelling to some venues by car and the remaining venues by bus (at a cost to the parents)  

There will be a cost charged to those students involved in this competition who will be using the bus.   The cost is yet to be finalised, invoices will be sent out at the start of Term 2. 

We still require extra coaches (Hockey, Netball, Football and Rugby) and transport. Please contact Mr Harper – peter.harper@cotswold.school.nz if you can help in this area.


SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY ( rescheduled Senior and Zone)

· Senior Cross Country – 19th May, pp 20th May.

#Yr 4 will have a Zone Run Off on Thursday, 13 May, p/p 14 May.

· Junior Cross Country – 13th May, pp 20th May.

· Zone Yr 3-4 Cross Country – 18 May

· Zone Yr 5-6 Cross Country – 2 June, 9 June p/p

See Mr Harper (Y4–6) and Mr Guthrie (Y0-3) for more information. You will be informed of race day details at a later date.


SPORT SPECIALISTS

Cotswold School would like to say a big THANKS to the following for the following sporting groups who have been working in our school during Term 1.

· Canterbury Softball – Year 5-6 Hagley Teeball Teams

· Canterbury Cricket - Yr 5-6 Girls Super Star Cricket Teams

All specialist have commented on the positive efforts made by our students and have enjoyed working with them.

WAY 2 GO

  • ‘Way 2 Go’ to the following Cotswold Teams and individuals who have achieved well in the world of sport.
  • Cotswold Girls 1st VIII Cricket – 1st CJCA Super Star Girls Cricket
  • Cotswold Girls 2nd VIII Cricket – Super Star Girls Cricket Finals
  • Cotswold Pacers 1st – Touch Nunweek Yr 5-6 Boys Comp
  • Kian Bayliss, Hunter Nicholls – CPSSA Swimming Finals
  • Cotswold Swimming Squad – Zone Events
  • Jack Quilatan – 8th CPSSA Triathlon
  • Cotswold Triathlon Squad – CPSSA Event
  • Cotswold Yr 3-4 Checkers Miniballers
  • Yr 1-6 Nunweek Touch Teams
  • Yr 3-6 Summer Hockey Teams
  • Yr 5-6 Hagley Sport Teams
  • Yr 5-6 Cotswold Blues - 2nd Zone Rippa Tournament