We have had a busy week of sports now that all summer sports teams are underway. I have loved hearing the results from our team sports and also individuals who have competed in a variety of different sporting codes. Please read below for an overview.

TSSA Athletics:

Last Tuesday we took a large group of Yr 4-6 children to memorial park for our annual Athletics day with Elmgrove and Silverstream. I was so proud of every single child who competed!! Everyone strived for their personal best, showed great sportsmanship and some children recorded fantastic results, please see a list of results attached at the bottom of this article. A huge congratulations to the children who qualified for Otago Athletics next Tuesday.

Mako South Island swimming Champs: 

In the weekend we had some children compete at a South Island Swimming champs. It was great to hear that some children posted PB times. Good luck for Otago Primary School Champs this Saturday, I will do a full report of both competitions in next weeks newsletter.

Touch:

It was great to see the sun shining and some many teams out enjoying touch. Please check the game reports below for specific teams results.

ET Green: have played two games since the last report. On Mon 19 Sep ET Green played a fast game against Elmgrove Ravens showing good defensive skills. Caeli H was player of the day. On Mon 31 Oct ET Green took out a close game against Elmgrove Bluejays. Mikayla was player of the day.

ET Jade: Played a great game winning 2-3 against a well drilled Elmgrove team.

I hope all Futsal and Flippaball teams had great games! Please let me know your results so I can share them with our community.

Good luck to our team of 16 Triathletes who are heading to Owaka on Thursday morning to compete at the Otago Champs. We know you will race well and represent East Taieri well!

A special thanks to all the kids who are stepping up and filling in for other sports teams this week while the Yr 6 children are at camp. We really appreciate your help!

If you ever have any questions related to Sports and East Taieri School, please email Rachel Phillips - rachelp@east-taieri.school.nz