Term 3

BASKETBALL

Last Thursday the Maungaraki Warriors were down 8-16 at half-time against Trentham.  They showed great resilience to come back and win the game 24-22.   The kids were super stoked, what a thrilling game.  Tonight they play Muritai who are 1st and the Maungaraki Warriors are 2nd so it should be another exciting game.

All the best to all of our teams in the their last few games of the season, particularly those contesting finals! Please remember after your season finishes to return your basketball uniform to your team Manager or Mr C.

NETBALL

Returning Skirts & Tunics - please wash and return to the office or Mrs Prichard in room 9 by the end of next week.  

A reminder to all Netball players that the Netball Hutt Valley Prizegiving this Saturday the 8 September on the front courts at Walter Nash Stadium.  Who should attend:

• 10:00am - the Year 7/8 - Maungaraki Matrix team who won their grade in round 2
• 11:30am - all year 5/6 teams who played on Monday nights
  
• 12:30pm - all year 3/4 teams who played on Saturdays

Check with your team coach or Manager, as a team you will need to wear your team netball uniform or school sweatshirt.

TOUCH

Touch notices will be coming out this week.  Students may have been away when we took interested names so if you do not receive a notice and your child would like to play please email Mr C by Wednesday 12 September.

WESTERN ZONE SWIMMING

Congratulations to the 34 swimmers who represented the school at the South West Zone Swimming Sports.  They represented the school so well and put in an absolute huge effort in the pool.  As a result of their efforts, Maungaraki finished 2nd in our zone which was an outstanding achievement.

A huge thank you to the 14 Year 7 & 8 leaders who assisted Mr C in running the zone event. They were amazing role models, taking on any job that needed doing.  It was really satisfying to receive glowing feedback from other school's teachers and parents about how amazing they were.  They did such a fantastic job they were asked to come back and help with the Interzone event. Thank you again!

INTERZONE SWIMMING

Congratulations to the following students who qualified for the Interzone Swimming on Thursday the 20th of September and will be representing the South West Zone:
Thomas Prichard, Liam Brown, Mia Brown, Jessica Fowler, Lara Fiddis, Noah Nickel, Noah Pakai, Emma Berry, Cole Gwerder, Casey Hurley and Jake Turner.

FOOTBALL

On Tuesday next week we will be hosting Sts Peter and Paul year 5/6 Football team and their year 6 Netball team.  This will be followed by our football team taking on Eastern Hutt on the 19th of September (at Eastern Hutt) followed by a rematch with Normandale on the 20th of September (at Normandale).

TABLE TENNIS

Boston, Jake and Storm played a fantastic Table Tennis tournament last Friday, winning 3 of their 4 matches against three year 7/8 teams and one year 5/6 team.  Despite being younger than most of their opponents, they were not fazed by the challenge.  All of their skill levels improved remarkably as the tournament progressed with each player gaining invaluable tournament experience.

Tuesday Table Tennis is attracting approximately 20 children each week. Their enthusiasm has been superb.  There is another tournament coming up at Empire TT Club in a few weeks and there is a junior coaching clinic in Term 4.  Get involved if you are interested.