Wow! What an exciting afternoon!

The rain stayed away and we were able to have the Kakano Cross Country. Hooray!
It was great to see all the parents there to support their child/ren.

Oaklands School Head and Deputy Head Boys, Noah and Jak opened the event to the cheers of delight from the students.
Miss Oates, Noah and Fletcher warmed us up with a the JumpJam  song 'Witch Doctor.'

The Fun Run then commenced. The Fun Run was designed and organised by the House Leaders. They did a great job with obstacles such as hurdles to jump over, poles to weave in between, a parachute to go under, skipping ropes to jump over and hoops to jump in. There were lots of smiles and eagerness to go around the course again! Each child who completed the course earnt five house points.

The Competitive Race was next.  Boys and girls ran separately in their respective Year groups. The cheers from the supporters was loud and proud. Each child showed determination to finish the race.  As this was an 'opt-in' element, we found more children opted-in after the Fun Run. 
The first ten place-getters earned house points and congratulations go to...

Year 1 Boys:
1st- Ethan Jiao, 2nd- Jayden Shaw, 3rd- Quinn Anderson, 4th- Oscar Marks, 5th -Levi Buckland, 6th - Alec Pickard, 7th - Isaiah Lathish, 8th - Toby Barnes, 9th - Orlando Marks  and 10th - Zachary Crossen

Year 1 Girls:
1st-James White, 2nd- Sneha Fernando, 3rd- Victoria Cao, 4th- Ariel Zhu, 5th -Skylar Pullan, 6th - Vanessa Zhao, 7th - Ilyanna Sauni, 8th - Zara Harrison, 9th - Aanya Patel and 10th - Mahek Patel

Year 2 Boys:
1st-Lenny Hensley, 2nd- Connor Michel, 3rd- Sam Foster, 4th- Connor Stewart, 5th -Dylan Bebbington, 6th - George Ren, 7th - Zachri Prinsloo, 8th - Judd Hedges , 9th - Flynn Ferguson and 10th - Ethan Campbell

Year 2 Girls:
1st-Brocke Baxter, 2nd- Sofi Bristow, 3rd- Ella Horne, 4th- Hana Hancock, 5th -Maia Endacott, 6th - Lusiana Chaddong, 7th - Connagh McKenzie, 8th - Amelia White , 9th - Maia Whiunui and 10th - Mariam Shafahi

Year 3 Boys:
1st-Cooper Hohipuha, 2nd- Matthew Scott, 3rd- Isaac Steffens, 4th- Billy Spivey, 5th -Carter Hamilton, 6th - Maxwell Ingram, 7th - Tai-manu Reriti, 8th - Conner Brocherie , 9th - Lincoln Tibbotts and 10th - Luke Ward

Year 3 Girls:
1st-Chloe Kaser, 2nd- Chloe Wright, 3rd- Kaiya Hiku, 4th- Grace Brew, 5th -Hayley Channings, 6th - Grace Oh, 7th - Milayna Gorman, 8th - Jessica Braithwaite , 9th - Gemma Berry and 10th - Matilda Ferguson

To keep us warm and limber whilst waiting for the races we had a 'request line' for songs and Miss van Gelder and Miss Pickering were the JumpJam masters! It was great to see many parents joining in too!

A big shoutout goes to the parents who were able to support this event with their time and fabulous marshalling skills. We couldn't have done it without you.

Certificates for Sportsmanship were given to those children showing fairness, respect for their competitors and an excellent attitude.