This year we have had 39 girls playing in five Teams of futureFERNS Netball.

The Netball season ran for 15 weeks in Term 2 and 3.

Four Teams played on Friday afternoon and the fifth team played on a Saturday morning at The Christchurch Netball Centre in Hagley Park.

The Year 3 All Stars and the two Year 4 Dream Team and Kotuku Team played a modified 5 a-side game. They learnt a new netball skill each week at Thursday or Friday lunchtime practice and on Friday afternoons after school, they travelled to The Christchurch Netball Centre in Hagley Park. Here the girls once again practised their new skill before they played a game of 5-a-side netball, against another school.

The development of the girls Netball skills, Fair Play and great Team Participation has been wonderful to watch over this Netball Season.

Congratulations girls.

Your SNBS Community is very proud of you.

Y3 All Stars 

Charlotte Alce,  Emmi King-Smith, Isabel Macdonald, Lily Osbourne,  Alyssa  Parkyn, Nataliah Ward, Tamar Watson, Chloe Williams.  

Y4 Dream Team 

Amelia Gibson, Summer Jenkinson, Isla McLean, Lavonyah Neho-Alford, Taylah Pope, Emily Tipper, Celia Ward

Y4 Kotuku

 Sharn Aldwin,  Shiloh Brownie,  Brighid Chandler, Caelin Fitzsimmons,  Sophie Godsiff, Ayla Robinson, Naia Robson

As well as these three Teams in the 5 a-side futureFERNS, we also had two teams entered in the 6 a-side Competition.

The Godwits are a team of five Year 5 and three Year 6 girls, who played each Friday afternoon after school at The Christchurch Netball Centre in Hagley Park. In the 6 a-side competition this year they had 6 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw.

The Seagals are a team of nine Year 6 girls who played each Saturday morning at the Christchurch Netball Centre in Hagley Park. In the 6 a-side competition this year the Seagals had 8 wins and 4 losses.

Both these teams have practiced once a week after school and the growth in their confidence and skills over the 15 rounds of competition has been amazing to watch. You have always tried your best on the Netball court each week and I congratulate you all on your wonderful season.

Year 5 & Year 6 Godwits 

Xena Balbuena, Sienna Bernstone, Taylor Cambie, Matilda Moran, Lola Riley, Eva Robinson, Neve Sparks, Eva Wilson

Year 6 Seagals

Loghan Bola,  Manaia Carly, Jessica Gillard, Sophie Harris, Allissa Head, Sophie Jack,  Holly Lennon, Hayley Reynolds, Bridie Stephens

The futureFERNS Netball programme at SNBS would not have been possible without the awesome support of our Coaches and Parent Helpers. These wonderful parents, grandparents and teachers attended Coaching Workshops, organized the Teams each week, ran the practices, worked out the rotations of the players, took the warm-ups and skill sessions, umpired and kept the score for the games plus they transported players to the courts each week.

I would especially like to acknowledge the following caregivers for their great support with our SNBS futureFERNS Netball Programme this year.

Bronnie King and Steve Kersey who Coached the Y3 All Stars

Kate McLean and Wendy Pope for Coaching the Y4 Dream Team

Toni Strong and Kirsty McIntosh for coaching the Y4 Kotuku

Sharyn Sparks and Jacky Cambie for coaching the Y5&6 Godwits

Amanda Weber and Garry Lennon for coaching the Year 6 Seagals

Thank you 

Gabrielle Flaus