Cross country news - After a few failed attempts due to bad weather last term we finally managed to run the 2018 cross country at school. The children all had a go at running the course with a few new obstacles like the hay bales and there was great determination from all year levels. I saw lots of happy faces and good sportsmanship, with children congratulating each other on their successes.

Cross country news

After a few failed attempts due to bad weather last term we finally managed to run the 2018 cross country at school. The children all had a go at running the course with a few new obstacles like the hay bales and there was great determination from all year levels. I saw lots of happy faces and good sportsmanship, with children congratulating each other on their successes.

Thank you to all the teachers for all your hard work with the months of training you had the children doing and helping me out on the day. Thank you to the parents who came to support and cheer on the children. Also a big thank you to Bill who helped me plan the course, set it up on the day and marshall the event.

Thank you to the PTA for running the fabulous sausage sizzle and ice blocks!

The following children have qualified for South Zones cross country which will be held next Wednesday 23rd May. We wish them all the best.

Year 5 Boys

1st

Flynn Robertson

2nd

Harry Sworn

3rd

Casey Cleine

4th

Declan Bennett

5th

Spencer Hair

6th

Max Denison

Year 5 Girls

1st =

Scarlett Maclennan

1st =

Ashlee Baars

3rd

Pippa Maze

4th

Heidi Lees

5th

Milly Fear-Ross

6th

Jenna Hyndman

Year 6 Boys

1st

Oscar Le Lievre

2nd

Hugo Knowler

3rd

Nate Vossler

4th

Caleb Fuller

5th

Harry Simmons

6th

Tom Hall

Year 6 Girls

1st

Sydney Booth

2nd

Amy Peters

3rd

Aimee Phillips

4th

Klaudia Hassett

5th

Makayla Rees

6th

Louisa Chretien

For the full Cross Country results please click here.

Year 1-4 netball

This winter at school, with the help of Christchurch netball centre we are trialing a new netball programme throughout the junior school. The year 1 and 2’s are doing a FutureFerns programme each Thursday after school, which is being run by Christchurch netball centre. The year 3 and 4’s are playing 5 aside netball at Hagley park on Friday afternoons, coached and managed by the parents. We were very lucky to receive sponsorship from SGS New Zealand Ltd, community funding committee for uniforms, kits bags, balls and first aid kits. Thank you to Sarah Bachop for organising this.

Winter sport uniforms and HB sports equipment

The PTA have been spending some money on the sports this term. We have been really lucky to receive new winter sports tops for hockey, netball and football and new sports equipment for each HB. I have seen a lot of happy children outside every morning tea and lunchtime with soccer balls, netballs, hula hoops, skipping ropes and tennis balls. Thank you from all of the children.

Helen Whitley

Sports coordinator