Last sports news of the year - thanks, dates

What a way to end the year.
We have had record entries into our Fernside School Student Tennis Champs
29 in both boys' and girls' singles competitions and 17 pairs entered in both of the doubles comps.
The courts are jamming with students from year 4 - 8 giving it a go!
Our finals are being held tomorrow, and they are hotly contested.

Our 5 basketball teams finished last week and all on a win. The teams worked well together, trusting their passes and getting the rebounds. The Flames and Laker (7/8) finished 3rd in their section while the Thunder won theirs.

Thank you so much to Kelly for coaching the mini ball teams all year.
Thanks to Libby, Megan, Greg, Harry, Ryan, and Mitchell for coaching our Friday night teams.

As well as Ben Hampton being placed 3rd = in the 13 boys high jump, Aleisha Malcolm was placed 4th = and has broken the School record for 12 girls with her jump of 130cm.

The Sports dates for 2015 are set . Please look at the page for further information

Finally, thank you to all the parents who support the students being physically active.
Thank you for transporting them, paying any fees, managing teams and coaching. My number one goal is to provide students with opportunities to play sport, so thank you for making that possible!
Annabel

Canterbury Athletics Success

Congratulations to Ben Hampton who was placed 3rd equal in 13 boys High Jump at the Canterbury Athletics Championships yesterday.
This is a fantastic result!

All 5 of our Basketball teams have one more game to play and this is a good time to reflect on why the students play the game. They simply play because they enjoy it - being on the court and being with their friends.
We owe a huge vote of gratitude to our coaches and our managers, thank you so much!

Summer Sport and Mountain Biking

Last week 8 students competed in the Canterbury Primary Schools' Summer Tournament. Tom D, Tom M, Sarah C and James finished 4th in the Boys' Tennis Competition at Wilding Park and Dylan P, Bailey W, Bailey H, & Hayden finished 6th in the Golf at Everglades Golf Course.

Fernside congratulates and supports its 8 students who will represent us and the Rakahuri Zone at the Canterbury Athletics Championships next week. They are:

13+ yr Boys 100m, Long Jump & 1200m	Dylan McCord
13+ yr Boys 1200m	James McEwan
9yr High Jump	Felix Horwarth
13+ yr Boys HJ	Ben Hampton
10yr Girls 50m , 1000m distance run	Alyssa Harnett
10yr Girls 80m, 1000m run, Long Jump	Lillie Rayner
10yr Girls High Jump	Erina Van Der Meys
12yr Girls High Jump	Aleisha Malcolm

The Rakahuri Mountain Bike Rage

The Rakahuri Rage is a new endurance mountainbiking event to be held beside the Ashley River just north of Rangiora in March 2015.  Teams of 2-4 riders will race for 6 hours around a 7km course, with the aim to complete as many laps as possible in that time.  The course has been designed to suit riders of all abilities, mixing fast and flat sections with areas requiring a bit more technical skill to challenge everyone.  New tracks are currently being created for this event, which winds through the trees on the south side of the Ashley Riverbed near the Rangiora Race Course, linking existing biking and walking tracks with stopbank roads.

The event is being held to raise funds so the Mainpower Sports Trust can extend the MainPower Primary School Swimming Programme  and to promote sport and recreation in the region with a local based event.  In 2016 Mainpower intends having an event just for primary school children on the night before but this will depend on how well it goes in March. 

The Rakahuri Rage is all about encouraging riders to have a go and challenge themselves while being part of a supportive team which might be made up of workmates, family or friends.  Entries are limited to 200 teams, with each team given an area right next to the track to set up a gazebo or tent so they can relax between laps.  The race will start at 10am and finish at 4pm.  

The race is open to all riders over 12 years old, with a variety of team categories available to enter...

Corporate   /   Mixed   /   Open Men’s   /   Open Women’s   /   School / Family   /    Veteran Men’s   /   Veteran Women’s (over 35 years)  /  Old Cranks (over 50 years)    

Cost is $55 per rider with all proceeds going to the MainPower Primary Schools Swimming Programme

For more information and online entry forms, visit...

www.rakahuri-rage.nz

Entry forms are also available from Push Bikes Rangiora and the Sports Centre, East Belt, Rangiora

Athletics at Fernside School - Rakahuri Week

Congratulations to all the super athletes at Fernside School.
I am so rapt with your attitude!
You guys absolutely rock - goals were set, you worked hard to achieve them, you supported each other, you celebrated success and you coped with disappointment!

I have entered the qualifiers onto the NC sports website (link on this page) so check that out - and your opposition!
WE had 24 athletes qualify for the 36 field event places so there is room to improve there.
The middle distance was hotly contested and remains a strength.

Winners of the 9, 10 & 11 and 12 boys were announced on Friday in Assembly but the others will be announced and congratulated on Monday when all students are present.
The highest achieving athlete will also be announced - watch this space!

And fresh off the press - 3 School records will matched or bettered last Wednesday
Aleisha Malcolm matched Nicole Hampson's 12 girls' High Jump record of 125cm Wahoo Aleisha!
Lily Womersley set a new turbojet record of 16.5m for 11 girls and
Ben Phillips set a new record for 10 boys750g discus - 17.76m!

A team of 48 go the Rakahuri Athletics Championships this Friday 7th November - GO Fernside!

Term 4 at Fernside School

Welcome back to an action packed term!
Athletics is on with a vengeance as we gear up for the Fernside Athletics Day on Wednesday 29 October (PP the next day), Rakahuri Championships on Friday 7th October (pp 12th) and Canterbury Athletics Championships on 3rd December. (see more details on the page to your right).

Golf - The junior coaching programme began today at the Rangiora Golf Club. Check it out - 10am every Sunday morning!

A SPORTS HUB FOR NOW

A HOME FOR CANTERBURY ATHLETICS

Hello Everyone

You will be aware that for some time Athletics Canterbury has been working with the Christchurch City Council on a proposed sports hub at Nga Puna Wai that will include an athletics facility to replace that lost in the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

The City Council has now opened up the Nga Puna Wai sports hub proposal for a 2 months consultation period from Friday 10 October until 5pm on Friday 12 December 2014.

This consultation is open to anyone and the full Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub Masterplan Concept Design Report, Statement of Proposal and amendments to the Management Plan can be viewed at either –

On line at www.ccc.govt.nz/HaveYourSay or

At any Council library, Recreation and Sport Centre or Service Centre.

Submissions and comments are sought during the consultation period.

To assist those involved in our sport we will be holding an “open” meeting as follows –

Date:      Thursday 30 October 2014

Time:     7.30pm

Venue:   Cashmere Club, Colombo Street

At least one representative of the Christchurch City Council will be present and we urge anyone with an interest in athletics to attend. This includes Club Committee members, coaches, athletes, parents, supporters, etc.

This will be one opportunity to learn about Nga Puna Wai and the athletics facility in particular as we gather as much support for the proposal and work through the two months consultation proposal. At this meeting we hope to be able ts are left in no doubt of our sport’s support for the Nga Puna Wai sports hub.

We will be pleased if you would distribute this E-mail to your network of members etc.

We look forward to welcoming you on Thursday 30 October.

Regards,

Bernadette Jago

Secretary

Athletics Canterbury Inc.

WE are spending extra time over the next 2 weeks practising our specific run, jump and throw skills as well as increasing our House focus for the event!

Thanks to Dean Hurley for cleaning up and refilling our long jump pits!

A SPORTS HUB FOR NOW

A HOME FOR CANTERBURY ATHLETICS

Hello Everyone

You will be aware that for some time Athletics Canterbury has been working with the Christchurch City Council on a proposed sports hub at Nga Puna Wai that will include an athletics facility to replace that lost in the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

The City Council has now opened up the Nga Puna Wai sports hub proposal for a 2 months consultation period from Friday 10 October until 5pm on Friday 12 December 2014.

This consultation is open to anyone and the full Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub Masterplan Concept Design Report, Statement of Proposal and amendments to the Management Plan can be viewed at either –

On line at www.ccc.govt.nz/HaveYourSay or

At any Council library, Recreation and Sport Centre or Service Centre.

Submissions and comments are sought during the consultation period.

To assist those involved in our sport we will be holding an “open” meeting as follows –

Date:      Thursday 30 October 2014

Time:     7.30pm

Venue:   Cashmere Club, Colombo Street

At least one representative of the Christchurch City Council will be present and we urge anyone with an interest in athletics to attend. This includes Club Committee members, coaches, athletes, parents, supporters, etc.

This will be one opportunity to learn about Nga Puna Wai and the athletics facility in particular as we gather as much support for the proposal and work through the two months consultation proposal. At this meeting we hope to be able to provide some guidance how we as a sport are going to make submissions so that the City Councillors are left in no doubt of our sport’s support for the Nga Puna Wai sports hub.

We will be pleased if you would distribute this E-mail to your network of members etc.

We look forward to welcoming you on Thursday 30 October.

Regards,

Bernadette Jago

Secretary

Athletics Canterbury Inc.

Sun Smart:
It is time for students to be wearing their hats to School and caps in PE. All students should of course have applied sunblock and have their own at School. (And drink bottle!)

Swimming Tuition start this Monday for the bulk of the School and we hope all students are prepared with their gear so they can make the most of this wonderful opportunity.

Fernside School has 5 teams playing basketball this term, 1 min ball yrs 3/4, 2 yr5/6 and 2 yrs 7/8.
Thank you so much to our coaches and our managers for giving the children this opportunity.

Many classes are spending an EOTC at the Beach (Education) in week 6 learning to surf, be safe and have fun!

There is a Canterbury Summer Tournament on 19 November which we will be sending teams to - tennis, golf, and maybe softball and tag (rugby league equivalent of rippa).

WE have Fernside Teams entered in Rugby Touch competitions as well as many others playing tennis, cricket, swimming and other activities.

In addition to all this activity we get to enjoy the local Show (Northern A&P) , NC Tennis Champs, Fernside Garden Tour and the lead up to Christmas!

Summer Sports

Information from Sports & recreational groups are flooding in.
Please refer to the pages on the side of this blog for information about cricket, athletics, getting muddy, etc.

Holiday programmes

 

Monday
Basketball Football

Tuesday Wednesday Unihoc Dodge Ball Netball Ball Games
Tramp/Gymnastics
Run by the

Thursday
NCSRT’s Olympics

Friday
NCSRT’s Olympics

North Canterbury Primary School Sport Coaches Bookings essential so contact us NOW!*

www.sportscentre.org.nz/kids-programmes 03 975 5556 ext 0 office@sportstrust.org.nz

* Payment required at booking. In the event you withdraw your child from the programme a full refund will only be given if the Sports Centre is notified before Friday 26th September 2014 

Winter Sports Conclude

Congratulations to our 2 teams (Junior Netball & Senior Hockey) that qualified for the Canterbury Winter Tournament in Christchurch last Thursday 28th.
The Hockey team of Hannah, Willa, Caitlin, Tom, Dylan, James, Sam, Emily, Bailey C, Jaimee, Amber progressed to the final undefeated! (Cashmere 2 Fernside 0)
Their ability to apply the game plans, work together as a team and play in a way that suited the 5 minute-each-way rules was great to watch. Talk about transferable skills from other codes (only 3 hockey players in the team)!

Thank you to past pupils Courtney Winter and Cate Hall who umpired for us.

Sports Changeover and variety

As winter sports finals get underway and rep teams kick into action it gives us time to reflect on the quantity of time spent on one sport.
Research shows us that early specialisation is not the way to go. Playing different sports and being involved in a variety of physical activities at least until 16 years has huge benefits for our developing students.
I am being inundated with invitations to enter teams in twilight football and twilight netball as well as Touch, basketball (we have entered 2 junior and 2 senior teams as well as a yr 3/4 mini ball team), cricket, tennis etc.
Why not encourage your children to try something new between now and Christmas.
Orienteering is a great activity for students who like to run and like a challenge.

And for Mums and Dads and older siblings, write this date in your calendar for next year - a bike relay to be held along river road somewhere.

Bike Race

On 28 March 2015, The Mainpower Trust is hosting a 6hr bike relay (minimum age of 12) to raise funds for the WaiSwim programme. Keep an eye out for more info and start training!

Orienteering – Do your kids like to run and are looking for a change from team or ball sports? Give orienteering a go!  Canterbury Schools Orienteering Festival 2014.  

Connor Cleary from RHS is running some training sessions: Wednesday 27th at Ashgrove Park & school and Wednesday 3rd September at Rangiora High School. Pupils coming need to pay $2 for their maps. Starts at 4.00pm finishes before 5pm (see the sports blog or Annabel for more information.   They are  Canterbury Champs are on the 13th September- Sprint on the Saturday afternoon start times from 1.30 at Hansen Park St Martins and Sunday 14th Long Distance at Kairakei in the morning starts from 9.30. Payment is $10 per day plus sport identity hire and entries due before the end of the month.

Sporting Behaviour and skiing

Canterbury P & I Ski Races - REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN (go to pages for more info)

HOW TO REGISTER

1 - Go to our website - News / Events Page -
 http://www.mtcheeseman.co.nz/p-and-i-school-ski-race/
2 - Read the information on this page and download the Race Information Policy

The emphasis is on fun and introducing children to the excitement of ski-racing.

Most of the children's time will be spent just skiing freely and enjoying other activities on the day.

An integral part of sport is the appreciation of the players and officials by spectators, namely parents.
As parents we support our children by paying subs, managing or coaching, umpiring, transporting, paying for their gear, watching them play . . .
How good are we on the sideline?
This reminder sits at the netball courts in Christchurch.

Friday night Basketball resumes this term. Get your registrations in by this Tuesday 12th August.
Basketball Coaching - Are you interested in giving this a go? Do you know someone who may be able to coach? Give Annabel a ring at the School on 313 8608.

Kiwi Champions

There is something about the Commonwealth Games that I find special. They seem more personal.
There is no doubt that these athletes are achieving at a world standard regardless of how many nations are present at the Games. They seem to be more accessible for spectators. I am loving the inclusion of the "para" events occurring concurrently, how special is that for those athletes to be part of the bigger team.
I have been enjoying watching all our athletes and can but admire their skill and work rates. We don't often get to see teams of NZ gymnasts competing which has been timely given that we are engaged in a gymnastics unit at School.

The Games news commentators, and indeed the athletes are paying homage to the support they receive from their families, friends, coaches, funding bodies, training partners and their communities. Never has it seemed like we are a part of their success.
I could't believe that local Anton Cooper (Woodend) won gold in the mountain biking corss-country this morning, unbelievable determination and self-belief.

This happens on all levels - parent support at our School in critical to all our sports programmes and sporting opportunities for our students.
Thank you to all the parents who manage, transport, coach, feed and encourage the children to be involved.
Last Friday we held an impromptu sports afternoon in lieu of the Interchange cancellation. What a thrill to see parents help out, the students being appreciative and flexible with a hastily arranged draw. It was everything that is good about NZ childrens' sport. They played hard, celebrated goals, laughed at missed passes and tackles, bantered amongst themselves, accepted disappointing decisions, reflected, and thanked their opposition and the adults. In short, they were happy!

This term we play 4 weeks of sports interchange, compete in the Rakahuri Tournament, practise our invasion games skills, develop fundamental movement skills in gymnastics and trampolining at School and at the Rangiora Gymnastics and ICE Clubs. (and later Athletics)

Basketball begins this term and there are opportunities to learn this fantastic game - yrs 3/4 - mini ball, yrs 5 - 8 NCJBA Friday night competition for Schools.

Watch out for sporting opportunities in the community, Fernside Tennis Club has its AGM on Monday 11 August.

Guts and Legends!

What a lovely day we had for our Fernside School cross country. There were so many positives, a highlight being the way the students embraced the House Colours. The House relay was won by Kahurangi and overall Whero pipped them by 1 point!

It was wonderful to see the students strive to meet their goals - finishing the course for some, qualifying for Rakahuri (22 made it!) or winning their year group. yr 3 - 8 results are on the cross country page.

The students loved the House rivalry and relay, the rough parts of the course, jumping the hay bales and feeling fitter.
Many made the comment that is was getting easier and easier over the weeks of preparation and that is seemed so much easier when the focus was on getting House points.

Cross country season

2014 Fernside School Cross Country – Wednesday 21^st May (pp 22^nd) 

(Years 3 – 8, Rooms 4 – 10)

Dear Parents/ Caregivers

The annual School Cross Country will be held in the School grounds from 10.30am. 

With a postponement date of the next day.

Can you help with marshalling?

Please contact your class teacher.

This is a Year Race and House event so we ask the students to wear something in their House Colour – tee shirt, socks, bandana, face paint. I hope you can join us on the day as the children perform better with adult encouragement ( and we really need your support with marshalling please).

Congratulations to all our duathletes who competed last wed. it was a miserable day for the event and getting helmets off with cold fingers became the biggest challenge. Out top finisher was Jacob Turner in 10 boys with a 15th placing. WE acknowledge that ex student Adam Redway finished second! Fantastic!

Sone new info has come in about sports outside the School so please visit the page for further info.

Steven Adams  - what a legend! The Cool giant from down under is making a name for himself in the NBA and is a valued asset in his first year! 

Healthy Me and cross country season!

Welcome back to all our Fernside students and families.

With more time spent near heating it is a good chance to reflect on what keeps us healthy.
The School's focus on Healthy Me is a result of our PE and Health review in 2013.

WE hope to encourage students and their families to consider their days in terms of exercise, recreation, helping others, relaxing, stretching our minds, socialising and eating well.
And how all of that makes us happier.

It seems that timing is everything as we combine that focus with a senior camp, a training day for our Jump Jam leaders, the Canterbury Duathlon this Wednesday (Good luck to Ben H, Hannah, Ella, Caitlin, Harri, Jacob, Maddy, Ashton, and Lillie who have been training hard) and the School Cross Country in week 3 on Wednesday 21st.

Please find a notice about the cross country in the pages section.
This year's Rakahuri event is being held at Loburn unless it is exceptionally wet. So view the course and get out there for a run! WEdnesday 4 June
http://www.ncschoolsports.org.nz

Looking ahead, Rooms 8 - 10 will be participating in a Winter Sports Interchange programme in Term 3. Rooms 8 - 10 will be learning more about gymnastics and trampolining.

Easter Exercise

With all this dreary weather there is nothing like getting out there to walk the dog, run along the beach, toss a ball around with your mates or head for the bush and hills.
Fernside students will find their upcoming cross country easier with time spent being active at home and out on the sports fields and courts. Next term we begin our School wide topic Healty Heroes and seniors classes head off to camp. Looks like an active term at Fernside School!

Students will also be participating in the Canterbury Duathlon, Rugby Fun Day and  Jump Jam leadership Course.

Last week Harri and Jacob partnered up to ride in the Huxter Mountain Biking Event at Macleans Island coming in 4th from over 40 teams.

• April 11th Friday, School Team Relay at Maclean Island for ages 10-18 
• Pump Tracks for CHCH  has completed 5 tracks in CHCH.  They are at Ferrymead Park, Crosbie Park, Hinemoa Park, Bexley Park and Sumner in the skate area. Get out there and ride a track these holidays!

Another highlight this week has been the participation of Bailey Roger, Bailey Wattie, Toby and Cameron playing cricket with cricket greats and oh yeah Kate and Wills!

Enjoy the photo of our boys promoting the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2015. 

Autumn Stillness

Walking and tramping at this time of the year is idyllic and with School holidays approaching I hope students will get out there to enjoy the countryside.

Senior students swam late into the season practising their aquatic survival skills in our deep but still relatively warm pool. They practised the HELP and Huddle positions with and without life jackets, swam length after length, treaded water, retrieved objects without the use of goggles, made floats whiel treading water and all this while dressed in socks, trousers, long sleeved tees and sweatshirts.
The strong message being delivered was to never enter the open water or boat without a lifejacket and to realise that the cold and tiredness will hinder or prevent their survival.
Many students gained Fernside School survival certificates through determination and perseverance.

We are wrapping up our target game unit focussing on the use of cricket equipment, practising our striking, throwing and catching skills and using them in games.
A team of years 4 - 6 students participated in a cricket carnival at the Mainpower Oval in Rangiora while another 4 cricketers will be playing in Latimer Square next Monday at the World Cup cricket promo.

Students are continuing with their enjoyment of Jump Jam as part of their physical activities at School. 12 of our Jump Jam leaders will be learning how to be effective leaders at an upcoming course on 19 May.

Other upcoming events include A Rugby Fun Day in Christchurch on 9 May for years 4 - 6.

On Wednesday 14 May some students from Fernside School will give the Canterbury Primary Schools' Duathlon a go. This is held at Ruapuna Raceway.
Any parents wanting to know more about these events can look at the pages section.

THe School Cross Country is 6 weeks away so we are encouraging the students who don't do much sport to start now with a little every second day and slowly build up to the 2km for years 4 - 6 and 3km for years 7 & 8. This year the event will be held on a 1 km course in the School grounds.

Swimming and Triathlon

Sporting Success

Congratulations to our 5 students Ben & Ashton Hampton, Jacob Turner, Maddy George, & Harri Silcock, who participated in the challenging Canterbury Primary Schools' Triathlon on Wednesday. Ben, Maddy and Jacob finished in the top 22nd, 18th & 17th. Jacob finished 17th out of 122 competitors and both him and Ben were less than 4 minutes behind the winners! The competitors wore transponders this year which meant accurate timing at different stages of the race could be made.  The recording makes for interesting reading and the athletes will know exactly where their strengths and weaknesses are. 

Vist the Canterbury website (there is a link on this blog) and look under results, 2014 triathlon. Very cool!

 4 students have been invited to the Canterbury Swimming Championships in April - Sarah Calley, Tom Davidson, Ben Hampton & Abbey Mitchell. We wish them well. They have also been invited to an additional North Canterbury event next Monday, where they compete against their NC Counterparts from the Pegasus, Kowai and Hurunui Zones.

Cricket - there is a carnival for our students to play in. We have entered a team but need a few more players. If your child is keen please contact Annabel:      annabel.wilson@xtra.co.nz

Water Safety

Last week rooms 7 -10 experienced floating in lifejackets in their clothes in cold water for a period of time. It was a challenging activity given the length of time they had to be in the water with clothes and trading water. The NZ Water Safety Council are saying how important it is for our children to learn to survive in cold water so we appreciated the opportunity to use life jackets.