Whiz Kids on their bikes

Harri and Jacob recently teamed up to take on 60 teams of year 5/6 and 7/8 all racing together in the  Huxster Mountain Bike School Team Relay at McLeans Island.

They came 3rd in the Year 5/6 boys team relay!

This a great result for our two boys.

Some Year 6 students are going to play in a Rippa Rugby Tournament in Term 2. If successful locally they will play in the Canterbury Tournament.

March at Fernside School

Triathlon season has finished with the Weetbix triathlon in the weekend. The picture in the Press of a competitor struggling to locate his bike illustrates the many challenging aspects of a traithlon. Congratulations to our students who competed.
Jacob Turner 9yrs, was our highest placed triathlete at the Canterbury Primary/Intermediate Schools' Triathlon at Pegasus last week. He was placed 21st. An excellent result Jacob.

Upcoming events include the NC Swim Champs on 25 March (14 students have been invited to participate in this event) and The Canterbury Swim Sports after that. We have 3 talented representatives in the Canterbury event - Tom and Rosa and Harrison.

There is a Duathlon at Ruapuna in May and our School Cross Country after that. We are planning on holding our cross country event at a local farm for year 3 - 8 students.
Students run either 2 or 3km dependent on year. Wearing supportive well-fitting sports shoes is helpful especially for the 11 - 13 age group when sore heels can develop due to growth.

Are you interested in watching the NZ Breakers Basketball Team play?
WE can secure good priced tickets now with a group booking. Sarah has kindly offered to co-ordinate this.

A Special ‘Early Bird Offer’

 

SKYCITY Breakers  v Melbourne Tigers at CBS Arena – 10 September

 

Canterbury schools  again have the opportunity of purchasing tickets to see the SKYCITY Breakers in action for the first time of the 2013/2014 season.

 

The discounted early bird prices are:

Adults                                                                     $28.00

Students                                                                 $20.00

Children (primary & secondary school)                 $15.00 

 

Schools that purchase tickets will have the right to attend  a training session on game day at 10am at the CBS Arena.  This is an amazing opportunity to see how this high profile team trains before a game.  A gold coin donation on entry with all proceeds going to the Christchurch Children’s Earthquake Trust.

If you are interested in tickets, please contact Sarah on 310 6618 or sarahben@actrix.co.nz

Canterbury Triathlon and Rakahuri Swimming Championships

There are trials for any year 5 -8 students who wish to participate in the Canterbury Triathlon at 12.30 this Wednesday 27th at School.

The Rakahuri Swim Sports are on Monday 4th March.

The Fernside Swimming Sports are on Thursday 28th   February
Starts promptly at 10am, finishes at midday


Netball Coaching/teaching course at Dudley courts on Thursday 4 April from 3.30 - 6pm

Welcome to the Fernside School Sports Blog

YOu will find lots of information about events outside the School that don't necessarily make it into the School newsletter (visit the page on the right) as well as School events and teams.

Please feel free to contact Annabel on annabel.wilson@xtra.co.nz for more information

Swimming and Triathlon are our first events.

The School Swimming Sports are held on 28 February at 10am.

The Community Triathlon is held on Sunday 24th February.

2013

Welcome to the Fernside School Sports Blog

YOu will find lots of information about events outside the School that don't necessarily make it into the School newsletter (visit the page on the right) as well as School events and teams.
Please feel free to contact Annabel on annabel.wilson@xtra.co.nz for more information


Swimming and Triathlon are our first events.
The School Swimming Sports are held on 27 February at 10am.
The Community Triahtlon is held on Sunday 24th February.

Basketball runs for 6 weeks - see basketball page for more information.

Weetbix Triathlon information is available from School.

Twilight Football has begun again and here are the results from Term 4 2012.

Thank you to all of the schools and teams that took part in the Monday Twilight Schools Competition for Term 4 2012.

Waimak United Football Club is pleased to be able to support football in schools and are proud to announce that we will be putting over $2000 back into schools in the form of football prizepacks for the winning schools in each section of each grade.  This term we had 13 sections - so 13 prizepacks!

Attached is the information for the Term 1 2013 competition, so that you have the dates nice and early.  We will also resend this information early in the New Year.  

The Term 4 results follow.  Some of the leagues were very tightly contested and we hope that everyone enjoyed the opportunity to play some summer football.  We are waiting on a few backordered items in the prizepacks but will endeavour to get them to the winning schools prior to the end of term.

Once again thank you for your support.

Final Standings Term 4 2012

Year 0,1,2

Section One Winners: Ohoka Small Whites
Section One Runners Up: Ashley Vikings

Section Two Winners: Ohoka Small Blacks
Section Two Runners Up: Waikuku Wave Runners

Section Three Winners: Ashley Strikers
Section Three Runners Up: Ashgrove Phoenix

Section Four Winners: Fernside Raptosaurs
Section Four Runners Up: Fernside Champion Riders

Section Five Winners: Southbrook Snakes
Section Five Runners Up: Waikuku Wizards

Section Six Winners: Fernside Pink Pussycats
Section Six Runners Up: Southbrook Storm

Year 3,4,5

Section One Winners: Ohoka Red Devils
Section One Runners Up: Ashgrove Lions

Section Two Winners: Leithfield Lobsters
Section Two Runners Up: AC Swannanoa

Section Three Winners: Southbrook Steppers
Section Three Runners Up: Rangiora Borough Boots

Section Four Winners: Fernside Phoenix
Section Four Runners Up: Woodend Flames

Section Five Winners: Ashley Raiders
Section Five Runners Up: Loburn

Year 6,7,8

Section One Winners: Southbrook Strikers
Section One Runners Up: Rangiora Borough Boas

Section Two Winners: Amberley
Section Two Runners Up: Waikuku All Whites

Term 4 results and softball contact - 2012 comes to a close

Sport at Fernside has come to a close with the
Canterbury Athletics Championships, Friday night basketball, and the School Tennis Champs.

Of the 9 students who represented us at the Canterbury event, Molly Snowden was placed 1st in the 12 girls' 60m. Congratulations Molly.

Thanks to Rosie, Olivia, Sophie, Brad, Jackson, Megan, Carolyn, and Kate for coaching and managing the 3 teams. Congratulations to the ex-Fernside students who also referee in the basketball competition.
Congratulations also to Ilaria and Caleb for making the NCJBA rep teams who played in a quad tournament recently.

School Tennis Championships results:
Singles winners - Lucas Seaward and Ashleigh Ritchie,
runner-ups - Sam Kershaw and Alex Fabish
Doubles winners - Lucas and Harrison Seaward, Ashleigh Ritchie and Noor Nolten
runner-ups - Ben Rudd and Tom Davidson, Alex Fabish and Mikayla Calley.
Congratulations to the tennis players who have earned a spot in NC tennis rep teams:
Ashleigh Ritchie, Ben Rudd, Tom Davidson, Rosa Davidson

There have been some football teams and Touch teams playing as Fernside School teams as well. The football teams did so well they each won  gear bags full of footballs and goalie gloves.

Two teams recently played golf in the Canterbury Summer Tournament. Thanks to Mark and Ami who made that possible.

The parent and grandparent support for sports' teams in the Fernside Community is a special feature of the area and must be acknowledged and cherished. Thank you to all the adults who give children and our teens the opportunities to participate in physical activities.

4 classes have benefitted from a softball unit over the last 5 weeks. If your child is interested in playing softball our closest clubs are Kaiapoi and Papanui, or visit www.csa.org.nz
Kaiapoi softball club - Wayne Richardson 021370160 kaiapoisoftballclub@gmail.com

Term 3 sport

9 students qualified for the Canterbury Athletics Championships in 11 events. We congratulate:

Imi, Ashleigh. Angus, Caleb, Jesse, Phoebe, Molly, Eden, Aleisha, Nik and Ruby.

Great results from the Term Four Monday Night School Football competition. The school will receive three Football Prize Packs from Waimak Football club for being Section winners.

Year 0 -2 Section Four            Winners – Fernside Raptosaurs

                                                Runners up – Fernside Champion Riders

Year 0-4 Section Six                Winners – Fernside Pink Pussycats

Year 3-5 Section Four             Winners – Fernside Phoenix.

Congratulations to all the players and a big big thankyou to all the parents.

Athletics Day at Fernside produced some stunning performances. Students made fantastic efforts to reach their personal goals and to improve on their middle distance times.
49 students have qualified for the Rakahuri Sports this Friday 9th November. WE wish them well.
9 School records were broken by 7 athletes.

See the athletics page for results and Rakahuri Notices.

Rooms 8, 9, 10 visit Ohoka School for an afternoon of fun and competition - Top Town 27 November

Term 3's events

Athletics

Fernside School Senior Athletic Sports Wednesday 31st October 2012

See athletics page for timetable and other details.

Rooms 8 - 10 Top Town at Ohoka School on 27 November

Softball Coaching in School

Summer Tournament in CHCH for years 7/8 on Nov 21st