2015 - Wahoo. Go the Black Caps and congratulations to the Sevens Team winning the Wellington 7s final!

PE & Sport in Term 1

We have a busy term ahead of us with loads of opportunities to be involved in physical activity.

It is great to see the new lines painted around the School, especially the cricket wickets on the volley board. 

Students are asked to change for PE & Sport. The tee shirt is available at the Office while the dri-fit shorts can be purchased from Postie Plus or the Warehouse. Because it is difficult to keep their broad rimmed hat on in the wind and while running about, the students are able to wear a cap during that time. It is imperative that students are sun blocked for any outdoor activity.

A real focus this term is the ICC Cricket World Cup. Last year 4 of our students, Bailey, Bailey, Cameron, and Toby represented us at the launch with the Tournament’s countdown (and to play cricket with Cricket greats Richard Hadlee and Debbie Hockley, oh yeah and Kate and Wills!)

Students will have the opportunity to learn more about the game in PE.

25 students will be invited to attend the England vs Scotland Game on the 23^rd.

Basketball – There is the opportunity to play basketball in the Friday Night Basketball Competition which starts on the 20^th and runs for 6 weeks this term. 

North Canterbury Basketball is happy to announce its Hoops Academy is back for 2015 !
Hoops is a skill based academy for Primary School aged players where they learn all the skills they need to become a successful basketball player. Sessions are held at the Mega Centre

North Canterbury Basketball are also proud to bring you the Stars Academy run by our own Coaches Liam Connely and Paul Exeter
They will teach our top up and coming players the skills and game sense they need to succeed in the Canterbury Club competition and at National Tournaments.

For more information or to sign up contact Angus on 021 532176 or ncjbball@yahoo.co.nz
Or check out our website and Facebook page!

As always, swimming in Term 1 focusses on safety and confidence. Given the appalling drowning statistics this summer it is imperative that we continue to cherish our Community Pool and value the opportunities to develop knowledge and skills further including the lunchtime swims, class and PE sessions, our Swimming Sports, the Triathlons, Mainpower Trust’s swimming programme,  and our sailing, beach, and surfing programmes.

SWIMMING	School at Dudley 10am – 12.30pm Wednesday 25th February
	Rakahuri  12.30pm Monday 2 March
	NC Monday 23 March
	Canterbury MONDAY 30 March Selwyn Aquatic Centre
TRIATHLON	Senior Syndicate Team event Friday 20th February
	Community Triathlon Sunday 22nd February
	Canterbury 10am WEDNESDAY 11 March Pegasus

The PTA work extremely hard to provide a friendly, enjoyable and professionally run Community Triathlon, which we encourage families to support. Students can participate in individual and/or team events as can parents and older siblings. Leading into this is our syndicate’s team triathlon run on the afternoon of Friday 20^th.

We also have a strong tradition of students representing the School at the Canterbury Primary Schools’ Triathlon. Interested individuals must attend the Community triathlon to be considered.

In the Community we value the fantastic work that Mainpower and the Sports Trust do in promoting physical activity and well being. They are hosting a Bike Rage as part of their Annual Fundraiser. Anyone over the age may enter this “marathon” team event so get some mates and family together, pitch a tent and give it a go!

Rakahuri Rage       Bike For Life 6 Hour 7km Team Mountainbike Race on 28^th March

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 & Women’s • School / Family • Old Cranks (over 50 years) • Veteran Men’s & Women’s (over 35 years)

All proceeds go to the MainPower Primary Schools Swimming Programme

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

www. Rakahuri-Rage.NZ or Pushbikes or Sports Centre on East Belt

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!