Wiki Whitu / Week 7

Wiki whitu / WEEK 7

We have a couple of important events coming up these next few weeks so please keep checking the school calendar (on the right of this blog) to make sure you have the dates all sorted!

Athletics Day Information

You will soon receive a notice home about Athletics Day here is a digital copy:

Dear Parents,

The Timatanga Athletics Day is planned for Wednesday 28th November from 9.30am until 12.30ish (postponement either Thursday 29th or Friday 30th November). Supporters are warmly invited to attend. The day will be split into two parts, where we will showcase and perform the athletic skills we have been working on in our Sportstart PE sessions, which is part of our curriculum.

The first half of the day will run on a rotation, where classes will move around stations and the children will perform the skills that form the basis of athletic events.  These stations will include activities based on the disciplines of running, jumping and throwing.

Within each of these disciplines there will be Sportstart stations and more traditional stations.  Sportstart teaches the skills required to perform the athletic events that the students will participate in as they move through the school.

The second half of the programme will be sprint races, which will be run in year group heats and finals.

Timetable of events:

9.30am: Rotation of athletic skills

10.30am: Morning tea

11.00am: Sprint races

12.30pm: Shared lunch with parents and supporters

A few points to note for the day:

• For the sprint races after playtime, the children will run in year groups.

• The children may wear sports shorts and their house colour shirt.  This will make it easier, especially for the girls who usually wear dresses or longer culottes and will encourage the school’s house spirit.

• Sneakers should be worn if possible and shoes must be worn in the sprint races.

• Morning tea must be eaten in the Junior area, away from the main field so we can set the gear up for the sprint races.

• Please ensure that a sunhat and polar fleece are at school for the day.

• A drink bottle of water is a good idea.

• Please apply sunscreen before school. We will have sunscreen available for anyone who needs it (parents and teachers included).

• Spectators for the sprint races are asked to stay in the marked areas along the cricket pitch side of the track and avoid the finish line area. This helps us to finalise positions and make sure your children make their way back to the correct supervised area after their race.

We are enjoying great success with our training throughout the term and we look forward to a great community sports event on the day.

Kind regards,

Timatanga

End Of Year Celebration 

By now, hopefully, you have received an invitation home with your child inviting you along to Timatanga Celebration, see below for this information:

Crazy Hair Day

 

Things to know about Week 6:

-  Wednesday 28 November Timatanga Athletics Day (cancellation days Thursday 29 or Friday 30)

- Lizzie is out on a course on Thursday 29 after lunch