Tamaki Cluster Rugby Tournament

Term 3, Week 8

This week the year 5 and 6's participated in the Tamaki Cluster Rugby Tournament.  We entered a yr 5 & 6 girls Rippa team, an under 55's boys team and an open weight (55kg+) boys team.  Our coaches were Coach Mary, Mrs McGarry and Mr Edwards respectively.

The weather played game and allowed all the players to enjoy some hard and open running games.   Congratulations to the rippa girls placing second and also our open weight team.  Fantastic stuff!

Intermediate Challenge Netball Tournament

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On Sunday 30th August the Yr 8 mixed netball team participated in the AMI Auckland Intermediate Challenge Netball tournament.   The weather was dodgy but thankfully we managed to miss most of the big downpours.  The team played some solid netball and were definitely put to the test as they came up against some pretty tough competition from schools such as Te Atatu Intermediate, Waiheke High School, St Cuthbert's, ANI and St Thomas' School.

The team really came together on the day and they never once gave up.  Maybe it had something to do with the incredible sideline support and all the wonderful cheerleaders.  We managed to come third in our pool which was a fantastic effort!  Mrs Key and I would like to thank not only the 8 players who gave it their all on the day but also the family and friends that braved the weather and cheered on relentlessly this great little netball team.

Trials and a Sunday Netball Tournament

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Term 3 sports has started with a bang with the boys league team trialling and training for the Eastern Zone competition.   We also had the Eastern Zone netball teams hitting the court in anticipation of their tournament in week 3 at AMI Netball courts in St Johns.

Last Sunday our Yr 6 Sylvia Ferns and Yr 7/8 Maroonettes netball teams played in an all day tournament at St Johns.  The teams played 4 to 5 games each and you can imagine how tired they were at the end of the day!  They thoroughly enjoyed themselves and a huge thanks to the wonderful parents and families that came and supported on the day.

Next week we have our Eastern Zone teams going out on their Netball (Tuesday with Mrs Key) and League (Thursday with Mr Timo).  Good luck and play hard!

Our new uniforms

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Just a short and sweet post to say 'how cool do our Yr 6 Sylvia Ferns look in their new netball uniforms!'    They look more than cool....they look sensational!

And our Yr 6's went on to draw against the club side Nga Whetu 7-7.  At least we managed to dodge the awful weather that night.  Not so lucky were the Maroonettes, our Yr 8 girls side.  They played on regardless - and unfortunately went down 8-9.

Keep up the great work everyone!

Soccer Stars

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On Wednesday the Yr 5 and 6 Soccer teams represented SPS at the Tamaki Cluster Soccer tournament held at Point England Reserve.  The weather was great and the students all rose to the challenge and played their hearts out.

Final placings were
Yr 5's second out of six teams
Yr 6's ninth out of eleven teams.

Well done to all those that participated and a huge thanks to our coaches - Mr C and Darian!

Hockey sticks are out for Term 2

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Welcome back to Term 2 where we will continue to see lots of sporting action.   Te Manawa and Te Ropu O Nga Manakura students have started with Hockey.  There has already been lots of positive feedback and by all accounts everyone is not only learning new skills but having lots of fun along the way.

The TM and TRONM teachers also had some fun this week when they attended a PLD session with Sandie from Auckland Hockey.  She came into school to make sure us teachers were familiar with the basics - all to ensure that hockey can be continued throughout the school year as part of classroom active sport programmes.

From the clip below you can see that the teachers are quite a competitive bunch!

Hockey PD from Dagmar Dyck on Vimeo.

Cracking Cluster Cricket with Mr Cowlrick!

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It's been another busy week for sport here at SPS.  Not only did we attend the Auckland Interzones for Softball but we also attended the Tamaki Cluster Cricket Tournament on the Wednesday.

Over the last few weeks the teams have been training hard with Mr Cowlrick and their effort and commitment certainly showed throughout the day's tournament.

Stand out players have been given Sports Awards at this week's assembly for not only their great cricket skills but also their ability to work with their team.  Congratulations to David Penjueli, R15, Chiko Pitman, R17 and Divek Nadan from R18.

Overall results were
Yr 5's - First
Yr 6's - Third
Yr 7 & 8's - Fourth

Well done teams!!!

Also many thanks to our parent help for the day's tournament, Mary Green and again to Mr Cowlrick.

And we are all right behind the Black Caps quarter final game tomorrow!