Over 300 Triathletes @ Fendalton School

Team 22 Individual Triathletes last Wednesday

Today over 300 triathletes of all ages competed in our Teams' Triathlon (105 teams of 3). Some classes in the Middle and Senior Teams had 100% participation! (I know Team 7 did!). Teachers and parents also took part with the only school record falling on the day to the Mums' team of Annabel S., Kate R and Julieana F. who smashed the 2008 record by 43 seconds and were the fastest team overall on the day in 7min. 16 sec.

It was great to see so many children giving it a go and hopefully many of the participants will try a full triathlon in the future.

Ribbons for triathlon placegetters in both the Individual and Teams' Tri will be awarded at assembly on Friday.

Teams' Triathlon Postponed till Wednesday

Due to the rain, the Teams' Triathlon is postponed till Wednesday 25th February. Start time is still 9.30am with report in by 9.00am.

Sports Week 23-27 February

Monday 23rd February:

Tuesday 24th February:
9.30am Teams' Triathlon POSTPONED TILL WEDNESDAY
12.55pm Year 5 Girls' Milo Cricket Practice
5.30/6.00pm TUESDAY TOUCH GAMES @ Nunweek Park
Wednesday 25th February:
9.30am Teams' Triathlon
12.50pm Hardball Cricket Practice
12.55pm Year 6 Girls' Milo Cricket Practice
Thursday 26th February:

Friday 27th February:
Girls' Milo Cricket Games
1.00pm T-Ball teams travel to Hagley Park
1.25pm Hardball Cricket Teams travel to Jeffreys' Reserve

Individual Triathlon 2008 - One record broken!

We had 125 children start and finish our school triathlon today! One record was broken but more importantly lots of children completed their first ever triathlon and were very proud of themselves!

Louis B (pictured opposite) was a close second to Henry I (who won his second school title within 24 hours!) in the Seniors Boys' race but he broke the 9 years boys' record , held by his brother Max, by six seconds to record 15m36secs. Third Senior Boy was Alex H just edging Alex S, winner of the second wave. The Junior Boys' race was a tight tussle with Nathan C edging Jay S and Sam T on the run to win in 9m50s.

Senior Girls' Champion for 2009 was Holly R in 17.23 ahead of Isabel G and Goldie H. Bayley A was a convincing winner of the Junior Girls' race ahead of Jordyn B and Hannah J. The 6 Years Girls' record, held by Claudia R, was missed by only 6 seconds by Lauren S-S in 12.50.

The Teams' Triathlon will be held next Tuesday, 24 February, and we hope for lots of parents to join the teachers and close on 300 children.

Swimming Sports 2009 - 2 records broken!

Our swimming sports took place today in glorious sunshine! The water temperature was only 17 degrees this morning after a cold night but was 21 degrees for the sports and was quite refreshing. Well done to all the children who chose to compete. We don't have full results as yet but a few highlights were:

Stella C broke the 2005 Junior Girls' 1 length freestyle record of 17.20 by smashing the 17 second barrier. The Junior Girls' Breaststroke record was beaten for the second time in two weeks, this time by Bayley A. The Junior Girls also just missed the backstroke record also!

The Seniors Boys' 2009 championship came down to the last race of the day as Henry I and Jared C had both had one win and one second each. Henry just edged Jared in the Breaststroke final to win the title.

Overall Champions were:
Junior Girls: Annabel N
Junior Boys: Sam T
Senior Girls: Annabelle W
Senior Boys: Henry I

The exciting 8 lap House Relay saw Green ahead of Red, Blue, Parents/Teachers(10 laps) and Gold.

Full results and photo will be on this blog as soon as they are available.

Sports Week 16-20 February

Monday 16th February:
Swimming Sports postponed to Tuesday 17 Feb.
1.00pm Year 5/6 T-Ball meeting in the Village
Tuesday 17th February:
12.15pm Year 5 Girls' Milo Cricket Practice
1.00pm School Swimming Sports
5.30/6.00pm TUESDAY TOUCH GAMES @ Nunweek Park
Wednesday 18th February:
9.30am Individual Triathlon
12.55pm Year 6 Girls' Milo Cricket Practice
Thursday 19th February:

Friday 20th February:
Teams' Triathlon Entry Forms due
12.3opm Teams' Tri. Course Walk
Girls' Milo Cricket Round One Games
1.00pm T-Ball teams travel to Hagley Park
1.25pm Hardball Cricket Teams travel to Jeffreys' Reserve

Table Tennis for 8-12 year olds

Have a look at the below link if your child is interested in learning to play table tennis.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcwzwhg_0f8wqphs9

Swimming Sports 1.00pm Tuesday 17th Feb.

Our Swimming Sports will now be held on Tuesday 17 Feb. starting from 1.00pm. There will only be length and championship races due to the cool pool temperatures. Round One (Freestyle) will start at 1.00pm, Round Two (Backstroke) at 1.30pm approx., Round Three (Breaststroke) at 2.00pm approx. Round Four (Relay and Medley and Prize-giving) at 2.30pm approx.

BUZZ coffee will be on sale.

Swimming Sports Postponed

Due to the weather our swimming sports have been postponed to MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY. The weather doesn't look the best for Monday though, and they may be held on TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY. We are sorry for the inconvenience but we were hoping for lovely February weather like we usually get. That is why the sports were scheduled for Week Two of school.

If the pool temperature is too cold we may only swim the length and championship races, as we did last year.

Sports Week 9-13 February

Monday 9th February:
Year 5/6 Cricket Coaching from Canterbury Cricket
Tuesday 10th February:
Sports Shed Monitors and Sports Council Applications due
12.55pm All Tuesday Touch Teams practice
5.30/6.00pm TUESDAY TOUCH GAMES RESTART THIS WEEK @ Nunweek Park
Wednesday 11th February:
12.55pm Girls' Milo Cricket Practice
Thursday 12th February:
Swimming Sports 12.00pm-3.00pm
Friday 13th February:
Individual Triathlon Entry Forms due
12.3opm Individual Tri. Course Walk
PPD Swimming Sports
Girls' Milo Cricket Round One Games (to be confirmed)

Swimming Sports Heats Results 5 February 2009

Below is a link to a spreadsheet of all of the Swimming Heats times from today, Thursday 5 February. Well done to all those who had a go.
There was some great efforts and racing and congratulations to AMELIA from Room 7 who broke the School Record in the Junior Girls 1 length Breaststroke! She swam the 22m in 24.10 seconds to beat the 2003 record of 24.32 held by Tiffany H.

The fastest six in each grade make the Championship finals for next Thursday, 12 Feb. for our School Sports.

When looking at the spreadsheet, click on the tabs at the bottom for each grade and then do a sort at the top of each column (by clicking in the space below the letters) and order the times a-z.

Results see:
Swimming Heats Results

Swimming Sports Heats 5 February 2009

The Championship heats for our swimming sports on Thursday 12 Feb. are on this Thursday - 5 Feb. Below are the approx. times:

Juniors 6/7/8 @ 1st January 2009, Seniors 9/10 @ 1st January 2009

Time(approx.) Grade Event
11.00am Senior Boys Freestyle – 2 lengths
11.15am Senior Boys Backstroke – 2 lengths
11.30am Senior Boys Breaststroke – 2 lengths
11.45am Senior Girls Freestyle – 2 lengths
12.00pm Senior Girls Backstroke – 2 lengths
12.15pm Senior Girls Breaststroke – 2 lengths
1.30pm Junior Boys Freestyle – 1 length
1.45pm Junior Boys Backstroke – 1 length
2.00pm Junior Boys Breaststroke – 1 length
2.10pm Junior Girls Freestyle – 1 length
2.25pm Junior Girls Backstroke – 1 length
2.40pm Junior Girls Breaststroke – 1 length

Any number of children may try out for the finals - fastest six in each grade make the finals - taken by times.