Inter-Regional Cross Country 2010

Amelia, Megan, Emily and Annabelle - Year 6 girls at Hanmer

FOS CC team to Hanmer, IRXC2010

Fendalton School sent 16 individual runners and three who were selected to run for the Primary Sports Canterbury Cross Country team to Hanmer last week to compete in the IRXC2010.

Star for Fendalton was Alex E (pictured, no. 552) who came 7th and helped the Canterbury team to a Silver medal in the Year 5 Boys' race.

For full results go to IRXC2010

PSC Winter Sports Tournament

Last week the Primary Sports Canterbury Winter tournament was held. We were one of the few schools in canterbury to have four teams qualify by winning their Zone tournament.

Our A Hockey team took third place after drawing with the eventual winners, Tai Tapu in pool play. They were a little disappointed but can still be very proud of their efforts especially since their Hatch Cup player was missing.

The A Football team also had a few players missing including their capatian and two PSC Cross Country reps but did well to get 11th out of the 14 teams and they enjoyed themselves.

The A Netball team came 4th in their section and were excited to win three and lose three. The B team, who qualified as second top school in our zone, were up against all A teams but still manged one win - well done!

Well done to all teams and thanks to the parents who helped with transport and supervision - a long winter season!

Schools Orienteering Festival

We have 100 children approx. entered in the Schools' Orienteering Festival that was postponed due to the Earthquake - below is news about the event from the organisers:

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for your patience over the last week. I hope that life is returning to some form of normality for most of you while being aware that for many around us that will be a long time coming.

It is hoped to reschedule the Schools Orienteering Festival to Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 November with the sprints on Saturday at Halswell Quarry and the Long on Sunday probably in the Bottle Lake Forest area. These plans are still subject to landowner approval but as we know that term 3 finishes for some of you tomorrow (today by the time you read this) we wanted to bring up to date with our plans.

We will confirm the date and venues as soon as possible and then we will be able to discuss if the original entries are to stand or if we start again and likewise entry fee payments/refunds.

Regards,

Mary Mackintosh

Schools Liaison for

Peninsula and Plains Orienteers.

Sports Dates Term 4 2010

Sports Dates for Term Four: for more details please email paul.norton@fendalton.school.nz
Tuesday 12 October: Touch starts at Nunweek Park, 5.30pm for Years 1-4 and 6.05pm for Year 5/6. Children will be notified of teams next week and we will have a training session on Monday 11 October and hand out shirts.

Thursday 14 October: (No PPD date) FENDALTON FRIENDS' COMMONWEALTH GAMES - all the school involved 11.00am-3.00pm Children will need to wear the colours of their country.

Thursday 21 October: (PPD 23.10) Athletic Sports Eliminations day 9.00am-3.00pm: This is a day where children will try to qualify for our championship Finals. It is optional for children to take part and in some events children qualify through their class eliminations.

Tuesday 26 October: (PPD Athletic Sports Standards Day: 11.00am-3.00pm for ALL year 3-6 Children involved in trying to reach standards.

Thursday 28 October: (PPD 1.11) Athletic Sports Championship Finals and Prize-Giving: 4.30-7.30pm at School

Thursday 11 November: (PPD 15.11) West Zone Athletic Sports @ University Track 9.00am-3.00pm

Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 November: Schools' Orienteering Festival

Tuesday 30 November: Centrals PSC Athletic Sports @ QEII 9.00am-3.00pm

Thursday 2 December: (PPD 6.12) Junior Run, Jump and Throw Athletics 11.00am-1.00pm

Friday 3 December: READ, FEED, SPEED Dad's Day Out: 11.30am-1.00pm

Mon. 6 - Thu. 9 December: Year 3-6 Cycling Heats

Tuesday 14 December: Cycling Finals 12.00pm-3.00pm

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NO Orienteering this Weekend

Canterbury Schools Orienteering Festival POSTPONED

The events due to be held 11 and 12 September at Halswell Quarry and Kairaki Beach (Woodend) have both been postponed until further notice.

A big thank you to all who offered to help during the events and who have been working hard in the lead up to the weekend. We hope that we can find another date sometime next term to reschedule but that decision is some time away.

I have also asked our webmaster to post a notice there and hopefully have a cancellation notice broadcast on 3ZB as we realize some of you may be unable to contact your students.

We are sure that you will all understand in the circumstances and we hope that you are all safe.

Regards,

Mary Mackintosh

Orienteering THIS weekend -

Canterbury Schools Orienteering Championship Events

* Halswell Quarry, Sat 11 September - This event is likely to go ahead as planned; a final decision will be made by Wednesday. Please check website for update.

* Woodend/Kairaki, Sunday 12 September - This event has been postponed until further notice.

For further info. see http://papo.org.nz/

Winter Tournament (was on Thursday) Postponed till 21 September

From Lyn Miles, Primary Sports Canterbury Sports Director:
In fairness to all involved, as some schools will not be open this week, and because some football fields are still not great, the primary schools winter tournament is postponed until Tuesday 21 September. Same times and places.
This is one of the original postponement dates in our calendar of events.

Victoria Park Orienteering training session afterschool on Tuesday cancelled

Received from the Orienteering organisers:

Hi all,

Just to let you know that we have decide to cancel this training session in keeping with schools being closed anyway. Hope you, yours, and your homes have all survived the earthquake reasonably intact.

Cheers,

Jan Harrison

Chess Success

Well done to the A Chess team who took THIRD place at the South Island Tournament on Tuesday in Ashburton. Thanks to Bill Gregory who transported the team.