Tuesday, March 19, 2013

March at Fernside School

Triathlon season has finished with the Weetbix triathlon in the weekend. The picture in the Press of a competitor struggling to locate his bike illustrates the many challenging aspects of a traithlon. Congratulations to our students who competed.
Jacob Turner 9yrs, was our highest placed triathlete at the Canterbury Primary/Intermediate Schools' Triathlon at Pegasus last week. He was placed 21st. An excellent result Jacob.

Upcoming events include the NC Swim Champs on 25 March (14 students have been invited to participate in this event) and The Canterbury Swim Sports after that. We have 3 talented representatives in the Canterbury event - Tom and Rosa and Harrison.

There is a Duathlon at Ruapuna in May and our School Cross Country after that. We are planning on holding our cross country event at a local farm for year 3 - 8 students.
Students run either 2 or 3km dependent on year. Wearing supportive well-fitting sports shoes is helpful especially for the 11 - 13 age group when sore heels can develop due to growth.

Are you interested in watching the NZ Breakers Basketball Team play?
WE can secure good priced tickets now with a group booking. Sarah has kindly offered to co-ordinate this.


A Special ‘Early Bird Offer’
 
SKYCITY Breakers  v Melbourne Tigers at CBS Arena – 10 September
 
Canterbury schools  again have the opportunity of purchasing tickets to see the SKYCITY Breakers in action for the first time of the 2013/2014 season.
 
The discounted early bird prices are:
Adults                                                                     $28.00
Students                                                                 $20.00
Children (primary & secondary school)                 $15.00 
 
Schools that purchase tickets will have the right to attend  a training session on game day at 10am at the CBS Arena.  This is an amazing opportunity to see how this high profile team trains before a game.  A gold coin donation on entry with all proceeds going to the Christchurch Children’s Earthquake Trust.

If you are interested in tickets, please contact Sarah on 310 6618 or sarahben@actrix.co.nz