Attention Auckland Aces Fans

 Do you love cricket? Do you like drawing? You can win prizes by designing a new bat for the Auckland Aces. 

Click on this link to find out more. The competition closes at the end of November.

Sport Auckland - Stay Active Weeks 4 & 5

 Woops! I seem to have lost a couple of weeks. Here are Weeks 4 and 5 of the Stay Active choice boards for you.

Enjoy the sunshine!!

Owairaka Athletics

What do Sonny Bill Williams, Portia Woodman and Rieko Ioane all have in common? They all did athletics while they were at school. The skills you learn in athletics are the perfect foundation for almost any sport.

Our local athletics club, Owairaka Athletics, is welcoming new members now. They have everything you need to give athletics a go. To find out more go to www.owairakaathletics.co.nz.

Did you know that Sonny Bill came to Owairaka District School as a child?

@athleticsnz

Sport Auckland Stay Active - Term 4 Week 2

 

Street Art Bike Challenge

 Here is a great challenge for all our bike riders. Click on the image to find out more.

Sport Auckland Stay Active - Term 4 Week 1

Have you tried any of the Sport Auckland Activities yet? Which is your favourite? Leave a comment below. 

Take a photo or video yourself or your bubble doing one of the activities then send it to your teacher to post on your class blog. 

2021 Weetbix Try Update

 

Message from the Weetbix Tryathlon Team:

"... We would love to provide a full schedule of 18 events across Aotearoa this season, our 30^th series, but the emergence of COVID in our community has impacted our planning and significantly increased the chance of future disruption leading us to re-evaluate the format of our 2021-22 series.
 
This season we will be delivering a reduced event series of 10 TRYathlons (versus planned 18 events) with the first event being held in February 2022. We are very sad to say that we have been unable to include the Central West Auckland TRYathlon event into the 2022 event schedule.

However, we will be offering a new innovative programme this season, called TRY CHALLENGE, where tamariki will have the opportunity to earn their Champions Medal, and TRYathlon T-shirt by encouraging them to work towards a fitness goal. This programme, including medal and T-shirt, will be available for a small fee of around $10.    

This three-week programme, which has been designed in collaboration with Triathlon NZ, can be completed through school or at home.

We are very excited to be bringing this new TRY CHALLENGE initiative to you in our 30^th year of the Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon. An invitation to join the TRY CHALLENGE programme along with further details will be sent to you and your school by the 1^st November. "

Watch this space as I will be promoting the Try Challenge as soon as the information arrives. Hopefully we will be in Level 1 by then.

FEBRUARY 2022

Unfortunately this event will not be happening due to being in red level this term.

Sport Auckland - Staying Active #4

 Here is the last of the Sport Auckland Choice Boards for you to try this term. Enjoy!

Sport Auckland - Staying Active #3

Scroll down for more activities and the Whanau Amazing Race. I would love some feedback about any of these activities so please comment below if you have tried any of them. Thanks in advance!

Sport Auckland - Staying Active At Home #2

 Have fun with these activities. You can stick to one level, mix it up and try different levels or challenge yourself and do one from each level.

Summer Touch Rugby

 

Auckland Netball - Remaining Winter Netball Season Is Cancelled

 I would like to thank all our wonderful coaches, referees and scorers for their help in making our winter netball such a success this year! Thank you also to everyone for transporting and supporting your child's team throughout the season. 

Please have your netball uniform ready to return to Maria when we start back at school.

Sport Auckland - Stay Active at Home

Sport Auckland have created more Health & PE activities for you to try at home on your own or with your whanau. Enjoy!

Whare Tapa Wha

How are you taking care of your wellbeing? These wonderful images were posted on Facebook and  I thought they were worth sharing. 

The taha whanau poster is missing - what would it look like for you? Try creating your own posters for each of the taha.

 

Keeping Active During Lockdown

 Unsure of what you can or can't do during Level 4? Here is a link to Sport NZ's website with some guidelines.

Here are some Lockdown activities from last year you may like to try with your family.

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Heads Up - Weetbix Tryathlon is coming in December. Will you be part of the Owairaka Team this year?

 Keep safe and active everyone!

Eden Albert Rippa Rugby & Rugby Tournament

 Each year we send teams to the Eden Albert Rugby Tournament run by Auckland Rugby Union. This year we found it difficult to enter teams in the Under 40kg and Under 46kg grades due to lack of interest but thankfully the Under 46kg boys we did have were able to play in the Open Weight grade. They played so well and their speed and stamina really showed.

Most of the girls had never played rippa before and we were very impressed at the progress they have made over the past few weeks of training. They showed teamwork, determination and resilience throughout all their games. 

Congratulations to our Open Rugby Team, who came 3rd in their section, and to our Girls Rippa Rugby Team, who came fourth in the final of their competition. The coaches, teachers and parents were very proud of our players. 

Many thanks to Eti and Tenille, Dayelle's parents, for coaching the girls and to Michael Taia, from Eden Rugby, for coaching the boys. If you are looking for a rugby club for your child next season please consider Eden Rugby Club. 

Owai Mud Runners Hit The Mud

 Congratulations to the children who took part in the annual Tough Guy/Gal MUD Run for 2021. These dedicated children took part in our weekly running club during terms 1 and 2, and had a lot of fun splashing in the mud this week. Run club will be back in 2022 for Kauri team students.

Special thanks to Rachael O'Shea and Sam Lyons who trained the team every Wednesday morning while the rest of us were still getting out of bed. Ka nui te pai Team Owai!!!

Eden / Albert Cross Country

Congratulations to our team of Year 4, 5 and 6 runners who represented Owairaka at the Eden / Albert Cross Country Event at the Domain today. 

The results have finally been sent and we have 6 fantastic runners who placed in the top 20 for their races.

They are:

Year 4 boys:   Matteo 9th place

Year 4 girls:    Nora 12th place                        Lyla 19th place

Year 5 girls:    Jasmine 4th place 

Year 6 boys:    Teddy 9th place

Year 6 girls:    Mikayla 8th place

We are very proud of all our representatives! Thank you to the parents who supported the team and to Rachael O'Shea for managing the team.

Winter Netball updates

Wednesday 9 June: The Winter Netball Season has been underway for the past few weeks and the grading games for the Year 5/6 teams have now finished.

We are very proud of the way the teams have been representing Owairaka and showing Manaakitanga and Manawanuitanga each week. Thank you to our parents who have offered to coach or referee this season as well. We really appreciate your time and effort!

This week's photo is of the Year 5/6 Stars Team:

Wednesday 16 June:

Fielding teams on Production Night but was pretty tough but we got there in to end. All 3 teams played at 4pm and thanks to Lucy who played for Strikers (below) and Danica who played for Ferns, we were able to take the court with 6 players in each team. A big thank you to Lizzie for refereeing the Stars game this week. Hopefully everyone will be well enough to play next week.

2021 Cross Country

 

We were very lucky with the weather on Friday and our first Cross Country at Owairaka Park took place. It is wonderful to be able to use this park in our backyard!

Thankyou to all the parents who came along and supported us and congratulations to all the children who participated by either walking or running the 1.44km cross country.

Congratulations to the children who placed first, second and third in the year group races:

Year 3 girls:  Michaela R20 Lauren R18 Sarah R18

Year 3 boys: Pablo R18 Leo R19 Niko R18

Year 4 girls: Lyla R17 Sophie R17 Noa R17

Year 4 boys: Finlay R21 Matteo R22 Brody R21

Year 5 girls: Jasmin R25 Lucy R24 Dayelle R23

Year 5 boys: Josh R6 Jude R24 Miller R25

Year 6 girls: Mikayla R7 Amy R7 Sakina R6

Year 6 boys: Antonio R7 Teddy R7 William R25 

Eden / Albert Football Tournament

  Well done to all the boys (and girl, thanks J'Varn) who represented Owairaka in the Eden Albert Football Tournament. We were up against some top grade teams and more than held our own over the four games we played. 

They also showed great resilience and fair play.

Many thanks to all the parents who helped with transport and came along to support.

Winter Netball Draws for 19th and 20th May

 

All games are played at Windmill Park, Windmill Road, Epsom. Please be at the court at least 15 minutes before you are due to take the court. 

This week's draws are as follows:

Wednesday 19 May Year 5/6 Teams

Owai Ferns - 4.55pm vs Balmoral on Court 4

Owai Strikers - 4.55pm vs Hillsborough on Court 10

Owai Stars - 5.50pm vs St Josephs Onehunga on Court 7

We are still looking for scorers for the Ferns and Strikers Teams.

Thursday 20 May Year 3/4 Teams

Owai Gems - 5.50pm vs Westmere on Court B

Owai Diamonds - 5.50pm vs Richmond Rd on Court C 

Year 3 Miniball Team

 Congratulations to our Year 3/4 Mini Ball team on having a great first coaching session at Unitec. After doing some warm up and some dribbling drills, they played 4 games. 

Gyzharn was very active and was player of the day. He will receive a certificate from Mr Windsor. 

Eden / Albert Basketball

 On Tuesday our team represented Owairaka at the Eden Albert Basketball Tournament at UNITEC. Congratulations to them all on their performance, coming 3rd in their section and 6th overall (out of the 11 schools that participated).

A special mention must go to Brianna and Paeton who had to play every game without a sub. I was also very proud of the way the boys supported the girls, especially in defence. Well done!!

The team were (From left) Levi, Christian, Brianna, Etena, Paeton, 

Byeson, Kaynin and Vincey.

Thank you to Wally for helping transport and Pauline for cheering for us all day.

Do You Enjoy Running?

 

Albert-Eden Junior Sports Awards

 Nominations are open for the Albert-Eden Junior Sports Awards 2021.

 

Our Awards recognize our young sporting talent in our community. It takes dedication and commitment to achieve success in sport and we want to acknowledge our young people who show that discipline.

The Albert-Eden Local Board makes sure our sporting infrastructure is well maintained so as many people as possible can enjoy sport while getting the physical, social and mental well-being benefits. On this occasion, we would like to invite you to nominate the outstanding young sports people and teams living in our area, and the coaches and referees who support them.

Remember you can nominate a junior sports person, their team, the school team, their coach or referee online. Nominations close 5pm, Friday 30 April 2021.

Who is eligible?

People and sports organisations being nominated must currently reside/be located within the boundaries of the Albert-Eden Local Board area. There are twelve different categories to vote: Sport girl, sport boy and Club team of the year (under 15 and under 20 years old); as well as School team of the year (primary/ intermediate and secondary); coach, referee leadership and promising sport people of the year. Check to see if your nominees reside within the Local Board area by clicking here.

Judging will be based on:

• Most improved/most progress
• Fair play
• Achievement in competition/exceptional results

Nominate now!

Don’t forget to share it with your friends, family and your sport club! We look forward to celebrating our junior sports stars.

Eden Albert Swim Champs

 Congratulations to our swim team who represented Owairaka at the Eden Albert Swim Champs last week.  Mrs Landall was very proud of the way they showed Manaakitanga for their team mates and she said they  all swam well considering it was a new environment for them.  

Thank you to the parents for their transport, time keeping and coming along to support the children.  Thank you also to Sam Lyons for coaching the team.

The team were (from left): Jasmine, Samantha, Rose, Navala, Dayelle & Lucy (absent).

Football at Keith Hay Park

 

Girls Basketball Update

 Today we had a visit from Coach Jody who took a large group of girls for an introductory session. Here are the flyers for the holiday and Term 2 programmes that were spoken about today:

Meet the Owairaka Ballers

 A group of our Year 6 boys have been playing futsal at Unitec. Here are a few photos of the team. If you are interested in playing futsal you could ask the boys all about it.

Girls Basketball

LINK TO REGISTRATION FORM

FOOTBALL - Western Springs AFC

 

Suburbs Rugby Registrations

 

AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMME - ARL GAME CHANGERS

 

Auckland Rugby League is inviting boys and girls at Owairaka District School to attend our ARL Game Changers Afterschool Sports Programme.  Game Changers is a non-contact sports programme that incorporates a wide variety of sports and is designed to give young people the opportunities and experience outdoor activities through enjoyable games.  

The Auckland Rugby League Development Team will be delivering sessions that arestructured around fun and inclusiveness. Auckland Rugby League would like to confirm

that all children are invited, regardless of playing and sporting ability.

Who: Students at Owairaka Primary School. There will be a maximum of 30

children.

What:  Game Changers Afterschool Sports Programme - non-contact, multi-sport

sessions

Where: On the field. If it is raining the session will be cancelled.

When: Time - 3:15pm to 4:15pm

  Date - Every Wednesday from 24 February -   31 March

Why:  To provide an enjoyable sporting experience and promote outdoor activities

and exercise for young people.

Cost: Free

If you are keen for your child / children to participate please collect a form from the office

and return it to Maria Mudgway in Room 21 asap to reserve a place for your child / children.

2021 STARTS HERE

 

                          Welcome to our Sports Blog for 2021.

If you are looking for information about PE and Sports at Owairaka then this is the blog for you.

I will be posting about after school programmes and club sports too so if your sports club has started registering for their season please email me the poster and I will post it for you.

If you would like to volunteer at school by coaching a sports team we would appreciate your help. This term some of our Kauri students will be participating in the Eden Albert Swimming, Cricket and Touch competitions.

My email is mmudgway@owairaka.school.nz or you can find me in Room 21.

Ngā mihi,
Maria