Our Year 4 to 6 tamariki had a fantastic day at senior athletics with the rain, thankfully, holding off. The kids took a bus ride to Newtown Park and, after a quick snack, the tamariki were excited to start the event rotations.
There was much anticipation for all the events but the sprint races were definitely the crowd favourite this year! Every runner was cheered on by the rest of their group who eagerly watched from the finish line.
The two throwing events, quoits and vortex, were highly competitive too, however a little tricky with the wind. Tamariki jogged over to the other side of the park to compete in the long jump. After a bit of practice and tips, students increased their jump height and distance. The smiles on their faces as they landed in the soft sand said it all.
In the build up to the high jump, several students were a little nervous to make their jump. After lots of encouragement from their peers and kaiako, the tamariki were able to give it their best go!
When the rotations finished, 800m races finished our day's events. There were some tired legs coming around the final bend for the last time but they all did extremely well crossing the finish line.
The tamariki gave each event their best and we loved that the sportsmanship on show in all events was exemplary. Photos from the day can be viewed here.
A massive thank you to our parent volunteers and teachers who ran the events and helped supervise the students. As always, we couldn’t not have held the event without you. It will be a pretty quick turnaround for those who qualified for Northern Zones. More information to comes soon.
