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Super skippers
Skipping is one of those skills that, once you have it, you need to continue to practise and maintain a base level of fitness.
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What happens when you bring an expert to school?
You get students jumping rope all day doing tricks and learning new things.
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Is it baseball? Is it cricket? Well, it’s both!
Room 2’s young athletes are diving headfirst into the experience of striking and fielding games, with a blend of skill, strategy, and sheer determinat…
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How Lucky Can You Be?
Luck - Success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions: "it was just luck that the first kick went in". Oxford …
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2023 Athletics Champions Achieve Three in a Row
The pathway for success started with athletics training sessions in Term 3, leading up to the Wairakei Primary School Athletics Day. For some, that da…
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Shot Put
Primary school athletics days bring back memories for everyone.
We all had our favourite and our loathed events - shot put was one of my favourites.
We all had our favourite and our loathed events - shot put was one of my favourites.
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Let’s Get Physical, Physical
Rain lashes our classroom windows. Inside sixteen five-year olds are getting fractious as they try their best to listen to their teacher. What is a te…
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Jumping Fun: Paper, Scissors, Rock
Room 16 got introduced to an exciting version of "Paper, Scissors, Rock" that adds an extra layer of active engagement. Students jumping inside hoops,…
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Reaching Peak Strength
Two groups of Year 4-6 students were put through their paces by Aaron from Peak Strength. Using a variety of game and weight based strength exercises,…
