Miniball: Eastern Zones

Rézi: Miniball was really fun and tiring. The first school my team versed was Seatoun A, and the second was Miramar central or St Patricks. We lost to Seatoun 4 - 12 or something close to that. It was still really fun though! We lost the other two as well, but when we played against Kilbernie school wich was kind of close but in the end they won. We had another match against a different Kilbernie team, wich was really close at the start. At one point it was 3 - 4 us losing and we felt a big burst of hope. We gave it our all, and it paid off. We didn’t win that either but it was a really good game. Super fun!

Jasper: It was Thursday 22nd of June, the miniball tournament. We were sweating before the game.
First up: Seatoun : 16-4 (to them) it was a bad loss but we kept going on 4 games later. We kept smiling!
2. 8-4
3.10-4
4.17-7
5.21-6
Then we all slumped down into the car then I remembered something. Today it was Thursday, our miniball practise!

Marlon: “Beep,” the timer started. Game on! The referee chucked the ball in the air. Zen Jumped but the other team already had the ball! We had coloured wristbands and so did the other team. We could only mark the player on the other team with the same wristband as us. I had the colour yellow. One of my friends in the other team was the one that had the yellow band. A person from the team came running up with the ball with a teammate on his trail. “Clank,” the ball flew into the hoop,over and over. “Clank,” we scored. The yellow wristband dude came running up. I jumped to try and stop the ball, but It went flying over my head. “5,4,3!” Monty chucked the ball but it missed short! “2,1!” The game was over.

Marigold: What makes good sportsmanship? Good sportsmanship is when you work as a team, pass to everyone and show kindness to your team and the other team too. If the other team wins don't be a sore loser, say good job to the other team and says thank you to the couch and ref . it is to be inclusive.

Monty: What makes good sportsmanship is showing leadership, saying good game at the end of the game, and being a role model.

Regular exercise has lots of health benefits for ākonga, such as:

- improving fitness
- providing an opportunity build and enhance Positive Relationships
- increasing concentration
- improving learning focus
- enhancing Positive Accomplishment
- building a stronger heart, bones and healthier muscles
- encouraging healthy growth and development
- improving posture and balance
- enhancing Positive Emotions
- encouraging a better night's sleep

Assembly 18th September

What a great assembly on Friday! 


Thank you to our wonderful presenters... 

Messages from the student council: 

Disco & Joke and Dress up Friday For The Blog

Disco: The Disco was very successful and almost all of the food was sold. Thanks to all the parent and helpers that helped with the Disco!

Toy Swap:  The toy swap went successfully!!!

For the end of the term, on Friday the 25th we will be having Joke and Dress up Friday!!!

Joke and Dress up Friday, is where you can bring in a joke and you can dress up as whatever you like. The student council will pick some jokes that they liked and read them out to the whole school. The winners (1 from each base group) will get a big chocolate frog, but don’t worry, you get a little chocolate frog for participating! :)  You could dress up as a… Fairy, Pirate, Bird, Animal, Princess, Prince, Your friend, Your favourite book, tv or cartoon character

Or any other ideas that you may have! We hope to see lots of jokes and costumes next Friday!

Hunter shared: Miniball season

The Miniball season has ended and Worser Bay did really well.

The miniball teams have loved playing this season. The Wildbulls year 5/6 team came 2nd in division 1 and The Wolves, Wizards and the Wildfires played awesomely. A Special thanks to Kelly, Davey, Tim and all the parents that have helped out with coaching at practice or on game day.

Gemma shared: Netball Season

The Worser Bay Pearls netball season has been great. We all would like to say a BIG thanks to the Best Netball coach Deb and Sarah, the manager and all the parents that helped.

We have all learnt a lot, how to shoot a good goal, pivot, defend, all the ways to pass, how to play and all the position.

Fun games are always the best

So don’t you think you should play a good game of netball

Sportsfest: Miniball

Miniball Sports Fest

On Tuesday we went to the Miniball Sports Fest, we had so much fun.

How it worked was we got a draw, and got straight into it. We played 6 games. We won one and we got into the Quarter final. Won that and got into the Semi final!

We were so Amazed.

It was tough.

It was the first time that ASB ran it and we were excited to get into the Semi Final.

Thanks to Vicky, Kerry-Lynn and Anna for helping with the Coaching and Managing!

Miniball Trials

Today we did our Miniball trials. Some of us will be going to the Eastern Zones Tournament!

Events and Costs for End of Year Activities

We have planned a series of activities for the students and these incur costs. They are as follows:

Year	Place	Date	Cost	Other Notes
Year 6	Year Book	-	$17.50	Each Year 6 Student will be creating a page to represent themselves, filled with poetry, art and photos to go towards a final Year 6 Leavers’ Booklet. We will then be getting the booklets printed professionally by Rapid Copy so that each child has their own booklet to look back on in the future.
Year 3, 4, 5, 6	Innovators and Inventors Fair/Fish ‘n’ Chip Evening	2nd December 6:00-7:30pm	-	To conclude our year of Inquiry, we will be presenting the wonderful creative thinking of our students. We will be sharing Fish ’n’ Chips and discussing the kids’ inventions, their ideas and the creative process they have all been through. Year 3 students and their parents are invited to join us for the evening and be part of some of the initial planning taking place for 2015.
Year 5/6	Have a Go Sailing	2nd December (morning)	-	A programme offered by Worser Bay Boating Club to introduce students to sailing. This is weather dependent. (Eastern Zones Miniballers will be attending on this day.)
Year 5/6	Have A Go Sailing	3rd December (morning)	-	Have A Go Sailing is weather dependent.
Year 6	Zoo Sleepover	3rd December	$45	Price includes light supper and continental breakfast. Please eat dinner before you arrive. Sleepovers start at 7pm. We will meet you at the zoo!
Year 6	Porirua Pool	10th December	$ 2.50	We will be asking for parent help (drivers and people who can stay for the day to help supervise). Please email Nicola at nstevenson@worserbay.school.nz
Year 6	Dinner and Parent Drinks	11th December 6:00pm	-	Children will dress according to the theme (as yet to be decided) and bring a plate of food to share.  Parents are invited to join Jude and Staff for drinks and nibbles in the staffroom while the kids eat. Students will advise their parents about the dish that they have arranged to contribute.
Year 4, 5, 6	Beach Week	11th, 12th, 15th, 16th December	$8	Activities will include snorkeling, sailing, skateboarding and kayaking. The cost is $8 as we will have a BBQ on the beach. Brooke Rapson and his students from Wellington High School will be leading these activities. We are giving a koha of $5 toward their fundraising. Worser Bay Surf Club and Boating Club are also delivering elements of the programme. We will need adults to help supervise and provide a safe ratio of adults to students for these water based activities. More details, including the programme will follow.
Whole School	End of Year Wrap	16th December	-	Roll up, roll up to the greatest show on earth. Carols, Year 6 speeches, BYO, dress ups, you name it, it’s got it!

YEAR 6:  $73.00    YEAR 4 and 5:  $8.00  (Please pay, if possible, via http://www.wrapitup.co.nz)

Magnificent Miniball

One of our workshops today was minball. The Eastern Zones Miniball Tournament is coming up!

Miniball Trials