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Cross Country 2024
On cross country day, grey clouds threatened overhead - this didn’t dampen the spirits of the Wairakei runners and supporters.
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Making a Splash
After a hiatus, school swimming sports returned with gusto and saw our Year 4-6 students competing in a number of races at the AC Baths, with many lit…
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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…
