Term 1 has been very busy with a significant focus on swimming. Our annual TPS Swimming Sports made the first splash back in February, with all middle and senior students participating in the event, opting to either partake in fun activities in the small pool, or the more competitive races. Whakamihi to our overall place getters:
Year 3 Girls: 1st Eliza S, 2nd Pippa V, 3rd Malia B
Year 3 Boys: 1st Billy M, 2nd Jaxon T, 3rd Blake C
Year 4 Girls: 1st Mollie H, 2nd Cora H, 3rd Klara A
Year 4 Boys: 1st Jack P, 2nd Zane W, 3rd Harry S
Year 5 Girls: 1st Eloise K, 2nd Tatum M, 3rd Ava W
Year 5 Boys: 1st Daniel B, 2nd Cian W, 3rd Cooper G
Year 6 Girls: 1st Katalaina S, 2nd Harriet S, 3rd Maya R
Year 6 Boys: 1st Harry P, 2nd Jackson H, 3rd Theo A
These senior children, plus others, then represented TPS at the South Cluster Swimming Sports, competing against the best swimmers from St Mary's, Maungatapu, Selwyn Ridge and Welcome Bay Primary Schools. The highlight of this event was definitely the Girls Relay. For almost the entirety of the race, the girls sat in second place, a quarter of a length behind St Mary's, until the final leg where a determined Enjun swam incredibly fast snatching 1st place in the final couple of metres. What a race!
Whakamihi to the following swimmers who placed in their respective events and will now compete at the WBOP Swimming Championships next week at Baywave. Good Luck!
Tatum M - Year 5 Girls - 3rd 100m Freestyle, 3rd 25m Butterfly
Lydia B - Year 5 Girls - 3rd 50m Breaststroke
Ava W - Year 5 Girls - 1st 25m Backstroke, 3rd 50m Backstroke
Eloise K - Year 5 Girls - 2nd 100m Freestyle, 3rd 25m Breaststroke, 1st 25m Freestyle, 2nd 100m IM, 2nd 50m Breaststroke, 3rd 50m Freestyle
Daniel B - Year 5 Boys - 1st 25m Breaststroke, 2nd 50m Breaststroke
Cooper G - Year 5 Boys - 3rd 50m Backstroke
Katalaina S - Year 6 Girls - 2nd 100m Freestyle, 3rd 25m Butterfly, 3rd 25m Backstroke, 3rd 25m Freestyle, 3rd 50m Freestyle
Owen P - Year 6 Boys - 1st 25m Freestyle, 2nd 50m Freestyle
TPS has also participated in two exciting inter-school sports events in Term 1. In the beginning of March, two teams travelled to the Bay Oval to partake in the WBOP Cricket Supersmash Festival. The festival prioritises skill development and enjoyment, so follows a modified game format, but as always, there is an element of competitiveness! Both teams performed well, only dropping one game between them.
The following week, TPS participated in the infamous Top Schools event, which was held for a second time at Omokoroa No 1 School. In the weeks prior to the event, our team trained 'the best we could', as to bring in a hint of unpredictability, new events were announced just a few days before, and rule changes were made on the day. The team had a blast! We performed particularly well in the 'Thread the Needle' finishing in 2nd place, but the definite favourite was the thrilling downhill 'Leaky Bucket'. Ka mau te wehi to all of our teams!
Term 1 Summer Sports
Term 1 sports are now almost complete (just one game left for our volleyball teams this Friday). So, I would like to take the time to thank all parents and older siblings who coached, managed and umpired our summer sports teams, without your generosity it would not be possible to enter TPS teams into these sports.
A friendly reminder, that all sports uniforms and gear bags must be returned to the school office by the end of next week.
Term 2 & 3 Winter Sports Teams Notice
The TPS Winter Sports notice for Terms 2 & 3 was emailed a couple of weeks ago, and this is also on the TPS 'School Shop' on the school website. 'School Shop' will remain open until 3:00pm Friday 4th April. If you have any questions, please contact me via email or pop into my office. A brief explanation of each sport follows.
Fun Ferns Netball - Available to all year groups, and is played on Saturdays at the Tauranga Netball Centre. Games have been adapted to suit each year group and foster skill development.
Basketball - Available to all year groups, and is played on various days during the week depending on age group. Games are played at either Mercury Arena or the new Haumara Centre (the old Warehouse on Cameron Rd).
Kiwi Sticks Hockey - Available to Years 3-6. Games are played on Saturdays at the Tauranga Hockey Centre, and sometimes other venues. This year we will be introducing our own version of Fun Sticks Hockey. This will be run by Mandy Meys at TPS on Tuesday mornings. To register you must email me.
TPS and Inter-School Sports Events Term 2
- TPS Cross Country - Thursday 15th May @ Memorial Park 9:00am - 1:00pm
- Inter-School Amazing Race - Thursday 22nd May @ Mt Maunganui 9:00am - 3:00pm
- South Cluster Cross Country - Tuesday 27th May @ Waipuna Park 11:30am - 2:00pm
- Primary Football Festival - Tuesday 27th May @ Fergusson park 9:00am - 2:30pm
- South Rugby 5s Qualifier Tournament - Monday 9th June @ Blake Park 9:00am - 3:00pm
- WBOP Cross Country - Tuesday 10th June @ Waipuna Park 9:00am - 2:30pm
- TGA City Basketball World Cup Year 3&4s - Friday 13th June @ Mercury Arena 9:00am - 3:00pm
- BOP Cross Country - Thursday 24th June @ Kaharoa School 9:00am - 3:00pm
- BOP Rugby 5s Central Chiefs Region - Wednesday 25th June @ Blake Park 9:00am - 3:00pm
- TGA City Basketball World Cup Year 5&6s - Thursday 26th June @ Mercury Arena 9:00am - 3:00pm
TPS Sporting Super Stars
On the Teacher Only Day, Harry P and Emily R competed in the WBOP MTB Championships at Te Miro. This is a very challenging but fun track, and both riders improved their times immensely from last year.
Please know that I am happy to share photos or news of any team or individual sporting successes with our school community.
TPS Sports Team Photos
Miki from Drops Photography has taken photos of our summer sports teams over the summer sports season. It is not too late to order these. You can view and purchase photos on the FaceBook page 'TPS School Events Photos by Drops Photography'. Any enquiries please contact Miki on dropsphotography@gmail.com
I am located in the sports office in the Tech Building during the hours below, otherwise an email is a reliable source of contact.
Monday 11:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday and Wednesday 11:30am - 3:00pm
Thursday 9:00am - 3:00pm
Nga mihi
Jo Taele
sport@tauranga.school.nz
