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Girls’ Cricket Festival – Term 4, 2023

October 28, 2022

The location and timings have now been finalised for the Term 4 Girls’ Cricket Festival. A huge thank you to Coach Georgia and Mrs Edge for providing their time to ensure this tournament is an opportunity that can be provided for our girl’s cricket players. Please read the following information carefully with your whānau, so you are up to speed with all relevant details. If for any reason you no longer wish to be involved or are unable to take part, please email Mrs Edge (edgew@heaton.school.nz) and Mrs Henderson (hendersonk@heaton.school.nz) before 9am on Tuesday so team adjustments can be made.

Tournament Date:

  • Friday 3rd November

Participation List (who is invited to take part): 

1. Stella C (captain) (11)
2. Louisa H (9)
3. Matlida B (1)
4. Violet C (11)
5. Katherine L (8)
6. Lucy W (19)
7. Amelia B (11)
8. Navia MC (20)
9. Sharnara B (15)
10. Lexi F (16)
Coach: Georgia Edge
Manager: Wendy Edge
Scorer: Kate D (11)

Venue:

South Hagley Polo grounds

Game Start Times:

  • Games will commence at 9.15am and afternoon games at 12:45pm 

Finish Times:

It is expected that the days play will finish around 3:30pm. We encourage students to be collected by their parents/caregivers directly from the venue at this time. When you collect your daughter from the venue, please ensure you sign out with Mrs Edge before leaving.

If you have made plans for your daughter to be collected by another adult or you are having trouble arranging collection, please communicate this with Kate Henderson or Wendy Edge via email before 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

Meeting Times / Locations:

Students are required to meet at the Heaton flagpole at 8:00 a.m. Students should arrive at school in their PE uniform top and cricket whites as trousers. Please aim to borrow these from a friend or make contact with Wendy Edge or Kate Henderson if you are having issues. All students must have a Heaton hat. 

Transportation to Hagley Park:

Students will be transported to the venue (Hagley) in our two Heaton vans.

Tournament Resources:

Injuries / Availability: 

If you have any injury concerns or sickness, or you cannot participate on Friday, please make contact with both Mrs Henderson and Mrs Edge.

Equipment Requirements:

  • All personal cricket equipment e.g. pads, bat, gloves (if you have these). Additional equipment will be provided for those student who does not have any.
  • PE uniform 
  • White cricket trousers – please try to borrow these if you do not have your own.
  • Water bottle
  • Sunscreen
  • Heaton Hat
  • Packed lunch with plenty of healthy snacks (no chewing gum, fizzy drinks etc.)
  • All relevant personal medication e.g. EpiPen, Ventolin etc.

Cost:

As an opt-in sporting opportunity, participation in this cricket festival may incur a cost that contributes to the use of the school van. If you have any questions, please contact our Heaton Executive Officer.

Weather:

Any cancellations due to weather will be communicated by 7:45am (at the latest) and will be sent out via Hero. The information will also be posted in the student daily notices.

Term 1 Friday Half Pool Water Polo @ Jellie Park

October 18, 2022

FRIDAY COMPETITION DATES (5 games total)
  • Games are held at Jellie Park between 6.45 – 9.30pm 
  • Friday 17th Feb
  • Friday 3rd March
  • Friday 10th March
  • Friday 17th March
  • Friday 24th March
 TEAM INFORMATION – Please see below (Click on the tab at the bottom to view Friday night teams)
Term 1 Water Polo Teams
WEEKLY DRAWS, GAME DAY INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION

All weekly results and draws are posted on the Canterbury Water Polo website.  It is the responsibility of students to ensure they check the weekly draw and be poolside 15 minutes prior to your game start time so you can meet your coaches. Please arrive at games wearing your Heaton PE shirt over the top of your togs, so you are easily recognisable by your coaches. The weekly draw is accessible via the Canterbury Water Polo website:

CWP Website to access draws

If you are unable to attend a game, students must communicate this with Mrs Henderson via email (hendersonk@heaton.school.nz). This way we can ensure we have sufficient numbers for each game and can organise replacement players if required.

CAP COLOUR & GAME TIMES
  • If you are the first team named on the draw, you will be wearing white caps.
  • Games will be played at Jellie Park and can be scheduled anywhere between 6:45 and 9:30pm
  • Games are 20 minutes and are made up of 4×5 minute quarters.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
  • Water Polo Competition is an opt-in (user-pay model), so participation incurs a cost that will be added to your school account. Once the termly cost has been finalised, the confirmed amount will be added to your school account and full payment must be received prior to the second game

Heaton Athletics Days 2022

October 17, 2022
DATES:
  • Year 8: Wednesday 26th October (week 2)
  • Year 7: Thursday 27th October (week 3)
MEETING TIME & TRANSITIONING TO HEATON FIELD

When the 8:40am bell sounds, students/teachers are to make their way to their Heaton classrooms to have the roll taken as per usual. An earlier 9:55am bell will sound, and the year level that has the athletics day will have an interval break in their Kaupeka eating area.

Specialist teachers will cover the Wednesday morning tea Yr. 8 Kaupeka break (9:55am -10:15am) and Mrs Edge, Mrs Cumming and Mr Griggs will cover the Yr.7 Kaupeka break (9:55am -10:15am).

When the normal 10:15am interval bell sounds, students and their class teachers need to meet and line up on the outdoor basketball court for an event briefing. 

YEAR 7 SPECIALIST LESSONS ON WEDNESDAY 26th OCTOBER:

Unfortunately there will be no specialist lessons for year 7 students on Wednesday 26th October as the Specialist teaching team are required to help with the athletics day.

Specialist lessons for year 8 on Thursday 27th October will continue as usual, however sports leaders will be unable to attend these lessons as they will be supporting the running of the year 7 athletics day.

FINISHING TIME / LUNCH / ORGANISATION: 

The athletics day is scheduled to finish at approx. 2:25pm. Students and class teachers will be provided with a lunch break from 12:15pm – 12:45pm. All students must eat their lunch and stay on the Heaton field during this time (court areas will be out of bounds for the year level taking part in the athletics day). A reminder that on the date of your year level athletics day you will need a packed lunch from home, water bottle and plenty of healthy snacks to eat throughout the day.

WEATHER:

In the event of a poor scheduled weather forecast, please still come to school prepared to participate and Mr Evers will communicate any cancellations via the school daily notices and our Heaton app.

UNIFORM:

Students are to compete in their Heaton PE uniform (PE shorts please), with the option of wearing house coloured t-shirts and accessories. The House Colours have been outlined below for your convenience.

  • Raukawa = Green
  • Hīnau = Black
  • Kōwhai = Yellow
  • Tūrutu = Blue
  • Kōtukutuku = Purple
  • Amoka = Red

Students must arrive at school in their PE Kit and colours so they are ready to compete. Please note that our Heaton Athletics day is not a mufti day, so jeans and non-athletic casual wear is not permitted. Students can transition home in their PE kit, so bringing full school uniform will not be required on the day of your event

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS (WHAT TO BRING):
  • Packed lunch with plenty of healthy healthy snacks (N.B. students cannot purchase food from the canteen for morning tea so please ensure you are prepared and have sufficient food)
  • Spikes can be worn during track races (sprints), however are not required. There are to be no spikes used during high jump under any circumstances
  • Water bottle
  • Heaton hat
  • Suitable PE footwear (no flip flops etc.)
  • Sun protection
  • All relevant personal medication e.g. Ventolin, epipen
  • Students will NOT require their phones on athletics day so please do not bring them with you or use them throughout the days activities. Photos will be taken with the school cameras, and your class teachers will have access to these. Please ask a teacher if you want a photo with your friends.
  • Please bring your lunch and all equipment you need for the day with you, so you do not need to transition to/from your classroom to collect personal belongings. As we are going through a rebuild and have to pass through the gate system, this is extremely important.
SCHEDULE: 

The schedule may be subject to changes throughout the day. Track events (60m and 100m sprints) always get priority over field events (jumping and throwing disciplines). If you are called to marshal for a track event, please let the teacher(s) in charge of your field event know that you will be leaving to run your race and that you will return to complete your field event asap.

Athletics Day Schedule & Event Information 2022
SPECTATOR INFORMATION (PARENTS/CAREGIVERS) – please read carefully if you are planning to attend:

Parents/Caregivers are both welcome and encouraged to attend and support their children at our Heaton athletics day. Due to the school undergoing our rebuild work, parking inside Heaton is not possible and access to the field via the school will be challenging.

We ask that any spectators and visitors park on Heaton street, and enter our Heaton field via the walkway through the trees that is front of the Elmwood tennis courts. Thank you for your support, it is greatly appreciated.

STAFF & SPORT LEADER ORGANISATION & ROLES:

Our Heaton Sports Leaders will be helping set up, coordinate and pack up our school athletics days. Year 7 Sports Leaders will be helping on Wednesday (Year 8 Event), and Year 8 Sports Leaders will be helping on Thursday (Year 7 Event). Mr Evers will meet the sports leaders on Tuesday 25th October at morning tea (10:15am) in the hall to confirm their roles and responsibilities.

Sports leaders are required to meet Mr. Evers outside the PE shed promptly at 7:45am on both days (Wednesday and Thursday) so they can assist with set-up. Please ensure you bring everything you need with you e.g. packed lunch, water bottle, snacks etc. If you are unable to attend for any reason e.g. sickness, you must communicate this with Mr. Evers via email.

MIDDLE / DISTANCE EVENTS:

The middle and distance events (200m, 800m and 1500m events) will take place on seperate days then our scheduled athletics days. When the dates and times of these events has been confirmed they will be shared with students who registered to take part via the daily notices.

Cross Country Fun 2022

June 26, 2022

Blessed with the most perfect winter weather, our two cross country events for 2022 were a huge success!

Our Heaton event was so competently coordinated by our year 7 and 8 sports leaders. A big thank you to those students for all of their energy and efforts. There was a fantastic supportive atmosphere at Elmwood park for both the recreational and competitive races this year.

2022 Heaton Shield Results

Year 7RecreationalCompetitive 20th Place +Competitive Girls (Top 20)Competitive Boys (Top 20)TOTAL
Amoka28573248165
Kōtukutuku33933041197
Tūrutu28696336196
Year 8RecreationalCompetitive 20th Place +Competitive Girls (Top 20)Competitive Boys (Top 20)TOTAL
Hīnau38753220165
Raukawa101262456216
Kōwhai151026949235

The Canterbury Championships took place at Nga Puna Wai, and involved hundreds of dedicated primary and middle school athletes from all over our region. Our top 40 Heaton participants represented our school with amazing spirit, energy and pride. There were some fantastic results overall, but Mason (room 1) certainly needs to be recognised for his spectacular run to finish 2nd place overall in the year 8 male event.

For a full breakdown of the inter-school results, please access the following link: https://www.sportsplits.com/races/canterbury-primary-and-caim-schools-cross-country-2022

Basketball Draws 2023

May 15, 2022

Please select the link below to access the weekly Bishopdale YMCA Basketball Draw. Students must arrive 20 minutes before tip-off so they can meet with their coach.

If you are unable to make a game, you must communicate this with Mrs Henderson via email (hendersonk@heaton.school.nz) so she can contact your coach and let them know. 

Remember to bring your mouthguard as you will not be taking the court without it.

Basketball draw week 12 (Friday 25th August)

Heaton Swimming Sports 2022

February 24, 2022

We feel very fortunate to have been able to hold our annual Heaton swimming sports this year with all of the current covid restrictions. This would not have been possible without the amazing support of Mrs Dore, Mrs Smith and our dedicated caregiver helpers Courtney Laifa, Jeremy Leeming, Craig Drennan, Michelle Moore, Iain Cave, Ali Harper, Leigh Ginnever and Stacey Mullinger. Thank you all for your amazing support throughout the day.

Congratulations to all swimmers (new and experienced) for their superb efforts!

Heaton Tennis Championships 2022

February 24, 2022

What a wonderful day of tennis for our Heaton athletes! There were a number of fantastic performances and close matches this year. We had an exciting mix of social/beginners with our more experienced/club players. Congratulations to all who expressed their interest and took part, and a big thank you to the Elmwood Tennis Club for their continued support of this event.

  • Our female champion for this year was Lily Doyle (Room 9), who won the final 6-3 against Evie Bertie (Room 5). Third place went to Tessa Meng (Room 15) who won the playoff match 6-4 against Amelia Smith (Room 18)

  • Our open champion for this year was Jake Llewellyn (Room 14), who won an extremely close final 7-6 against Oliver Parnham (Room 12). Third place went to Monty Hampton (Room 4) who won the playoff match 6-3 against Kingston Laifa (Room 5)

Term 1 Girls’ Cricket Sessions

February 24, 2022

Please access the link below and read the document carefully so you are aware of the organisation for our Heaton term one cricket training sessions. Training sessions take place during school sport time on a Tuesday afternoon, and begin in week 5 (Tuesday 1st March).

Term 1 Girls’ Cricket Sessions 2022 – Tuesday afternoons

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Evers via email or pop in to see him in the PE office for a chat.

Heaton Swimming Sports 2022

February 15, 2022

Date: 

Monday 21st February (week 4)

Meeting Time: 

All competitors are required to meet in the hall quad promptly at 8:15am. Please sit down in your house groups so we can mark the roll and depart on time.

Venue: 

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Participation List (who is competing?):

Heaton Participation List 2022

If you registered for our school event and for some reason your name is not on the participation list above, please contact Mr Evers immediately for assistance.

Equipment Requirements (what do I need to bring?):

  • Swimming togs (please ensure students wear their swimming togs to school with their Heaton PE kit over the top) This way students are ready to race when we arrive at the venue
  • Swimming cap (if required)
  • Towel
  • Flip flops
  • Water bottle
  • Packed lunch with sufficient healthy snacks
  • All relevant personal medication e.g. epipen
  • Mask (all students must wear a mask on the bus, and when entering/exiting the swimming complex)
  • Class equipment required for the last teaching block e.g. device, pencil case etc. as students will be returning to school at the conclusion of the event

Event Structure, Timing and Covid Considerations:

Our goal is to make our school swimming sports as student focused and relaxed as possible. It is an opportunity for our confident swimmers to experience respectful competition, and for our beginner/ novice swimmers to feel encouraged and supported. Due to the current covid restrictions, unfortunately there will be no spectators permitted at the event this year.

Heaton Swimming Sports Order of Events 2022

Parent/Caregiver Race Timing Support: 

Although we are unable to host spectators this year, we are seeking assistance from caregivers who are willing and able to assist us with lane timing for the duration of the competition (9:00am – 1:00pm). Please note: In accordance with the Ministry of Education (MOE) guidelines, any adult working with our children in a supporting/volunteering role must be vaccinated and able to provide a vaccine passport.

If you would like to provide assistance with any lane timing responsibilities, please contact Tim Evers before 9:00am on Friday 18th February (everst@heaton.school.nz).

Confirmed Caregiver and Staff Helpers:

  • Mr Evers, Mrs Dore, Mrs Earl, Mrs Smith
  • Courtney Laifa, Jeremy Leeming, Craig Drennan, Michelle Moore, Iain Cave, Leigh Ginnever, Stacey Mullinger

Cost: 

Participation in the Heaton swimming sports event is based on our user-pay model (opt-in), and will involve a cost that covers return transportation to the event and pool hire (as we required to hire the full pool in order to proceed with our competition this year). These costs will be added to your school account and will be due by Friday 18th March (week 7). If you have any questions or no longer wish for your child to take part, please contact Tim Evers.