Meeting Time: All students are required to meet Mrs Henderson in the Heaton Hall at 10:40am. The team bus will depart promptly at 11am so please ensure you are prompt and organised.
If your parent/caregiver would prefer to take you directly to the venue in the morning, they must contact Mrs Henderson via email before Friday 20th June.
Event Times:
Year 7 Girls 3km 12.10pm start time Year 7 Boys 3km 12.30pm start time Year 8 Girls 3km 12.50pm start time Year 8 Boys 3km 1.10pm start time Years 7 & 8 prizegiving approximately 1.40pm
Marshalling Assistance: If you are attending the event to watch and support your son/daughter and you are able to assist Primary Sports Canterbury with marshalling duties on the track, please contact Mrs Henderson. Any support would be greatly appreciated.
Cost: As the Cross Country Championships is an opt-in (user pay) opportunity, participation will incur a cost that covers the return bus trip to Ngā Puna Wai. This charge will be added to your school account. If you have questions or concerns please contact our Heaton Executive Office (Jackie) (eo@heaton.school.nz)
Equipment Requirements: Please note, spikes cannot be used for this event
Heaton PE Kit
Packed lunch with sufficient healthy snacks
Lots of water
All relevant personal medication e.g. ventolin, epipen
Black or navy tracksuit pants, a weatherproof jacket and a warm-over garment top
Spare shoes
Spare socks
Plastic bag to transport any wet or muddy clothing
Additional Information: If, for any reason, you no longer wish to take part or are sick on the day of the event, please email Mrs Henderson asap so the opportunity can be offered to another student on our waiting list.
Event T-shirts: If you would like to order a cross-country t-shirt, please complete this form. These can either either be paid for by bank transfer or cash on the day.
On Wednesday 26th June, Heaton students competed at the Primary and CAIMS Canterbury Cross Country Champs at Ngā Puna Wai. We had a very successful day in the challenging and muddy conditions. Thank you for all of the staff and whānau support. A massive congratulations to all of our athletes who represented our school with pride.
A special congratulations to Lucy G who placed 3rd in the year 8 girls competition and to Weston I who placed 8th in the year 7 boys competition.
Meeting Time: All students are required to meet Mrs Dore and Mrs Ebrahim in the Heaton hall at 9:50am. The team bus will depart promptly at 10:20am so please ensure you are prompt and organised.
If your parent/caregiver would prefer to take you directly to the venue in the morning, they must contact Mrs Prinsep via email before Friday 22nd June.
Event Times:
Year 7 Girls (3km) – 11:30am start time
Year 7 Boys (3km) – 11:50am start time (approx.)
Year 8 Girls (3km) – 12:10pm start time (approx.)
Year 8 Boys (3km)– 12:30pm start time (approx.)
Prize-giving will commence at approx. 12:50pm
Marshalling Assistance: If you are attending the event to watch and support your son/daughter and you are able to assist Primary Sports Canterbury with marshalling duties, please contact Mrs Prinsep prior to Friday 22nd June email link here. Any support would be greatly appreciated.
Cost: As the Cross Country Championships is an opt-in (user pay) opportunity, participation will incur a cost that covers the return bus trip to Ngā Puna Wai. This charge will be added to your school account. If you have questions or concerns please contact our Heaton Executive Office (Jackie) (eo@heaton.school.nz)
Equipment Requirements: Please note, spikes cannot be used for this event
Heaton PE Kit
Packed lunch with sufficient healthy snacks
Lots of water
All relevant personal medication e.g. ventolin, epipen
Tracksuit pants, a weatherproof jacket and warm-over garment top
Spare shoes
Spare socks
Plastic bag to transport any wet or muddy clothing
Additional Information: If for any reason you no longer wish to take part or are sick on the day of the event, please email Mrs Prinsep asap so the opportunity can be offered to another student on our waiting list.
Pack down: 1:00pm after the last race
Food/coffee: This will be at the Ngā Puna Wai Café or at the Coffee Cart (these are pointed out on the map)
Course Marshalls: Please meet Chelsea from 9.45am inside the Athletics Track at the finish line to collect your map and marshal placement number. Bringing warm clothes and a bag with water and food to take out on the course is a good idea. See attached document for all information. This person must stay in place for all 9 races even if the school they represent is only entered in a certain race. As you are a marshal you play a highly important role on the day to encourage participants as they go past and direct the children in the right direction. – Please note CAIMS MARSHALLS MEET AT 11:00am TO SWAP WITH ON COURSE MARSHALLS AND COLLECT NUMBERS.
Parking: There is more parking onsite now with the new Netball Centre opened.
Exiting the venue: There are now 2 exits from NPW. One is Augustine Drive, and the other is now McMahon Drive (straight out to Dunbars Road or right towards Wigram on Aidanfield).
Zones: Please make sure ALL athletes know what zone they are in. They will be with their zone manager for the day. The need to know their zone so they can collect their number from the manager. Please see the map attached for zone placement within the Athletics Track.
Zone managers:On the day come to the Athletics tower to collect race numbers to distribute to your zone participants. See attached document for all information.
First aid: St John will be there on the day.
Results: These will be up on our website asap. The link will be on the events tab.
The Why: The Heaton Cross Country provides us with another opportunity to come together as a school and get some fresh air in the lungs. It is an opportunity for students to get out in the fresh air, get their bodies moving, push themselves out of their comfort zone, participate and do their very best. Plus – it’s a fun house event!
RACE TIMES
Please note that race times may be subject to change depending on weather, arrival times, and race completion times. Parents/caregivers are very welcome to attend this event to support their child. The distance of the Elmwood competitive course is approx. 2.5km. Year 7 Recreational Race: 1:15pm Year 7 Competitive Race: 1:35pm Year 8 Recreational Race: 2:00pm Year 8 Competitive Race: 2:20pm
COURSE MAP
On lap one, students will begin at the green triangle, and head northwest so they are running away from Heaton Street. Students will then run clockwise laps around the perimeter of the park until the required distance is completed.
Competitive Runners will complete 3 laps
Recreational Runners will complete 1 lap.
On their final lap, students will make a right-hand turn after coming past the croquet club and run down to the finishing shoot to the finish line (red square). They will check in with their class marker (sports leader).
MARSHALLING
The meeting area will be clearly set up – but please walk along the park pathway towards the playground. We will sit down in class order by the cricket pitch in front of the green triangle.
At the conclusion of their race, students will come through the finishing shoot, and record their results. They will be directed to the grassed area on the playground side of the finishing shoot and sit down in class lines to support their peers.
The race will be set up and marshalled by our Heaton Sports Leaders.
Year 7 Sports Leaders will coordinate the year 8 races, and year 8 Sports Leaders will coordinate the year 7 races.
This event provides an opportunity for our Sports Leaders to take on the responsibility of coordinating a race, so please be patient and considerate.
TIMELINE AND OUTLINE OF THE AFTERNOON
Please note: Sport Leaders will be with Mrs Prinsep for the afternoon and will not return for the afternoon roll.
Time
Year 7
Year 8
Sports Leaders
12:00
A bell will ring for early lunch
Meet Mrs Prinsep at the hall at 12:05. Please bring lunch and bags as you will be at Elmwood Park for the entirety of the afternoon.
12:00 – 12:15
Students go to their house eating area as per usual.
12:15 – 12:45 pm
30 minutes to play outside.
12:45 pm
Return to class for the afternoon roll
12:50 pm
Move to Elmwood Park and sit down in class order at the marshalling area – green triangle on map
1:05 pm
All year 7 students should be seated and ready to go
1:15
Year 7 recreational race begins
Year 8 sport leaders support marshaling.
1:35 pm
Year 7 competitive race begins
Year 8 students begin making their way to Elmwood Park and sit down in the marshaling area in class order. – Green triangle on map
Year 8 sport leaders support marshaling.
1:50pm
At the conclusion of the competitive race, year 7 students make their way back to school.
All year 8 students should be seated and ready to go.
Year 7 Sport Leaders support with marshaling
2:00pm
Year 8 recreational race begins
Year 7 Sport Leaders support with marshaling
2:20pm
Year 8 competitive race begins
At the conclusion of the final race, all Sport Leaders will remain with Mrs Prinsep and support with the pack down.
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS (WHAT DO I WEAR?)
Uniform Information:
Please arrive at school on Thursday morning in your Heaton uniform like normal.
Your teacher will give you an opportunity to get changed into your cross-country gear before lunch.
You can run in either your Heaton PE uniform or your Kaupeka colours.
Reminder: a large portion of the track is on pathways, so spikes are not appropriate.
Students must ensure they have the following equipment with them on race day.
Suitable running shoes – half of the course will be on paths so no spikes, please
Spare pair of shoes and socks (there is a chance that they will get wet or muddy)
Water bottle
Warm Jacket to wear prior to and after your race
All relevant personal medication e.g. Ventolin
A bag to store any wet and muddy clothing
Students are able to go home in their P.E. kit/Kaupeka colours after the cross country.
COMPETITION
If you enter in the competitive race (three laps) you will earn points for the position you finish.
Eg. 1st = 1 point, 33rd = 33 points, 60th+ = 60 points etc. NO MORE THAN 60 POINTS FOR COMPETITIVE
This is the race our Heaton Cross Country for Canterbury Champs will be selected from.
If you enter in the recreational race (one lap) you will earn points as follows:
Top 16 place runners in the recreational race will get 60 points plus their place (1st place recreational gets 61 points)
Runners who place 17 and beyond in the recreational race will get 90 points.
Non-runners with a note = 100 points.
Non-runners without a note = 150 points.
Absent = 100 points
The class with the least amount of points will win – This will be averaged across the number of students in your class
There will be a winning class from each year level and a winning Kaupeka
Based on the race results (placings), the top 10 students from each gender/year level will be invited to represent Heaton at the Cross Country Championships (hosted by Primary Sports Canterbury).
On Wednesday 21st June, 35 of our finest runners attended the Primary and CAIMS Canterbury Cross Country Champs at Ngā Puna Wai to compete against the best year 7 and 8 runners from around the region. The weather was perfect for some fast running after a few days of rain, and while the course was muddy and wet underfoot in some places, our runners produced some outstanding results. A massive congratulations to all of our athletes who represented our school with pride.
Meeting Time:All students are required to meet Mrs Henderson in the Heaton hall at 9:50am. The team bus will depart promptly at 10:15am so please ensure you are prompt and organised.
If your parent/caregiver would prefer to take you directly to the venue in the morning, they must contact Mrs Henderson via email before Friday 16th June.
Event Times:
Year 7 Girls (3km) – 11:30am start time
Year 7 Boys(3km) – 11:50am start time (approx.)
Year 8 Girls(3km) – 12:10pm start time (approx.)
Year 8 Boys (3km)– 12:30pm start time (approx.)
Prize-giving will commence at approx. 12:50pm
Marshalling Assistance:If you are attending the event to watch and support your son/daughter and you are able to assist Primary Sports Canterbury with marshalling duties, please contact Mrs Henderson prior to Friday 16th June (hendersonk@heaton.school.nz). Any support would be greatly appreciated.
Cost:As the Cross Country Championships is an opt-in (user pay) opportunity, participation will incur a cost that covers the return bus trip to Ngā Puna Wai. This charge will be added to your school account. If you have questions or concerns please contact our Heaton Executive Office (Jackie) (eo@heaton.school.nz)
Equipment Requirements: Please note, spikes cannot be used for this event
Heaton PE Kit
Packed lunch with sufficient healthy snacks
Lots of water
All relevant personal medication e.g. ventolin, epipen
Tracksuit pants, a weatherproof jacket and warm-over garment top
Spare shoes
Spare socks
Plastic bag to transport any wet or muddy clothing
Additional Information: If for any reason you no longer wish to take part or are sick on the day of the event, please email Mrs Henderson asap so the opportunity can be offered to another student on our waiting list.
Pack down: 1:00pm after the last race
Food/coffee: This will be at the Nga Puna Wai Café or at the Coffee Cart (these are pointed out on the map)
Course Marshalls: The officials are required to assist around the course will indicated on the marshal’s map. They are to report to Georgia (Event Manger) underneath the first set of rugby posts at 9:45am. Each zone will supply an adult for this task. This person must stay in place for all 9 races even if the school they represent is only entered in a certain race. As you are a marshal you play a highly important role on the day to encourage participants as they go past and direct the children in the right direction. – Please note CAIMS MARSHALLS MEET AT 11:00am TO SWAP WITH ON COURSE MARSHALLS AND COLLECT NUMBERS.
Zone Recorders and Marshalls: Recorder – on the day – come to collect timing chips and distribute to their zone participants and write their number on each participants arm. Marshal – on the day please stay at your allocated position at the course for all races. This position could be shared but each zone must cover that position for all races. Please come and collect your numbers from 9am this is shown on the Marshalls map at the main collection point based at the first rugby posts.
Rubbish: Please be a tidy kiwi and make sure your zones/schools pick up their rubbish and take it home.
First aid: This is going to be stationed by the start line with St John – Refer to site map for more information
Merchandise: A commemorative Canterbury CrossCountry tee is available for purchase for $25 each. These are to be ordered online and will be available for collection at the event on 21 June. All links for purchasing are on the PSC website homepage. Orders close on June 5th!
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