Sports Day Recounts

Henry

I was excited last Thursday when I woke up because I was in the 100 metres final and it was Windsor North School’s Sports Day.

First we went to shot-put.  A shot-put is round like a soccer ball.  To throw a shot-put you need to hold it under your chin then throw. 

After shot-put we had discus.  A discus looks like a pancake.  Here are some tips.  Put your pointing hand out then swing your other arm then throw.

The next event was long jump.  The best bit was when I jumped into the sand pit.  I jumped a long way.

After lunch we did high jump.  At high jump I got two turns but I knocked the bar off both times.  I think high jump was the hardest.

I was in the 100 metre final.  The whole school watched!  My Dad and Pop were there to watch.

I had the best day at school.

Kouta

What a fantastic day on Athletics Day.  It was sunny like I was touching the sun.  I was sweating.  I didn’t have a drink because my Mum didn’t bring a drink bottle so I was thirsty, thirsty, thirsty.

First we did shot-put.  The shot-put looks like a cricket ball and you have to put it under your chin and push, whoosh!

Second I rushed to discus.  I was nearly last in the line.  You have to throw the discus.  Mrs Dawson and Mr Goodsir were the teachers.  We held the discus and threw the discus.  You have to squeeze your fingers and throw.  It was amazing and it was fun.

Next we flew to long jump and made an enormous line.  When it was my turn I threw myself into the air and it was fun.

We had lunch and then we played for a little while, then we shot off to high jump.  I was surprised because it was so high.  So I got ready to jump and when it was my turn I zoomed as fast as I could and did an enormous scissor jump.  I made it over the bar. 

Finally we watch the sprints and I was sad because I wanted to go in the sprints. 

Sports day was absolutely awesome.

Ryan

What an awesome sports day, Thursday the 7^th of March.  All of Windsor North School were doing Athletics day.  Athletics day was full of sports.  We did Athletics day to have fun and keep fit.  We did it on the back field at Windsor North School. 

Our first event was shot-put.    You held the shot-put by your chin and you had to throw by pushing your arm.  The shot-put was one kilogram.  I threw my shot-put at the ground by accident but I got another go and I did a good shot.

Next we did discus.  You had to stretch you had to stretch your fingers around the discus and go 1, 2, 3, whoosh!  I threw my discus at the ground.  I was surprised that it hit the ground.  The teachers let me have another go.  That time it was a good throw.  I thought the discus looked like a dvd.  I liked discus.

Then we did long jump.  We had to run up and jump into the sky then land in the sand.  The sand was tickly and soft on my toes. 

After lunch we did high jump.  We had to put one leg over first and then the other leg and jump.  When everyone had a go they made it higher.  Soon we were jumping as high as the ten year olds.  When we jumped over the bar we landed on a soft crash pad.

After that I had to watch the running people.  There were lots of people crowding the race.

Next I went home and I felt proud about doing all the sport.

James

What an exciting Athletics Day.  We did it on the back field on the 7^th of March.  The whole school was doing it.

First we did shot-put.  I was waiting for my turn.  When it was my turn I was scared.  I did my first turn, it went plop!  I said “what?” in my head, but the teacher said to pick it up again so I did.  That time it went whoosh.  I was happy!

We zoomed off to discus.  Mr Goodsir taught us how to do it.  To throw a discus you put your fingers around it and 1, 2, 3!  Whoosh it went and I felt proud.  It looked like a dvd.

Then we went to long jump.  There was a long line but then it was my turn.  I zoomed off.  I jumped, I was like superman.  I felt proud.  When I jumped in the sand it felt like whiskers.

Next it was lunch time.  After that we did high jump.  I had my turn.  I looked like scissors.  I hurt myself but it was cool.

Go!  Go!  That was the sound of people cheering.  The final event was running.  There were Mums and Dads proud for their children.  That was the final event.

I liked sports day, it was fun because I did my best.

 

Meadow

“Oh oh”, I said when I got up.  It is athletics day today – real athletics day!  It was Thursday the 7^th of March.  The whole school was there.  We had athletics day because we can keep fit, have fun and have a try.  We had it on the back field.
 

First we went to shot-put.  Plop, plop and plop went the shot-put.  The shot-put was as heavy as concrete.  It was my turn and that was the sound of the shot-put.  You had to put the shot-put under your chin and then throw it. You had to put a lot of weight on your back leg.  I didn’t do very well but I still had a lot of fun.
 

After shot-put we zoomed off to discus.  Mr Goodsir was teaching the seven year old boys and Mrs Dawson and Mrs Horrel were teaching the seven year old girls.  It was like a frisbee because it was a circle.  I thought I did pretty well.
 

Next we flew off to long jump.  Mrs Scott and Mrs Christie were teaching it.  You had to push off on your strong leg.  It was like being a super hero but I wasn’t because I did not do very well.  When I landed in the sand it felt itchy.  It was my favourite event.
 

After long jump we had a little break for lunch.  After lunch we went to high jump.  Mrs Harvey and Mr du Mez were teaching it.  I did very well.  It was my least favourite sport because I was scared of jumping over the bar onto the mattress.  It felt great.
 

After high jump it was the most exciting part of all!  The Sprints!!  Already, it came so fast.  From Room 5 the boy in the 60 metre sprint was Patrick and in the 100 metres the boys were Henry and Patrick.  I cheered for both of them.  From Room 5 girls, Lucy and Amelia were both the 100 metre and Amelia was in the 60 metre as well.
 

I was exhausted when I got home.  I went to the freezer and got two packs of peas to put on my forehead and my back.  I thought sports day was fun but tiring. 

 

Amelia

“Go, go, go!”  We were cheering for our friends in the finals. 

Well last Thursday on the 7^th of March we had sports day.  We had it on the back field.  We did it to get fit.  The whole school did it.

First we did shot put.  It was super-duper heavy!  Just like an elephant.  It was shaped like a baseball.  You throw it by holding it under your chin then push!  It was a good throw.

 

Next event was discus.  I was glad it was discus.  I’m good at it.  How to hold a discus – you put your finger tips over the edge then swing it twice then WOOSH on the third!  My throw went well.

After discus we went to long jump.  How you jump, you run up to the mat and then you push off with your arms behind your back and knees up.  My turn was AWESOME!  When I got out of the sandpit there was sand between my toes, it felt itchy.  My Grandma saw my AWESOME jump!

The second last event was high jump.  I wasn’t so sure how I would get on so I wasn’t too excited.  Anyway this is how you do high hump.  You run up to the bar then you jump up with your bottom in the air.  I jumped well when I jumped.  I landed on a soft crash pad.

Yay my favourite event, the sprints!  The sprints were my favourite because I was in them!  I was in the sixty metres and one hundred metres.  The first race was the sixty metres.  I came forth in the sixties and third in the hundreds.  I was SO proud of myself!  Yes!  I was in the Avenal Zones, and that’s how proud I was.

I went well on my very first Athletics Day!

 

Eliana

Beep, beep, beep, bong!  My hand slammed on my alarm clock.  “Time to get up darling”, shouted Mum.  I groaned.  Not another school day!  I looked at my calendar….. Bulging mushrooms!  It’s Sports Day!  I was feeling so nervous, I nearly jumped right out of my skin!  But Mum dragged me off to school anyway!!!

Our first event was shot-put.  I was the fourth or fifth one to have a go.  I was kind of scared of the big, well not big, but heavy shot put!!!  Oh, oh!  It’s my go.  Here goes nothing!  Heeeave!  Whoops!  My foot went out of the boundary.  Oh well, maybe next time.

Tweet, tweet, tweeted the whistle.  It was time to go to the next event.  Our next event was discus.  I was the fourth or fifth person to have a go again.  This is how to throw a discus.  First you put your palm flat on top of the discus.  Then you squeeze onto the discus.  After that you bring the hand that’s holding the discus to the hand that’s aiming.  You do this three times.  Then you let it go.  Wowsers!  The discus went flying in the air, but it didn’t land very far!  How could this day get any worse!  Tweet!  Oh, now I see, long jump.  Another one of my weaknesses!

The seven year old girls had to sit with the boys.  At last!  It was the girls go.  We lined up.  Soon it was my go.  I tried to run faster than a leopard, or a cheetah.  I got to the jump… I landed in the middle, NOT!!!

 

Beeeep screamed the bell!  Thank goodness for the bell.  I had a really special lunch because my Mum came over to have lunch with me.

 

It was time for my most favourite event, high jump.  I did very well because I came fourth or fifth.

 

Now for the final event.  SPRINTS!  These are the people from Room 5 that were running; Amelia, Patrick, Lucy and Henry.  The boys were at the starting line…. CLAP!  After the boys went, the girls went.

 

I was so tired that I almost died.  Luckily Mum bought me ice-cream.