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Thursday, 22 July 2010
Visique Optometrists and Energize have given Waikato school children the chance to meet Dan Vettori, our much loved captain of the BlackCaps! more...
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Thursday, 22 July 2010
We are very excited about Greenfingers joining us as our new naming rights sponsor for this year’s Greenfingers Kids Marathon. Last year’s Kids marathon was a great success, with more than 300 children taking part. more...
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Thursday, 22 July 2010
If your school is training for cross country this term then you might like to give the students some extra incentive by challenging them to complete the NZ Mountain challenge that has been designed by Energize. more...
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Thursday, 22 July 2010
Help your school to become more Energized by building a school vegetable garden with the support of McCAIN. This is a great way for primary school children to learn more about the goodness of vegetables. more...
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Thursday, 22 July 2010
This year’s Home Play Challenge is proving to be really popular. Children are loving the character cards and we’ve had loads of stories about the afterschool active's and games. more...
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Thursday, 22 July 2010
Over the next few weeks you will recieve some Energize Tip sheets that you can put on your fridge and will provide you with some great tips and messages. more...
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Thursday, 22 July 2010
Nominations are now open for the 2010 SPARC Volunteer Coach Awards to help recognise some of the 70,000 parents, grandparents, teachers, and community minded people acting as volunteer coaches throughout the country. more...
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Thursday, 22 July 2010
Looking2Lead is designed for children who are beginning to show leadership potential.
Read on for further information on course details more...
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Welcome back to Term 4
Even though it might not have been apparent over the holidays, summer is on its way and with it all the great summer sports. From swimming to touch there are a heap of opportunities to ‘Push Play’ and get out there and active over the summer months.
Eat healthy, be active, have fun!
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Thursday, 15 October 2009
Click here to download all the information and registration form needed for students to participate in the Waikato Bays Tennis Champs more...
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Courses for Swimstart, Surf Life Saving and Run Jump Throw are all available this term... more...
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Tim Kirk, Sport Waikato’s SportsForce Development Officer for volleyball is keen to get more kids (year five and up) involved in volleyball, and Grasshoppers Tennis has some great ideas for playing tennis with children... more...
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009
As you may be aware as part of the Regional Partnership Fund we are required to consult with our communities to better understand the barriers in getting young people involved in organised sport... more...
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009
In association with NZ Cricket, Waikato Valley Cricket would like to offer all schools the opportunity to participate in the New Zealand Cricket Skills Challenge. more...
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009
The annual New Balance Round the Bridges celebrates its 65th Anniversary this year. This years race will take place on Sunday, 15th November with the first race starting at 8.30am. As well a 6.2km and 12km fun run/walk for the adults there is a 2km run for primary and intermediate age children to take part in. more...
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009
November is 5+ a day Fruit and Vegetable month which is a great time to teach children about the importance of eating plenty of fruit and vegetables in our diet on a daily basis more...
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Welcome back to Term 3
Energizers and district coordinators will be making contact with you this term to update information and promote activities and services in your area.
This term , Sport Waikato are supporting the Hamilton SBS Marathon. For the first time , a format for school age students to be involved, have been included. See the link included for how your school and students can be involved.
With this week being Maori language week, we have included a fun and educational resource that teachers can use to promote Te Reo whilst being physically active. Look out for more teachers resources in future newsletters, or go to our new Sport Waikato website section.
Eat healthy, be active, have fun!
Click on resources to see the Run Jump Throw resource available to schools
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Click here for a list of resources that we have online for teachers
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Winter, winter, winter!
Schools throughout the Waikato are now well into a chilly term two. Click on the links below for some great articles to help with all your winter needs - basketball, nutrition and a warm and fuzzy Feet First fairytale.
Energize has also recently had Robyn Cox from "Get Ready for School" present to the team, and there is some info here on her Foundation Skills resource for students in their early years at school.
If there is anything else that you would like covered in this newsletter, or success stories that you would like to share with other schools, please email us at kerryj@sportwaikato.org.nz