Monday, 16 May 2011

Orienteering!

ORIENTEERING
On Thursday the 5th of May, a group of year six to eight students went to an orienteering field day at Totara Park. This was a great opportunity to practise and display both our map reading skills and running skills. Orienteering is an exciting activity where you get given a map and have to follow it to the 18 given points. At these points you have to punch a code onto your map. It is an individual and a team event. 
This was a very challenging 3.25km course at a wet and slippery Totara Park. Some students found it tough, but they persevered to complete the course. 
Results: 
Year 6 A girls: 2nd
Year 6 A boys: 1st
Year 7 A girls: 2nd
Year 7 A boys: 2nd
Year 8 A girls: 2nd
Year 8 A boys: 2nd
Year 8 B girls: 3rd
Congratulations to the year 7 and 8 teams who qualified to represent our school at the Auckland Orienteering Championships that will be held at Cornwall Park this week.

By Jade and Christine
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13 comments:

  1. Anonymous17 May 2011 at 00:08

    I also enjoyed the orienteering day. Good luck at the Auckland orienteering - Jorien

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  2. Louise Parker22 May 2011 at 21:38

    Well done Christine,Sheetal and Jacob

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  3. Sheetal Kumar22 May 2011 at 21:46

    I love oriantering

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  4. Anonymous22 May 2011 at 22:04

    Hey guys nice orienteering skills!!!!!!
    From Siobhan:)

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  5. Cassie23 May 2011 at 00:00

    Orienteering was so fun I wish we could go again!!!!!!!!

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  6. Jacob23 May 2011 at 21:11

    always a next year cassie

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  7. Rubana23 May 2011 at 22:17

    Orienteering was so fun!!!!
    I want to do it again!!!!!

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  8. Aidan23 May 2011 at 22:28

    loved orienteering,especially auckland champs, coming first out of my group was a big surprise.its a great sport

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  9. Ryan23 May 2011 at 23:41

    ib also got lost because the map looked like it was wrong but now that i look at it its right

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  10. Jade27 May 2011 at 05:19

    Orienteering was so fun i wish i could do it again! even though i got lost.

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  11. jacob30 May 2011 at 00:33

    cool picture

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  12. Damon8 June 2011 at 22:49

    i wish i could of gone 2 auckland champs 4 orienteering! i love orienteering!!:):)

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  13. Anonymous10 June 2011 at 23:55

    Well done to all the people who went to orienteering :P

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