Passion Project-Netball

• When did the silver ferns become a netball team?

The silver ferns have been playing in netball games since 1938!

• Why do some people think that netball is just a girls sport?

Because netball is like basketball but it’s basically made more for girls. But when you think about there are a lot of boys netball teams around the world so I don’t see why some people think netball is just for girls! Yes you wear skirts and dresses when you play but the boys could easily just wear shorts. I think overall that netball is a sport not just for girls but for boys as well.

• Why would people choose to play netball?

Because Netball is a fun, energetic sport that you can get really fit playing. Netball is not just passing the ball around you actually have to talk with your team to think up a plan, so netball is actually a great sport to make new friends as well. Also it’s not just for young kids all ages can play netball.

Report-Netball

7 aside Netball

Netball is a game that has been around for many years. The aim of the game is to pass the ball to the goal circle so the shooter can shoot a goal.

Positions

There are 7 players on one team in 7 aside netball. GS, in shooting circle. GA behind the line in their shooting third. GD, behind the line diagonal from GA. GK, is in the opposite from GS in the other teams shooting circle. WA, stands to the right of GA. WD, is behind the line diagonal from WA. C in the middle third. There is also another team with same positions.

Basic Rules

Different from basketball, Netball you cannot step with the ball as soon as you get the netball in your hands you cannot move only pivot around on your grounded foot. You are not allowed to push and shove in netball if you do that is called obstruction. Only GS GA and the opposite team GD, GK are allowed in the shooting circle. C is allowed everywhere on the court apart from the shooting circle.

This is where the players are allowed:

Equipment

Bibs are pieces of fabric with elastic that you slip on over your clothes they say what position you are playing. To play netball you need to use a netball so you have something to pass around the court. Something that you also use is a goal that you shoot your netball in and that's how you get points by shooting goals. It’s a rule that you have to wear sneakers/trainers so you can run around and pivot on the hard concrete and also so if someone stands on your foot it won’t hurt.

Types of 7aside netball

First there is outdoor netball which is played normally at day time and outside. Then indoor netball is like outdoor but has some different rules and it’s played inside. The 3rd is twilight which is played outside but it’s played at night in the dark but it has the same rules as outdoor.

New Zealand Netball team

The New Zealand team is a big part of NZ. The silver Ferns are NZ netball team and they play to represent New Zealand. The players in 2017 are:

Katrina Grant, Captain/ GD, GK              Grace Rasmussen, WA, C, GA

Maria Tutaia, Vice Captain/ GA, GS         Te Paea Selby-Rickit, GA, GS

Gina Crampton, WA, C                             Samantha Sinclair, C, WA, WD

Kayla Cullen, GD, WD and C                   Jane Watson, GK, GD

Shannon Francois, C, WA                        Maia Wilson, GS

Anna Harrison, GK, WD and GD            Grace Rasmussen, WA, C, GA

Kelly Jury, GK, GD                                  Storm Purvis, GK, GD

Phoenix Karaka, GK, GD                         Bailey Mes, GS, WA and GA                    

Netball is such an exciting, energetic and very fun sport have a go!

Goals- Term 2

My Goals

• Last year my goals were to:

Know all my times tables off by heart by the end of the year.

To achieve at least one gold by the end of the year.

• So far I have:

Learnt my times tables off by heart

and I have tried some new things to complete my gold.

• This term my smart goals are:

To achieve at least one gold by the end of the year.

To learn more vocabulary and use it in my writing.

• How I will achieve these goals:

To try my best in a lot of things so I can get more gold points.

I need to read more in depth because then I can find some words in the books.

The Great Kiwi Road Trip

My ANZAC Homework

Te Reo

We have been learning about Maori sayings so this is a slide of some of them that we have learned.

Ballet Disaster-Recount

Ballet disaster

I saw the bright lights smile down on the stage and the curtain rose up. The sea of people went silent as the show began. Backstage with my friends I was waiting impatiently for my cue to come.

I started to get as tired as a sloth standing around. So chatting away endlessly, the beat started to get silent in the background…

Suddenly I switched back on and hearing the music I raced on the stage as fast as a cheetah!

Immediately I realised that I had ran on a few counts to early! My heart racing continuously Thump, Thump, Thump! So, not wasting any time I sprinted back stage again while my friends were pouring out their laughter at me (in the meantime I was so embarrassed I had a bright pink, glowing face)!

After the show I wondered, did anyone see me in the audience? And if they did were they laughing at me?