Black Sticks playing India

On Saturday and Sunday the woman Black Sticks played India. They are playing tests with them in Napier, Palmy North also Wellington. On Saturday they won 7-2, on Sunday they won again the score was 3-1. The women played really well. I got some autographs.

Here is a photo of me and Charlotte Harrison and Olivia my sister:)

Refection on the triathlon

Today we did a triathlon. It was so much fun. I came seventh. Here are some photo's and a reflection about today.  

Reflection on the Triathlon

· Something I was pleased with was… I finished the triathlon.

because… It was hard work but fun  at the same time·

I really enjoyed … The swim because…It was cold and I got brain freeze but it was the easy part of the triathlon.

· Something I found hard was… The running because.... My legs were all jelly from the swim and biking.

· Something that made me think was… Saving my energy. because… I didn't want to use it all up.

· Something I want to get better at is… Running.

         (What can I do about it?)

Practice running when I have some time to do it.

House relay day

Yesterday they was a house relay day. The House leaders and Sport PALS were running it. IT was lots of fun and a great day. I took the Year 2's first , then I took the Year o and 1's. Kea came 4 equal.I had a great day.

Kea team

Let go Kea

Your doing a great job:)

Come on Jamie

Go Bodie

I'm going to beat you Dallas!

Hockey Final

On Saturday the 25th the Parkvale Hockey team played Maraekakaho hockey team for the hockey  final. Parkvale got into final because we won all of our games and the semi final but also the final! We are the champions!

Bolt the fastest man in the world

Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world, in the 100m’s . Smashing his world record 9.58s by five hundredths of a second. Bolts new time is 9.63s. With the next person (Yohan Blake) coming in second having a time of 9.75 getting sliver, and the third person to cross the line was Justin Gatlin having a time of 9.79 getting bronze.  Bolt had a very funny victory celebration, by having a full lap of the Olympic field, different dance moves, mock DJ’ing forward rolls and saying hello to every Jamaican in the crowd.

From Google 

 Picture from kiwi kids news 

Samantha / Charlotte Harrison

Samantha Harrison 

Charlotte Harrison 

The Woman Black sticks Team
 Samantha Harrison (Sam for short) is 20 years of age, Sam started playing hockey aged 5, Then started playing for the Woman Black Sticks Hockey team in 2009 with the Argentina and China Series. Sam is a nightmare to mark thanks to her talent on then ball. Samantha is a dynamo who can play anywhere in the midfield or up the front.  Her most admired sports person is Roger Federer. Sam also has a older sister Charlotte Harrison aged 22.She plays in the position the same as her sister.  

Playing hockey for the Black sticks

Playing Hockey for the Black sticks on Storybird



I’m playing hockey, scoring a goal for the woman Black sticks team.  

Next thing I know I am gasping for breath sitting up in my bed wide awake. I don’t know what to do next? I frantically wake up twin sister Olivia, shaking her like the Christchurch earthquake.  

Then I realise it is morning, I need to get ready for Hockey, it’s Saturday.
I get ready:

1. Shin pads: On
2. Socks: On
3. Mouth guard: In bag
4. Drink bottle : In bag
5. Snack : In bag
6. Uniform : On
7. Hair tied up in a bun : Yes
8. Hockey stick : In bag
9. Hockey Ball : In bag
10. Shoes : On

Great I am already!

Now I am traveling in the car to Hockey. I feel like a real hockey player, but I am not.

Next I am at hockey I have to warm an up so I do, : dribbling the ball keeping it on my stick.

Now I am playing the game keeping everything else that is happening around me out of my head. I ended up putting in 4 out of the 6 goals. Great teamwork.

When I grow up I want to be in the woman Black stick team. But I will have to train hard!

Alison Shanks Summarising

 Alison Shanks is a top New Zealand cyclist. She has won these events 2009 Track cycling World champion, 2010 Commonwealth games gold medal and she has lots more. This year London Olympics 2012  - 27th July – 12th August , London World Cup 16th – 19th February, Track World Championships 2012 – Melbourne 4th – 8th April. Alison Shanks birthday is 13/12/1986. She is 26 years old. Her home town is Dunedin “sunny dunnos” she calls it. She also loves playing basketball and reading books in her spare time. Here is a link to her website http://www.alisonshanks.co.nz

Go Alison Shanks good luck for the Olympics

 These are her sponsors