Push Play at Faith Academy
A wide variety of extra mural sports are offered. Students are encouraged to participate in at least one sport a season. In summer students can choose from the following sports:
T-ball and Slow-pitch for the younger students and Softball for the older ones, Cricket, Tennis, Touch Rugby, Badminton for the intermediates and Volleyball.
In Winter students can chose from Soccer, Hockey, Basketball, Netball and Fun Ferns for the younger girls. Students are also able to join the local clubs for Rugby.
Faith Academy School Cross-Country
On the 15th of August 2006 Faith Academy held their annual school cross country. We lined up and the juniors moved over to their starting line. The hooter went off and all the little people started sprinting as fast as their little legs would let them go. They had to run around the block, but as for the sprinting, well at the end of the race, well let's say they didn't have as much energy as they did at the start!Then the middle school moved onto the starting line. The hooter went off and all the people started running, this time only some of them were running as fast as possible. At the end of the race, every one was still running at a fairly moderate pace. Then the seniors moved to their starting line. They had a long race to run. They started at a moderate pace and finised a good race.
By Caleb, yr8
The finish of the cross country.After the race everybody got their placings written on their hands. The ones who did well got to go to the West Country schools cross country.
Everyone who completed the race got a chocolate fish for their efforts.
By Joseph Year 8
Buddy Run
This is Sarah .H. after she has done the buddy run with Joanna her buddy (Joanna came 3rd).The buddy run is for the senior students to run with a junior student to encourage them.
By Sarah H year 8
Cross Country
On the 7th of June 2005 Faith Academy School had their cross country. Lots of parents and grandparents came to watch the children run.We started of with the 5 & 6 year olds girl then the boys in that age group. When the little kids came in the seniors ran with their buddies. Erica my buddy came 3rd in her age group.
The race was really hard.When I was about to run I had butterflies. I really wanted to win. At the end of the race we all got a chocolate fish. That was something to look forward to having.
At the end of all the race we had a prize giving. 1st place got a trophy and a certificate, 2nd and 3rd place got a certificate. Here is who came 1st,2nd ,and 3rd.
5&6 year olds
Girls: 1st Lily 2nd Kylie 3rd Hannah Boys :
1st Rueben 2nd Nicolous 3rd Abraham
7&8 year olds
Girls:
1st Rebekah 2nd Alannah 3rd Iriana Boys:
1st Brendan 2nd Jesse 3rd Jeremy
9 &10 year olds
Girls:
1st Amber 2nd Jessica 3rd Abigail Boys:
1st Joshua 2nd Luke 3rd Chad
11 & 12 year olds
Girls :
1st Andrea 2nd Sarah 3rd Sarah Boys:
1st Daniel 2nd Blake 3rd Braedon
By Andrea Year 7
Physical Education
In Physical Education we have the usual PE programme and some special features! We have swimming all year round!. Students are bussed to the Splash Centre down the road. That means we have tepid water even in winter! We often have visiting sports coaches to introduce students to new sports. The golf session was great, students enjoyed the introduction and some went on to join the local club.
In Term 3 we have a school wide gymnastics programme culminating in a trip to the Boys and Girls Gym Club to practise the skills we've learnt. It's also our term for folk dancing- great time for learning co-ordination. And having fun!
Jump Rope
Every second year we participate in the Jump Rope programme. We get to learn new skills get fit and raise some money for the Heart Foundation. We also participate in the "Push Play" day- that's when the whole country starts movin'and we all try to walk to school and look forward to a session of Aerobics Especially for the Seniors
Every year the Seniors (Form 1's and 2's) go sailing at Pauri Lake with the local sailing club!