Touch

On December 11th, Outram Blue played Green Island and had had ther first loss 7 - 11 . It was a hard game, personally I thought that the team forgot the basics. Some people were doing some good two man splits up the wings and up the middle but when we got to the line know one would take the touch's and made silly passes and turned the ball over.
By Isaac T
Outram White- Outram Whites played Taieri, It was a tough battle but in the end Taieri beat us 5-3. There were some silly passes but great two man splits. It was great that the boys let the girls have a go at running up the field and attempting to get a try.
By Max N
Outram Red- Outram Red played East Taieri. WE didn't play too bad and we got the hang of some of the moves including a two man split and had a go at one of the Otago Rep moves. The Red's did win 12-9 and could of got beaten if we didn't start scoring in the last minutes of the game.
by Cam M

Outram School at Megamilk Sports 2007

The megamilk sports day was on Monday the 1st of December. The events were fun and involved teamwork and co-operation games. 12 year 5/6 students were selected to be in the team, also one of the What-Now presenters 'Charlie' my was there. My favourite event was the 'ski biscuit pull' where you had to get into a group of three and one person gets into the biscuit with a orange flag on a pole. The other two people tow the biscuit using two ropes tied to the front of the biscuit and pull the biscuit down a track. Once at the end of the track the person being towed must plant the flag into the ground. Overall it was a really fun day.
By Christie W

Outram School at Megamilk Sports 2007

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Outram Touch

Blues-To be honest we had an average game this week with some simple errors that cost us a few points. But in the end we pulled off the win 7-3 against Taieri College. Sophie M had a great game scoring 2 tries for the team.
Whites- It was a good game with a 5-2 win to the Outram Whites team against Fairfield. David D scored a great try so did Ayden Mc, Christie W and Joshua A both scored tries. Neither of the teams were great on defence but the Whites were fast enough to get 5 tries before the end of the game. It was a very exciting game for all of us.
Reds-The Reds has a loss to St Marys. The Reds played really well in the first half with some great two person splits moves scoring easy tries. The team tired in the second half and let St Marys score the winning try late in the second half. Players to stand out were Aleisha A and Cam M.

Touch-Week1

The Blues and Reds both started with a draw for the season. The Whites had a big loss but were playing a team older and more experienced. The Reds had a 4 all draw with Elmgrove, the team played really well and moved the ball around the field while making easy yards up the middle. The Blues had a hard fought 10 all draw with St Marys. This was a significant result considering the Blues were beaten by 10 tries by the same team at the end of the previuos season. Great tries by Olivia H and Emma P helped the team capture the lead just after halftime. St Marys used the speed and skill of two of their experienced Touch players to bring the game to a draw. After 3 weeks of games the module will be broken into three sections catering for the differing skills of all the teams.

Athletics

All classes are working hard at the moment on the fundamentals of athletics in preparation for the South-West Taieri Schools Athletic championships. The main focus in class programmes is to develop the following Fundamental Principles of Athletics:

The Fundamental Principles covered in the Running Activities are:
• Light quick movements
• Upright carriage of the head and trunk
• Movement of the feet and limbs in a straight path
• Ability to maintain rhythm when running over obstacles/distance

The Fundamental Principles covered in the Jumping/Leaping Activities are:
• Jumping may be from a standing start or from an approach run
• Take-offs may be made from one foot or from two feet
• Jumper’s legs will bend or flex in preparing to jump
• Arms should swing backwards in preparing to jump, then swing vigorously up as the jump is made.

The Fundamental Principles covered in the Throwing Activities are:
• Transfer of weight from back foot to front foot
• Release high against a braced left side (or right)
• Throw high in order to go far
• Keep the feet on the ground

Outram School Touch Rugby

With the Touch season fast approaching the School is looking at entering 3 touch teams. Trials for the teams have already begun with all participants showing a good level of skill. The School will be playing in the Taieri Junior Touch module played on Monday afternoons at Peter Johnstone park. Training will be at school during lunchtimes.

Outram Primary School Basketball Teams

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Annual Basketball Otago Tournament-Outram Champions Again!!

On sunday we had a tournament against teams from all around Otago. The first game against Mt Aspiring 'A' we lost by 2 points and we won all the other games against Abbortsford, Mt Aspiring 'B' and Portobello. This meant we were in the final against the real enemy Mt Aspiring 'A'. This was a real hard game but the whole Outram Rockets team showed the opposition who's boss and played there hearts out. Because of this huge effort Outram took out the grand final 27-25. This was a great achievement because the Mt Aspiring team trains three times a week and were a lot taller than us. It was a great, great feeling to bring home the trophy to put in the cabinet along side all the other trophy's Outram school has won.
By Cameron W

Otago Cross Country Championships

The school was represented at the Otago champs by a team of nine students. The team had been training prior to the event for 6 weeks. Focusing on aerobic endurance and leg stamina. For training we did things like running up and down a set of stairs at the Outram Glen. The cross country was very big with about 100 in each race! The real cross contry track was about 2km for years 5/6 and the year 7/ 8's race was around 2.4 km . At the end of the event we had some great results like, Christie W 3rd in her year 5/6 race, Emily B 12th in the year 7 race and Myles V got 7th in the year7/8 race. After a big day Christie W came back to school to be greeted by words like "Well done", and "Great effort!". Last year Christie came 27!- Everyone says the training regime helped.
Cameron W also had a great race(25th year 8 boys) for missing 2 training sessions! in the end we all had a great day at the Cross Country and would like to thank the parent s that made the trip in to support the team.
By Christie W

Outram School - Champions of Otago!!

Yahoo!! The Outram Rockets have won the final. It was a hard game against Kaikorai Valley College this week with a score of 14-0. This shows that Outram had awesome defence as well as being stronger on attack. This week the girls got in and hassled as well as scoring some good goals. We are very proud about are achievment and would like to say a huge thanks to Readylawn, McArthurs Fruit and the Outram Hotel(our sponsors) and Mr Martin our coach.
By Cameron W

Otago Basketball Grand Final-Yr 7/8

The Outram yr 7/8 basketball team has made the Otago Basketball Grand final. The final will be played on Monday 3rd September at the Edgar Centre at 4:05pm. The team has had a fantastic season and would like to thank our sponsors- McArthurs Fruit, Ready Lawn, Outram Hotel. Also a big thankyou to our supporters and especially Marie W with all her help and support throughout the season. Make sure you come and support the Outram Yr 7/8 team and show the 'Big City' schools how basketball is played!

West Taieri Rugby Report

U7 Maroons vs U7 Dunedin Sharks
The team travelled to The Oval last Saturday to play their final game of the season. Despite West Taieri's best efforts, Dunedin proved to be too good and eventually won 11-7. However, West Taieri certainly displayed much better sportsmanship throughout the game for which I'm very proud of the team. Player of the Day went to James L.

West Taieri v Eastern Under 9's

The boys capped off a brilliant season with a big 70-0 win at home in perfect conditions. The tries were shared amongst the forwards and backs and all the players were rewarded for a fine game. They can all be proud of their efforts throughout the season and finished with 10 wins, 3 loses and a draw, scoring 765 points and conceding just 135. At the prize giving that followed Jordan B was awarded Player of the Year. Russell B and Sammy B were presented with Most Improved Player awards.




Steve & Kaye McArthur

Yr 7/8 Otago Basketball Semi Final

We had an awesome game this week against Portobello. Emily B played very well on defence and wasnt afraid to get in there and rip the ball off the oposition, all the other girls played very well. We planned to have mostly the girls on defence which left the boys free to get a pass and score, this plan worked really well and Cameron W scored 22 points. With a real team effort we took out the semi final win 46-20. We are now excited about the final next week and possibly becoming Otago Champions!! Bt Cameron W.
I thought we played really well to. Portobello didn't stand a chance against us! The girls did well on defence and the boys did really well at scoring. Jared J did well getting the rebounds and getting the ball down the court to Cameron W. Over all we played a really good game and we hope to win the finals game next week.
By Emily B

'Shaq the Cat'

Basketball Semi Finals-Yr 7/8

The school will be represented by the Yr 7/8 basketball team in the otago basketball mixed semi finals. The team is playing Portobello which should be a tough game. Both teams have gone through round robin play with only 1 loss. The game is at the Edgar centre in Dunedin, starting time 4:05pm.

Netball Training Session With Otago Rebel-Philipa Finch

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Buddy Class Fitness-Rm2 and Rm 6

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West Taieri Rugby Report

Under 7 West Taieri Blue vs Southern

The team played well in the 1st half with some excellent rips on defence against a well-drilled and very fast Southern side. The 2nd half saw some good runs with the ball with some resulting in very good tries. Tries scored by Trey R, Shaun D, Matthew M and Scott T. Player of the Day Hayden R. Final Score West Taieri 7 Southern 11.

U7 Maroons vs Kaikorai White
West Taieri squared off against Kaikorai at Outram last Saturday. With the recent weather the lower field was wet and muddy underfoot, not that any of the players minded. Both teams played well in a closely contested game. West Taieri were down 3-5 at half-time, but fought back strongly in the second half with the game finishing in a 7-all draw. Player of the Day went to Connor M for some strong running and for trying to keep up with his team mates.

Under 9’s vs Taieri 80 to 15 win
High scorching game with strong running and good tackling. Starting to show structure in their game. Player of the day was Jacob B

West Taieri Under 10s
The boys played Southern and won by 80 – 25 in a well executed display of open running rugby. David D was named player of the day with same strong running on the wing scoring 2 tries. Other try scores to numerous to name. Fair play would have to go to Ayden M and Sam Y in playing for the opposition for the last 10 minutes with good team spirit.



West Taieri School Boy Rugby Closing Day 25th Aug.
11am Games and Activities for teams playing at home.
12pm AGM, followed by prize giving. Team photos to be handed out.
All rugby jerseys to be returned at prize giving.

Steve & Kaye McArthur

Basketball Yr 7/8 vs Port Chalmers

The whole team played very well in the challenging game against Port Charmers this week. Our plan was to get our score up early which we did and also every one had lots of playing time. It was a real team effort and we are now all set for the semi finals. The final score was 34-16 to the Outram Rockets.
By Cam W

West Taieri Rugby Report 12th August

U7 West Taieri blue vs Taieri black
The boys got off to a slow start letting in a couple of tries, then they found their feet and played well. On attack there was some good runs with some resulting in tries. Defensively in the second half saw some excellent rips. Try scorers were Trey R & Matthew M. Player of the day was Matthew M. Final score Taieri 11 West Taieri 7

U7 Maroon vs Pirates Villians
The U7 Maroon's came up against a very good Pirates side last Saturday at the Oval. It was the best opposition they had faced in the last few weeks and while West Taieri competed well and were level-pegging at half-time, Pirates pulled away in the second half eventually winning 7-3. The West Taieri side displayed good sportsmanship at all times and Player of the Day went to Benjamin A for a great all-round game.

West Taieri v Dunedin Under 9's

The boys went down 35-15 to a more determined Dunedin side at home. At 15 all at half time the game looked like it could have gone either way but too many turnovers and their normally very good defence let them down. Nicholas M earned the Player of the Day for his strong running and line breaks and James H was awarded Tackler of the Day.

West Taieri Under 10s v Taieri Blue

A well deserved, hard fought tussle between two evenly matched teams. Some aggressive running and hard tackling resulted in a much improved team effort. Player of the day was Ben S, awarded 1 try other try scorers were Same Y 2, David D 2, Cameron M 1, Oliver S 1, Ryan A1, Ayden M 1. Final Score 45 West Taieri ,25 Taieri

Outram Soccer

8th Grade Mosgiel White vs Green Island
Mosgiel had another good game this weekend, winning 5-2 against Green Island. Eli N was goalkeeper, making a great job of keeping the opposition to only 2 goals.

11th Grade Mosgiel White vs Mornington
The team lost to Mornington, 7 – 0 who showed teamwork is vital! Mosgiel were forced to largely defend in this game and their attempts at goal never got through the Mornington defence. Max N and Wilson M put in a lot of effort, with Wilson being everywhere, trying to stem the Mornington onslaught. Well done Max and Wilson for not giving up!

Jump Jam 7 & 10

The school has recently purchased jump jam 7 & 10. The school uses jump jam four times a week at 9:05am. Jump Jam gives the students the opportunity to learn dance, in the context of aerobics. It develops the following aspects:
cardiovascular fitness
development of posture
fat burning potential
all roung flexibility
co-ordination and balance
kinesthetic awareness
overall feeling of well being
Feel free to come and take part in a jump jam session!

Outram Junior Netball

We have been traning hard at netball practise this year. Mrs Wood has been teachig us well we have been practising dodging and many other skills we have won all the games so far. Our last game was 1-14 Mrs Wood was very proud of the team. We have very good shooters in the team and all the team members have tried out different positions. We enjoy all the different positions we have lots of fun playing and like spending time with all of the team members.
By Zara S

netball photos

Check out our netballers in action on 4th August 2007!

Outram Yr 7/8 Basketball vs Abbortsford

We had another excellent game yesterday taking out the win 54-10. The whole team played well and dominated on defence. Emily B was named player of the day for some outstanding intercepts and great work on defence. The team still has had only one loss for the season!!
By Cam W

Outram Senior Netball

The Outram 87s netball team are ranked around 4th or 5th out of 7 teams. The team this season is working really well together that well that 5 out of 9 people have been selected for the Taieri rep team. Emma P and Amy H have made the year 8 team and are being coached be Erin P (Emmas mum) and Bayley G, Emily B and Hayley M made the year 7 team they are being coached by Phillipa M who is also Hayleys mum and the coach of theOutram 87s . Last week the 87s played 2 game 1 against St Marys we won 36-14 and the other game we played Abbortsford it was a very close game but in the last 2 minutes we took the lead by getting 2 more goals to take away the win leaving the score 22-20. The player of the day for that match was Aleisha L for her great deffence.
We are hoping to get a place of 1st, 2nd or 3rd by September (End of season).
By Emma P and Katie B

Outram School Yr 5/6 Miniball vs St Mary's

Outram Breakers have just played the hardest game of the season. They were trying as hard as they could. Cameron M was going the hardest he has ever. The full time score was a 20-26 loss. Ayden M, Cameron M, David D and Celine T all scored some great goals. Player of the day was David D scoring 2 goals. Cameron M scored 4 goals .
Everyone had a good game and played well.
By Ayden M

Carl Hayman visiting West Taieri rugby training

Outram School Hockey

Well the last team we played was Siverstream, they are a strong team but we always whip them. Goals scored by Bayley M ( 1)
and Joshua T ( 1) not very high but team worked hard and together like always. We lost our first game two weeks ago for the first time in three years with 4 people away. The team we played had never won a game so they were very pleased and we were happy for them we have some new players in the team that have just join and have never played before and are doing very well and I am proud of them. Our team is a very supportive team and dont put people down in the team as everyone as different abilitIes in the way they learn to play a sport. We play on Saturday 9:30 till 10:30 in Mosgiel and practice on Friday lunchtimes at school, there are 10 of us in the team and all learn new things as we play. Well done team.
By Joshua A

Outram Yr 5/6 vs Silverstream

What a fantastic result 56-0!! This is the second time the Yr 5/6 team have held the opposition to zero. Max N and David D had outstanding games leading the team in offense and defence. The team worked as a unit and was able to dominate possession. The team have been training hard and are looking forward to the playoffs.

Outram Yr 7/8 vs Arthur St 'A'

We had a great game against arthur street 'A', taking the win 64-8. The whole team played well and Emily B played especially well. Arthur St had no answer to the relentless attack by Outram struggling just to make it out of their own half. The team now has won 5 from 6 games and are looking forward to the playoffs.
By Cameron W

Outram Sport Uniforms

Outram sport teams now have new sport uniforms. The singlets are made from the latest materials which help prevent overheating of the athlete and draw moisture away from the body. The uniforms are sponsored by Ready Lawn, McArthurs Fruit and the Outram Hotel. The school has two sets of uniforms with students from the 'A' and 'B' teams wearing them at sporting events. The school would like to thank its sponsors for their geneorsity.

Yr 7/8 Rockets vs Arthur Street

It was an awesome game against Arthur Street School with a great victory 46-16. Jared J scored 18 points for the team and Bayley G was awarded player of the day for good defence and good offence.
By Cam W.

Yr 7/8 Basketball vs Portobello

It was a hard game against portobello with our first loss 22-34 Sophie mclennan played well on defence as well as Craig J who shot some awesome baskets.But player of the day went to Aaron H for good work underneath the hoop.

Rebels Training Session

On Thursday 31st may Otago Rebel and New Zealand A representative Phillipa Finch came to Outram School to work with our senior Netball teams. The session was very valuable to all students, who were put through game based senarios and individual/team skills. Phillipa was impressed at the the enthusiasm and skill level of the Outram students. Students participated in a full game at the end of the session to build on and trial the new skills. After the seesion students took the opportunity to get Phillipas signature and chat with Phillipa about being a Otago Rebel.

Jump Jam Extravaganza

On Saturday the 26th of May many schools entered the 2007 Jump Jam Extravaganza. About 16 schools entered and came out with a great preformance. At the beginning each coach went up to recieve certificates and vouchers for all of the teams that had entered.

Some teams were great, some not so great. But it wasn't a competion, Brett Fairweather decided this year it was just for fun. It was like a fun, exciting adventure and I am pretty sure that everyone had fun.
By Rachel Storer

Netball-Outram 87's-Round 3

The Outram 87's played a 20 minuite game against Teirai Collage Swans last Saturday. We lost 23 to 9. Chantelle P and Hayley M played well keeping the ball away from the other Goal Shoots.Overall Emma P got player of the day for her great shooting. Go Outram 87's!!
By Emily B

Yr 7/8 Basketball-vs KVC

The score was 30-12 to Outram. The players that played good were JARED/CAMERON/LAURA. Outram had good defence so KVC could not get to the goal and had to take outside shots. The team is now 3-0 and looks like the dominant team in the competition.
By Craig J

Yr 7/8 Basketball

The Yr 7/8 had a fantastic win over the old foe Taieri College 36-18. The team played well as a unit and were able to score at will. Standout performances from Cam W and Craig J helped maintain the dominance of the team. The team now has 2 wins from 2 games.

School Sports

The Miniball and Netball seasons have finally begun. We have six Netball teams representing the school and three Miniball teams. The Year 7/8 Miniball team will play on Mondays at the Edgar Centre in the Otago Intermediate Schools competition. The Netball teams will play on Saturday mornings at Mosgiel in the Taieri Plains competition.
We also have a Hockey team representing the school and their games are on Saturdays mornings in Mosgiel.
If you have any enquries please contact me at school or email-ryanm@outram.school.nz