Have you heard of “Cross Country” ? If you haven’t you’ve come to the right place. Cross Country is a day 2for most schools. Everyone comes and they race. What’s the point of this? It’s a fun day for schools and at the garden school when you reach the end there is so much mud and some people jump face forward in.
The garden school does houses for teams. The houses are Rimu, Kauri, Kowhai and Tawa. The houses compete in different ways like Year 0 – 3 do a race around the field in metres. The Year 4 – 6 do a race at Totara Park. Year 7 – 8 do a race around the whole school.
There is 1st to 3rd in every year group. Once you finish the race there is a teacher who will mark your place. You will get a certificate if you make it into 1st, 2nd or 3rd. There are spot prices if you do something amazing in the race. The houses are in a winning position if they have the lowest points. Kowhai won this year. I am mad because Rimu, which is my house, came second!!