Nor'West News: February 14, 2017

NOR’WEST NEWS Tuesday February 14 2017 17
SPORTS
KIDSTUFF
Progress counts
in maths class
CHAMPIONS: The Linwood Keas defeated the Hornby Panthers to take out the
Crosbie Nines.
Keas win Crosbie Nines
• By Gordon Findlater
LINWOOD Keas took
the spoils at the annual
Crosbie Nines on
Saturday.
The tournament, hosted
by the Riccarton Knights
at Crosbie Park, is now
in its third year and was
played in perfect conditions.
The 16-team tournament
featured some of the
South Island’s top clubs,
as well as teams put together
specifically for the
tournament.
“It was a great day, the
first game was at nine in
the morning and the final
finished up just before six.
The tournament’s great
for bringing everyone
together. We had nearly
all the premiership teams
there and some out-oftown
teams from Nelson
and Timaru,” said former
Kinghts president, Tony
Grenfell.
The Keas went unbeaten
through pool play before
going on to defeat the
Hornby Panthers 17-12 in
the grand-final.
“It was really pleasing
after a long day. It’s tough
to get through six games
but the boys dug deep and
got the result we wanted,”
said Keas coach Andrew
Auimatagi.
The plate competition
was won by the Bro XIII
club which defeated Hamo
Boyz in their final.
Crosbie Park saw a
large turnout from club
supporters and Grenfell
felt the tournament was
becoming more popular
each year.
“It was quite a big punt
to begin with; we kind of
went in blind but we were
overwhelmed with
how well it went,” said
Grenfell.
“The second year went
even better and now we’re
able to fine tune things a
little bit to help improve
the tournament each
year.”
The top clubs will now
turn their attention to the
club premiership, which
starts on April 1.
If you’re a parent of school-aged children, chances are
that there is a subject they just don’t like. And for many
kids, that subject is maths.
Like many parents, Dale and Kirsty found that their
daughter Sayler, 8, just didn’t understand maths and it
was proving difficult to keep up at school. So, Dale and
Kirsty decided it was time to give Sayler that extra help she
needed and enrolled her in the Kumon Maths Programme
at their local centre in Fendalton. It was during the August
Free Trial, and so they decided to see if their older son Zach
might enjoy Kumon Maths also.
Six months later and both children are still doing daily
worksheets with Kumon. Maths is now one of Zach’s
favourite subjects and Sayler has demonstrated a real
motivation for improving in her studies. That Kumon
worksheets are timed makes this easy for Sayler to see, ‘She
is really keen to beat her time. I think having those little
goals certainly help’ said Dale.
A sense of achievement can go a long way when it comes
to engaging with maths. ‘Everyone likes it when they have
success, don’t they? Being able to see that progress is great’
said Kirsty.
‘Kumon focuses on maths skills - exclusively and
expertly’ said Marette Wells who runs the Kumon
Fendalton Education Centre. ‘The ability of the student
does not matter; Kumon brings confidence as they grow
into their potential’.
Kumon follows a method that develops self-learning in
children which is important to parents like Kirsty. ‘I think
it’s really important that our children know that if they
need to find out how to do something then they have the
skills to work it out.’
For more information contact your local Kumon
Education Centre or visit our website nz.kumonglobal.com
Back to school with confidence
At Kumon, students begin study at a level that allows them to build
confidence from day one. Students progress through the programmes
based on their ability rather than their age. Over time, students can study
advanced material confidently and independently for success in school
and everyday life.
Contact your local Kumon Centre to hear how we can support your
child’s learning.
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School’s premier tennis team have won the Christchurch
qualifying tournament for next month’s South Island secondary school
championships. Ava Willimann, Kyla Otway, Jade Feneon, Tessa McCann and
Luka Simmers beat Christchurch Girls’ High School 6-0 and St Margaret’s
College 4-2 in the tournament. Anne Bissland, Rangi Ruru’s premier tennis
convener, said the girls’ played very well but have a busy competition
schedule ahead of them this term. Last week’s result at Wilding Park means
they will compete in the South Island tournament in Timaru on March 3-5,
where they will also have the chance to qualify for a shot at a national title.
KUMON FENDALTON EDUCATION CENTRE
Instructor: Marette Wells
email: kumon.fendalton@gmail.com
tel: 03 351 1106
KUMON ILAM EDUCATION CENTRE
Instructor: Nilawati Tjahjono
email: kumon.ilam@gmail.com
tel: 021 301 087 / 03 341 5099
KUMON PAPANUI EDUCATION CENTRE
Instructor: Saree Lawler
email: kumon.papanui@gmail.com
tel: 022 356 4305
http://nz.kumonglobal.com