Day boys v Boarders Rugby

Annual Day boys v Boarders Rugby Match Community

On Friday 2 September the annual Boarders Vs Day boys rugby game took place on The Medbury Green. at Medbury

At lunchtime, all of the Boarders came running out for the game and started cheering on the team. Both teams had a big warm-up, getting pumped for the game. It was a 12-a-side match, with the captains being Hugh Shand (Boarders) and Thomas Watson (Day Boys). The Boarders won the toss and decided to kick off to the Day boys.

Not long after the kick-off, the Boarders got a turnover and Floyd Yock scored the first try and then also got the conversion. At that stage, Boarders were up by 7. Soon after, Day Boys scored 2 more tries so they were up by one try. The Boarders then kicked off to the Day boys and then got a turnover again, the Boarders gaining some good ground. Everyone was on the edge of their seats, hoping that this would be a victory for the Boarders. Then the Boarders scored another try to make it even and then Jacob Carr got the conversion to make the Boarders two points up. The half time score was 19-10 to the Boarders and they were pumped, ready to start strong in the second half.

Boarders came out firing in the second half. The Day boys fought hard but couldn’t quite keep up with the Boarders. Two tries were scored by each side in the second half, but the chase from the Day boys was a little too late to upset the Boarders, who eventually won the match 33-22. This means the Boarders have had back to back wins for the Forbes Brothers Family Cup.

Hugo Grigg, 8L

Eco Action Nursery Trust

This year Medbury School has been involved in the Eco Action Nursery Trust. This is an organisation where schools around Christchurch will be potting 12,000 native New Zealand plants to plant around four Christchurch locations, and an extra 7,000 plants that the Christchurch City Council will be planting around red zones. There are four events where volunteers from schools and the public come together and plant the natives at QEII and Chimera Crescent site. Planting plants helps improve water and soil quality, flood protection and erosion control. We are planting suitable natives for New Zealand birds to live in.

At Medbury, Environment Monitors and Garden Club members have been spending their Tuesday lunchtimes potting the 20 different native plant species and working as a team. Every Wednesday during Period 3, Mr Taylor has been taking five Year 8 boys to help plant. This has been fun because we get to spend time outdoors getting our hands dirty and learn new words like ‘flabbergasting’ and ‘discombobulated’. We all work together in different positions, such as watering, filling pots, and taking out plants. It is a very good opportunity because you get your hands dirty and learn how to plant things, which is a life skill. I have enjoyed planting on Tuesdays and Wednesdays because it is a great, fun new opportunity.

Arthur Brown, 8L