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ph🏃‍♂️ Recount Writing – How to Guide

Introduction (Orientation) – Setting the Scene

Tell your reader:

• When it happened – e.g. Last Friday, At the start of Term 4, Yesterday

• Where it happened – e.g. at the school field, at the local athletics track

• Who was there – your class, friends, teachers, family

• What the day was about – Athletics Day, sports competition, house events

🟢 Example:
“Last Friday, our school held Athletics Day at the sports grounds. The sun was shining and everyone was excited to start the races.”

Middle (Events) – What Happened

This is the main part of your story. Tell the events in order.
Include:

• What events or races you took part in

• Interesting or funny moments

• How people reacted (cheering, laughing, nervous, proud)

Use time connectives to help sequence your story:
➡ First, Next, After that, Then, Later on, Finally

🟡 Example:
“First, I ran in the 100-metre sprint. My heart was pounding as I waited for the whistle. After that, I tried long jump and nearly landed outside the sandpit! Later, we did the relay and everyone cheered as our team came second.”

End (Conclusion) – Wrapping It Up

Finish your recount by:

• Saying how the day ended

• Sharing your feelings about it

• What you learned or what you’d do next time

🔵 Example:
“At the end of the day, I was tired but proud. Athletics Day was fun because I tried my best and supported my team.”

Start Writing here:

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Introduction:

Last week on Friday the 7th of November I took part in Athletics Day at Point England School , it occurred in the school’s top and bottom sports fields, and the local athletics track. Lots of people came to witness the spectacular performances from the students of Point England Primary like parents, teachers and friends alike. This day was a celebratory mix of Athletic sports, a competition of  house colours and a day where others can show their extraordinary talent and maybe even get a chance of  getting into Auckland Champs to compete.

Body Paragraphs:

After Team 5’s daily notices all the students of Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 lined up heading under the shaded – roof of Te Kapua in front of seats that had signs with group years written on them to have an organizing impact on those sitting down. Once everyone was quiet Mr Burt handed over the microphone towards Miss Va’afusuanga who then explained the rules of rotating when it comes to the end of each competition for the juniors the rotating signal was a siren and for the seniors it was a bell noise. After everyone understood the rules, Miss Va’afusuanga made an announcement on which rotation that type of year group would start with.

The year 7 boys, the group I was in, started with Tug of War/ Skipping Rope Relays, I was the best at the Skipping Rope Relays but single handedly got smashed at Tug of War because I had tiny, thin arms which could handle nothing but a tiny stick. After the bell went , our next rotation was distance throwing. The objective was to throw a heavy weighted tennis ball and see which thrower throwed the longest. I wasn’t really cooking in that game but in the opposite I was being cooked. 

Just as I was about to be a failure I was saved by a bell before becoming an embarrassment. The next rotation was shot put which took forever as we went person by person Frank, Jesse and Salesi, I think came as the top 3. Second to last rotation was volleyball and I gotta say I cooked past the limit even though my group was losing. Last rotation was high jump, probably the most pressuring Athletic Sport I have sold in mostly as I couldn’t even make it to the finals! Crazy right? After our first five rotations we had morning tea.

After playtime was over the before lunchtime sport we continued on with 100 meter sprints, couldn’t call me really bad however you couldn’t call me really good either since I made it into finals and failed horribly . Next stop was discus after watching and cheering on the year 7 girls high jump. We advanced courses towards discus to which surprisingly three groups split up. The first group went with Mr Somervile as the top 10, the second group rested in the shade whilst the third group ( me ) practised our techniques on throwing a disc. What seemed like hours waiting we finally left and went onto scatterball in which yellow and red began with throwing whilst the blue and green contestants went on to fielding then we switched it up after everyone had a turn, Green and Blue was throwing this time whilst Red and Yellow fielded to which surprise we did better than them. Our last rotation was dodge ball and I gotta admit I was the best so far, no lies just being straight – up  honest ( even though I got out, once though, once is the key word ) I was top 1 advanced.

Lunchtimes passed and the next thing you know the whole of Team 5 is sitting under small trees for shade, spectating the runners filled with excitement wondering who’ll win for which team. The race began with the year 4s and red won!  Surprisingly the year 5s and 6s raced and Te Aurere ( also known as Red ) won yet again. Though we did come 1st for the year 8 and 7 meter sprints we came second in the least, but cooked yet again when it was the adults vs kids race which shocked the crowds spectating the occurring event.

Conclusion:

I thought that I wouldn’t go to participate in the Athletics Games but once I made my decision to go and I came, things weren’t so bad. I took a moment to reflect on the event when Dad and I just got food and thought that Athletics Day wasn’t a day where you had to be the Top 1 or 2 but was a day where those could celebrate their given talent and surprise their family, friends, even teachers in a spectacular way. Another way I’d put it is that I had an awesome, surprising and agonizing day at the same time knowing that I was able to show and prove to those spectators that I can show my true potential. It’s been quite a journey sharing my story now thanks for reading ( even if you didn’t ). See ya! 🙂