What an amazing week of sport! The children trained hard for 6 months and the results were spectacular, finishing the most successful school out of the 7 schools involved. The determination, resilience and love of sport shown by our STA children was infectious and inspiring.
BISP Soccer 7s and NAE Games 2018
We have some major sports competitions coming up in the first term of the new academic year. The first one is our annual trip to Phuket for the BISP Soccer 7s, which will take place from 22 - 25 November 2018. We will be taking 3 Primary teams: U9 Boys and U11 Girls/Boys. Boys’ football training will remain on Mondays and girls’ on Tuesdays. Each squad will have 10 children.
A week later, from 29 November - 2 December, we will participate in the third NAE Games which we be held in Cambodia. The NAE Games is a 2-day sport tournament (1 day basketball/1 day teeball). There will be a basketball trial and a teeball trial (please see trial dates below). Twelve girls and 12 boys will be selected and training will take place on Wednesdays (Field) and Fridays (Arsenal, Pridi Soi 21).
Year 1 & 2 Aquathon
Last week we started our very first Key Stage 1 Aquathon. The children had a great time and loved the event. It is great to to give the children an opportunity to take part in these events and to promote a healthy lifestyle through exercise. This week the other classes get to experience their first taste of a mini endurance event. All the Aquathons take place during normal PE time.
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For Year 1, children run 300m and swim 25m.
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For Year 2, children run 500m and swim 50m.
Dates for this week’s aquathons are as follows:
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19 June: 2M, 2H and 2R
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21 June: 1L and 1M
Children will need to bring:
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Swimming suit
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Goggles
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Swim cap
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PE kit
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Running shoes
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Towel