Admin EditInterclass Tee Ball 2011
Top Trump Tee Ball in Key Stage 2
It was an unusual week at Patana as there was some very unseasonably cold weather, nonetheless this was not going to effect the enthusiasm of our Key Stage 2 tee ballers. This is one of our favourite inter class competitions as everyone gets an equal opportunity to contribute to their team’s performance and gain valuable points for the team. The students had been working hard in their PE lessons and everyone was ready and raring to go.
The year 3 and 4 interclass tee ball takes place on the primary school back field. The sports field really is a fantastic arena for primary sport, creating a great atmosphere of colour, sound and activity. It is always great to see the effort put into class banners, class chants and of course the team colours which many classes choose to wear. The quality of play was very pleasing from both year groups with many examples of “thinking” play. The Year 3 classes play a modified game to help introduce, what is for them, a new sport. However it is a game that predominately follows the same rules as tee ball. In Year 4 the students are already playing the full game, with some minor modifications made to equipment and fielding positions.
The Year 5 and 6 competitions take place at the sports complex across the road. The standard of play, from our upper years, is such that the extra space allows our students to really enjoy the opportunity to develop their play and experience some of the schools other excellent facilities. The standard of batting was, at times, first class. To combat this, fielding teams were attempting double and even triple plays to try and keep the scores down. It was as always very rewarding to witness all of the student’s hard work coming together in this environment of friendly competition.
Congratulations to all the classes for taking part in some excellent tournaments. Listed below are our winners from each year group:
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Year Group |
Boys |
Girls |
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Year 3 |
3B |
3B |
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Year 4 |
4M |
4H |
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Year 5 |
5S |
5S |
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Year 6 |
6B |
6P |
We would like to thank all members of the Primary PE Department and the Year Group Teams who gave up their valuable time to staff and umpire the events and all those parents who came along to support their children. However, most appreciation must go to the students, who through weeks of hard work made the events such a success.
Next up is the inter class football competition which will be our final event of the year. See you there.
Mr Chris Meller and Khun Patcharee
Primary PE Department
For more pictures click here http://www.patana.ac.th/Primary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1215
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Gaelic Football Tournament 2011
Gaelic Footballers Feel at Home in Unseasonal Bangkok Weather
Our Gaelic Footballers braved the weather last week for the annual St. Patricks Day Gaelic Football Tournament at Shrewsbury School. This is a relatively new fixture on the calendar and it was great to see how popular it has become with 4 schools participating this year.
The boys trained hard for the event under the close guidance of our parent coach Mr John Moore and it was clear to see that this had paid off. The boys were on fine form and won all their games. Patana retained the Sister Louise Trophy for a second year.
Well done to all the boys who took part and thank you to all those parents who came along to support (it was freezing!).
I’m already looking forward to next year’s event.
Mr Chris Meller
Primary PE
For more pictures click here http://www.patana.ac.th/Primary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1206
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Primary Record Breakers 2011
Primary Record Breakers Do Just That!
On Saturday 12th March I was delighted to finally welcome all of those children from Y4, 5 and 6 to a full and unaffected Primary Record Breakers. This was the first one in 4 years not to have been cancelled or to have had at least one age group unable to attend due to various circumstances outside of our control.
The weather was humid but overcast and the 80 children who had answered the call to get times, heights and distances measured over 8 athletic events, were ready. The afternoon began on the track with 60m heats followed by the finals. Great times were posted across the age groups with an amazing 5 out of 6 new sprint records being set. Next was the 600m for Year4 and 800m for Year 5 and 6 with another 2 out of the 6 school records being broken. The event was certainly living up to its name and we were running out of Record Breaker Medals! The children then moved on to their Field Event rotations where they tried all 6 of the field events over 3 hours of hard work and friendly competition. The events mirror those competed in at the Primary FOBISSEA Games and were High Jump, Long Jump, 3 Springs Jump, Tee ball Throw, Quoit Throw and Basketball Chest Pass. Many of these events act as technical stepping stones towards the future event of Javelin, Discus, Shot Putt and the Triple Jump without adding too much strain onto young and developing bodies. A further II Records were broken in the field events setting an amazing final total of 18 new records for this years’ event.
A huge thank you to all of the children who took part and the parents who supported during a very enjoyable afternoon of athletics
The event itself would not have been possible without the many staff and parent volunteers and also a group from Chulalongkorn University who offered their generous services on the day.
Next up is Interclass Tee Ball for everyone in Years 3 to 6 and BISAC Tee Ball (7th May) for those invited from our ever popular Tee Ball ECA.
Andrew Tatam
Head of Primary Physical Education.
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Under 9 Football Invitational Tournament
Patana Under 9’s back up our BISAC Success at our annual Invitational Tournament 2011
Our very own Patana Under 9 Invitational Football tournament certainly lived up to my expectations as one of my favourite events of the year as 16 teams from across Bangkok and even as far as Rayong, joined us on our back fields for a morning of festival atmosphere football. For many of our own Patana children this was their first opportunity to wear the school colours and I was delighted to be able to enter 4 boys and 2 girls’ teams to enjoy the experience. A huge thank you to all of the children who played with such sportsmanship and determination and to the many parents who supported all of the teams involved. Thank you also to the Coaches for all of their efforts and positive guidance of their teams on the day. Please read below for some brief reports from our teams about their day.
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Go Patana!
Mr. Tatam
Patana Tigers (Boys) – Group A
The young Tigers were looking to claim their third trophy of the season, having won the Phuket Under 9 tournament in November and, more recently, the Bowl competition at the Under 11 BISAC tournament last month.
They were given a stern reminder that victory would not come easy by an uncompromising Shrewsbury team in their first group match. In spite of taking an early lead, they were made to fight every inch of the way for their 2-0 victory with the Shrewsbury team going close on more than one occasion. Subsequent victories against Bromsgrove 3-1; St Andrews, Rayong 4-0 and, with their best performance of the morning against Harrow, also 4-0, meant that they would again be meeting Shrewsbury in the final.
In spite of early pressure from the Tigers, Shrewsbury went into the lead with a breakaway goal. However, the Tigers were determined not to lose their unbeaten record and totally outplayed Shrewsbury for the rest of the game to run out 4-1 winners. The football that the team played in their last two matches was a joy to watch and was thoroughly enjoyed by the large crowd of home supporters.
The Tigers can certainly be proud of their achievements this season.
Mr. Hockley
Patana Tigers (Girls)
It was a hot, humid day last Saturday but the Tiger girls didn’t let that or the opposition faze them as they prepared for the competition. Many of the girls had competed previously in the tournament as Year 3’s and were looking forward to it. The format of the tournament was a round robin with the top two pool teams playing in a final.
The first match of the day was against the Patana Black team. It is always hard playing your friends but the team were determined and through patience and persistence finished the match 2-0 which was a great start. Next up was Shrewsbury, who played an attacking game. Our girls however had the edge with their speed and slotted a lovely goal to win 1-0. St. Andrews Rayong were our opponents in the third round and for the first time we found ourselves behind 0-1. The girls knew that the match was not yet lost and dug in deep to find an equaliser. We were also awarded a penalty kick which found the back of the net and secured a 2-1 victory. Our last team were traditionally our toughest footballing rivals Harrow. This was a gutsy game from both sides, with hard tackles, quick breaks and many chances. However neither team could capitalise and it ended a goalless draw.
Patana Tigers had finished the pool in first position and were set to meet Harrow once again in the final. We knew it would be a hard match and the girls would have to take their chances when offered. It was hot, everybody was a bit weary but 100% energy for 12 minutes was all that was asked of them and the girls didn’t disappoint. A few minutes into the game with the Tigers pressing forward they scored a delightful goal. The game went back and forth from here with the Tigers unable to score again but the girls did a fantastic job in defence ensuring our lead was secure. When the referee blew the whistle for full time there was relief, joy and many smiles on players, coaches and parents faces alike.
I would like to congratulate all the girls who took part for playing hard, determined, skilful football and the spirit of good sportsmanship was always a pleasure to see.
Well done,
Miss Fiona
Patana Orange (Boys) – Pool B
Our Patana Orange team knew that they would have a challenging day on Saturday as they were up against some difficult teams in their pool. The boys had trained hard for the tournament and were certainly looking forward to the competition. The day started well and in their first game they fought hard and gained a well deserved draw against Shrewsbury Blue, however everyone knew that the Patana Black team were next. The boys rose to the occasion and, thanks to some awesome goalkeeping from Gilly, fought back an onslaught from the Black team and managed to hold them to a 0-0 draw, something no other team was able to do on the day.
The boys knew that if they were to win any medals they needed to win some games and get some valuable points. Tactics needed to change and the team pushed forward in their next two games, unfortunately this left them exposed at the back and they lost both games 2-0. The team continued to work hard and were finally rewarded in the last game with a 2-1 win against Shrewsbury White. It had been a fantastic day of football and the boys were exhausted. Well done everyone and thanks to all those parents who came along to support!
Mr. Chris Meller
Patana Black (Girls)
Our Patana Black girls team was a mix of Year 3 and 4 girls who have attended our Year 3 and 4 Football ECA during Term 1 or 2 or who had been identified in their PE lessons as girls that we would like to see more of. The challenge was daunting as they would be playing against all of the other schools only teams but they were ready to give it a go and do their best. The first game was against our very own Patana Tigers which was lost 0-2 but provided lots of areas to work on for the next match. The second game was against another strong team in the form of Harrow which was lost 0-1 but with lots of things to be pleased about as the team began to gel and find their team spirit. The final 2 games with Shrewsbury and St Andrews ended with 0-0 draws but the girls should be justifiably proud of their performances and improvement as the day progressed. They certainly got better and better the more they played and I hope that some of those invited can join our Thursday ECA in Term 3 to continue that progress. Well Done Patana Black!
Khun Patcharee
Patana Year 3 Boys – Pool B
The Year 3 boys certainly did themselves proud on Saturday 5th March at the U9s Football Tournament, coming an impressive 2nd place out of 6 teams in Pool B, being pipped to first place by just a single point. Apart from their opening 3-0 defeat to the Patana Black team where they were finding their feet they certainly grew in confidence as they won all of their remaining matches 2-1, 2-0, 6-0 and 2-0. They showed real flair and determination in their football alongside sportsmanship throughout the whole tournament and will be a force to be reckoned with come next year and beyond as they move through the school. Year 3 boys, you were superstars!
Mr. O’Shea
Patana Black (Boys) – Pool B
The Patana Black football boys team certainly enjoyed their second tournament this year having already played in the U’11 BISAC tournament with some great results. It was a nice sunny morning and they were excited and ready to take on all the other football teams in their Pool. The team started very well with a settling 3-0 victory which they followed up with results of 0-0, 4-0 and 3-0 all the way to their final match with a fantastic 5-0 victory against Harrow. They played a total of 5 games with 4 wins and a draw to show for a very pleasing day at the office! Great goals and great defending highlighted a great team performance and a well deserved winners trophy for Patana Black in Pool B. Well done, boys!
Mr. Chris Trendall
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FOBISSEA Swim Time Trials
FOBISSEA Trialists are 'Swimming in The Rain'
Yet again the weather tried to put a stop to our FOBISSEA swimming time trials as the clouds and thunder were constantly overhead. Fortunately we just escaped and the students were able to get on with their second time trial. Everyone was in fine form and there were some fantastic performances, it certainly looked like everyone has been working hard on their strokes and most were improving their times. Well done everyone!
Only one week to go to selection so keep up the good work. See you all at Record Breakers on Saturday.
The Primary PE Team
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Foundation and Key Stage 1 Sports Days 2011
Patana’s Youngest Athletes Run, Jump and Throw Their Way to Success
Last week saw our Key Stage 1 and Foundation Stage Sports Days on the Primary Back Fields. This is one of our favourite weeks in the PE department as it’s always a joy to see so many enthusiastic and happy young faces performing in such a variety of fun and athletic events. This is especially true for our K1 students as this was their first ever sports day.
Each event has a wide variety of activities as varied as the Hockey Dribble Challenge, Javelin Throw, Three Spring Jump and the Obstacle Course. It certainly is an exhausting morning as they are given six minutes at each station. Our Key Stage 1 students were first up on the Wednesday morning and this year saw the introduction of a new event, the Three Spring Jump. This wasn’t to prove a problem and each class put in a fantastic performance with some amazing jumping on display. In fact all of the students were looking very confident as they moved around the field, the hard work they had been putting into their PE lessons had clearly payed off. Even though the weather was very kind to us it was still very hot and the students looked exhausted by the end and certainly appreciated their surprise ice cream.
Miss Betsy and Miss Fiona write regarding our Foundation Stage Sports Day
Foundation Stage Sports Day had it all, great activities, great weather and great athletes! For our K1 children it was the very first sports day of their school life. K2 children had experienced the fun of sports day last year and displayed confidence and energy whilst completing the challenging stations. The day was arranged in a circuit with students rotating around activities that saw them display their speed, strength, jumping, throwing and even pedalling skills! We were very pleased to see all the happy and enthusiastic little faces (and big smiles on the parents’ faces) as they all tried their best on the 8 different activities and 3 relaxing water stations. A great big thank you to the PE team, swim team, class teachers and assistants in helping with the running of the day.
As always our parents showed up in large and encouraging numbers. In many cases they were as enthusiastic as the children, cheering them on and in some cases having a go (it was noted that we have some very talented parent Javelin throwers).
A big thank you to all the PE/Swimming staff, class teachers, support staff, parents and of courses the stars of the show the students who helped to make the Sports Days such an enjoyable and successful event. A final and well deserved thank you must go to the Year 6 students who helped out so enthusiastically at each event and acted as great role models.
Our younger students have done us proud once again! Keep up the good work.
Mrs Patcharee and Mr Chris
Primary PE
For more pictures click below:
Foundation Stage http://www.patana.ac.th/Primary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1159
Years 1 and 2 http://www.patana.ac.th/Primary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1160
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Language Week
Primary PE Turns Artistic for Language Week
This week Patana has been celebrating ‘World Languages Week’ and activities have been taking place throughout the school. In the PE department we’ve been developing some art work as students were given the opportunity to express themselves in as many different languages as possible. Two phrases were chosen and the students translated them into their home language, these were then written onto two canvases. The phrases were:
Sport For All.
Fit For Life.
Keep a close eye on the walls around the PE office as the ‘works of art’ will be displayed soon. Well done everyone.
The Primary PE Team.
I really admire your artistic talents! Wow such a cross curricular PE department!
What a brilliant blog too, even though I am not very sporty it is great to read all about those children who are!
Under 11 BISAC Football Tournament 2011
Primary Footballers Peak for the BISAC U’11
Football Tournaments 2011
Saturday 5th February saw a hive of activity here at Patana with the Boys BISAC U’11 football being hosted across the road with 24 teams while the Girls BISAC U’11 football was on the Primary Back Field with 16 teams. This was certainly the largest BISAC event and I was delighted to see several of schools following our lead by entering several teams. From a Patana point of view we were able to enter 6 Boys teams and 4 Girls teams with nearly 100 Patana Primary students involved in total. Football-tastic!
The Boys Tournament was split into 3 tiers of 8 teams starting with the Championship, followed by the Plate and then the Bowl competitions. All of the teams were both eager and a little nervous to get started but as soon as the first games began at 8am everyone‘s confidence began to rise. At the end of the Pool Stages, 5 of our 6 teams had made the Semi Final as pool winner with our Year 4 Bengals also coming third in their pool. The experience was certainly paying dividends for the Bengals as they won their next two matches to come an excellent 5th place in the Bowl. Incredibly all 5 of our semi-finalists teams won through to their final so the Plate and Bowl finals were a Patana V Patana affair. The Patana Tigers team eventually won the Championship Final against NIST 1-0 but certainly deserved their victory after playing some tremendous team football throughout the tournament. Patana Black came out on top against Patana Orange in the Plate while our other outstanding Year 4 Patana Tiger Cubs team beat the Patana White Team to claim the Bowl. A tremendous day for Patana Primary Boys Football where the future certainly looks Orange and Black.
This years’ Girls BISAC was the largest in the history of the tournament with an amazing 16 teams entered. The standard of football continues to grow stronger every year and all students benefit from this type of competition. The goal for the day was for the girls was to finish better footballers than they started and I think all their supporters will agree they did and they did it in style!
The Patana Tigers were superb from the first whistle, getting stuck in and playing some beautiful football too. They were ‘passing and moving’ and cutting through their opponents. In their 3 group games they beat Bromsgrove, NIST and ISB, 4-0, 8-0 & 6-0 respectively. The semi-final was a great deal tighter, with Shrewsbury playing very well, Patana dipping a little and scoring opportunities were kept to a minimum. Both teams had half-chances but it finished 0-0. The referee explained it was to be a penalty shoot-out (cue sharp intakes of breath from everyone!). A large crowd gathered round the goal to see an amazing display of the art of goalkeeping by Christine Smits 5B as she saved all of the Shrewsbury penalties so Patana scraped into the final to meet our old rivals Harrow. Thankfully, our girls got back into their group stage form and played some ‘liquid football’ to overwhelm Harrow and run out 5-1 winners in the final. The ‘sportspersonship’, attitude and skill the girls displayed was wonderful and they deserved to win. Well done champions.
Our Patana Orange team went into the Plate competition where we had our Tiger Cubs, NIST B and Harrow C in our group stage games. The opening game was against Harrow C which was a good confidence builder for our girls and they finished with a decisive 4-0 win. The next game had me a little more on edge as NIST have fielded some very strong teams in the past. The girls went in to the game very determined and came away with a 3-0 win. Our final group stage match was against our own Tiger Cubs and this game was one of our toughest. This team played with a lot of heart and we battled to get our first goal against them. That goal came just on the half time whistle and we were able to score another three in the next half to end with a 4-0 win. Like our Tigers, we faced Shrewsbury in the semi-finals. This was a little nerve wracking as Shrewsbury were very strong when we went and played some matches there last term. However, the nerves were clearly not felt by the girls who got stuck in straight away and scored themselves three goals. That put them in the final against NIST B again and the result was exactly the same as it had been in the group matches. It was an absolute pleasure to work with such a committed and hard-working team. A great result for them and an excellent day for Patana football.
The girls Patana Black played together for the first time when they took to the pitch for their first game and their confidence and performances improved with each game they played. They put in a tremendous effort in the final game fielding only 6 players and managing to hold Harrow to a goal less draw only to lose the match in a desperately unlucky penalty shootout. A tremendous effort all round from the team.
For nearly all of our Tiger cubs this was the first BISAC tournament of their sporting careers. The team consisted of our Year 4 girls who were lent the experience and solid defending of captain, Guilia Forrester-Brown 6E. The day started with a very close game with Harrow going one up but the girls’ determination and tiger spirit came out and they leveled the game for a draw. The next game was against NIST where the cubs played a good attacking game and had their chances but just couldn’t convert. An unfortunate clearance saw the ball ricochet off a NIST players legs into our own goal and the game was lost 0-1. After a loss to Patana Orange the final match of the day against ISB ‘B’ saw a weary team take the field but they played with great sportsmanship and teamwork. It was a pleasure to coach the girls and I have a feeling they will be competing in many more BISAC tournaments during their time at Patana.
A final thank you to all of the children, parents and Coaches for all of their support during what was a truly remarkable Saturday for Patana Primary football. I must say that it was also very rewarding to see many of our former Primary students playing in the U’13 and U’15 BISAC Tournaments who also came away as Champions.
Article compiled by Mr. Tatam on behalf of the Boys Coaches, Miss Fiona, Mr. Gosling, Miss Michelle, and Miss Kerry. Thanks also to Mr. Trendall, Mr. Amuchou, Mr. Parkin, Mr. Saul, Mr. Hockley, Mr. Chris, Khun Patcharee and the Sports and Activities Team for their help during the tournaments.
Next BISAC is Tee Ball so get ready to schhhwing!!!!
For more pictures click here:
Girls: http://www.patana.ac.th/Primary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1148
Boys: http://www.patana.ac.th/Primary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1149
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Primary Footballers begin 2011 with a Swiss Flavour
Primary Footballers begin 2011 with a Swiss Flavour
On Saturday 29th January a small squad of U’11 Boys made the trip across town to play the RIS Swiss School in a friendly match as part of their charity football day celebrations. The atmosphere was very welcoming and the match was played in a very sporting spirit by both teams. The Swiss school had a very large squad which they rotated regularly while we had a smaller squad which grew to 10 with the inclusion of Luke who replaced a late withdrawal as he was already present to watch his brother play. The game started at a fast pace and the boys did look a little rusty and a little tired with many of them having already played in the morning. The team started to settle and seek to use the width that would create chances but some very good goal keeping and not so clinical finishing left the score level. The team continued to grow in confidence and it seemed only a matter of time before we would score and Chris Siddons was the first to react to a deflected shot to cooly poke home from close range. Robbie Hine was the next to score before half time with many of the boys now finding their touch. Luke Abai Haddon then made his appearance and did not take long to mark his debut with a goal of his own. Alessandro Miotto was next to find the target with a brave header before Robbie finished the game with a rifled second goal leaving the final score a well deserved 5-0 on the day. A huge thank you to all of the boys and their parents who made the effort to join us for what was a very pleasant afternoon of football and festivities.
Mr. Tatam
Head of Primary Physical Education
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FOBISSEA 2011 starts here.
FOBISSEA try outs start here!
Preparations for FOBISSEA 2011 started last week as the trialists took part in the first of their swimming time trials. Students were given an opportunity to demonstrate their freestyle, breast stroke, back stroke and butterfly strokes over 50m. There were some superb performances and it’s clear that selection is going to be very difficult this year.
Thank you to all those parents who turned out to support their children and those that helped with the time keeping.
Keep up the good work everyone,
The Primary PE Team
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“Try a New Sport Week ‘’ in KS 2
“Try a New Sport Week ‘’ makes choosing fun in KS2 PE lessons.
Our KS2 Children have been involved in a new initiative called “Try a New Sport Week’’ in each of their PE lesson this week. With residential starting next week and running over two weeks, we have added this exciting new initiative between units and it certainly appears to have been a hit with our students. We have utilized the Primary PE and swim teams to find areas of expertise in sport and activities that we do not normally offer in the curriculum. Some of the options on offer across the different year groups included Kwik Cricket, Swedish Long Ball, Aussie Rules Football, Ultimate Frizbee ,Frizbee Golf ,Flippa Ball, Kayaking , Takraw, Kabadi, Badminton, Bouldering , Uni-hockey, Rugby and Thai dance.
The children relished being given the responsibility to make their own learning choices and the teachers enjoyed sharing personal favourites. With many of the options coming from different counties and cultures it also gave children to opportunity to enjoy sports they already know from outside of Patana or to try less well known activities. If the Calendar allows, this is certainly a new initiative that has proven to be both successful and enjoyable for everyone involved.
Here are a few examples of what the children thought;-
Sebie 6B - “An amazing experience as we got to choose a sport that we would not normally try. I liked playing Swedish Long Ball!”
Jack 6O - “It was so much fun because Coach Steve and Coach Nick offered Kayaking and showed us how to use the paddles and it was an amazing experience.”
Kashi 6T – “I enjoyed having the opportunity to choose what I wanted to do and found my choice of Thai Dancing to be peaceful and fun.”
Gaius 5R – “It was great making a choice and I found that batting and bowling in Kwik Cricket was fun.”
Genie 5J – “I loved learning to hold my breath for a long time while trying to tag and escape being tagged in Kabadi.”
Om 3L – “When I played Frizbee Golf it was hard and my partner was good but I got better and won the last hole.”
Prin 3K – “I liked making a choice and Thai Dancing was fun.”
Navraj 4G – “I really like hockey so it was great to have the chance to play Uni-Hockey and all of the players showed really good sportsmanship.”
Bua 4S - “I liked being able to choose as it is nice to have variety. Takraw was challenging as I kept missing the ball but I still enjoyed it a lot.”
A big thank you to Khun Boo ,Khun Took, Khun Goh, Coach Steve, Coach Nic, Khun Patcharee, Mr Chris and Miss Fiona for sharing their sporting loves with our most appreciative KS2 students.
Why don’t you try something new this week!
Andrew Tatam
Head of Primary Physical Education
For more pictures click here http://www.patana.ac.th/Elementary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1105
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Key Stage 2 Sports Days 2010
Key Stage 2 Primary Sports Days 2010
Last term our Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 children took part in their annual Sports Days, where they competed for their class over a long and exciting morning of athletic activities. Once again our young athletes rose to the challenge with great enthusiasm and there were some excellent performances.
The day is split into two sections, the circuit and the track. In the circuit the students get an opportunity to try a variety of athletic activities and field events, earning valuable points for their class. For the second part of the competition all of the children move to the track where they get the chance to perform in front of their peers, parents and teachers in a range of individual and team races once again earning points for their classes.
Our Sports Days are designed so that all of our children have opportunities to succeed and all points gained are important but our classes still work towards the goal of being champions on the day. Our four winning classes this year were as follows but huge congratulations to everyone who did their very best for themselves and their classes throughout the mornings;
Year 3 = 3R
Year 4 = 4W
Year 5 = 5S
Year 6 = 6G
A big thank you to all the PE staff, teachers, ground staff, maids and of course the stars of the show, the students who once again helped to make our Patana Sports Days 2010 such a successful and enjoyable events.
The Primary PE Team
For more pictures click below:
Year 3 http://www.patana.ac.th/Elementary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1096
Year 4 http://www.patana.ac.th/Elementary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1099
Years 5 and 6 http://www.patana.ac.th/Elementary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1100
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U11 Football Tournament
Patana enjoy a festival of Football with Shrewsbury School
Preparations for next terms BISAC Football tournament have been going very and last month students had an opportunity to demonstrate their skills as a tournament was arranged against Shrewsbury School. It turned out to be a fantastic afternoon of football as 4 girls teams travelled to Shrewsbury and 8 boys teams battled it out at home. It was great to see over 110 students wearing the Patana colours and the excitement and enthusiasm was clear to see.
Well done to everyone who took part and we look forward to seeing you all after the Christmas break. Keep fit and don’t eat too many mince pies!!
The Primary PE Team
For more pictures click here http://www.patana.ac.th/Elementary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1094
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K2S and 2T Dance Lessons.
K2S and 2T are clearly enjoying their dance lessons, keep up the good work everyone!
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