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K2 and KS1 Swimming Galas 2013

K2 and KS1 Swimmers Take to the Pool to keep it Cool!

Last week saw students from K2, Year 1 and Year 2 participating in their very exciting 2013 swimming galas. Swimming is a healthy sport and great fun for children of all ages to be involved in as was supported by the many smiling faces over the course of our 6 galas. Our aim for running the events is to promote participation and enjoyment in sport and in particular swimming. Not only can swimming be fun but it also promotes good health, increases endurance and develops stamina. The long-term benefits of swimming include improving the cardiovascular system. Children also learnt the importance of sportsmanship and teamwork. They certainly had a carnival atmosphere as the students celebrated their learning from the pool as their parents and peers watched and cheered them on.

We were delighted with the support and commitment we received from teachers and parents and we congratulate all the swimmers that participated in the gala. All the children did a fantastic job and it was great to see the enjoyment they got from participating, especially those who had never entered a swim gala before. K2 students had the opportunity to showcase their outstanding skills during an exhibition race which involved swimming one lap of 25m freestyle. When given the chance to discover their own abilities through a challenging learning environment our K2 students were able to demonstrate remarkable skills which really shows us that they are capable of achieving beyond what is expected. The Year 1 Gala was also a huge success with children showcasing their range of swimming skills while getting into the team spirit and cheering on their classmates. The Year 2 swim gala showcased some very talented swimmers with this year being the first time they have swum all events in long course. Essentially, it was a great to see children of all levels and backgrounds of swimming participate with high energy and enthusiasm. In line with the overall aim of promoting participation in swimming everyone left the gala a winner. All the children will receive a ribbon to put in their learning journey folder as a token for participation.

I would especially like to thank the Swim Teachers; Khun Took, Khun Boo, Khun Aek and Coach Chris for all their hard work over the last weeks and indeed Terms in preparing the children for the swim gala. I also would like to thank Mr. Brad, Mr. Liam, Miss. Bennett, Mr. Tatam and the Year 5 & 6 lifeguards for doing such a great job at assisting and supporting at the events. Without their involvement it would be very hard to organise and both the Year 5/6 students and the KS1 children gained a lot from supporting and working together. Finally I would like to thank the class teachers and parents for showing so much support for our swim gala over the last week. It was a great way to round off a very successful year of swimming lessons for the FS & KS1 year groups. We hope you enjoy our snapshot video of the galas from last week and the photos from the events.

Keep swimming!

Coach Jo

FS/KS1 Aquatics Instructor Administrator & Patana Tiger Sharks Coach  

 For more pictures click here http://www.patana.ac.th/Primary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1717 

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BISAC Tee Ball 2013

BISAC Tee Ball 2013 as it happened with a twist in the tale of two weather fronts!

Boys

Patana Tigers – Mr Chris (Championship)

The Boys Tiger team gathered early at Patana on the Saturday morning, the atmosphere was tense as the boys knew that they had a long day of Tee Ball ahead of them. The team had worked hard in training and having narrowly missed out in last year’s final, were determined to play well.

BIST and RIS were our first two games and the boys got off to a fantastic start beating both teams convincingly with some great fielding and batting all-round! Our next match was against a strong Shrewsbury team and we knew that this would be one of our toughest games. It was a very tough match with every point being hard fought! Unfortunately it wasn’t to be our day and Shrewsbury won 18-15, however we were still through to the semifinals and were hoping that we would get a chance to play Shrewsbury again in the final.

NIST were our semi-final opponents and the team was keen to get on with it after their previous defeat. The boys knew that this would be a tough game as this was the team that beat us last year in the final.  It was a gripping game which was not for the faint hearted as it came down to the last hit of the game.  Unfortunately it wasn’t to be our year as the ball was caught and the game was over.

The boys played ISB In the 3^rd and 4 playoff and showed great character.  It was a superb performance by everyone and the Tigers came out clear winners. Overall it had been a great day of Tee Ball and as always the Tigers were a credit to the school and their parents! Thank you to everyone who came to support and cheer us on.

Patana Black/BPS 1 – Mr Liam (B Tournament)

Patana Black played some wonderful Tee ball during the BISAC tournament and eventually ended up as winners of the B tournament. On the way to the final our Black team  played a very tightly contested game against ASB which they won by only 2 runs, and two other games against Shrewsbury and Harrow which were won by more comfortable margins.  Arriving at the final unbeaten Patana Black had their toughest game of the day playing the only other undefeated team in the tournament the Patana Orange boys. This turned out to be a very close game with both teams scoring runs. The game was decided in the second innings when an over throw from Orange which allowed Black to score 3 runs and eventually run out as winners 11-9. It was a great day, for all of the Patana B tournament teams as, 1^st and 2nd both went to BPS. A huge thank you to all of the players who turned up to play and all of the parents who came to support their children on a very hot morning. It is always greatly appreciated by us and the boys.

Patana Orange/BPS 2 – Mr Purnell (B Tournament)

Dressed in our orange sleeved white shirts the Patana Orange Team, a mix of Year 5 and 6 boys, were very excited at 7am. After a good warm up and tactical discussion about batting and fielding positions we were involved in the first fixture. Both batting and fielding was displayed excellently with fantastic team work, encouragement and support helping us to a winning start against Trail International School. These skills were again demonstrated in our second game against Harrow, again coming out on top with excellent running between the bases. These results then led us into the semi-finals against ASB, a team who finished second in the opposing group. This was a tightly fought contest with few runs being scored. Batting became more difficult with fielders now having gloves whilst improved positioning of strikes allowed running between the bases easier. Due to low scoring runs, the fielding needed to even better too, and it was. Effective communication allowed a number of excellent catches, throws, and outs to be made in both innings as we came out 13-9 winners and into the final against our very own Patana Black.

The final was tense and another closely fought contest. The increasingly polished performances throughout the competition continued alongside the growing team spirit amongst the boys. The first innings ended with a narrow margin to the Patana Blacks and although the batting, fielding and running of Patana Orange continued to impress, it wasn’t quite enough this time, narrowly finishing second by only two runs.

Overall, an admirable day of performances and one filled with excitement and fun. Well done Patana Orange! You were brilliant!

Patana Blue/BPS 3 – Mr Amuchou (C Tournament)

The day started with a match against Patana White which was an incredibly tight game where the boys played as hard as they could but just lost by 2 runs. Following our loss the boys quickly found their feet again as we then played Harrow and beat them comfortably by 4 runs. The third match was against the Shrewsbury team which proved to be a very enjoyable game with another win to our credit by 5 runs.

Patana Blue were set to play Patana White again in the first and second place play off for the C Tournament. In the first innings we were leading by 2 runs but again Patana White managed to sneak in some extra runs in the 2^nd innings. A very pleasing second place it was for the proud Patana Blues.

All the boys played a great game and worked well as a team. From watching the matches we thought that our batting was good, however there was room for improvement in fielding, so keep up those catching practices boys. Overall the boys played really well and had a fun day!!

Patana White/BPS 4 – Mr Kay (C Tournament)

Patana White certainly faced tough opposition in the ‘Boys C Tournament’. The competition started with a closely contested match against Patana Blue. After some powerful hitting, Patana White showed excellent skills in the field to restrict the oppositions run chase, winning 14-12. After an extended break, due to weather conditions, the boys took to the field for their second match against Harrow School. The boys built an impressive lead after the first innings and maintained their good form to finish 16-8 winners. The final group match was a meeting with Shrewsbury school. Again, Patana White showed a fantastic attitude and team spirit, which resulted in an impressive 15-9 victory. This left Patana White in 1^st position in the ‘Boys C tournament’ and set up a rematch with Patana Blue in the final. The boys went into the final full of confidence, although they knew that only 2 runs separated both teams in the group stages. The first innings saw some fantastic Tee Ball from both teams, with both batters and fielders displaying excellent skills. Going into the final innings there was everything to play for, but it was Patana white who again came out on top, winning 17-11. At the end of the game both teams shook hands and congratulated each other on a wonderful tournament. Well done Boys!

Squad- Will, Seth, Mark, Peyton, Tommy, Prompt, Oliver, Click, Arin, Max, Te. 

Girls

Patana Tigers – Mr Tatam (Championship)

BISAC weekends always get the nerves jangling and Tee Ball is probably the worst of the lot as the technical aspects of the game are so unique and often tricky to follow and I certainly have more grey hairs after every tournament! The Tiger Girls were faced with a Round Robin Tournament of 5 schools before playing off for final positioning and hopefully a medal for Patana. We started with a reasonably comfortable 14 – 10 victory against RIS to get us underway but catching would need to improve we felt. Game 2 and a more confident game against Harrow gave us a well deserved 14 – 11 win followed by a very pleasing 18 – 13 win against Shrewsbury where the girls really did up their levels of concentration and played some great Tee Ball. A win in our final group game would guarantee us a place in the final and a powerful batting display brought a 22- 6 win against a plucky Bromsgrove team. Into the final we went against Harrow and perhaps a little over confidence from our previous game eroded our focus just a little as our early batters found the fielders with some catching practise. Our latter batters and some great fielding rescued the situation and we turned around after the first innings 7 – 6 up with all to play for. Unfortunately it was not to be our day and lessons from the first innings were not quite learnt as we gave those catches away again and just failed to catch the now confident Harrow team eventually losing 12 -14. Silver medals it would be but the girls can be very proud of the way they won and the way they took defeat as these are true lessons learned. Great stuff girls!

Patana Black and Patana Orange – Miss Fraser and Miss Bennett (B Tournament)

The girls Orange and Black teams travelled to ASB for their long awaited Tee Ball tournament on Saturday 27^th April. With great excitement the girls began the warm up and were looking good. Patana Black were drawn in the first match and after fielding well, only 5 runs were scored against them. The girls moved to the batting area and made a good start with some early runs scored which boosted confidence further. The Orange team were a great support with lots of loud cheering as the Black team continued to score runs. Unfortunately, the teams flow was interrupted due to an electrical storm and all teams were taken off the field. Following a short wait the girls were back on the field ready to continue where they left off, this did not last long as the storm was back to disrupt play. With glorious blue skies either side of the storm the wait was frustrating but both teams conducted themselves beautifully and were a credit to the school. Unfortunately, the storm continued to circle and the tournament ended before an innings had been completed which meant that our Orange team did not even begin their tournament. The teams were, of course, disappointed but we thank them for their enthusiasm and patience on Saturday morning. We hope to see you play soon girls!

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Inter Class Tee Ball 2013

 Key Stage 2 Students Show Off their Tee ball Talents in Style

Interclass Tee-Ball came swinging back around last month with boys and girls from years 3 to 6 taking to the wide open spaces of the Sports Complex to put the skills and understanding learnt in their PE lessons into practice.

The field was buzzing with excitement with all classes from all year groups wearing their class colours, and producing some very well crafted banners. The quality of play was very pleasing from all classes, and the use of batting and fielding tactics was clear for all to see. From years 3-6 the children are taught how to field in a manner which puts the runner under pressure. This was put into practice in some games, with double and even triple plays making the crowds go wild.  

Well done to all of the classes who took part in this year’s competition. The winners from all year groups are listed below but a huge well done to everyone who added friendly competition to their learning experience.

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 inter class event of the year.  See you there with boots on!

Mr Liam.

Primary PE Teacher

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Gaelic Football 2013

Gaelic Football 2013

On Thursday 14^th March thirteen Year Five and Year Six boys attended the annual Shrewsbury International School Gaelic Football tournament. There were high expectations for us to bring back the trophy for the fourth consecutive year.

The boys attending were all terrific and after only a two hour long training sessions had begun to master the skills of soloing and hand passing. It was a ferociously hot day, very unlike the climate of the country of origin of the game (which is significantly colder and wetter!) The round robin tournament was hotly contested and after four back to back games in the heat our boys had won two, drawn one and narrowly lost one. The loss meant that this year unfortunately we wouldn’t be bringing home the trophy but all the boys graciously handed over their title to the winners promising to each other to win it back next year.

Well done to all the boys, who represented our school so well.

Mr Goligher and Mr O’Shea

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Australian Rules 2013

Australian Rules Football Bounces into Bangkok

Monday the 1st of April saw the first Inter-school Australian Rules Football Match in Bangkok. The PatanaTigers played the NIST Falcons in an exciting match at Bangkok Patana school. The teams were as follows:

Patana Tigers:

Will Ahl

Aiden Wickson

Axel Pedersen

Joe Frost

James Matijasevich

Ben Lonc

Scott Scheibli

Sam Moss

In Bum Park

Jonathan Cheung

NIST Falcons:

Wynn Chavapokin

Kotas Yokmi

Bruno Dunda

Joshua Kelly

Lizzy Cope

Harrison Edman

Owen Conrad

Felix Van de Velde

Paul Rachawat

Aleks Grigas Cleaver

The game was very close with the NIST Falcons holding a slender lead of only a few points for the first 3 quarters. In the last quarter the Patana Tigers stormed home with a 3 goal quarter whilst keeping the NIST Falcons scoreless and ran out eventual winners by 18 points.

The final score was Patana Tigers 5 goals, 9 behinds - 39 points to NIST Falcons 3 goals, 3 behinds - 21 points.

The Patana Tigers were coached by Mr. Saul Morgan and the NIST Falcons were coached by Mr. Adrian Kirby.

The umpires were Phil, Lucas and Sophie Stevens from Bangkok Auskick and Junior AFL.

Thanks to Saul Morgan, Andrew Tatam and Michael Balo from Bangkok Patana School and Adrian Kirby and Paul Hodgkinson from NIST for their assistance and support in organising this match.

Thanks also to the parents that came along and supported both sides.

Attached are a few photos from the match. To see all the photos log onto our Facebook page BangkokAuskick and Junior AFL.

Regards

Phil Stevens

Coordinator Bangkok Auskick and Junior AFL

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Flippa Ball Theme Week 2013

FS & KS1 Students have a Splashtastic Time In their Flippa Ball Theme Week.

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Record Beakers 2013

Primary Record Breakers Beats The Bangkok Weather!

As the morning of Record Breakers finally dawned on Sunday 10^th March it was a bit of a shock to be faced with torrents of rain dampening even my Record Breaking spirit. After a quick review of our available facilities the call was made to run the event with some modifications due to the elements and with the safety of our students in mind. I was delighted that nearly all of the registered 112 of our students from Year 4, 5 and 6 rose to the challenge and got out of bed, braved the weather and turned up on time to record their best times and distances over their modified 8 athletics events. A few records survived for another year in some cases where I am sure that they would have been severely challenged under normal circumstances but I was very pleased with the improving athletic performances across the events and age groups.

Record Breakers is about giving those students who enjoy their athletics the opportunity to record times and distances over a range of athletic events and to try to beat the school records.  For the first half of the morning the athletes began with the field events where they would rotate from one event to another.  These events mirror those at the Primary FOBISSEA Games and were the high jump, long jump, three springs jump for Year 4 and 5 and standing triple jump for Year 6, tee ball throw, basketball chest push for Year 4 and 5 and Shot Put for Year 6, and quoit throw.  The many parents who had come to cheer the athletes on were treated to some fantastic performances and 6 new records were set or broken in the field. This was an awesome achievement under the conditions and I’m sure that many of the records achieved will stand for many years to come.

The second part of the morning then moved onto the track with the 60m dash and then the 600m/800m distance races.  Great times were posted across the age groups; however the heat was clearly taking its toll after a long morning and with the growing humidity.  Just one record was broken in the Year 6 60m dash by Luke Abai Haddon who now proudly owns the full set of 60m school records.

Listed below are all of our primary records with those newly set highlighted:

A huge thank you to all of the children who took part and the parents who supported during a very enjoyable if damp morning 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.

Well done to all of our Patana Primary athletes!

Mr Tatam

Head of Primary Physical Education

Comment By Miss Fiona 

Well done Athlete's, record breakers and especially the teachers! Good luck at FOBISSEA.

Published on Sunday, March 24, 2013 Like

Under 9 Football Tournament 2013

Primary U’9 Footballers Take Up The Challenge At Our Very Own Invitational Tournament

Saturday 23^rd February saw our youngest Primary footballers taking on the challenge of playing in our very own Patana Invitational U’9 Football Tournament. For many this would be their very first school tournament proudly wearing the Patana shirt and they were certainly excited by their opportunity to play.

We were delighted to welcome teams from Harrow, Shrewsbury, St Andrews and St Andrews Sathorn in the girls and boys tournaments. The boys’ competition was split into 2 pools with A and B groups of 5 teams competing against each other with finals between 1^st and 2^nd and 3^rd and 4^th in each Pool to determine the Champions of the day. The girls’ tournament was made up of 5 teams in one pool and followed the same format as the boys.

Although there were to be winners this event is far more about our young students experiencing the highs and lows of friendly competition first hand. The atmosphere and sportsmanship on display from the first whistle to the last was a credit to all of the students, parents and schools who were present for what is always one of my favourite events of the year.

I was delighted to be able to enter 7 of our very own Patana Teams in the 15 team tournament and very pleased that 2 of those were made up of Year 3 boys and girls. Please read the reports below from our wonderful Coaches for the day.

Patana Tigers Boys Team

Coach – Mr Hockley

Following a third place medal in the Phuket tournament and effectively coming runners-up in their group of the recent BISAC tournament, the Patana Tigers were seeking a winners trophy to complete the set.

They made the best possible start with a 3-0 victory against a very decent St. Andrews A team, a performance featuring fluid passing, solid defence and some well taken goals. Another 3-0 win over St Andrews, Sathorn preceded the Tigers' toughest game of the group stage against a combative Harrow team. Harrow had absorbed some early pressure from the Tigers and then, in two quick breaks, established a 2-0 lead. In a stirring comeback, featuring two excellent goals from captain Tommy Rainsford, Tigers forced a 2-2 draw. The final group game against Shrewsbury, another 3-0 victory put the Tigers top of the group and into the Final against Harrow.

This time it was the Tigers that established a 2 goal lead with a powerful cross shot from Prompt Sudlabha and then, probably the goal of the tournament - a superb first time volleyed shot by Oliver Kerr from Prompt's cross. Although Harrow pulled a goal back, the Tigers were not to be denied their winners' medals and Thomas Lundgaard was on hand to force the ball over the line after a goalmouth scramble to make it a 3-1 final score.

The Tigers had demonstrated excellent teamwork throughout the morning and were worthy winners.

Team: Simon Scheibli; Shawn Richardson, Mark Nielsen, Seth McLean, Kasper Lundgaard, Prompt Sudlabha, William Ahl, Oliver Kerr, Tommy Rainsford (Captain), Thomas Lundgaard.

Patana Black Boys Team

Coach – Mr Liam

The Patana Black team started off the day in the B competition along with Shrewsbury B, Harrow B, Patana Orange and a Patana Year 3 team, in what turned out to be a very tough competition.  Throughout the morning the Patana Black team showed a great sense of team spirit and there were some fantastic displays of football both individually and as a team. During the group games the Patana Blacks won 4 out of 4 games with their closest game coming against our resilient Patana Year 3 team. The game ended 1-0 to the Patana Black team, but in truth a draw would have been the fairest result.

In the final of the competition the Patana Black team came up against Shewsbury B who were looking for revenge after they were beaten 3-1 in the first game. The first 5 minutes were played at a blistering pace and both teams were unlucky not to take the lead. Once the game settled it was the Patana Blacks who took the advantage scoring just before half time, and then 3 more in the second half killed the game off, meaning the Patana Blacks had won the competition.

A massive well done from me for all the boys who took part, and an even bigger thank you for all the parents that gave their support on the day.

Patana Orange Boys Team

Coach – Mr Brad

For many in Patana Orange this was the first ‘interschool’ competition of their players sporting careers. This lead to some early nerves as the team started a little slowly out of the blocks.

But Patana students ‘never throw the towel in’ and had great games against the other BPS teams; Patana Black and Patana Year 3 boys.

Patana Orange’s best performances came when confidence was high and team spirit roared on the boys but tiredness certainly took its toll towards the end of the morning.  This was characterised by our energised Patana Year 3s beating Patana Orange in the 3rd/4th final to take the bronze medal.

At the end of the tournament the boys’ were clearly exhausted after five great games of football. Good work to Patana Orange on their 4th place, with smiles all round from boys.

Patana Year 3 Boys Team

Coach – Mr Andrew

Squad: Henry, Will, Hugo, Philip, Kai, Eddie, Archie, Matthew, Win, Erik.

The Patana Year 3 boys team came into the B tournament knowing that they faced a great challenge as the youngest team in the event. However, their attitude from the first whistle was superb, and it was this determination that allowed them to achieve some great results in the group stages. The boys picked up a fantastic win against Shrewsbury White (3-0!!)  and a draw against St Andrews to give them 5 points and set up a 3^rd place playoff against our Year 4 Patana Orange team.  The playoff game was a tight affair, with both teams showing fantastic defensive play. As the game approached the final whistle, it the Patana Year 3 boys team who broke the deadlock, with a goal which proved to be the winner. The game ended with a handshake and some wonderful sportsmanship, well done boys!!

Patana Tigers Girls Team

Coach – Miss Bennett

The back football pitches were a hub of excitement on Saturday morning; the long awaited U9 football tournament had arrived. The girls Tigers team were looking forward to demonstrating their skills on the pitch and with plenty of supporters there to cheer them on they couldn’t wait to get started. Our first game was against Patana Black, a more difficult game than expected but our defence made sure that the game remained goal less. Our next game was against Patana Yr3’s which was an enjoyable game with our strikers taking a number of shots, one of those shots eventually reached the back of the net and the game ended 1-0 to the Tigers. The girls knew that their more difficult games were to come and determination began to grow amongst the team. Our third game was against Shrewsbury, it was a hard fought game with action at both ends of the pitch, after what felt like a very long 15 minutes the game ended in a goal less draw. Our final game was against Harrow, we needed a win to progress to the finals and the girls were determined to give it their best shot. The game was an exciting one with shots towards both goals, the Tigers managed to score one goal but this was, unfortunately, beaten by Harrow, final score 3-1 to Harrow. The Tigers were placed third in the group at the end of the round-robin which meant a play-off against Patana Blacks for the third place ribbon. The play-off was a great game and definitely the team’s best with a final result of 1-0 to the Tigers, the team gained the bronze medal that they had been so determined to win. Well done to all who played in the girls Tigers team on Saturday it was a great effort by all.

Patana Black Girls Team

Coach – Miss Molly

The girls were enthusiastic as they took the field for their first match of the day. They managed to hold Patana Tigers to a scoreless draw. The result was the same against Shrewsbury. Harrow had a very strong team and beat Patana Black 3 –0. The girls came out fighting in their match with the Year 3 Patana girls. Unfortunately they were not able to put the ball in the goal in spite of being close on several occasions leading to another drawn match. The play off for 3^rd and 4^th saw the girls conceding a goal to Patana Tigers.

All the girls played really well, improving as a team unit with each game they played, as well as showing great sportsmanship throughout. Well done!

Patana Year 3 Girls Team

Coach – Mr Chris

The Patana Year 3 Girls team was taking part in their first school competition when they joined the Patana Under 9 Football Tournament on Saturday and you could certainly sense the excitement in the air.  The girls knew that they would have a mountain to climb but nothing was going to stop their enthusiasm and determination to show the other year 4 teams that they were a force to be reckoned with!

After a very shaky start against Harrow the girls soon settled down and started to demonstrate some great footballing skills and determination.  By the end of the day the girls were playing some fantastic football and we certainly saw some very strong performances in defense.  The highlight came when they were able to hold off a determined Patana Black team to a 0-0 draw.

Well done Year 3!!!  I’m certainly looking forward to seeing you all play next year in the same tournament.

Team: Malena Aguilar, Victoria Dolinsky, Savannah Hunter, Stuti Rawat, Lihi Rotenburg, Praewa Taylor, Kirsten Winyard.

A huge, thank you and well done to all of the students who played and represented the school so well and to all of the parents who supported all of the teams so positively.

Gooo Patana!!!!!

Mr Tatam

Head of Primary Physical Education

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World Book Day 2013

Time Out... Pick Up Your Books and Read!

Students in Primary PE 'dropped everything' last week and picked up their books for World Book Day 2013.

Well done everyone!

The Primary PE Team

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Year 1 and 2 Sports Days 2013

Patana’s Young Superstars ‘Up Stage the Olympic Games’ (nearly)!

Our annual Key Stage 1 and Foundation Stage Sports Days were held on Wednesday 20^th and Thursday 21^st February.  From afar, the field looked like a huge blur of colours and excitement with a hive of busy athletes proceeding around their various events.  The weather was kind to us with the blistering sunshine taking a back seat and a cool breeze making its way through the field, which made for a pleasant morning of sports.   Sports Day is an important and exciting event that both pupils and staff look forward to as it is fantastic for all to see the progress and achievements of our young athletes.  There were a large variety of individual and group activities, where our pupils were able to demonstrate to their parents some of the skills they have learnt during P.E lessons and how well they can work as part of a team.   

Our Year 1&2 children kick started their morning with contagious energy and enthusiasm that remained throughout the day as they participated in events including the Hockey Dribble Challenge, Obstacle Course, Three Spring Jumps, Javelin Throw and The Sprint.  It certainly was an exhausting morning after their challenging 10 events circuit, including much needed water breaks along the way.  The vast array of activities ensured that all pupils were given a chance to shine in their favourite activity.  The hard work that our pupils have put into their P.E lessons over the previous terms was clear to see by all.  At the end of the morning, all pupils were rewarded with a well-earned participation ribbon and an ice lolly which for many was the “Cherry on the top” of a great morning.

Our Foundation Stage Sports Day was just as successful.  It had everything we could have wished for – fantastic weather, enthusiastic athletes and challenging activities with a dazzling  Fairy Tale theme throughout.  Challenges included rolling James Giant Peach into the Clouds, working as a team to help Aladdin’s magic carpet fly high in the sky and helping Jack collect his magic beans!  This day was particularly special for the K1 pupils and their parents as this was their first sports day, although they were so confident whilst performing the activities you would never have known!  They have clearly been working extremely hard during their P.E lessons.  K2 pupils also oozed with confidence and their experience from participating in last years’ sports day was apparent with their self-assured and enthusiastic manner.  

As ever, our Patana parents were in high numbers rallying round the activities, cheering, applauding and supporting their children, some even dared to participate in some events with Mr Tatam delighted by some of our older sprint prospects!  A huge thank you must be made to the P.E team, swim team, Year 6 student helpers, class teachers, assistants and grounds staff for making it such a smooth running and enjoyable day.  Big congratulations to all our aspiring athletes who did their parents, teachers and themselves proud!  I am sure all the children will take away many happy memories from their Sports Day.  A great day had by all!

Miss Fraser

Primary Physical Education Team

For more pictures click here http://www.patana.ac.th/Primary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1671 

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BISAC Football 2013

Patana Primary Tigers Keep Their Paws On Gold At BISAC U’11 Football 2013

Saturday 2^nd February dawned with the promise of lots of great Primary Football for over 100 of our Primary students from Year 4 to 6 even though many of them were still very tired after just returning from their exciting residential trips around the country. We were fortunate and delighted to be in a position to enter a very pleasing 4 Girls Teams and 5 Boys Teams across the 3 U’11 BISAC venues of Bromsgrove, ASB and Harrow. Please read the reports that follow for what was an extremely positive set of results as we continue to support our Primary ethos of “Sports For All, Striving For Excellence” as well as we can.

Boys Patana Tigers – Coach. Mr Tatam

Squad: Duncan, Jeffrey, Chali, Remy, Luke, Floris, Nikolas, Santi, Joe, Charlie and Robbie J.

Having won for the previous 3 BISACs the pressure was certainly on to maintain our high standards in this increasingly competitive tournament. Our Pool saw us pitted against Shrewsbury for our first game which we won with a slightly nervous 1-0 before settling a more nervous Mr Tatam and parents with comfortable wins 5-0 against RIS and 7-1 against TCIS. As group toppers we then faced a very confident looking NIST side in our semi-final but the boys certainly rose to the challenge and came through as 4-0 winners to take us into the final. Our opponents were ISB and after an end to end beginning the Tigers were soon into their stride, producing some very attractive football in our eventual 4-1 win. A fourth BISAC title in a row was well deserved and the fact that 8 of our 11 player squad scored during the tournament is testament to the all-around footballing skills of our boys. Great work Boys!

Boys Patana Black – Coach. Mr Chris

Squad: Seb, Sam, Blake, Robbie, Ishan, Olivier, Paul, Victor, Click and Oliver

The Patana Black team was playing in the B tournament and from the very first whistle of the day they were determined to show everyone what they were capable of.  In their three pool games they demonstrated some superb passing, dribbling and shooting skills as they beat ISB, Shrewsbury and ASB, 6-0, 4-1 and 4-0 respectively.  There were some fantastic individual performances however the team was playing great together and they were not fazed by the new tournament format, of longer games divided into thirds, at all.  Although the boys were tired the final was set and they would play NIST which was always going to be a difficult game as they were big and physical.  Unfortunately it proved to be one of those days as the team just couldn’t put the ball in the back of the net and after countless efforts the Black team lost 2-0.  A great day of football and some wonderful sportsmanship on display, well done boys!

Boys Patana White – Coach. Mr Cooper

Squad: Neel, Guilli, Thomas, Yoran, Sam, Arin, Junha, Victor, Max and Arnav

The BPS White team got off to a great start in their C tournament with a 3-0 victory over BPS Blue.  They continued this winning streak with convincing wins over ISB and Shrewsbury before coming against the BPS Y4 team in the final.  The boys played very well together and it was this team spirit and sportsmanship that helped them to finish the day undefeated.  Congratulations boys!

Boys Patana Blue – Coach. Mr Amuchou

Squad: Tumi, Richie, Patrick, Abhishek, Cane, Cue, Loui, Kieran, Scott, Jonathan and Yodai

The Patana Blue team had a great day of football in their BISAC under 11 Boys’ C tournament at HIS.  Patana Blue lost against their friends and fellow Patana White team but then recovered to beat ISB 4-0 and again SHB 6-0. Patana Blue got 2^nd place in group B going into the play-off against BIS which was 2nd place of group A. Unfortunately the excellent team work of our opponents was too strong and we eventually lost 0-3 but with our heads held high.

I was very proud of how we played and the spirit of good sportsmanship the boys played it in, the team can certainly be proud of their performances. Well done Patana Blue team!

Boys Patana Tiger Cubs – Coach. Mr Hockley

Squad: William, Shawn, Mark, Kasper, Thomas, Oliver, Prompt, Tommy, Nicky, Simon and Peyton

BPS Cubs, the Patana Under 9 team, joined the big boys of BISAC in Group C of the tournament. Their first match pitted them against effectively the Bromsgrove first team as this was the only group in which they were entered. In spite of their opponents age and height advantage, the Cubs put on an excellent team performance, eventually winning 3-1. Their next game against Harrow proved to be something of a walkover, with the Cubs piling in ten goals against one. With only three teams in their group this put the Cubs at the top of their group to find themselves playing Patana White in the play-offs. Despite having beaten this team in training and taking a one-goal lead, the Whites proved to be too physically strong on the day and the valiant Cubs went down to a 3-1 defeat, having put in a very credible performance. They will now look forward to their own Under 9 tournament on February 23rd.

Girls Patana Tigers – Coach. Miss Fraser

Squad: Jade, Scout, Alissa, Gemma, Earn, Sarah, Moniqa, Tia, Alexis, Danielle, Adelia and Momiji.

The BISAC U11 girls’ competition was held at Bromsgrove International School.  Patana was drawn in pool A, along with ISB, BIST and TCIS.  An incredible opening match played by the Tigers saw them winning 11-0.  This settled their nerves and gave them a huge confidence boost for their subsequent group matches where they won 8-0; 7-0.  The Patana girls were on fine form with impeccable shooting from the midfielders and strikers!  The Tigers topped their group with maximum points, which secured them a semi-final place versus a strong Shrewsbury side. 

This game was more physically challenging than their previous group matches, but the Tigers continued to shine and display fine football skills.  After the first half the score was 2-1 Patana; the first and only goal conceded by the Tigers in the tournament!  The Patana defence had more work to do in this match.  Maintaining their fine form, Patana played solidly in both attack and defence.  The match ended 4 – 1 Patana. 

Into the final, we progressed to playing our good friends and rivals from Harrow who also remained unbeaten.  The Tigers continued to wow spectators and coaches alike with strong defence, excellent passages of play and awesome attacking skills, with some spectacular goals scored!  The match ended 3-0 Patana, securing the title of BISAC U11 girls Champions!  During the tournament the Tigers scored 33 goals and conceded only 1.  Very impressive statics indeed and a well-deserved victory to our U11 girls!

A huge well done and thank you must be expressed to our girls who have worked so incredibly hard during the Football ECA.  Your hard work and dedication has certainly been rewarded! 

Girls Patana Black – Coach. Mr Gosling

Squad: Niamh, Lina, Ella, Misol, Daphne, Risako, Gabby, Philine, Dewi, Josephine, Lucy and Mihiro

The Patana ‘Black’ team had a very successful morning at ASB. They started slowly however, and despite totally dominating, only ground out a 1-0 against TIS.

The girls played better, passing football next and they ran out comfortable winners against Shrewsbury. The girls were full of confidence going into a game against ‘Patana White’ who they expected to do well against. Complacency may have affected them as they were only able to draw 1-1 and their plucky opponents were well worth the draw they achieved. ASB were the victims next as the girls bounced back, desperate to show their quality and they were magnificent in a 7-0 win. Harrow and the Patana ‘Orange’ team were their last two opponents and the girls played some lovely football in winning both those games, to end the day as unbeaten tournament winners - although it was all about taking part and enjoying lots of ‘game time’, as there were several inexperienced teams who are still learning the game.

Well done to all the girls – you were a credit to yourselves, your parents and the school.

Girls Patana Orange – Coach. Miss Kerry

Squad: Kara, Dylan, Flora, Padi, Isabella, Rosa, Marilou, Jennifer, Farida, Aiko, Pin and Mimi

The Patana Orange team had a great day.  They ended their first three matches of the day with nail-biting goalless draws against Harrow, ASB and TIS.  They then had to play our Patana Cubs team who had won three matches and had a draw.  Surprisingly, the long awaited, elusive goal was scored for our team and the girls then put three more in the back of the net to finish 4-1.  The final match of the day was against our other Patana team who had also had good results with only wins and a draw.  We conceded an early goal and then, despite several good chances, were unable to score and the match finished 1-0.  The team went from strength to strength throughout the day and it was wonderful to see so many of them out there, learning as they played and representing our school so brilliantly. 

Girls Patana White/Tiger Cubs – Coach. Miss Bennett

Squad: Emma, Beth, Annabel, Anna, Lina, Sylvie, Janelle, Melanie Emiko, Amelie, Annelies and Alison

On Saturday morning our youngest girls football team, Patana Cubs, played in the BISAC U11 ‘B’ team tournament. The team consisted of eight Year 4’s who were ably assisted by four of our more experienced Year 5’s. The Cubs were very excited about what the day would bring and although nerves became apparent when they found out they would be playing our Orange and Black teams, the team prepared themselves well for their first game. The first two games went extremely well with the girls demonstrating exactly what they could do on the field winning both games 1-0 and 3-0. With growing confidence and belief in themselves, the team prepared to play Patana Black; it was a hard fought match with two goals coming in quick succession, the final result, 1-1. Another draw, 0-0, followed this game and the team was continuing to grow in confidence, however, we knew that Patana Orange were next. Despite a great effort, the team lost 4-1 but walked away feeling that they had done the best they could do. Our final game followed lunch and with some team members tired from the previous games and others carrying injuries, the team knew it would be tough. After another tough game, with plenty of attempts on goal, the Cubs lost 1-0. Patana Cubs demonstrated a great level of skill, teamwork and sportsmanship on Saturday and we are very proud of their achievements. Well done, girls!

A huge thank you to all of the Coaches for their help in preparing all of our Patana Teams for the tournaments and to all of the parents who came to support all of our teams wherever they were playing. Next up is BISAC Tee Ball so keep your eyes on the prize Patana Tee Ballers!

Mr Tatam

Head of Primary Physical Education

For more pictures click here: http://www.patana.ac.th/Primary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1664 

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K2 Swimming

K2 Swimmers Make a Big Splash at the Pool

It certainly looks like our younger students are having a fantastic time in the pool.  Check out the video below:

 Great work Swim Team!

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FOBISSEA 2013

 FOBISSEA 2013 Starts Here 

A record number of nearly 100 students took to the swimming pool last week for the first of our FOBISSEA swimming time trials. This marks the start of a long journey for the students as the selection process begins here. There were some superb performances as each students was given an opportunity to demonstrate their freestyle, breast stroke, back stroke and butterfly strokes over 50m. Selection is going to be very tough this year!!

Keep up the good work everyone,

The Primary PE Team

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Key Stage 2 Sports Day 2012

 Primary Athletes Relish the Personal and Team Challenges of their KS2 Sports Days 2012

Year 3 Video

Year 4 Video

Year 5 and 6 Video

The Primary School KS2 Sports Days were held over 3 days from the 27^th to the 30^th of November. All pupils from Year 3 to Year 6 took part in a range of different events, which made use of skills learned in their PE lessons as part of their athletics unit. Throughout the morning all of the students competed in a range of different activities to gain valuable points for their class whilst working to achieve their own personal best performances. One part of the morning involved an athletics circuit with 12 stations including 2 important rest stations and at each station the students could earn a maximum of 4 points. The activity stations included; Tee-Ball Throw, High Jump, Agility run, 3 Springs Jump, Long Jump, Adventure Run, Hurdles, Basketball Shooting, Chest Pass Throw and the Quoit Throw. Throughout the morning there were some excellent performances from all year groups and the amount of Children who scored over 30 points was very pleasing indeed.

For the second part of the events all of the children move to the Track where they get the chance to perform in front of their peers, parents and teachers.  It is also an opportunity to cheer on class mates and friends in selective events such as the 60m Sprints, Obstacle Race and a variety of other fun events and relays. Students had chosen their races with guidance from their PE teacher during the track action with everyone competing in at least 3 additional events.

It was brilliant to see so many children competing and enjoying their sports day, but also to see so many parents and grandparents turn up to support the children.

Our four winning classes this year were as follows but a huge congratulations to everyone who did their very best for themselves and their classes throughout the mornings;-

Year 3 - 3K

Year 4 - 4R

Year 5 - 5K

Year 6 - 6T

A final well done to all the children for their hard work, and we look forward to welcoming many parents again at out next event which is the Interclass Tee Ball in Term 2.

Mr. Liam

Primary PE team.

For more pictures click here http://www.patana.ac.th/Primary/viewGallery.asp?hGalleryID=1636

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