SES Sports Bulletinwww.sharjahenglishschool.org Volume 2 : Issue No.3 - December 2010

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Football  NewsBoys’  Inter-­‐house  Football  Doughty  proved  a  difficult  house  to  beat  in  the  SES  Inter-­‐house  tournament.  They    comfortably  won   the  Year   7   compeAAon,  came   top  with   Burton   on   goal   difference  and  won   the  Year  10  finale.   A   total   of   65   students   parAcipated,   from   players   to   officials,   demonstraAng   a   great  degree  of  compeAAveness   for  a  developing  school.  Next  year  will   see  the  conAnuaAon  of  the  inter-­‐house   tournaments  with   athleAcs,  swimming,  rugby,  netball  and   rounders   all   scheduled  in  the  remaining  two  terms.  

House  points  -­‐  Boys  Football

Doughty  –  10  points                    Burton  –  7  points                    Lawrence  –  7  points

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Football  NewsPrimary FootballOn the 1st December Australian International School came to play Sharjah English School in three friendly matches. We put out two mixed Year 3 and 4 teams and one mixed Year 5 and 6 to give the children an opportunity to show off all the skills and tactics they have learnt in their games lessons and after school football clubs.

In a closely fought contest the Year 5 and 6 team narrowly lost 2 – 0 against a more technically gifted opposition. Ably refereed by none other than own Mr. Smithard, the boys battled for the whole game but couldn’t find that elusive goal. The Man of the Match was awarded to Goalkeeper Matthew Bates from 6KS for some truly outstanding saves!

The Year 3 and 4 A team drew 1 – 1 with Yassin from 4PS scoring a blinder for the home team. The man in black was Mr. Gill who had to referee a fiercely contested football match. It was a real team effort and everyone played their best. Man of the Match was given to Aziz Chassebi from 3JG for some outstanding tackling and tireless running from midfield.

The Year 3 and 4 B team, again refereed by Mr. Gill, won their match 1 – 0 with a dramatic last-minute winner from Zaki ‘Lightening’ Youcef from 4PS. Dribbling past three players he coolly curled the ball into the top right hand corner from 20 yards, much to the delight of the ecstatic home crowd! Zaki was also awarded the Man of the Match award for all round effort and scoring that super goal! The boys played as a team and must be congratulated on a great all round performance.

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Football  NewsPrimary FootballMr Gill took the Year 4 football team to Chouifait School in Sharjah for an away match. We played very well but unfortunately lost the game 3 – 0. It was a real end to end match and both sides had plenty of chances. How SES didn’t score we will never know! The boys played brilliantly and we were all very impressed with their effort and attitude towards the game. Man of the Match was awarded to Cris from 4AS for his tireless work up front. The team was superbly supported by parents and siblings and everyone had a great time.

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NetballSES    Vs  English  InternaConal  School  JumeriahSES  seniors  had  the   first  of  their  league   games  this  season  against   EIS  Jumeriah.    Although  they  got  off  to  a  disappoin;ng  start   the  girls  tried  to  the  very  end.      The   score   line  of  22  –  12  to  EIS  Jumeriah,  doesn’t  show  the  determina;on  of  the  SES  girls,  who  played  with  great  teamwork  and  strength.    The  Year  9  girls  were  very  unfortunate  with  the  result  of  their  game  as  they  too  lost  to  EIS  but  it  was  only  by  1  point.  The  Year  9  girls  lead  the  whole  game  by  2  points  but  it  was  only  in  the  final  quarter  when  EIS  manage  to  sneak  back  and  steal  the  lead.  

SES  –  Victoria  English  SchoolSES  played  against   their  neighbouring  school  VES  in  a  friendly,  with  teams  from  Yr9  and  Yr10.    It  was  the   first   game   of   the   season   for  the   Yr  10  girls  and   it   was  a  very   impressive  performance.    Captain  Robyn  Boulton  lead  the  show  scoring  the    opening  points  and  the  girls  held  the  lead  for  the   majority  of   the   game,  but   unfortunately   VES  managed   to  change   the   score   line   in   the   last  minutes  of   the   game,  and  we   lost   13-­‐11.    As  for  Yr  9  they  played  outstandingly  well  against  VES  with   great   teamwork.   Their   score   hit   double   figures   and   eventually   reached   17   –   3,   a   very  remarkable  performance  from  all  the  girls.  

The  SES  teams  had  another  outstanding  performance  against  VES,  with  both  our  teams  finishing  with  a  win.    Year  7,   in   their  first  game  of   the   season,  managed  to  score   a  total  of  7  points  and  kept  VES  to  only  one  score.    Year  8  also  showed  to  be  the  stronger  side  with  an  impressive  win  16  –   0,   with   great   play   from   Jenny   (GS)   and   Safiya   (WD).   The   girls   showed   great   teamwork   and  impressive  skill  and  deserved  such  a  tremendous  win  –  their  biggest  margin  of  victory  ever.

SES  –  Dubai  BriCsh  SchoolOur  grade  6  girls  played  their  2nd  game  of  the  season  against  DBS.    Although  this  ;me  they  were  not   as  successful  they  did  play  brilliantly  as  a  team.    They  worked  hard   throughout   the   en;re  game,  showing  good  skill  and  technique.    The  finishing   score  was  14  –  4,  but  this  doesn’t  show  how  well  the  girls  played.  From  week  to  week  they  are  developing  well,  which  is  deligh]ul  to  see.  

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Swimming  NewsDIS Swimming Gala

On the 6th of December SES took part in Deira International Schools Secondary Swimming Gala. With some great competition and brilliant effort from all of our team members, SES managed to collect a total of 109 points to gain 4th place. With some outstanding performances from our Yr 8 (Nina, Ellie, Veronica & Tori) and Yr 9 (Sam, Jess, Mia, Georgina) girls who secured 2nd place in both the Medley and Freestyle relays.

Also some great swimming in the individual races secured 2nd place in Yr 9/7 Backstroke (Jess, Hennie) Yr 8 Butterfly (Veronica), Yr 7 Freestyle (Hannah). Not just the girls showed some fantastic competitive spirit, the boys fought hard to gain 2nd place in Yr 9 backstroke (Ibo) and 3rd place in Yr 10 (Anton), with Ivan Yr 9 securing 3rd in freestyle.

All the teams that took part in the gala swam with great enthusiasm and enjoyed a brilliant competition; all those who took part showed tremendous effort and were a credit to the school. We look forward to future events where our growing strength in swimming should be evident.