PREMIER ACADEMY TERM

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1 PREMIER ACADEMY TERM W elcome to the Prep School Sports Newsletter. In the last 11 months the physical education department, pupils and parents have worked together to create memorable sporting experiences. The Academy students had a chance to participate in the following in-house and inter school competitions: Inter-house Sports day, Inter-house Cross country, Inter-house Swimming Gala, Inter-house Triathlon, Inter-school Hockey, Inter-school Cricket, Inter-school Netball, Inter-school Rounders and Inter-School Swimming. This term students have participated in Inter-school Soccer, Netball and Rugby achieving record participation in all Age groups. These swelling numbers especially from the lower years can only be a positive sign of things to come in sports and as a result the Prep School P.E department have identified talented A and B teams. The boys have been incredibly excited with the introduction of Touch rugby in which players do not tackle each other in the traditional way, but instead touch their opponents using hand on any part of the body or clothing.this new sport has a number of differences from the traditional rugby game, including its simplicity (requires very little equipment or goalpost). As a result, it is growing in popularity in international schools and our under 9 and 11 year old- teams are now prepared and confident for the next season.note that water polo and Aquathlon did not take place due to wet weather.

2 NETBALL T he girl s netball teams had a very successful season with the A and B teams competing in friendly matches and tournaments.well done Team Premier for representing the Academy in inter school fixtures. U9A Vs Rusinga won 6-2 U9AVs Braeburn Imani lost 4-0 U9B Vs Oshwal Academy lost 1-0 U9A Vs Nairobi Academy lost 4-0 U9B Vs Braeside School Lost 4-1 U11A Vs Braeburn Imani lost 4-1 U11A Vs Oshwal Academy draw 3-3 U11A Vs Rusinga won 6-2 U11A Vs Cavina lost 5-1 U11B Vs Oshwal Academy lost 4-0 SOCCER S occer at the junior level has continued to improve this season. This term we have seen all age group from under 7,9,11 years old fielding A and B teams in inter school fixtures. Well done boys for a fantastic performance and results U7A Vs Aga Khan Academy won 5-0 U7A Vs Oshwal Academy lost 1-0 U9A Vs Braeside School won 5-1 U9A Vs Braeburn Imani won 1-0 U9A Vs Rusinga won 1-0 U9B Vs Braeburn Imani Lost 1-0 U9A Vs Aga Khan Academy drew 2-2 U9A Vs Nairobi Academy won 4-3 U9BVs Oshwal Academy drew 0-0 U11B Vs Oshwal Academy lost 1-0 U11AVs Braeburn Imani won 1-0 U11A Vs Oshwal Academy draw 0-0 U11A Vs Cavina won 5-1 U11B Vs Nairobi Academy draw 2-2 U11B Vs Aga Khan Academy won 5-0

3 SOCCER TOURNAMENTS TITLE FAVOURITES UNDER 11 YEAR-OLD GIRLS PREMIER A STORMED INTO THE FINALS In the School of Nations girls soccer tournament which was held on the 11 th May, Premier A thrashed Aga Khan Academy, School of Nations, and Oshwal Academy in a tough Pool B encounter to emerge winners. This is the classy line up that won the S.O.N girls soccer tournament. Anushka Das, Nazrana Meghji, Beverly Kinyua, Amanda Pacheco, Tattyana Agina, Priyana Shah, Theertha Vanamreddy, Nirvana Grewal, Maheen Dada and Gayatry Shetty. Thank you all for bringing glory to the school. MORE RESULTS Under 7 3 rd overall Under 9 4 th overall Under 11 1 st overall PREMIER A UNDER 11YEAR-OLD BOYS TEAM EYES GOLD IN THE S.O.N SOCCER TOURNAMENT In the School of Nations under 7, 9 and 11 boys soccer tournament which was held on the 27 th April, Premier A narrowly lost to Aga Khan Academy 5-2 in penalty shootout in thefinals. The under 7 were placed 4 th, under 9 team 3 rd and under 11 took 2 nd place. Congratulations go to the following U11 team members: Vashu Bhagat, Priyav Bhanderi, Safwan Alvi, Kush Bhattessa, Aman Rangani, Aman Choudrie, Kavin Acharya, Kelly Kabucye, Jarod Braganza, Lee Kimathi, Akrish Bhandari and Bhav Vagani. Well done boys Under 7 year-old Premier Vs S.O.N lost 2-1 Premier Vs Oshwal won 1-0 Premier Vs Potter House lost 1-0 Premier Vs Aga Khan drew 0-0 Premier Vs Cavina won 2-0

4 Under 9 Premier Vs S.O.N lost 0-1 Premier Vs Oshwal A draw 0-0 Premier Vs Potter House won 2-1 Premier Vs Aga Khan draw 1-1 Premier Vs Cavina won 1-0 Under 11 Premier B Vs S.O.N draw 1-1 Premier B Vs Oshwal A won 2-1 Premier B Vs Potter House won 1-0 Premier B Vs Aga Khan draw 1-1 Premier B Vs Cavina won 2-0 PREMIER C TEAM WAS READY TO SHOOT DOWN PREMIER A WHEN BOTH TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR SEMI FINALS In the Porter House School soccer grading tournament which was held on 5 th May, Premier C beat Premier A 1-0 in the 3 rd playoff. Thanks to the following boys for their superb game: Shubh Shah, Wim Kamau, Shlok Shah, Kian Patel, Aarnav Patel, Armaan Singh, Jiyan Patel, Karan Patel, Jason Vaporidis and Bradley Kinyua. Excellent performance! RUGBY NEW COMERS UNDER 9 AND 11 TEAMS This term we introduced Rugby and the sport is gaining popularity. Below are the scores; U9A Vs Oshwal Academy won U9A Vs Braeside School lost U11 B Vs Oshwal Academy lost Well done and keep up the good spirit.

5 OTHER SPORTS RESULTS BADMINTON T he new kids on the block in badminton, Nirek Pabbaraju Yr 6 and Sai Jayanth Bomma Yr 3, continue to surprise opponents with their winning ways in county tournaments. In the Kenya Junior Badminton tournament which was held on 2nd April, Sai Jayanth Bomma Yr 3 was placed 1st in the BS category and Nirek Pabbaraju Yr 6 was 1st in BS U12 and runner up in the BD U12 category. In Uasin Gishu County Open badminton championship which was held on 16 th - 17 th April in Eldoret, Nirek Pabbaraju Yr 6 was runner up in the BS U12 category. Theertha Vannemreddy Yr 6 who is the Junior Nairobi County Badminton Champion was at it again fresh from winning the GS U12 girls category. In the BK Junior championship 2 held on 14 th -15 th May, Theertha was placed 1 st in U12 and 2 nd in U19 girl s category. Nirek Pabbaraju Yr 6 and Rishi Patel Yr 6 was runner up in the BD U12 category. In the Oshwal badminton championship held on 11 th and 12 th June, 2016 Theertha was second in the U12 category. Nirek Pabbaraju Yr 6 was 1 st in U12 singles and 1 st in U15. Well done all. RHINOTHON Dhilan Shah Yr 6 took part in the Annual Nairobi Rhinothon competition and his team won the highest number of laps cycled and team collection. He managed to get the highest individual amount collection award with 62,050. Well done.

6 CHESS Sharad Narredy Yr. 4 added more pride and passion to his trophy cabinet by winning yet again in the Nairobi Junior Chess championship which was held at Makini School. He was placed 2 nd in the U10 boy s category. Up-Coming junior Mehekjit RupraYr 3 started showing her prowess by participating in the Gurmat School games on 12 th June, 2016.A good start. Keep it up! TAEKWONDO In the Kenya school and colleges Taekwondo Open Championship which was held on 28 th May, Premier Academy was among 16 schools that participated with over 100 competitors. The event was also used to select a provisional Kenya team that will represent the country in South Korea next month and among our regular medalists Ayush Bhandari, Ethan Kibe and Dheer Bulsara reached the semifinals in their Age groups. Special mention goes to the following participants for bringing honors to the school. Sharan Harwani - Gold Saanvi Rawat Silver Ronak Agarwal - Bronze Ayush Bhandari Dheer Bulsara Vyom Joshi Saurabh Rawat Ruhan Bhandari Ethan Kibe

7 SPORTS CAPTAINS Message from our out-going sports captains: Being the sports captains this year was an amazing opportunity for us. It helped us learn a lot about leadership, especially cooperating with house captains and students to make every inter house event an exciting success. The energy among everyone, including the teachers during sports events was enjoyable. We would like to thank the P.E teachers for entrusting us with this responsibility and allowing us to prove ourselves. Anushka Das and Priyav Bhanderi STUDENTS M y congratulation goes to all whether or not you received awards. I quote Mike Singletary: Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play and have fun. The P.E department s principle goal is to ensure that all the Academy students feel they are part of each sporting activity we organize and all must participate to ensure physical health and fitness. Special mention to all the Year Six students: you have been splendidly sporty. Thank you, Priyav Bhanderi and Anushka Das [both of Yr 6]. You have shown excellent leadership qualities as captains by being good team players, encouraging, supporting and advising them. Well done all. PARENTS C hildren are a joy to watch as their natural talent unfolds. They need to be given the freedom to experiment and play without undue criticism and negative comparison to their peers. It is a matter of concern when parental anxiety and rivalry plays out on the sidelines, overshadowing children s enjoyment and subjecting them to needless stress. Sports have the potential to build character, perseverance and skill. Let us encourage the children without damaging them with burn out.

8 A s in the past, we intend to celebrate not just the outstanding performances from teams and individuals but also our collective efforts.it has been a great year and withoutyou we would not have come so far. I wish to reaffirm the sports department s resolve and commitment to make sports great at Premier Academy. Your continued support has seen us achieve much so far and I hope that together we will steer our beloved Academy to the next level in sports. Thank you and God bless. David Mdogo Prep School Sports Coordinator