Sports News 15th July

At the end of this academic year we would like to thank our Prep School parents for all their help and support throughout the year. Our girls should be proud of all they have achieved and we wish our LIII girls happiness and success in their senior schools. We look forward to hearing how they are getting on in all their sporting endeavours.

ATHLETICS
On Monday 5^th July we travelled to Birmingham with four of our Prep School girls to compete in the National Prep Schools Athletics finals. The girls were a pleasure to take and participated with a calm and mature approach, taking the big occasion in their stride. Georgie jumped 4.02 metres in the long jump and finished in 5^th place competing against girls from all over the country. Annabel finished in 9^th place in the high jump and 11^th place in the 800m. The relay team achieved a PB and narrowly missed achieving a place in the final. Georgie and Annabel achieved personal best performances in the long jump and 800m respectively. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Silvester for all her help and support with athletics this term.

ROUNDERS
On Wednesday 30^th June we had a joint Prep School and Senior School rounders fixture with Ashdowne House School. The opposition travelled from Kent and a very competitive and exciting set of matches took place.

On Tuesday 6^th July we played U9 A,B,C&D rounders against Guildford High School. Almost all the girls in LII participated and the girls from both schools played to a high standard demonstrating the progress they had made since the beginning of term. Scores in all four matches were very close with us winning two games and loosing two.

GYMNASTICS
On Monday 28^th June Members of Leopards (Form I) and Lion Cubs (PPIII) took part in a little floor and vault competition. It was the first time these gymnasts had ever competed and they performed with confidence and poise.
Leopards results were:
1^st Millie
2^nd Rebecca
3^rd Phoebe
Lion Cubs results were:
1st Lily
2^nd Evie and Thalia
3^rd Evelyn and Emily

House gymnastics cup
Isabelle in LIII and her family have very kindly donated a House Gymnastics Cup to the Prep school. It will be presented to the winning house at the House Gymnastics competition and displayed with the winning house rosette for the remainder of the year. We are very grateful and look forward to awarding it at the end of the Autumn Term.

HOUSE EVENTS
The girls at the lower end of the school swan in the inaugural PPII and PPIII swimming gala. The event was inspired by Mrs Carter and she was responsible for the organisation of this very successful event. The girls swam beautifully and thoroughly enjoyed the occasion. The event was completed with the results being announced and a picnic lunch. The winning house was Green and all girls were awarded badges for their efforts and the contribution to their house.

This week the girls have played in the UII and LIII house rounders tournaments and the LIIIs have played in a newly introduced house tennis tournament. The results which will convert to house points are as follows:-

UII Rounders		LIII Rounders		LIII Tennis
1^st	Yellow House	1^st	Green House	1^st	Green House
2^nd	Green House	2^nd	Yellow House	2^nd	Yellow House
3^rd	Red House	3^rd	Red House	3^rd	Red House

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
On Friday 9^th July the girls in Form I participated in an afternoon of Problem solving. They tackled a variety of challenges that had been set within the school grounds. To solve problems they had to work as part of a team and use alternative ways of thinking to come up with solutions to problems. The girls enjoyed the activities and were very competent at working with others and solved the problems effectively.

On Wednesday the girls in LIII participated in a water sports activity at Horseshoe Lake near Sandhurst. The girls took part in a different water based activities including raft building, wind surf boards, kayaks and dinghy sailing. A challenging and fun day was experienced by all.

Sainsbury’s vouchers
Thank you to everyone who has collected Sainsbury’s vouchers and to Cat Club who have counted them for us. We have collected over 11,000 vouchers and have ordered scooters and lots of playtime equipment including netballs, skipping ropes, hoops; ankle skips as well as some equipment for Cat Club. We look forward to the equipment arriving at the beginning of next term.