Sports
Newsletter
Autumn Term
St John’s Prep School
Contents:
Netball
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Netball
Football
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Paralympics
Cricket and
Football
Cross Country
Inter-House
Netball and
Football Tournament
Prize Giving
What we have
been working
on.
Sports Hall
Athletics
Sports Pupil of
the Month
Award
End of Term
Sports Awards
Extra Curricular Clubs
Fencing
Ballet
Yoga
The Netball team train on a Monday lunchtime and during Tuesday Prep. All the girls have been
training very hard and their efforts have paid off with great success. We have also been fortunate to introduce a F2 Netball team and like the other team they too have shown great success.
The main team have played three matches this term, winning two beating Stormont 10-0
and Vita Et Pax 8-2. They also drew against Grange Park Prep. 6 all. The F2 team also won against Stormont, scoring their last goal with 10 seconds to go, winning 3-2, a very close and exciting game. The F2
team consists of Rachel Hill, Sarina Seth, Aileen Ajibade, Lily Harbron, Holly White, Haley Danso and
Olivia George.
The girls also looked every bit the professional team wearing their new black and red netball
dresses. Miss Cullen is very proud of all the
players and hopes their Netball skills continue to improve, ready for the next term!
Wins/Draws
St. John’s 10 - 0 Stormont
St. John’s 8 - 2 Vita Et Pax
St. John’s 3 - 2 Stormont
St. John’s 6 - 6 Grange Park
Picture
Top Row: Emily Woodham, Lily Harbron,
Holly White, Haley Danso, Kobika Mohan,
Middle Row: Eleanor Hall-McAteer, Olivia
George
Bottom Row: Adaeze Akande, Rebecca
Odeyemi
Football
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Crossword
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Fact File
St. John’s Prep School
The Ridgeway
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 5QT
Tel: 01707 657294
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The Football squad train on a Monday night at the Senior School with Mr. Hodgson. All pupils
have been working hard to improve their positional play and individual skills. The F1 and F2 boys have
risen to the challenge and can play at the level of the F3s. The future looks good for St. John’s as these
young players will be playing together for a few more years.
The team narrowly lost a game to Vita et Pax 0-1 but came back with a great result against Sherrardswood winning 4-3. Joshua Cohen and Tolani Odetoyinbo scored two goals each. The boys look
good in their new kits and we look forward to more matches in the new year when the pitches dry out.
Keep up the hard work and always remember that
fitness is the key to success.
Picture:
Top Row: Joshua Cohen, Jed Dhillon, Shivansh Prasad,
Thomas Green, Denis Ucur, Metehan Ali,
Middle Row: Tolani Odetoyinbo, Shayan Patel, Hakan
Aknar, Jacob Haynes, Jonathan Bailey
Bottom Row: Tony Dinh
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Paralympics
On Monday 3rd September Miss Cullen and Mr. Russell took five
pupils to the Paralympics to watch the Athletics at Strafford. We were very
fortunate to take part in this amazing event and the whole day was a great
success.
We must thank Enfield Council and the hard work of the P.E. Team
and Mr. Petrou for organising and arranging the day, which went very
smoothly. All the volunteers were very welcoming and knowledgeable.
The pupils enjoyed the day and had a once in a life time opportunity
to witness professional athletes competing at the highest level.
The teachers and pupils watched a variety of events, both track and
field, ranging from the long jump, to shot putt and wheel chair 100 meters to
800 meters. We all got involved and the stadium, which was full to the brim
and had an amazing atmosphere, managed to join in, in a Mexican wave!
Picture:
Pupils: Emily Woodham, Adaeze Akande, Gianni Boggia-Vincent, Ted Pini.
Millie Abraham.
Teachers: Mr. Russell and Miss Cullen.
Cricket and Football
On a Tuesday in prep time
pupils from F1 to F3 attend a cricket
skills session with Mr. Russell.
The pupils work on their
batting, bowling and fielding skills.
The pupils enjoy the session
immensely and have been progressing
well. This will help them towards
representing the school team in the
summer against other schools.
On a Thursday in prep time pupils from Upper Transitus
a football skills session with Mr. Russell.
The pupils work on dribbling, passing, control, shooting
and tactical awareness and end the session with a fun game.
The pupils enjoy the session and are very enthusiastic to
play competitive games between themselves. They have been progressing at a good rate. This will help
them towards representing the school
team in future years and playing interhouse football next year.
attend
Cross Country
On a very dry and sunny Wednesday in the middle of November St.
John’s pupils took part in their annual Cross Country Competition. This competition was held at the Senior School, where pupils had to run around the school
grounds. The competitors comprised of all the Upper Transitus, F1, F2 and F3 pupils. The pupils had practised the course during their Games lessons and also during
their Fitness Club where pupils practised cross country and endurance running.
Every competitor received a well done sticker, with the top three girls
and boys in each year group receiving a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place sticker. Well done to
all competitors.
Years
1st
The Winners of the Cross Country Races.
2nd
3rd
UT Girls
Maahi Patel
Charlotte Wheatley
Nicoletta Josif
UT Boys
Sean Kanu
Takumi Satoh
Matthew Muwambi
F1 Girls
Katherine McKenzie
Nitu Tailor
Madison Bernardo
F1 Boys
Tolani Odetoyinbo
Jacob Haynes
James Wisker
F2 Girls
Holly White
Aileen Ajibade
Lily Harbron
F2 Boys
Shivansh Prasad
Tony Dinh
Harry Ourris
F3 Girls
Emily Woodham
Klara Ismail
Shanaaze Mang-Smith
F3 Boys
Joshua Cohen
Kush Tailor
Deniz Ucur
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Inter-house Netball and Football Tournaments
For the first time, St. John’s held its Inter-house Football and Netball tournament for all F1, F2 and F3 pupils. The qualifying stages
took place during the lunchtimes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on the week commencing 22nd October.
During these stages all houses played each other in a round robin style tournament. Houses received three points for a win, two
points for a draw and one point for a loss. All their scores were added together and depending on their total score, it was decided which
two teams would play for 1st and 2nd place and which two teams would play for 3rd and 4th place.
The finals were played on Thursday during a Games lesson, with all pupils driven up to the Senior School Sports Hall to support
their teams. We held the 3rd and 4th place matches first followed by the 1st and 2nd match.
All competitors received 1st, 2nd, 3rd or Well done stickers and the winning houses received a very large trophy, which will be
presented to the Sports Captain at next year’s Speech Day.
1st Badgers, 2nd Water Rats, 3rd Toads, 4th Moles
1st Moles, 2nd Toads, 3rd Water Rats, 4th Badgers
Prize Giving
On Tuesday 16th October, St. John’s held their annual Prize Giving Evening. During this event we celebrate the achievements of
the pupils in a variety of different sporting endeavour. Prizes were awarded to the following pupils:
Progress in sport
Prep 1
Oluwatimilehin
Soremekun
Joshua White
Prep 2
Upper Transitus
Tolani Odetoyinbo
Form 1
Holly White
Form 2
Emily Woodham
Sportsman of the Year, Upper School
Tennis Player of the Year
Tennis Doubles Winner
Joshua Cohen
Netball Player
Gianni Boggia-Vincent
Shunsuke Satoh
Hannah McIntosh
Football Player
Benino De Campi
Cricket Player
Nimit Bakrania
Swimmers of the Year
Despina-Maria Artemiou
Max Dean
Sportsman of the Year, Lower School
Boy
Shunsuke Satoh
Boy
Ilyas Khodabux
Girl
Rachel Judt
Girl
Charlotte Wheatley
Athlete in Sport
Boy
Gianni Boggia-Vincent
Girl
Elle Whayman
Swimming House Winner
Sports Day House Winner
Cricket House Winner
Water Rats Millie Abraham
Toads –
Zac Richter
Water Rats Adem Dervish
What we have been working on
This term Prep. 1 have been working on lots of different core skills such as, throwing and catching using different objects, movement, running, skipping and using their imaginations to move like animals. They have also been practising their jumps, hopping and star
jumps . Prep 2 have been working on their sport specific skills, such as throwing and catching, dribbling a ball, throwing a ball at a target and
in addition, they have also been working on rules and instructions, which relate to Sports and Health and Safety within Sport.
The rest of the school have been working on Football (for the boys) and Netball (for the girls) from the start of the school year
until the half term. After the half term until Christmas everyone has been working on Gymnastics, practising their basic shapes and developing their forwards rolls, shoulder stands and jumps and performing these in a sequence.
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Sports Hall Athletics
On Tuesday 27th November pupils represented St. John’s at the indoor Sport Hall Athletics Competition. For those of you that
have not heard about Sports Hall Athletics, it is a competition which is held in the Winter months, inside when the weather is too cold to
compete outside. It comprises of events, which simulate events in athletics but some have been altered to best suit an indoor area. Instead
of long jump for example there is standing long jump and running races, which use boards against the wall to ensure that the pupils run a
correct distance. There are also additional events such as speed bounce and chest push.
All pupils were entered into a maximum of two track and two field events. We have had great success in the running relays, winning the girls’ Obstacle Relay, 1 lap relay and 2 lap relay and the boys winning the 1 lap relay. It was a team event but unfortunately, even
after all of our wins we did not win overall. The pupils, should however, be very proud of their performances. Well done to all competitors.
The participants were:
Boys:
Girls:
Deniz Ucur,
Jed Dhillon
Emily Woodham
Holly White
Shivansh Prasad,
Tolani Odetoyinbo
Olivia George
Madison Bernardo
Tony Dinh
Harry Proffitt
Aileen Ajibade
Katherine McKenzie
Rhys Winterhalder
Jacob Haynes
Haley Danso
DATES TO REMEMBER!
Swimming Gala Upper School: 16th March, 6.30 p.m. till 7.45 p.m.
Swimming Gala Lower School: 18th March, 9.00 a.m. till 10.30 a.m.
Sports’ Pupil of the Month and End of Term Awards
October: Haley Danso
November: Andrianna Josif
December: Sean Kanu
At the end of each half term, during the End of Term Assembly Sports Awards are handed out to pupils from each year
group. Pupils are rewarded for different aspects within sport and to celebrate their sporting ability, attitude and behaviour in
their lessons.
September till October Half Term.
Half Term till Christmas Holidays.
Prep 1
Prep 2
Prep1
Prep2
Lower Transitus
Upper Transitus
F1
F2
F3
Samuel Olaleye
Daniel Ivonav
Oluwajoba Jabaru
Marlie Witter
Ella Robinson
Ioanna-Sofia Gkogka
Jason Obiamiwe
Katherine McKenzie
Georgina Moncaster
Sarina Seth
Harry Ourris
Eleanor Hall-McAteer
Lower Transitus
Upper Transitus
F1
F2
F3
Leonidas Mouskis
Nathaniel Mathangani
Iain Kanu
Nehir Cevik
Cameron Hill
Harry Higgins
Maahi Patel
Tolani Odetoyinbo
Harry Proffitt
Holly White
Shivansh Prasad
Joshua Cohen
Please note that due to the fact that we have changed from ASA swimming stages to School Swimming levels, pupils are still working towards
their levels and will receive their certificates by Easter.
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Extra Curricular Clubs
Ballet Club
Ballet
Ballet takes place on a Monday.
Lower School:
3.00 p.m. - 3.45 p.m.
Upper School:
3.45 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Price: £45.00 (£35, if you were part of the
club last term)
Number of sessions: 9
Payment: cheque made payable to Mrs. A.
Boden
Clothing: Girls - pink ballet shoes, pink dress
and cardigan
Boys - black leather ballet shoes and ‘Greens’.
Ballet is a fun and exciting opportunity for the
pupils at St John’s to be creative and enjoy
themselves within a dance environment.
YogaNastics
YogaNastics
YogaNastics takes place on a Tuesday.
Lower School:
3.20 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Upper School:
4.00 p.m. - 4.40 p.m.
St. John’s Prep Extra Curricular
Timetable
Monday
Girls (F1, F2 and F3) Netball Prep. School Miss Cullen Lunchtime
Boys (F1, F2, F3) Football - Senior
SchoolMr. Hodgson 3.20 p.m. - 4.20 p.m.
Girls (F2 and F3) Netball – Prep.
SchoolMiss Cullen 3.20 p.m. - 4.20 p.m.
Tuesday
Girls (UT, F1, F2) Netball - Prep.
School Miss Cullen 3.20 p.m. – 4.20 p.m.
Boys (F1, F2 and F3) Cricket Senior SchoolMr. Russell 3.20 p.m. - 4.20 p.m.
Thursday
Mixed (F1, F2, F3) Fitness - Prep.
School Miss Cullen - 3.20 p.m. - 4.20 p.m.
Thursday
Mixed (UT and F1) Football Skills
Club - Prep. School Mr. Russell - 3.20 p.m. - 4.20 p.m.
Price: £45.00
Number of sessions: 9
Payment: cheques made payable to YogaNastics.
Only 15 pupils will be admitted to this club.
Equipment: yoga mat
YogaNastics is very controlled and skilful, concentrating on
fun postures for flexibility and balance, with an element of
story telling. It is designed to improve sleep, concentration
balance and co-ordination.
Fencing
Fencing
Fencing takes place on a Friday.
Lower School:
2.30 p.m. till 3.30 p.m.
Upper School:
3.30 p.m. till 4.30 p.m.
Price: £64.00 (£7 a session)
Number of sessions: 9
Payment: cheques made to Mrs. Szokolovics.
Only 12 pupils will be admitted to this club.
Clothing: Greens
Fencing is a very popular extra-circular sport at St. John’s. It involves learning the skills and control needed to play and beat an opponent. Ideal for
both beginners and pupils with experience in Fencing.
If you are interested in
any of the extra curricular
Sports Clubs please look
out for a letter that will
be handed to your child
by the end of term and return the attached reply
slip by Wednesday, 9th
January to Miss Cullen.
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Puzzle Time
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Sports Fact File
True or false? Which one of these statements are true. Circle the ones which you think
are true and check your answers below.
The first Olympic Game was held in France
The fastest 100 metre front crawl time is 10 seconds
Cabbage is a great source
of vitamins.
Doctors recommend 7-8 hours of sleep each night.
A netball court is in the shape of a rectangle
The fastest goal scored in Football was in 2 seconds
A ‘tuck’ is a shape in Gymnastics
There are 8 players on a netball court.
A child should exercise for 1 hour a day
The best way to exercise your heart is by walking and jogging!
In netball only a GS and GA can shoot
Breakfast helps maintain healthy
weight.
Butterfly is the fastest swimming stroke
There are 12 players in a football team
Drinking water is the best way to stay
hydrated.
In football only a goal keeper can use their hands to touch the ball
True
In football only a goal keeper can use their hands to touch the ball
In netball only a GA and GS can shoot
A netball court is in the shape of a rectangle
A ‘tuck’ is a shape in gymnastics
The fastest goal scored in football was in 2 seconds
A child should exercise for 1 hour a day
The best way to exercise your heart is by walking and jogging!
Doctors recommend 7-8 hours of sleep each night.
Breakfast helps maintain healthy weight.
Drinking water is the best way to stay hydrated.
Cabbage is a great source of vitamins.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
EVERYBODY
From the P.E. Team