From the Head of PE and Sport 27.11.2021
It is absolutely amazing to have our students from Primary and KS3 back in school and enjoying face-to-face PE lessons this week. It’s been wonderful to see sweaty, but smiling faces in lessons Whilst I admit I will miss the comfort of teaching from inside with the aircon, I will take the heat, humidity and subsequent ‘PE v-neck tan lines’ from being outside and active with our students all together again over online learning every day of the week!
It was great to see Primary students well prepared for lessons with their hats and water bottles at the ready. A reminder to please check that your child’s name is written on or inside their hat to prevent any unfortunate swaps or loses and ensure that it can always be returned to them should it go missing temporarily.
I would like to remind Secondary students about the need to be prepared with the correct uniform for PE lessons, which includes a hat for ALL lessons as well as the KIS PE shorts and not any other alternative sports shorts. These items can be purchased online or from the uniform shop.
Get up and MOVE – Mount Kinabalu Challenge
Well, as predicted last week, it would seem that ‘Team Parents’ have taken full advantage of the return to physical school and have made a big surge over the past week and have more than doubled their distance from last week! They seem pretty committed to the task, but the students are not far behind now after also having a very productive week!
In the student House competition, Gaya holds on to a pretty impressive lead. To all the Sapi Sunbears and Sulug Sharks out there, get your sports shoes on, pull on your swimming goggles or grab a ball to throw or kick around and see if you can catch up to those Gaya Pangolins! Not to mention every minute you move is not just good for your House Team but also has the double bonus of helping ‘Team Students’ who are so close to catching their parents!
COMBINED TEAM PLACINGS
As I said, it is very close at the top of the table. The Parents may have finally taken the lead but they shouldn’t get too comfortable as the Students are hot on their heels, and you should never underestimate the tenacity of the KIS Teachers! (Do I get a merit for using the word of the week Ms. Colley?)
Great work KIS across the community. Keep on moving to amass as many minutes as you can! The challenge will end next weekend at midnight on Sunday the 5th December.
Miss Catriona Watt
Head of PE and Sport
