From the Head of PE & Sport, 26.01.19
Sport Education in Secondary
In Year Seven through to Year Ten, all PE classes have started an intense competition that will last the whole duration of the term. Introduced last year, the students are participating in a Sport Education unit of work. Sport Education is a tool that aims to create real life sporting situations and competitions through core PE lessons. The students will be competing in seasons of Tchoukball, Ultimate Frisbee, Basketball, Volleyball and Rounders.
The students have been allocated to their teams, they have their own nicknames and have been given important roles such as Team Manager, Fitness Coach, Skills Coach, Equipment Manager and Journalist, alongside many more. They have a responsibility for their team and have been doing everything in their power to ensure their team win their respected leagues. Some of the teams have come up with Team Names, Team Logos and Team Chants. Furthermore, some of the teams have even bought their own Team Kit, some use a particular song to warm up to and some have even started their own page on Social Media.
Week by week, the teams gain points by competing against other teams in their class. However, points aren’t only awarded by winning games. Teams can generate points through Teamwork, Organisation and Fair Play as well as bonus points for going above and beyond. I have received some fantastic newspaper style match reports and I have seen some fantastic footage of gameplay, which all add points to their team’s total.
It’s fantastic to see the students so committed, engaged and competitive in PE lessons whilst understanding the importance of teamwork, communication, problem-solving and sportsmanship. All of the classes are looking forward to the mid-season transfer window and the end of season presentation which will be a huge celebration of their personal and team achievements. Some of the students have told me they would like to wear a tuxedo when collecting their awards, which they have guaranteed me they are going to win. Keep up the hard work and may the best team win.
Mr Nathan Walker
Teacher of PE
MSSD Update
Over the course of the week KIS students have taken part in the first of a series of MSSD events in district wide sports events against other from around Kota Kinabalu.
Three students from Secondary have enjoyed a very successful Badminton tournament. The event, held from Wednesday to Friday at Kompleks Likas, involved students from over 12 schools. The standard of competition was incredibly high as you would expect across the board. Heng was unfortunate to lose in the first round of the boys U15 competition in a very close 3 set match. Kon Yi had a strong start his competition winning his first 2 rounds taking him into the Semi-Finals where he unfortunately drew the competition’s top seeded player. Unfortunately, Kon Yi was eliminated in that match where his opponent was described by Mr. Walker as being “insanely good”. Both boys teamed up in the U15 Doubles competition making it through to the quarter finals.
Kon Han was always going to have a tough time of it at only 13 years of age playing in the U15 age group against girls as much as 2 years older than her. After a comfortable win in the first round she looked to be sailing but in the quarter final she was drawn against a 15 years old Sabah rep. Despite her best efforts, she was sadly unable to win through to the semi finals.
Congratulations to all three students on their efforts and wonderful representation of KIS during the competition.
At SJK (C) Shan Tao on the other side of town, 10 boys from Year 5 and Year 6 arrived early in the morning to take part in the U12 Basketball competition. It was a wonderful experience for the team who had not previously played together in any other basketball competitions.
The level of play was most impressive from the 12 schools in attendance. Taking to the court in the first game of the day KIS faced up against a bigger and more experienced Yick Nam side. It was a heavily defensive affair for KIS against a very classy opposition with a strong passing and fast dribbling attack. In spite of this, the team threw themselves into the game and demonstrated remarkable resiliency and positivity.
In the second game against Simon Fung, it was wonderful to see the boys already showing an increased understanding of the game as well as a continued enthusiastic and never give up attitude. The whole bench was jumping for joy with every basket that was scored!
It may have been a day of defeats, but sometimes taking part and doing your best is an even bigger win in competitive sports. In speaking to all the boys, they said they had thoroughly enjoyed the experience and were able to acknowledge the skill and talent of the other teams. They were never without smiles and are already talking about taking part again next year and are keen to work hard in the mean time to improve their skills.
Congratulations to the following students: Aaron, Ken Zi, Joshua, Amiel, Tony, Thilal, Victor, Dany, Leroy and Caleb.
I’m looking forward to reporting on future news and results from MSSD events over the next couple of months. Please also keep an eye out for notifications of upcoming events.
Ms Catriona Watt
Head of PE and Sport
