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Weekly Sports Update: /f/week_5,_6_Feb_2012.pdf

Star of the Week / Seren yr Wythnos:

Seren 1: Jersey Sports Tour Girls Key Skills Fundraising (R14 & R15)

Seren 2: Greg J - Football Performance (R15)

Seren Bach: Katie W - Excellent Effort (R7)

Extra-curricular training timetable 2011-12

• Sam Wink wins 1st in Wales in 200m race at Welsh Athletics Championships - Sat 21 January 2012.
Congratulations to Sam Wink (R12) who competed in high jump, long jump, 60m and 200m this weekend achieving 1st in Wales in the 200m.  He also came 3rd in the high jump, jumping a height of 1m 35cm and has subsequently been selected to compete in the high jump and 200m for Wales in the Celtic Cup next weekend.  Well done, Sam!

• Well done to all the Junior Girls Involved in the quick net tournament V Llandaff Cathedral School - Fri 20 January 2012.
St John's Won a game, lost a game and drew a game. Congratulations to all girls in involved. Mrs Wood.

• Ella E (R7) wins 2nd place in the Cardiff Central Gymnastics Competition - Sat 10 December 2011.
Congratulations to Ella who has won 2nd place in the Cardiff Central Youth Club Age 7 Championships including vault, floor, bars, beam & conditioning test.  Well done, Ella!

• R15 Golfer, Hannah S, is crowned Junior Copper Winner 2011 - 28 November 2011.
Congratulations to Hannah (R15W) for this impressive Golfing achievement. The competition was held at St
Mellons Golf Club: Hannah’s Title is: Junior Copper Winner 2011. The Sport & PE Department are so
proud of you Hannah and are looking forward to her representing the school in golf next year.

• Sam Rees (R13) Wins Silver Medal in the Welsh Gynmastics U14 Floor and Vault competiton in Swansea - Sat 19 November 2011.

• Georgia Wink (R10) Competes for Wales at the British Age Group Championships - Sun 6 November 2011.
Many congratulations to Georgia who gained 2nd place overall in Great Britain.  British Gymnastics combines the scores of the British voluntary competition with the British Compulsory competition which Georgia competed in earlier on in the year to give an overall British ranking. Georgia is placed 11th in Great Britain - an exceptional achievment.  Well done, Georgia!

• Kane Teear Bourge (R13) Football Success!

Lisboa Cup 2011 - Portugal.
Kane Teear Bourge (R13) was selected by Bristol City to represent the Under 13 squad to play in the Lisboa cup in Portugal. The tournament was attended by over 25 different countries with teams travelling from as far as Brazil.

Novesia Cup 2011 - Germany.
(Above) Kane in action this September representing Bristol City Under 13. Kane was selected to represent Bristol City to play in the Novesia Cup 2011. This is a top-flight tournament for the top European teams by invitation only.

Cardiff & Vale Schools 2011.
Kane has made an outstanding start for Cardiff & Vale Schools with two ‘man of the match’ awards out of three games played so far.

Welsh Trial - Oct 2011.
Kane has been selected to attend the forthcoming Welsh trial.

• Kate Gildersleve (L6th form) is selected for Welsh U19 Netball Squad - Mon 19 September 2011.
The P.E. Department and the whole school are very proud of Kate's exceptional achievement. Many congratulations, Kate.

• Outstanding Success for 5 Senior Girls who have been selected for the Welsh Hockey Development Squad! - Thursday 15 September 2011.
Congratulations to Eleanor Dimond (R15), Natasha Sturrock (R15), Anna Jones (R16 ), Sally Williams (R14) and Olivia Evans (R14) who were all successful in the Welsh hockey trials on Sunday. The girls will now join the Welsh Hockey Development squad for their age group, which will create fantastic opportunities for them, involving further training and coaching. Well done girls, the PE department would like to wish you all the very best for the forthcoming season, we are very proud of you all!
 
Mrs. Jones 

• Charles Williams (R10) selected to represent U10 Cardiff & Vale School Boys in Football - September 2011.
Congratulations to Charles who passed a trial in July to represent Cardiff & Vale school boys at Under 10 level in football. Charles has already begun training at Cardiff City's Academy House of Sport.  Following three years of training in Cardiff City's Advanced Coaching Centre, Charles has been promoted by Cardiff City AFC  to the clubs Advanced Development Centre to mirror the Cardiff City Academy at Under 10 level. Charles has already commenced training at the Leckwith Stadium.  Well done, Charles.

Sports Days 2011

Parents who wish to view all photographs from the Infant, Junior & Senior Sports Days 2011 may do so by contacting Mr J Davies directly: jdavies@stjohnscollegecardiff.co.uk

Senior Sports Day

UWIC Indoor Athletics Stadium, Cardiff - Fri 1 July 2011, 10am - 3pm.
A great day was had by athletes, staff and parents. There were some great performances on both the track and field events.

Four track records and four field records were broken and all the athletes can be proud of their efforts!  A full list of results can be seen via the link below.

/f/Senior_Sports_Day_Results_2011.pdf

• Eleanor Dimond & Elise Williams have been selected to represent Wales in Rounders against England - Sun 3 July 2011.

• Lucy Daly (R16) has been chosen to represent Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Schools’ District at the National Track and Field Championships 2011. This will be held in Brecon on Saturday 2 July 2011. Congratulations to Lucy who has been selected for the pole vault. Good luck Lucy!

• Summer Term: Girls' Golf practice takes place every Wednesday afternoon from 4-5pm. 

Courtesy of Golf Development Wales pupils have the opportunity to attend the Wales Golf Open Tournament at the Celtic Manor Resort.

• Ralph Pompeus (R16) represents Wales at Under 15 European Squash Team Championships and achieves bronze medal - May 2011.
Congratulations to Ralph on this superb achievement!

• R11 boys and girls tennis teams represent the school at David Lloyd Tennis Centre, and perform very well against strong competition - May 2011.

• Ella Evans (R7) selected for Elite Development Squad for Welsh Gymnastics - May 2011.
After a recent trial Ella Evans has been selected for the Elite Development Squad for Welsh Gymnastics. There are only 5 girls in each year that are chosen in Wales.  Congratulations, Ella!

• Dominic Yau wins silver medal in U15 80m hurdles at the South Wales and East Wales Track & Field Championships at Leckwith Stadium - Sat 14 May. 
Following several months of training, this is a very impressive achievement.  Well done, Dominic.

• U11 Rugby Team compete at Cardiff Arms Park - Tues 10 May 2011.

The Under 11 Boys Tag Rugby Team have competed superbly at the Tag Rugby festival at Cardiff Arms Park this week. Excellent performances came from Gruff Shewring, Dylan Edwards and Benedict Dimond. The boys played against Llansannor Primary, Y Bont Faen Primary, St David’s Primary and Bishop Childs Primary.

• Sam Wink wins British Schools Tumbling Championships! - Sun 8 May 2011.

• Georgia Wink competes in Women's Compulsory Levels in Birmingham - May 2011.
Georgia Wink was recently selected to represent Wales and competed in the Women's Compusory Levels in Birmingham.  This competition is the elite pathway in British Gymnastics, and she came 11th individually overall - an outstanding result.

• Cardiff Schools Under15’s Rugby success.
Congratulations to Matthew Edwards and Teri Gee who have both starred in Cardiff’s semi final victory over Llanelli Schools on Wednesday 16 March. The win puts the boys into the final against Swansea Valley which is being played at the Millennium Stadium on 8th April. Please go along and support the boys.

• Celtic Cup 2011 - Sam Wink: Gymnastics Champion!
On Saturday 11^th March Sam represented Wales in the 2011 Celtic Cup held in Belfast, Northern Ireland.  He formed part of a 5 strong Under 13 team competing against Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.

Samuel performed on 6 pieces of apparatus, the Floor exercise, Pommel Horse, Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars and the High Bar.  Samuel competed well and was the second highest overall scorer in his team.  The team finished in 1^st position and Wales are the Celtic Cup champions for 2011.

• Ballet Success for Sophie Nethercott (R15).
Congratulations to Sophie who got through to a performance of Coppelia with English Youth Ballet.  Only 20 dancers were chosen out of approximately 70.  The audition took place in The New Theatre (Cardiff) and lasted 2 hours.  Sophie will experience casting and a photo shoot in May and the show takes place in July (Fri 29 - Sat 30).  Early booking recommended.
http://www.englishyouthballet.co.uk/productionscoppelia.html

• Sam Wink wins gold medal in Welsh Schools Gymnastics Competition (U12) - Fri 4 March.

• Welsh Gymnastics champions, Samuel and Georgia Wink, have great success at national finals!
Please click the following links to see videos of outstanding performances by Sam and Georgia:
/f/sam_rings.flv

/f/georgia_floor.flv

Congratulations to Samuel and Georgia Wink, who each gained 1st place in the recent Welsh Gymnastics Competitions (19 February 2011). Georgia came first and is now the Welsh Compulsory Level 4 champion and as a result has now been selected to compete in a team for Wales in the British Finals at the end of April. Samuel is yet again the U12 Welsh Champion. Samuel will compete in Ireland for Wales on 12th March.

• Kate Gildersleve (R16) selected for the U17 Wales Netball European Squad 2011.
- Kate is one of only three girls in the whole of the Cardiff and the Vale area to reach the European Squad.  Many congratulations to Kate on this outstanding achievement.  http://www.welshnetball.co.uk/under17s.htm

• Joe Holmes (R16) wins the Cardiff Schools Climbing Championships   - February 2011

Joe not only came out on top in his age category (Under 18), but also scored the highest out of any of the 227 competitors. Joe trains with the Cardiff-based Boulders Club and we are delighted that he was able to use his talents to represent the school. Congratulations, Joe.

• Junior Swimming Gala Results - February 2011: /f/Junior_Swimming_Gala_2011.pdf 

St John's College Sports Curriculum

We support the government recommendation (in accordance with the latest National Curriculum revision) for pupils to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding of physical education through each of the following four areas of experience.

Programme of study:
 
• Health, fitness and well-being activities
• Creative activities
• Adventurous activities
• Competitive activities

Learning across the curriculum

The revised curriculum identifies three areas of learning:

1)  Knowledge and understanding of Wales,
2)  Personal & social development and well-being,
3)  Awareness of the world of work.

Pupils will also be given opportunities to develop and apply the following across the Sports & PE curriculum:

• Thinking
• Communication
• ICT
• Number
• Curriculum Cymreig (7-14) and Wales, Europe and the World (14-19)
• Personal & social education
• Careers and the world of work

Our Sporting Ethos

We aim to raise the standards of achievement in physical education and sport for all our students across the ability range leading to whole school improvement.

We believe this can be achieved through clear targets and standards:

• high quality teaching

• high expectations of achievement levels and behaviour

• sound curriculum organisation and planning

• well-defined system of assessment, recording and reporting which is shared with the students

• an extensive extra-curricular programme giving equality of opportunity.

We support the Government’s aspiration for all young people to have two hours high quality P.E. per week within and outside the curriculum. We believe that every pupil at St John's College has an entitlement to a comprehensive grounding in sport. We aim to give pupils the access and opportunity to achieve this. Every student has the prospect to integrate with other students of varying levels of ability and aptitude. Within every sporting activity we endeavour to foster an appreciation of all abilities, achievements, individual contributions and personal experiences that each of the students brings to the learning process in Physical Education.

Sports & Activities

We offer a broad range of sporting activities at St John’s College, emphasising both team and individual sporting prowess, including:



Clubs & Teams

Sporting competition is encouraged at St John's College as a healthy way of allowing pupils to demonstrate their abilities whilst striving to do the best for themselves and for their school.  Each year group has its own teams and every pupil is encouraged to participate in teams and squad training sessions. We compete in both local state school leagues in the mainstream sports as well as playing against other independent schools from all over Wales and England.

Extra-curricular clubs and practices begin at 3.45 and end at 5pm; match times vary. Team sheets are given out prior to matches with exact times for parents to organise pick up times.

Every week a timetable of extra curricular events is displayed on the Sports webpage (see above) and on the P.E. Notice Board giving notice to pupils and parents of the sporting activities planned for the week ahead.

At St John's College, pupils are provided with the highest standard of sporting equipment and facilities and are expected to play to the best of their abilities. The school fosters an ethos of fair play both within sports practices and amongst teams and individuals representing the school in competitive external fixtures.

The PE Staff

The St John’s Sport & PE Department boasts six UWIC trained Sport & PE Staff.  Members of the department have specialisms within their own fields of sport & coaching (hockey, netball, football, rugby, gymnastics, trampolining, athletics & cricket) as well as other subject areas.  The department is in regular contact with sports coaches from Cardiff Sports Development, who deliver coaching sessions in a wide variety of sports (for example, Welsh volleyball, Cardiff Blues & Welsh Squash academy coaches).

Facilities

St John's College boasts a newly built multi-purpose sports hall comprising a netball court, four badminton / short tennis courts, a full size basketball court with retractable goals, two junior basketball courts, 2 trampolines with summersault rig and a five-a-side football court; we also have an outdoor netball court.

Our extensive sports grounds in nearby Began Road include a full size football, rugby, and cricket pitches with an artificial all-weather wicket. We also have plans to incorporate athletics equipment and a pavillion into the grounds in the near future.

Annual Events

Every year we have both a junior and senior sports day held at the National Indoor Arena at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC). All pupils compete for points for their House (be it Bute, St David's, Mostyn or De la Salle) in their preferred events and at levels appropriate to the abilities of each pupil.

Swimming is an essential part of the junior curriculum, and at the end of the swimming term in February we hold a swimming gala at Pentwyn Leisure Centre where pupils compete for house points.

Both of these events are well supported by pupils and parents and are great fun for those involved.

Sainsbury’s Active

St John's College is part of the Sainsbury’s Active Kids Scheme which was established to give young people the opportunity to try new and fun activities whilst learning life skills and a healthy active lifestyle. The wider community, parents, staff and pupils of St John’s College are all involved in supporting the scheme.

Dame Kelly Holmes is a great role model who began promoting Sainsbury’s Active Kids with the main purpose of promoting competition, being active and healthy whilst using good quality and safe equipment.  Sainsbury’s Vouchers can be obtained from any Sainsbury’s store and deposited in school.  At the end of the summer term the vouchers are exchanged for new Equipment.

This scheme has enabled us to introduce brand new sports to our curriculum.  Active Kids vouchers have contributed to the purchase of all the necessary hardware for handball, which has proved to be highly popular this year.