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Year 7 and 8 Hockey Vs Putney Park
On Tuesday 26th March, the Year 7 and 8 went to the Bank of England sports ground to play Putney Park in a 7-a-side hockey match. The turn out from our students was fantastic, with 15 girls playing in the game. St Catherine's showed fantastic effort and sportsmanship throughout the game, with two early goals in quick succession. Our goal keeper for the first three quarters, Ella Clien, showed some excellent skills with her saves, while Zara Hill was our only goal scorer of the day. Charlo5e Wells, Daisy Langton, Esse Sellwood and Roisin Ayling-Neligan acted as superb defenders and saved the ball from reaching our goal on a number of occasions. Our midfield players showed excellent stamina and determination throughout the game, with Kony Olowe, Emma Doran, Eleanor Attridge, Miranda Hodgson, Megan Read and Josephine Grist outperforming the Putney Park team. Zarah Hill, Vajiha Naveed and Jemma Hardy showed some fantastic skills around the Putney Park goal, working together with the mid-field and even defenders to work the ball through the Putney Park defence.
The game finished with an excellent 4-0 victory to St Catherine's, although 5-1 would have been the final scoreline if it were not for two disallowed goals. Overall, a fantastic effort from both teams, with everyone showing excellent sportsmanship and effort.
Miss Bridge
Year 7 InterHouse Swimming Gala
On April 23rd 2013 many girls participated in the Year 7 Interhouse Swimming Gala after school. The Year 7 girls cheered on their teams to make it a fantastic atmosphere. Many girls showed promising swimming skills and all contributed to the gala to display brilliant team work, especially within the relays! Pankhurst won the gala with 25 points followed closely by Cavell with 20 points. Bronte took 3rd place with 18 points, with 4th place taken by Nightingale with 17 points. All girls gave 100% effort to make it a brilliant and very competitive swimming gala.
Year 7 Inter-house Hockey 4th March 2013
The week of inter-house hockey took a flying start with the Year 7s showing an excellent performance. The opening games of Pankhurst v Nightingale and Cavell v Bronte showed us just what a thrilling event this was to be. Nightingale took the early lead in the competition, winning 2-0 in their first match, with Bronte close behind, beating Cavell 1-0. Nightingale went on to beat Bronte in their second match, and Pankhurst got their first win of the competition against Cavell. The final two games proved to be the decider, with Pankhurst taking on Bronte, who were both tied on points at this stage, and Nightingale v Cavell, with Nightingale needing just a draw to win the competition. The two matches were end to end and the players put up a good fight, all the way to the final whistle. Pankhurst and Bronte finished the game tied at 0-0, leaving their total points equal, while Nightingale beat Cavell 1-0, securing First place in the competition. Pankhurst were awarded Second place with Bronte in Third, due to the short corners they received, and Cavell put up an excellent fight to finish in Fourth.
Winning Team: Nightingale – Lucy Hopkins, Amanjeet Rekhi, Roisin, Neligan-Ayling, Josephine Grist, Carmen Raad, Emilia Belligero, Elaine Mpofu, Liberty Scutcher, Mo Awe, Anna Fraser, Ella Tilley, Ella Clein.
The players also awarded one girl from each team the “Girl of the Match” award: Cavell – Daisy Langton,
Bronte – Jaya Sudera, Pankhurst – Zara Hill, Nightingale – Josephine Grist.
Overall Results:
Nightingale 9pts 1st place
Pankhurst 5pts 2nd Place
Bronte 5pts 3rd place
Cavell 3pts 4th place
Year 4-7 Swimming Gala v The Harrodian School
On Tuesday 22nd January, St Catherine’s hosted a Swimming Gala against Harrodian School. The squads involved A and B teams from Year 4 to Year 7. The St Catherine’s swimmers performed outstandingly and, although the scores were close, we won 107 points to 95. Well done to all of the girls who competed and thank you to the senior pupils who came along to help score and be place judges.
Mrs Edwards
PE Department
Self-Defence Classes
Pupils in Year 10 have had the opportunity to take part in self-defence classes in their PE lessons over the last few weeks
ISA Cross Country Championships.
Friday 8th February 2013
A total of 19 Schools attended these Regional Championships. St Catherine's snatched 1st place in the U14 category!
5 students were selected to compete at the Nationals in March! ( The 1st 10 runners in each age group go through.)
Eleanor Attridge (Year 8)and Amelia Mackie (Year 6) achieved 3rd place in the U12
and U14 categories!
The PE Department staff are incredibly proud of the following who have been training throughout the year and were selected to compete. All completed the gruelling course displaying great determination, strength of character and true grit :
The Teams and positions were:
| U14 Girls ( Yr 7& 8) Team | U16 Girls (Yr 9 & 10) Team |
|---|---|
| Megan Read 17th | Nicola Lovegrove 29th |
| Daisy Langton 8th | Francesca Turner 14th |
| Josephine Grist 9th | Emily Burge 26th |
| Eleanor Attridge 3rd | Isabella Kessell 19th |
| Gracie Mackie 4th | Ellie Plumb 31st |
| Jemma Hardy 24th | Lydia Rodford 32nd |
| Florence Golder Res |
Sainsbury's 'Active Kids' Vouchers
"I'm passionate about inspiring kids to try a new sport. And that's exactly what Active Kids is all about -
encouraging kids to try, and hopefully really enjoy something new."
David Beckham - Active Kids Ambassador
SainsburyActive Kids aims to help young people of all ages and abilities lead healthier, more active lifestyles whilst having fun.
We have until 22nd May 2013 to collect as many Sainsbury's Vouchers as possible. Last year proved to be extremely successful and we were able to get lots of new sports equipment for both the Senior and Prep departments. We appreciate every effort made by pupils, parents, staff and friends.
PE Department
ISA Cross Country Championships.
Friday 8th February 2013
A total of 19 Schools attended these Regional Championships. St Catherine's snatched 1st place in the U14 category!
5 students were selected to compete at the Nationals in March! ( The 1st 10 runners in each age group go through.)
Eleanor Attridge (Year 8)and Amelia Mackie (Year 6) achieved 3rd place in the U12
and U14 categories!
The PE Department staff are incredibly proud of the following who have been training throughout the year and were selected to compete. All completed the gruelling course displaying great determination, strength of character and true grit :
The Teams and positions were:
| U14 Girls ( Yr 7& 8) Team | U16 Girls (Yr 9 & 10) Team |
|---|---|
| Megan Read 17th | Nicola Lovegrove 29th |
| Daisy Langton 8th | Francesca Turner 14th |
| Josephine Grist 9th | Emily Burge 26th |
| Eleanor Attridge 3rd | Isabella Kessell 19th |
| Gracie Mackie 4th | Ellie Plumb 31st |
| Jemma Hardy 24th | Lydia Rodford 32nd |
| Florence Golder Res |
Small Schools Swimming Gala 2013
On Wednesday 6th February the Senior Swimming Squad competed in the Small Schools Gala 2013, hosted by Emanuel School. The St Catherine's swimmers performed outstandingly in their individual events. The following girls came 1st place and received a Gold medal; Gracie Mackie, Jessica Kirkham, Daisy Langton, Rebecca Holt, Charlie Mitchell, Megan Read and Lydia Rodford. The Year 8 team won their Medley Relay and the Year 7 team came 1st for their year group. St Catherine's only just missed out on first place, but achieved a very well-deserved second place overall to Emanuel, but beating Ibstock Place and The Harrodian. Well done to all of the swimmers who competed!
Mrs A Edwards
The Netball Teams went skating at Hampton Court with Mrs Edwards.
ISA London west Cross country Championships
This event is due to be held on Friday 8th February at Sherfield School ,Hampshire and the PE Department is currently considering entries. The course distance will be approximately 1800m for U12 and 3600m for U18s. We shall be entering teams from Year 5- Year13.
Please do encourage your daughter to attend Cross Country Club on Tuesday lunchtimes, should she wish to be selected and not miss out on this opportunity. All are welcome to give trials a go!
Netball at St Catherine's.
Due to great popularity we have decided to sustain all efforts in continuing netball clubs/matches etc until Easter. Netball Club for Year 7 and 8 students now currently runs on Wednesday lunchtimes at school and for Years 9-13 on Thursday after school at St Marys. We look forward to seeing both old and new faces.
ISA National Swimming Gala in Coventry
We wish the following swimmers the very best of luck for the upcoming ISA National Swimming Gala in Coventry on Saturday 19th January 2013:
- Lydia Rodford
- Amelia Mackie
- Olivia Weedon
- Rosin Neligan-Ayling
- Mary O'Donnell
- Maisie Rodford
- Megan Read
- Hannah Mackie
- Gracie Mackie
Historic Football Match - 28th November 2012
St Catherine’s had their first historic football match on 28th November against their great rivals from across the road Radnor House. In a very evenly well contested game St Catherine’s just about deserved their 4-2 victory. We took the lead when Josie Grist scored our first ever goal to put them into a 1-0 lead. Captain Molly Holmes scored the first of her hat trick with a screamer from well outside the box to put St Catherine’s 2-0 up. Radnor scored the next goal to pull the score back to 2-1 which was also the half-time score. It remained that way for most of the second half until Molly scored two more great goals to put St Catherine’s 4-1 up. Radnor House pulled one back to make the final score 4-2 to us. The game was watched by large crowd who went ecstatic at the final whistle to celebrate St Catherine’s first football match with a memorable victory.
Staff v Pupils Netball
During the last week of term the staff 'A Team' took on both the Year 11s and the 6th Formers in two very competitive Netball matches. Despite freezing weather, many pupils came during lunchtime to cheer the players on and watch as the staff team beat the Year 11s 6-3 (with a bit of help from Mrs Saddler the umpire) and won against the 6th Formers 5-3.
ISA Regional Swimming Gala 2012
On Thursday 22nd November our School took part in the London West Swimming Gala at Aldershot. 18 Schools competed in the Junior and Senior sections.
St Catherine’s put in an excellent team effort with some outstanding individual performances from both Seniors and Juniors. St Catherine’s came home with no less than 35 medals! We were placed 2nd overall to Hawley Place School- a new School record. Our Juniors were joint 1st with Hawley Place.
INTERHOUSE NETBALL TOURNAMENT
Year 11
On Thursday 18 October, all Year 11 girls were ready and prepared to compete against each others’ houses in the Year 11 Inter-House netball tournament. It was a very close tournament but all girls showed fantastic netball skills throughout. However taking 1st place was Nightingale with 9 points and a brilliant 20 goals scored overall. Bronte, Cavell and Pankhurst then all managed to achieve the same amount of points, so the positions were based on the amount of goals they had scored overall in the tournament. So taking 2nd place was Bronte with 5 points and 11 goals scored, 3rd Cavell with 5 points and 6 goals scored and 4th went to Pankhurst with 5 points and 4 goals scored. It was a brilliant tournament and the atmosphere was great. All teams showed amazing team spirit no matter what the outcome of their games.
On Monday 15 October, all Year 7 girls cheered on their teams to make a fantastic atmosphere at the Year 7 Inter-House Netball Tournament. Many girls showed promising netball skills and all contributed to the
tournament to display brilliant team work! However Cavell won the tournament with 15 points followed closely by Nightingale with 12 points. Year 6 also joined in with the
tournament to take 3rd place, 4th place went to Pankhurst with 7 points and 5th place to Bronte with 5 points. All girls gave 100% effort to make it a brilliant and competitive tournament.
Year 8
On Thursday 8 November, all Year 8 girls took part in the Year 8 Inter-House Netball Tournament wearing their house PE tops and big smiles. The atmosphere was fantastic with all the girls performing their house cheers and supporting each other from the side-lines. It became a very close and tense tournament with 1st place going to Pankhurst with 8 points. However 2nd place went to Bronte who also scored 8 points but second place was determined by how many goals were scored against them. This meant that Pankhurst won the tournament by just 1 goal. The 3rd place went to Cavell with 5 points and 4th place to Nightingale with 3 points. All the girls showed brilliant sportsmanship throughout the tournament and played extremely well to make it an exciting afternoon.
Year 9
On Friday 9 November, the Year 9 girls took to the netball courts to play against each other in the Year 9 Inter-House Netball tournament. The teams’ chants were fantastic and Bronte showed brilliant support for each other from the side-lines. It was a very close and nerve racking competition with the last game determining the positions for the overall tournament. Nightingale finally took the lead to 2 – 1 in their match against Bronte meaning that they won the tournament by just 1 goal to give them 8 points. Bronte then came second with 7 points. On the other netball court Cavell and Pankhurst were battling it out to determine their overall tournament position but Pankhurst won the match against Cavell giving 3rd place to Pankhurst with 6 points and 4th place to Cavell with 3 points.
Year 10
On Friday 19 November, all Year 10 girls played many netball matches to create the Year 10 Inter-House Netball tournament. The girls’ team spirit was fantastic which created an enjoyable and fun morning. All captains lead their teams incredibly but Nightingale won all their matches against the other houses which meant they took 1st place with 9 points and overall 10 goals scored. Taking 2nd place were Cavell with 7 points and 13 goals scored followed by Pankhurst with 5 points and Bronte in 4th with 3 points. Brilliant netball play was shown among teams and individuals and all the girls powered through their tiredness to try and win the Year 10 Inter-House Netball Tournament.
NETBALL TRIP TO SPAIN
I have recently come back from the netball tour 2012. The tour was an amazing boost of confidence for me, and it helped me as a player. The netball tour was an amazing experience, I thought that we would just go out into the boiling hot sun and play netball hour after hour, but it wasn't like that at all; it was fun. We didn't have to get up too early; we had coaching every day in the morning and then a mini tournament in the afternoon.
The mini tournaments were really enjoyable. When we found out that we would not be playing as a St Catherine's team, but that each team would comprise people from different schools and of different ages, we all panicked but it turned out to be really good. We had two mini tournaments and one main tournament that was on the last day.
The main tournament was amazing! You had the whole school cheering you on, when you got a goal everyone clapped and cheered, it was great. At the end of the tournament St Catherine's kept the whole coach waiting as we needed a team photo by the graffiti wall.
The entertainment was really enjoyable; we had karaoke and a quiz. The karaoke was great and I never thought I would see our PE teachers dance to gangnam style.
The rooms were great, we had a bathroom, double bed, two single beds, a sofa, TV and our own kitchen.
The pool was freezing, some girls went in, I tried to but the furthest I got was to my ankles. The hotel we stayed in was a 5 minute walk from the beach. The beach was lovely and there were very few people. We had so much fun playing volleyball and rounders.
I had a great time and so did all the other girls. If you ever get the chance to go take it!
Ava Laird 8M
Cross Country Trials - 2nd December / Bushy Park
I am very pleased to announce that Cross country running at St Catherine's School has become a popular club. It meets every Tues lunchtime and currently involves 28 students. Many of these students also lend their time competing in Parkruns in Bushy/Richmnind park to train further. Amelia Lovell, Nicola Lovegrove , Eleanor Attridge and Olivia Abrey are regular participants.
Trials for St Catherine's Cross Country team will take place on Sunday 2nd December , 11am start, at Bushy Park, during an organised 2K Parkrun. All competitors wishing to take part should register first at least 24hrs before the day. Simple instructions to do this may be found on the Parkrun , Bushy Park website. We wish all students the very best of luck and look forward to seeing you on this Sunday.
Our congratulations go out to Eleanor Attridge who has been selected to represent the borough at the London Youth Games Cross Country event this Saturday 17 November at Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath. The London Youth Games is Europe's largest annual sporting event where the 33 London boroughs compete against each other in over 30 different sports. Cross Country is the first event of the LYG 2013 calendar. We wish Eleanor the very best of luck.
Mrs J Healey BEd
Head of PE
Year 9 Netball Tournament Tues 6/11/12
We are very proud of our Yr 9 A netball squad who played at the Bank of England on Tues 6th Nov. They beat all other schools, winning all matches and secured a well-deserved 1st place.
They beat:
Ibstock : 5-0
Harrodian A : 5-1
Putney Park : 9-0
Our congratulations go out to the following students who played:
Hannah Callaghan ( voted player's player)
Charlotte Mitchell ( Capt)
Jessica Kirkham
Emily Currey
Jodie Edwards (voted Girl of the Game)
Lydia Rodford
Molly Mc Auley
Francesca Turner
Stephanie Wilson
Charlotte Shekararai
Florence Golder
Mrs Healey & Mrs Edwards
Yr 7 Netball Champions
On the 16th October 2012 the Year 7A Netball Team went to the Bank of England Sport's Ground to compete in a netball tournament against five other schools. This tournament was run by Putney Park. Overall, we won all of our matches and went home with a trophy and enormous smiles on our faces. Zara Hill said "Our victory brought us great joy and no one could beat our awesomeness!" We were all very proud and couldn't wish to have done any better. (written by Josephine Grist. Capt)
Results:
Ibstock 2-0 win
Putney Park 3-0 win
Harrodian A team 3-0 win
Harrodian B team 4-0 win
Felton Fleet 4-1 win
Team:
C - Josephine Grist....Capt
WD - Layla al Shammaa
GK - Tamsin Marshall
WA - Roisin Neligan-Ayling
GA - Emilia Belligero
GD - Daisy Langton
GS - Elaine Mpofo ( voted players' player!)
GD - Rosie Henderson
WD - Mo Awe
Yr 10/11 Netball v Putney Park
On Tues 9th October 2012 the following teams secured impressive wins. Well done to all those who played. Our Yr10/11's won7-2 and our Yr9 team won 12-2. We wish them every success in the future season:
Yr 10/11
GK - Sabrina Snyders/Olivia Katz
GS - Charlotte Hogben (achieved Girl of the Game award)
GD - Alison Martin
GA - India Hennessey/Isobel Kessell/ Tamara Sidwell
WD - Shanel Sami
WA - Amy Caitling/ Aisling O'Brien
C - Martha Sainsbury/Emily Tanner
Reserves: Lucy Singh
Yr 9:
GK - Hannah Callaghan/Charlotte Mitchell
GS - Jessica Kirkham/Emily Currey
GD - Jodie Edwards/ Hannah Callaghan
GA - Lydia Rodford
WD - Molly Mc Auley
WA - Francesca Turner
C - Charlotte Shekararai ( achieved Girl of the Game award)/ Florence Golder
We are very proud!
Mrs J Healey & Mrs Edwards
Yr 10/11 Netball Matches v Putney Park
Tues 9th October 2012
Our congratulations go out to all those, listed below, who represented their school and secured a convincing, win of 12-2 at this fixture. We were really impressed with your determination and spirit throughout:
Yr10/11: Sabrina Snyders, Alison Martin, Shanel Saini, Lucy Singh, Isobel Kessell, Charlotte Hogben
U15 Netball Tournament
On 24th September 2012, Year 10’s took part in a netball tournament at the Bank of England, held by Ibstock. The players were, Emily Tanner, Robyn Holder, Shauna Everitt, Sabrina Snyders, Emily Gillum, Livey Katz, Rosie Tendi, Izzy Kessel, Temi Oyewusi, and Charlotte Smith. We won two of our matches against Highgate and The Hall, with a win of 10 – 5. Each member of the team put every last bit of effort into each match, and didn’t stop trying even when we were losing, despite not having a break between any of our matches.
As Captain, I felt that each and every one of the members of the
Netball Team played extremely well, improving a lot since our last matches, however, I feel that Emily Tanner was the player of the tournament. This is because she played very well, playing four different positions, GD, GA, GK and C, despite having never played Centre before. She helped me keep the team’s spirit up after losing a match, and was always in a space waiting for the next pass. Once again, well done to all players who took part.
Shauna Everitt, 10S
Rookie Lifeguard Classes:
A fun way to keep fit and get a nationally recognised award that will look good on your CV! It includes swimming fully clothed, rescue and personal survival training. You must be aged 8 – 17 and be able to swim at least 4 lengths of a pool. Classes run on Tuesday and Friday evenings at St Catherine’s School. As well as children’s lessons we run classes for adults from absolute beginners to stroke improvement for Triathlons.
The next children’s crash course for non-swimmers and beginners is in February half term.
Please contact Springboard Swimmers on 020 8255 7455 or email springboardadmin@blueyonder.co.uk for more details about these or any of our other courses.
U11 & U12 Swimming Gala v Putney Park School
On Tuesday 10th January the Year 6 and Year 7 swimming squads competed in a Swimming Gala against Putney Park at St Catherine’s pool.
St Catherine’s swimmers performed outstandingly in their individual events and won the majority of their medley and freestyle relays. The Gala was enjoyed by all and there was a great competitive atmosphere in the pool.
The final score was 54 points to Putney Park v 109 to St Catherine’s.
Thank you to the senior pupils who helped out with scoring, judging and organising on the day and well done to all swimmers on a well-deserved win!
Mrs Edwards - PE Department
ISA London West Regional Swimming Championships
The ISA London West Regional Swimming Championships took place (early!) on Thursday 3rd November. A small group of St Catherine's Prep and Senior pupils took time out during their half term break to travel to the Aldershot Garrison Pool to represent the school at this event.
All of the girls swam well and must be congratulated for their efforts. Lydia Rodford (Yr 8) won her individual 50m front crawl race, and as a result she has been selected to represent the school and the London West Region at the National Championships on 19th November.
Further congratulations must be offered to the Prep relay team (Eloise Jones, Liberty Scutcher, Zara Hill and Miranda Hodgson) who won their relay race.
Well done to the Senior relay team (Francesca Turner, Jess Kirkham, Matilda Harper and Lydia Rodford) who came a’ very close second’ in their relay race.
Due to their strong individual swims Amelia Mackie, Eleanor Attridge and Roisin Neligan-Ayling have also been selected to compete in their age group relays at the National Event; whilst Gracie Mackie and Matilda Harper are reserves. Well done to all of the swimmers, and great support from parents on the day.
Ms Chantal Goldburn
Star Pupil Spotlight
Last weekend Lydia Rodford won two gold medals at the ISA NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS….
‘ Being a swimmer isn’t as easy as most people think- in the ISA Freestyle Race I could just get into the pool and swim as
hard as I could! It all goes down to how much effort you put into training, the people that support you and your state of
mind. I have to train every day. I cannot have a day off or my standards will slip. In Manchester, I used to have to get up at 4.40am and swim until 7am. So, getting up at 5.30am in London is a lie-in. I swim for Teddington Swimming Club,
with people around my age. The training varies each session, but we would probably do about 350 lengths on average.
Waking up in the morning before the Nationals was the hardest part of it all, knowing that the next time I would be there, I would either have succeeded or failed! The car journey was two hours long and it is not easy to sleep when you’re so worried about what it was going to be like in your race. To calm myself all I have to say is ‘what is the point in getting nervous, it just uses energy, I have trained, what more could I do’. As long as I kept drinking water and focusing on my race, everything would go to plan.’
Going up there and waiting for the race makes me feel sick. I get so scared of how I am going to do it’s like my fear is taking over. As they shout LYDIA RODFORD, you know you are coming towards your race. They take me round to my lane, I started to try to look bigger than all the other people by jumping and warming up, it makes them feel intimidated and shows how in control I am of this race, When you hear the three whistles I always think when I get out of that water, I have to leave everything in it. GO everyone races down to the other end. I remember looking up and before I did anything I looked at my Dad just to make sure I had achieved what I came here to do. I had never seen him so happy. That was when I realised I had won the Nationals. I was the National Champion! ’
Year 7 Netball Club
Year 7 Netball Club will commence on Wednesday 21st September.
Girls of all abilities and past experience are welcome to attend. The club will aim to develop skills, tactics and game play, as well as providing pupils with the opportunity to represent the school in Netball Fixtures.
All PE Clubs have started this week….
Senior PE Clubs…..
All pupils are extremely welcome to attend
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Tues |
Wed |
Thurs |
Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunchtime 1.05-1.45pm |
Trampolining (after half term) |
Trampolining (after half term) |
Extra Swim Aid (invitation only) |
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| After School 3.45-5pm |
Senior Swimming Squad Yrs 7-11 | Years 7and 8 Netball Club |
Year 9,10,11 Netball Club |
Fitness Suite Years 10/11/6th Form |
Girls are urged to speak to Mrs Edwards if they have any questions.
Year 7 v KGS Rounders - Monday 20th June
Congratulations to all players who participated in two matches against Kingston Grammar School. They were tough matches but at the end the results were a 9 ½ - 9 win to St Catherine’s in the first match and 5 ½ - 7 loss in the 2nd game. Everybody played really well. Our Star Player was Hannah Callaghan who caught so many people out and hit some really good balls.
Match Report by Francesca Turner (Team Captain)
U12 Team: Francesca Turner, Jody Edwards, Hannah Callaghan, Molly Mc Auley, Charlie Mitchell, Dalal El Gasim, Matlida Harper, Jess Kirkham and Charlotte Shakasari.
Year 8 Rounders Tournament - Tuesday 21st June
Although attendance at Rounders Club has been poorly attended by the Year 8 cohort, 10 girls stepped out to represent St Catherine’s at the ISA Small Schools Tournament.
Captained by Emily Tanner, they gained momentum throughout the tournament, finishing with a fine demonstration of fielding- keeping the eventual winners Harrodian to a 3 point lead.
The team played extremely well and have showed great potential for next year- (club training attendance dependent!)
U13 Team: Robyn H, Emily T (C), Charlotte W, Theya S, Damini K, Mollie H, Sabrina S, Shauna E, Livey K, Jessica T.
ISA Regional Athletics - Friday 10th June
We would like to congratulate the 62 Prep and Senior pupils who traveled to Eton to compete in the ISA Regional Athletics Championships.
The day got off to a great start as Franscesca Turner won her hurdles heat, placing third overall. The St Catherine’s squad was subsequently inspired and some great efforts were demonstrated throughout the rest of the days events.
Outstanding performances:
The following pupils need a special mention as they placed in the top three of their events, winning medals and valuable points…
| Year 7 | Shot Putt | Jody Edwards | 1st Place (through to Nationals) GOLD |
| Year 9 | Shot Putt | Alison Martin | 1st Place (through to Nationals) GOLD |
| Year 5 | High Jump | Zara Hill | 3rd Place BRONZE |
| Year 6 | 600m | Eleanor Attridge | 3rd Place BRONZE |
| Year 7 | Hurdles | Francesca Turner | 3rd Place BRONZE |
| Year 10 | High Jump | Kieran Sehmi | 3rd Place BRONZE |
ISA National Athletics - Wednesday 22nd June
On Wednesday Jody Edwards (Year 7) and Alison Martin (Year 9) represented St Catherine’s School and London West at the ISA National Schools Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
They were both competing in the Shot Putt event in their age groups. Both girls threw competition Personal Bests, rising to the occasion and keeping cool under pressure.
Jody came Second in the Year 7 category, earning a Silver Medal with a throw of 8.26m.
Alison came Third in the Year 8/9 category, earning a Bronze Medal with a throw of 7.37m
We are extremely proud of both girls who have proved their strength and determination.
An important note to all of our athletes- At the National Competition the London West Junior and Senior Girls Squads won overall, proving that our Regional Competition is the toughest in the Country!
Key Stage 2 and Senior Sports Day is Nearly here! - Friday 1st July
Download Programme for Sports Day
House Cheerleading rehearsals are now underway, and the Athletics Event representatives have been decided.
All pupils must arrive at school in their PE kit, including their House T-Shirts.
All High Jump competitors please remember your event is at school on Thursday 30th June. Prep 4-5pm, Seniors 4.30-5.30pm.
*Parents are welcome to attend to watch your daughters. Please make sure that you stay on the outside of the Athletics Track at all times (this is for Health and Safety reasons). Many Thanks, Miss Taylor.*
Good Luck to All Pupils for the day.
