It was a good start for our third netball east zone match as the bus came on time and we had more time to warm up at Kallang netball centre.We did some goal line passes and loads of stretching before the match. After Mr Njoo briefed us on what he wanted us to do during the match, we got together and did the cheer, after which we started the game.

The 1st quarter did not go as well as expected and we only scored 7 against CHIJ Katong, but as the game carried on,  the team started playing better. In the 2nd quarter we scored a total of 11 and in the 3rd quarter we had a score of 11(again). What we did not expect was two shots scored by our opponents in the last quarter.

Today Jean, our WA or sometimes centre was the star player of our team, running from place to place intercepting most of the passes joining another of our highly-rated player, Zay Hua who has so far kept the team together with her consistent performances so far in the tournament.  Furthermore, Celine our main GS has finally hit a purple patch, she scores the majority of the points in the match, at times, she was shooting from the edge of the goal circle that many of us could not believe it would go in! Kudos to her for practising shooting during the weekends. Let's hope the other shooters will do likewise and post a higher shot percentage and contribute to the team's overall points.

For winning all three first round matches, our school will now proceed to the quarter finals as one of the four group champions. After the first round, teams that have stood out in the tournament are Fengshan Pri, White Sands Pri, St Hilda's and Pasir Ris Pri. Including us, there are actually 5 teams vying for a top four positions that will enable us to qualify for the nationals in term 3. I certainly hope we will continue to work harder and improve our physique and skills for the next round. THERE ARE NO MORE EASY GAMES!!!

Here are some snapshots of the game:
(posted by Linnet Ong)

Today, we had our 2nd East Zone match with East View primary! Luckily, our bus arrived on time(unlike monday), and so Mr Njoo did not have to be nervous again.When we got to Kallang Netball Centre, we first did some stretches, followed by some drills and then we practised our Centre pass and Goaline pass. Mr Njoo then briefed us about what we should do in the game, and then we went to prepare for our match.

The 1st quarter went well, but we could have done much better. There were a few mistakes by some players, but they made up by doing better later on in the game. We could have scored more if our shooters had been sharper. The score at that time was 14-0. We prevented the opponents from scoring even one goal because of all the interceptions that we made. In the 2nd quarter, we improved as there were more interceptions and less mistakes. We scored 11 points, thus making the score 25-0. Due to our strong defense in the 3rd quarter, we didn't let the opponents score a single point, while we scored 14 points. Now came the tension. The score was 39-0, while we had to score 50-0. Not only did we have to score 11 points, but we had to keep up the strong defense. We dit it!  We scored 18 points, and let in 0 goals!!! The final score was 57-0! Mr Njoo said that we could have scored 60 over points if our shooters had been sharper.

One player that has shone in the game was Cherylene, our reserve Goal Shooter. At first, when she first started, she missed all those near shots. However, as the game progressed, she became better and made all her shots. Linnet and Celine, our first choice shooters had better beware as Cherylene is poised to take over their position if she continues to play like what she did. Keep up the good work!

Here are some photos:
(posted by Krtyaka)      

     Linnet stretching?   

      

 Linnet shooting  

    

     Getting the rebound!

Our 1st East Zone match started today with Coral Primary!!! The day started with the bus arriving late and making all of us very worried especially Mr Njoo. The second thing was that we had very little warm-up to prepare for our match.  :(  In the end, the bus came but at 7.30 am and our match was at 8.00 am. As we were on the bus, Mr Njoo was very anxious  (again!) and kept asking us to stay calm.

When we arrived, we did some warm-up, and the match started. The 1st quarter went OK, but not that good. Some people like Juana was dreaming thus allowing the opponent's GA to enter the goal circle, but in the 2nd quarter we improved and scored 12 goals. We could have done better because of our GS (Celine) and GA (Linnet) who had a lot of chances to put the ball in but didn't. I feel that our team needs to practice playing matches in the morning as we are not that comfortable playing in the morning.

      Bottom row: (from left) Zay Hua, Natalie, Nadya, Winnie, Meagan and Jean (Cpt)

Top row: (form left) Cherylene, Nicole, Britney, Juana, Celine (Asst Cpt) and Linnet (Asst Cpt)

Libny enjoying his VIP seat beside the announcer

Our Griffins cheerleaders...Zay Hua and Jeda

Our Pegasus Girls (Pegasus is the Overall House Champion in 2010)

Our Pegasus Boys

Despite being last again, Unicorns' Vicky looking chirpy and sweet! That's the spirit, Girl!

Helpers: Linnet and Winnie

Joshua and his baby brother

AV Helpers: Aaron and Libny looking bored

Nikki and her family

Celine and her mum

Nabil's mum and Winnie posing for a picture

He's not in my class!

Hardev's mum

Aaron and his mum having a word

The Classroom...well-decorated?

Shawn's mum and Zay Hua's mum having a chat

Helpers waiting to go for lunch...

KFC! Yummy...

Finger Licking Good

Behold...Naviinjaay's mum approaching the class!

Pornnatcha's grandma watching the video clip

Cherylene'parents

Krtyaka's mum and younger brother

Nadya's mum

Mark's mum

Our newly designed wall...courtesy of Mr Ramdhan and the boys

The interior

Water melon and Cherylene having a moment

More Water Melon's picture

Pupil of the Term: Krtyaka

Most Respectful Pupil: Jeremy

Most Responsible Pupil: Libny

Most Compassionate Pupil: KC Anne Fernandez

Best Group: Group 3

(We're going for a group outing)