Visit to a light aircraft

Grades 2 and 3 visited the hanger at Kasompe airstrip. Here are some of their comments about the plane.

The plane has a compass and a radio. The pilot has a radio to communicate with the person. The propeller helps the plane to fly.
The plane has a green light. The fuel tank is on the wing. The propeller turns so that the plane can go fast.
On the front of the plane is a landing light.
Before the plane takes off they check in the fuel tank. The plane has a curved wing and a curved roof. The pilot uses a radio to talk to person before he lands the plane.
The plane has got a curved wing. The plane has got wheels. The plane has got windows so the pilot can see.
When the plane flies the flaps help it take off.
Before they take off they check the air hole and pull the red tape. The propeller blades are curved, not flat. The controls on the plane help the plane to fly.
The fuel is in the wings. I like to sit on the seat. I like to go in the plane because it was fun. When they start off they have to check the fuel. When they are landing they have to switch on the red and green lights. I like it when they are landing.
There is something called a hold and the hold can carry luggage. Where the pilot sits is called the cockpit and there is another seat for another pilot that is called the co-pilot. The two pilots have a radio they use it for communicating with other pilots.

ISAZ U13's Girls Netball

Musa and Mwata defending

The girls had been waiting all term for this event so it was a great disappointment to arrive and find only one other school to play against, Lechwe who were hosting, and no referee! Nevertheless we made the best of it by making a four quarter game of 7 minutes. Nsansa had also brought 3 girls so Lechwe formed a second team with them using their extra players.

Natalie and Mwayi shooting

Amano set to playing Lechwe A with Mr Grove and Mrs Roos as referees! It wasn't easy as three of the girls in Lechwe's team were from the U19 squad! Not that they were over age but far more experienced and all of their team players were tall. Mwayi did a great job in defence along with Musa, Michaela and Keysha. Mwata found the game challenging as she accidentally gave away lots of free passes but it was all good learning. Netball is quick but it must be played cleanly! Whilst Lechwe scored quite freely at first, getting 6 in the first quarter, we were struggling to get the ball to our shooter, Natalie, and goal attack Caitlin. Their big defenders meant that we only had a few shots in the whole game.

Musa, Keysha, Mwata and Mwaya working hard in defence

 Coach was hoping at half time for some changes but Lechwe were out to win. We made changes and did better. The girls had a good attitude and didn't give up. We persisted and at last Mwayi, now playing as goal attack was able to score. Stacey, Mwaya and Kunda as captain worked hard in their central positions. The game finished with a scoreline of 12 - 2 due to a much better performance in the second half. It was good for the girls to get a game at a higher intensity as training times are shared with gr 4-5!


 Our second game was against Nsansa's 3 girls and Lechwe's 4 subs. This was physically, much more even a contest, if not a little bit the other way! Amano scored 6 to Lechwe/Nsansa's 0. The Nsansa girls were learning the game and so were weaker but Amano girls worked hard too. Stacey did well in centre getting the ball up court much more successfully. Natalie took over in the second half so it was all change at the top with Mwayi and Caitlin and Mwaya in attack.
 Mr Grove changed the position of the girls quite a bit so that they could experience different playing responsibilities. Moving on the catch, general marking and playing to our strengths were all areas of the game that showed up as needing much more practice. The final passes into the circle were often weak and lacking in imagination, so they became predictable.
 They did very well and a made a good day out of a disappointing start.
Well done team.

Report by Mr Grove

ISAZ U13’s Boys Football

This year the term 1 football tournament was held at Lechwe School. But unfortunately only 3 teams came, Amano, Lechwe and Nsansa. We had a team that had a good chance of winning because most of us were in our last year of being under 13. We had 3 new people in this year’s team, Chandalala Kondolo, Graham Walker and Nate Walker. The first game was Amano vs Lechwe refereed by former Amano student Jean Candy. We started the game very well as a team but unfortunately Lechwe scored to make it 1-0. We fought back and Chandalala scored 2 minutes after they scored in the second half. This was good because we were still learning what our best positions were in the team. The game ended 1-1.

Captain Joseph playing against Nsansa

Taonga attacking Nsansa's goal

The next game was Lechwe vs Nsansa which finished Lechwe 2 - 1 Nsansa. So we needed to win by 2 goals. We started very well and we now knew our main positions. Taonga Muwowo scored to make it 1-0 to us. We were awarded a penalty, but unfortunately Chandala missed. We kept playing well in defence and attack and Taonga Muwowo scored again to make it 2-0.

We ended up winning the tournament by 1pt on goal difference. This is the first time we have won in a few years. I would like to thank the team for all their hard work and especially our coach Mr Jacob Rath for all the work he put in to the tactics that helped us win.   

Report by Joseph Kirk