U16 Boys Hockey

On Saturday the 21st of May the Amano U16 boys went to Simba School to play hockey. There were three U16 teams. Amano, Chengelo and Simba.
Our first game was against Simba. During the first half we were sleeping and Simba scored 2 early goals. That meant that at half time we were losing 2-0. During the second half we woke up and got a goal early in the half from Musonda, but we were not able to score another and we lost 2-1.

Kurt hassling Chengelo and Damon in support

Our second game was against the Chengelo. They also started strong and caught us while we were napping and again by half time we were 2-0 down. At half time we decided that we should go and try to win this game by attacking as much as possible. However our risks did not pay off and so we conceded 3 more goals and we ended up losing 5-0.

Captain Samuel dribbling Chengelo

I want to thank Mr Grove for taking us and the team for playing so well despite not winning. My man of the tournament was Kurt Fernandes who played the full 20 minutes for both games and played outstandingly well.

Report by: Samuel Kirk

U19 Girls Hockey

On 21st May, Simba hosted a friendly hockey tournament for under 19 girls. We had a fairly new team consisting of 10 players. They all had different abilities and skills to contribute to the games.
Our first game was against Lechwe girls and we went on with a lot of confidence. From the beginning of the game, we had begun to take shots at the goal and eventually Diana scored in the first half! We tightened up our defence but the formation of the team wasn’t working as planned and changes were necessary. Shoshanna, the goalkeeper saved many shots coming her way. The defence slacked off and Lechwe managed to score a goal in the last three minutes. We drew that game 1-1.

Hailey worked hard for her first outing

The second game was against Simba, the home team. The game was off at a good start, and strikers Natalya and Diana took many shots on goal. Eventually Diana scored and we were now in the lead with 1 goal. Defence became stronger and we didn’t let any goals in. we won that game 1-0.
The third game was against Chengelo girls. We had different approach to that game and we had a lot of shots on goal. We had a good attack and even better defence. What made it even better was that we didn’t let any goals in; Shoshanna did an amazing job with saving the shots. Diana and Natalya both had a shot at goal and scored. We ended that game 2-0.

Natalya scoring against Chengelo

Overall we came 1st out of 4 hockey teams. The effort put in by the girls led them to win the under 19 girls tournament. Great thanks to the girls for the great performance and Mr Grove and Mr Kirk for coaching and advice.

Reported by: Janki Desai (girl's hockey captain)

Under 13 Mixed Doubles Badminton

On Saturday the 14th of May, a badminton tournament was held at Amano. [Simba and Lechwe schools sent teams to compete against.]

The under 13’s team was; seed A Joseph and Natalie, seed B Stacey and Akshata and seed C Nathan Z. and Laura. Simba School and Lechwe School brought 3 seeds each so we played 6 games each to 11 points.

Joseph and Natalie as Seed A

Natalie and I won 4 out of 6 games, Stacey and Akshata won 3 out of 6 and Nathan Z. and Laura won 1 out of 6. For the seed A category Natalie and I came 1st. For seed B category Stacey and Akshata came 2nd.

Stacey and Akshata as Seed B

For seed C category Nathan and Laura came 3rd. I think we did well and we fought hard. I would like to thank the team and Mr. Grove for all the hard work they put in.

Nathan and Laura as Seed C

Reported by Under 13 team captain, Joseph Kirk

U19 Boys Badminton

On Saturday we had badminton here at Amano and Lechwe and Simba both brought people for us to play against.  For the under 19 boys doubles Group A was Daniel and I and Group B was Samuel and Nisarg.  Daniel and I won one match and lost the other so we came second out of the Group A’s.
Samuel and Nisarg won both of their matches so they came first out of the Group B’s.

Jackson  (seed 2)

Daniel  (seed 1)

Nisarg  (seed 4)

 For singles, Daniel was seed one, I was seed two, Samuel was seed three, and Nisarg was seed four. Daniel won one and lost one so he came second, I won both matches so I came first, Samuel won both of his matches so he came first and Nisarg lost his one game so he came second.

On the whole I think we played fairly well seeing as we hardly ever play badminton and from what I saw, we played pretty well in the pairs we were put in.  I wanna thank Mr Grove for putting the whole thing together, I want to thank the players for the effort they put in, and I want to thank everyone one else who contributed to the day.  I think we all enjoyed ourselves.

Report by Jackson Reed

U19 Girls Badminton Tournament

On Saturday 14th May 2016, Amano Christian School hosted an under 13’s and under 19’s badminton tournament. The girls had two doubles teams which were designated team C and team D and four singles seeds, as follows seed 5, seed 6, seed 7 and seed 8.

Simba was the only school that we had an opportunity to play against on that day. On our doubles matches the first game was a friendly and Amano C played against Simba D, Amano C won 21-19. The following were official games, Amano D played against Simba D and Amano won 21-14. The final doubles game was Amano C vs. Simba C which Simba won 21-20.

Shoshanna and Diana as seed 1 and  2

In our singles game Amano seed 5 played Simba seed 5 and Simba won 21-14, Amano seed 6 played against Simba seed 6 which we won 21-14, Amano seed 7 vs. Simba seed 7 Amano won this game 21-13 and the last singles game was Amano seed 8 vs. Simba seed 8 and Simba won 21-14.
Over all we played two doubles games (won one and lost one) and four singles games (won two and lost two). I think as a whole we played fairly well as teams and not so bad in our singles.
It was fun to have been able to apply what we had learned in our P.E. lessons in an actual tournament, as well as pick up a few new skills and rules for our singles games. I definitely think we could have played more games but it was just unfortunate that Lechwe only brought one and a half of their girls’ team so we didn’t get to play with them as we had hoped to; I do have to say that it was good to see that Natasha was able to complete their half team.

Ysabelle and Josiah as seed 3 and 4

It really was great fun and this showed in the way we “illegally” played friendly games with other girls from our visiting school when a court was open. I think it was a good effort from Josiah as she did quite well on her singles match even though she managed to hit a shuttle into one of the hall support beams!

In the future it would be good to more practice on how to play singles as we did find it a bit more challenging in the beginning but wasn’t as bad as some of us had thought.
I would just really like to thank Mr Grove for arranging the whole event, to those who contributed to it, the kitchen for the snacks (the Simba girls really liked the cake) and for the team and all their effort.


Reported by: Ysabelle Cariaga

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