Micklefield School News

SPORT FOCUS

Nutritional tips to keep you going the whole day long:

• BREAKFAST boosts your energy levels and sets your metabolism up for the day. Eating breakfast improvs memory, alertness, concentration, problem-solving ability, test scores, school attendance, and mood.
• SNACKS: Fruit and veggies are delicious, and children often prefer raw to cooked vegetables. Small cheese and vegetable or fruit skewers with a tasty dip are great for in-between meals.
• LUNCH: Since most children consume one-third of their daily calories at their midday meal, a nutritious lunch would typically include: fruit, vegetables, grains, meat, and dairy.
• SUPER SNACKS for super performance: Snacks such as nuts, biltong, dried fruit, or yoghurt will help boost energy levels to keep them going right through sports practice and matches.
• WATER: Being well hydrated improves mood, memory, and attention in children. Having a pretty, refillable water bottle at school every day can help with water intake.
• DIVIDE & CONQUER: Having food in different containers for different times of the day can help children regulate their intake. Eating all their food at first break is not beneficial for the rest of the day. Dividing food up into separate containers will help to ensure that they eat food throughout the day, which will help to sustain energy levels throughout the day.

Please see on the Edana App under Documents – Sport & Extra-Murals, for an extract of Sophie Burchell’s sport oral which she presented to the Grade 6 class this week.

NETBALL

Monday, 29 May:

• U9s practice at Micklefield from 14.30 – 15.30
• U10s practice at Micklefield from 14.30 – 15.30
• U11s practice at RGHS from 14.30 – 16.00
• U12s practice at RGHS from 14.30 – 16.00
• U13s practice at RGHS from 14.30 – 16.00

Wednesday, 31 May: Matches vs Kirstenhof and Rosebank Junior

• U9 A and B at Micklefield
• U10 A and B at Micklefield
• U11 A and B at Rosebank Junior
• U12 A and B at Kirstenhof Primary
• U13 A and B at Kirstenhof Primary

HOCKEY

Tuesday, 30 May:

• U9s practice at Micklefield from 13.30 – 14.30
• U10s practice at WPCC from 13.30 – 14.45 – parents collect at WPCC
• U11s practice at WPCC from 13.30 – 14.45 – parents collect at WPCC
• Open teams (U12 and U13) practice at WPCC from 13.15 – 14.45 – parents collect at WPCC

Thursday, 1 June: Matches vs St Cyprians

• U9 A only at Hartleyvale
• U10 A, B and C at Hartleyvale
• U11 A only at St Cyprians Astro (not at the school)
• Open A and B at St Cyprians Astro (not at the school)

HOCKEY CLINIC

We will be running the following compulsory hockey clinic.  All girls who play hockey need to attend.  Our practices are not long enough to incorporate all that the girls need to learn.  These clinics are incredibly helpful as the girls also get introduced to new drills and work on different aspects of the game. Please note that this was originally set aside for the U10s, but has been changed to the U9s.

Saturday, 3 June:

• U9s at Micklefield from 08.30 – 10.30

The girls may wear their Phys Ed uniform or any other appropriate sport kit.  Please ensure that they have their water bottle and a snack.

CROSS COUNTRY GRADE 1 – 7

Cross Country information is available on the Edana App.  Originally there was no race set out for Friday, 2 June, but due to the Sun Valley race being cancelled, there will now be a race on Friday, 2 June at Springfield Convent.  The route will be in Wynberg Park.  Please see the details that will go out via the class Whatsapp group on Monday.

PRIVATELY RUN EXTRA-MURALS: ALL GRADES (00 – 7)

All information with regards to the private extra-murals on offer are available on the Edana App under Documentation, Sport/Extra-murals.  Please liaise directly with the extra-mural providers.

TENNIS LESSONS:

For private tennis lessons, please find the BVTS Micklefield Tennis Academy information in the Adana App under Documentation, Sport/Extra-murals.  We are wanting one coaching style for our girls so we can build our teams to be strong and competitive.