Saturday 7th June the 2nd hosting of the junior school triathlon, with take place at school.

Open to all members of the Shrewsbury Community.

Athletes will compete around the school grounds in the following age groups:

Year 5 & 6 8.30am (200m swim / kick with a kick board, 2 laps of the cycle route and 2 laps of the run route) to see the route, please follow this link: Yr 5 & 6 route

Year 3 & 4 9am ( 100m swim / kick with a kick board, 1 lap of the cycle route and 1 lap of the run route) to see the route, please follow this link: Yr 3 & 4 route

Year 1 & 2 9.30am (Yr 1 25m swim / kick with a kick board, Yr 2 50m swim / kick with a kick board, 1 lap of the cycle route and 1 lap of the run route)  to see the route, please follow this link: Yr 1 & 2 route

EY 2 10am – cycle and run, to see the route please follow this link EY2 route

Limited to just 12 boys and girls from each year group (yr 3 – 4) and 8 boys and 8 girls EY2 – Yr2.

All athletes will require their own bicycle and helmet to take part.

All EY2 participants will need a parent to accompany them around the course.

To sign up for this event please follow the link here : Junior School Triathlon Sign Up

For further details please visit the swimming notice board next to the swimming pool.

Pictures from previous events can be found by following this link: Photos from 2013

Dear Swimmers and Parents

Shrewsbury swimmers have again been invited to attend the annual Harrow International School 2 Fast 2 Furious swim meet on Saturday May 31st. The fun event held over 25m is an ideal way to finish this competitive season.

Swimmers may enter a maximum on 3 individual events and 2 relays.

Age groups:

6 Years

7 Years

8 Years

9 Years

10 Years

11-12 Years

13 -14 Years

15 Years +

All swimmers who swim in the squad training sessions (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays) should attend this meet, for those who swim in the stroke development program this is an optional swim meet.

All swimmers who attend this meet will be required to wear the green and gold Shrewsbury Swim Team Kit and white Shrewsbury swim hat, available in the school shop.

If you have any questions regarding this swim meet, please do not hesitate to contact me in the Sports and Activities Office.

Best Wishes

Mrs Gill

Shrewsbury International School

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Congratulations to our library monitors of the week, Bai-Toey and Aman! They were chosen because of their contributions to the library this week. Thank you both!

Here’s what they have to say about being library monitors:

Bai-Toey (Head Library Monitor) in 6MF:

What do you enjoy most about your job?
I enjoy seeing people happy and I also enjoy the great experience I have in the library, the more complex work I been given.

What book would you recommend to junior students? Why?
I would recommend  The Magic  Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. It’s crammed with magic and adventure. I think most children would like the wonderful land up the magic tree you would feel like you were actually standing there watching it happening.

What would you say to encourage students to visit the library often?
The library is a place that you can get knowledge and adventure. It’s filled with different types of boks. You could travel anywhere by just reading. You can also borrow books you like too. So, I strongly recommend you to come to the library.

Aman in 5RP:

What do you enjoy most about your job?
It’s great learning and exploring the library. I have learned in the library more than I did before. This happens because of the shelving of the books.

What book would you recommend to junior students? Why?
I would recommend Cool by Michael Morpurgo because it’s really descriptive, has nice vocabulary, and it’s very catchy.

What would you say to encourage students to visit the library often?
A library is a place where you read and learn. It’s a place where you learn different texts and you learn to be creative and more importantly, it’s a place where you learn what book is good for you.

Would you like to swim in England at the UK Age Group National Swimming Championships in 2015?

The Shrewsbury High Performance Swimming Squad will be launching in May, more details to follow soon …

Dear Parents and Swimmers

I hope that you have all had a restful holiday and are ready to get back into the pool for an exciting term ahead.

All swimming training will recommence at 2.20pm on Wednesday April 23rd. For swimmers who will be training in the squad program attendance at all three days (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) is compulsory.

All Swimmers please remember to keep the following dates clear in your diary:

Saturday May 31st Harrow 2 Fast 2 Furious Swim Meet

Saturday June 14th Shrewsbury Age Group Championships.

Both these swim meets are compulsory for all squad members and optional for all other swimmers in year 3 upwards.

Best Wishes

Mrs Gill

60 swimmers competed at the BISAC swimming championships over the weekend, competing in very long hot conditions, for many this was their first ever championship swim meet.

Junior swimmers collectively completed 170 individual swims, recording 105 new personal best times (62%)

Juniors won:

2 individual 2nd place medals

7 individual 3rd place medals

All relay teams placed 1-3 winning vital double points towards to the team trophy.

Juniors – 3rd place overall.

Special mention to:

Prim 2nd in the Under 8’s Girls Championship with 71 points

Bobby 3rd in the Boys 10 year old Championship with 65 points

Shrewsbury junior high point scorers were:

1st Place – Prim P 71 points

2nd Place – Bobby 65 points

3rd Place – Chi Cha 60 points

4th Place – Genis – 50 Points

5th Place – Loogcluin – 46 Points

For the senior swimmers it was a sad farewell to CJ competing in his final BISAC championships before going off to university. The senior swimmers collectively completed 83 individual swims, recording 57 new personal best times (69%)

The seniors event is split over two days, on Friday Night 5 swimmers competed in the 400m event, every swimmers who competed in this event scored a personal best time. The remaining events were held on Sunday, again in extremely hot conditions.

Seniors Won:

4 individual 2nd place medals

2 individual 3rd place medals

To come 4th place overall, with a squad of only 21 swimmers this is a phenomenal achievement.

Shrewsbury senior high points scorers were:

1st Place Win 63 Points

2nd Place Ben 55 Points

3rd Place Olivia 54 Points

4th Place Rena 50 Points

To view the full results please follow the links below:

Junior Results

Senior Results

SHB Junior Results

SHB Senior Results

Congratulations all swimmers you have worked exceptionally hard all year.

Dear Swimmers and Parents

I am sure everyone who swam this weekend will be pleased to hear that there will be no morning training this forthcoming week.

All swimmers should take this opportunity to enjoy a well earned rest. Morning training will recommence in term 3 on a Wednesday and Friday morning and is open to all squad swimmers from year 3 upwards.

This is a polite reminder for all junior FOBISIA swimmers that the time trials for event selection will take place tomorrow night (MONDAY MARCH 31st) at 3pm, and that for all other swimmers there will be NO TRAINING tomorrow night (MONDAY MARCH 31st).

Best Wishes

Mrs Gill

We have 65 different magazines in the library , because these are a really important way to support students’ learning and other interests.  Here are some of the highlights from the magazines in March 2014.

Making Arrangements

The Royal society of British Artists member shares his methodical and painterly approach to creating temping still life works.

Artist & Illustrators. April 2014 p.50

Protect you Mac 

Keep you files, passwords and users safe, and guard your Mac from harm.

iCreate. Issue131 p.14

What’s gone wrong with democracy

Democracy was the most successful political idea of the 20^th century, Why has it run into trouble, and what can be done to revive it?

The economist. 15 March 2014 p.47

Unnatural Acts 

From the arrival of the first snowdrop to the fall of the last autume leaf, the timing of seasonal events is changing, as are the ranges of countless species, all evidence of climate changs’ impact on the natural world.

Geographical. March 2014 p.30