On the 21st of March, ten Grade 2 girls attend their QPPSSA (Year 3/Grade 2) U8 Girls’ Basketball tournament. The team was very excited about their participation, following the boys’ participation in the previous week. SEK played 5 matches, of 10 minutes each. With exceptional performances from Aina and Celia, the team improved as they progressed on the tournament, becoming Second Place overall.

These were the matches and results: Qatar-Finland International School 6 vs 2 SEK; Doha College West Bay 4 vs 2 SEK; SEK 4 vs 2 Qatar International School; Dukhan English School 4 vs 4 SEK; Nord Anglia International School Al Khor 0 vs 4 SEK.

Squad: Aina Vivas, Celia Lozano, Layla Al Lanjawi, Madison Smith, Matilde Bettoni, Mia Impellitteri, Noga Cohen, Noora Al Thani, Yasmeen Soboh, Zaina Al Muftah.

QPPSSA Grade 2 Girls’ Basketball – Runners up, in the QPPSSA Northern Divison 2016-2017.

On 22nd of March, Grade 3 girls competed in the QPPSSA U9 Girls’ Basketball tournament.

The Grade 3 girls had lots of fun taking part on this tournament of basketball, where they played against teams from Al Khor International School, Dukhan English School, Qatar International School, Nord Anglia International School Al Khor, Doha College West Bay, International School of London Qatar. They kept improving throughout, and got praised by the referees for being the team that showed better sportsmanship.

Squad: Ghala Gharaibeh, Leila Helin, Liv Muth, Jumana Moawad, Pamela Dahdah, Margherita Mino, María Constanza Ades, Shahad Al Romaihi, Sophia Khan.

SEK’s Player of the Tournament was María Constanza Top Scorer was Jumana Moawad, and Best Defender was Ghala Gharaibeh. Doha College West Bay hosted both tournaments.

On Tuesday 21st of February, a group of 31 PYP pupils from Grade 2 and Grade 3 attended the QPPSSA Y3 & 4 (G2 & 3) Outdoor Athletics meet at the American School of Doha. Accompanied by Ms. Dalila Rodrigues, Mr. Jack Hatch, and Mr. Diego Encinas, the very enthusiastic pupils, who had been practicing for their events over the past two weeks, had a great time.

The weather held, allowing all events to run safely. SEK Qatar crew was joined by a mass support from our pupils’ parents, who enthusiastically cheered throughout the afternoon. The Outdoor Athletics meet consisted of 32 separate events.

Year 3 Girls: 600M, 60M, 300M, Long Jump, Standing Triple Jump, High Jump, Ball Throw, 4x100M Relay.

Year 3 Boys: 600M, 60M, 300M, Long Jump, Standing Triple Jump, High Jump, Ball Throw, 4x100M Relay.

Year 4 Girls: 600M, 60M, 300M, Long Jump, Standing Triple Jump, High Jump, Ball Throw, 4x100M Relay.

Year 4 Boys: 600M, 60M, 300M, Long Jump, Standing Triple Jump, High Jump, Ball Throw, 4x100M Relay.

These were the individual results.

Girls 60 Meters Dash Y3 (G2) – 15^th place: Noora Al-Thani 12.81

Boys 60 Meters Dash Y3 (G2) – 17^th place: Yahya Isse 11.95

Girls 60 Meters Dash Y4 (G3) – 3^rd place: María Constanza Ades 10.30

Boys 60 Meters Dash Y4 (G3) – 4^th place: Carlos Belman 9.81

Girls 300 Meters Run Y3 (G2) – 7^th place: Noga Cohen 1:09.67

Girls 300 Meters Run Y3 (G2) – 5^th place: Vasco Romão 1:01.24

Girls 300 Meters Run Y4 (G3) – 11^th place: Vivienne Moore 1:10.09

Boys 300 Meters Run Y4 (G3) – 16^th place: Kristijan Saric 1:11.40

Please, note there some issues with the timing of the 600 meters races. The first 3 places were correct. For the other runners, the 4th place was given to all other schools.

Girls 600 Meters Run Y3 (G2) – 4^th place: Madison Smith 5:55.55

Boys 600 Meters Run Y3 (G2) – 4^th place: Nasser Darwish 5:55.55

Girls 600 Meters Run Y4 (G3) – 4^th place: Jumana Moawad 5:55.55

Boys 600 Meters Run Y3 (G2) – 4^th place: Eitan Cohen 5:55.55

Girls 4×100 Meters Relay Y3 (G2) – 9^th place: Marissa Morais, Celia Lozano, Madison Smith, Noga Cohen 1:21.30

Boys 4×100 Meters Relay Y3 (G2) – 15^th place: Omar Adari, Ioannis Augustt, Vasco Romão, Mihailo Izogin 1:20.96

Girls 4×100 Meters Relay Y4 (G3) – 11^th place: Vivienne Moore, Jumana Moawad, Pamela Dahdah, Margherita Mino 1:19.18

Boys 4×100 Meters Relay Y4 (G3) – 8^th place: Javier Pombo, Dominik Ulloa, Eitan Cohen, Carlos Belman 1:09.34

Girls High Jump Y3 (G2) – 6^th place: Sabrina Gutiérrez 0.85m

Boys High Jump Y3 (G2) – 14^th place: Mihailo Izogin 0.80m

Girls High Jump Y4 (G3) – 7^th place: Margherita Mino 0.90m

Boys High Jump Y3 (G2) – 11^th place: Kristijan Saric 0.90m

Girls Ball Throw Y3 (G2) – 16^th place: Celia Lozano 8.40m

Boys Ball Throw Y3 (G2) – 9^th place: Sahir Samnani 21.70m

Girls Ball Throw Y4 (G3) – 15^th place: Laura Ahmad 10.23m

Boys Ball Throw Y4 (G3) – 16^th place: Humberto Baptista 19.21m

Girls Long Jump Y3 (G2) – 10^th place: Jana Shoukria 2.04m

Boys Long Jump Y3 (G2) – 9^th place: Ioannis Augustt 2.37m

Girls Long Jump Y4 (G3) – 1^st place: María Constanza Ades 2.65m

Boys Long Jump Y4 (G3) – 17^th place: Carlos Belman 1.88m

Girls Standing Triple Jump Y3 (G2) – 16^th place: Jenan Al Jallabi 2.70m

Boys Standing Triple Jump Y3 (G2) – 16^th place: Salman Shaban 3.30m

Girls Standing Triple Jump Y4 (G3) – 18^th place: Ghada Al Jassem 3.04m

Boys Standing Triple Jump Y4 (G3) – 14^th place: Sean MacLeod 3.90m

On the overall schools’ total results, SEK Qatar’s G2 finished in 16th place, and the G3 finished in 11th place.

Congratulations to all for the great participation, and enthusiasm! Keep practicing sports!

On Tuesday, 8th of November, SEK International School Qatar had its first participation on the Qatar Private Primary Schools Sports Association (QPPSSA). This sports league programme is designed to implement, and promote sports events between schools with primary years education. Together with Ms. Dalila Rodrigues and Mr. Diego Encinas, a team of grade 4 and 5’s pupils travelled to the International School of London Qatar (ISLQ) to compete on the QPPSSA Grade 5 Girls’ Football tournament. Despite the lack of experience, and little practice, the team kept a very enthusiastic and cheerful mood throughout the tournament.

QPPSSA G4 & G5 Girls’ Football
Grade 5
Pool A: Doha College West Bay, Dukhan English School, Nord Anglia International School Al Khor
Pool B: Qatar International School (QIS), SEK International School Qatar, International School of London Qatar (ISLQ), Al Khor International School (AKIS).
Grade 4
Doha College West Bay, Nord Anglia International School Al Khor (NAIS AK), International School of London Qatar, Qatar International School.

Each match was played up to 10 minutes. On Game 1, SEK faced QIS, losing 4-1. Marta Abella scored the goal for SEK Qatar. The team then watched Game 2 ISLQ vs AKIS, and Game 3 QIS vs ISLQ. On Game 4, AKIS and SEK opposed each other on a close game which, resulted on a win for AKIS 1-0. Game 5, and last on Pool B saw ISLQ vs SEK. ISLQ played a very good game, and won it with six goals to nil. After conclusion of the Pool B matches, SEK Qatar and NAIS AK played a friendly match before heading back to Al Farouq Street. Well done to all the girls who showed great sportsmanship.

Squad: Al Maha Al Dehaimi (Grade 4B), Essma Nechi (Grade 4B), Julia Ramírez (Grade 4B), Lucia Fernández (Grade 4A, captain), Lujayne Bouaoud (Grade 5A), Mahrya Arif (Grade 4A), Marta Abella (Grade 5A), Naia Manjón (Grade 5B), Paula Manjón (Grade 5A).

A big thank you to ISLQ for organising and hosting the competition.