1 Celebration Tennis Assembly 2016
2 Contents Wimbledon Suffolk LTA AwardsSuffolk Schools Tennis Association Schools Tennis Year ¾ Schools Partnership Intra Schools Friendly Tennis Sports Premium Jo Rose Awards Daynes Cup Individual Players Thank you
3 Wimbledon 2016 for Max, Callum, Jake, George, Emily, Grace, Kiera and Louisa.Thank you to Mr Hogg and Mrs Drury who gave up their Saturday to make this happen.
4 Wimbledon by Kiera On Saturday I went to Wimbledon with Gracie, Emily, Louisa and 4 year 4 boys. It took 3-4 hours to get there. On the way we went over the tower bridge across the Thames river. We also saw the Shard and many other famous buildings but didn't see the London Eye. When we got there we watched the girls juniors finals. After that we saw the last set of the mixed doubles. We watched the first part of the men's doubles invitation! I enjoyed when we watched the invitational men's doubles especially the time when a man hit the ball on the roof. When we visited the shop it was just as good and there was a massive racket for £ pounds. Besides that I bought two tennis ball key rings, a water bottle and two racket shock absorbers. Day at Wimbledon by Max Evans On Saturday we watched the womens junior finals Dayana Yastremska v Anstasia Potapova. Potapova wins. We went to the interactive zone and I first had a go on a game were you had to roll 3 balls onto a red line I completed it and apparently I was first that week. We also tried some of the juice which was very nice. We then went to the shop and I bought a mini tennis racket for £15, a ball for £3 and a book mark for £2. We then went home.
5 Wimbledon by Gracie My favourite thing was when we went to the interactive zone and they tested how fast our service was. Also at the interactive zone was a swing ball, normal rallying and an interactive machine that tested your reactions. It was amazing. Wimbledon by Emily Prentice My favourite part of the day was the invitational round, because they did lots of trick shots and they made everyone laugh. These were the retired men’s doubles. Wimbledon 2016 by Louisa Cuddihy I enjoyed watching Heather Watson play in the mixed doubles, she was amazing. Every time she served I looked at the mph screen and she got as high as 108mph! After a bit there was one more point and Heather and her partner Won!
6 My Wimbledon ExperienceBy George Allinson When we got to Wimbledon, it didn’t quite look exactly as I had imagined it to be, but I still can’t believe that I actually went to Wimbledon. The court seemed a lot bigger than on television I didn’t quite get how the score board worked but after asking Mr. Hogg I finally understood it. When we were going to the interactive zone I felt small compared to the amount of people in the crowd. I enjoyed seeing how fast my serve is and hitting the ball against a wall with Max at the interactive zone. I thought it was funny that Ferreira served the ball right up on the roof. If I could I would go again because I really enjoyed the day. My Trip to Wimbledon When I watched the tennis I found it really inspiring. My favourite shots are the volley and the smash. We watched two serious matches and one friendly. In the Interactive zone I tested my serve and it was 54.0mph. I really enjoyed the day. Jake Parker Our Day at Wimbledon by Callum Taber Dayana Yastremska v Anstasia Potapova Womens Junior Singles. Potapova won the first set 6-4and the second set Dayana Yastremska got a small plate and Potapova got a small trophy and they walked around the court together. We saw Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen win the semi finals of the mixed doubles. I enjoyed the day.
7 Suffolk Lawn Tennis Association Annual Awards 2015/16Holbrook Primary School were Highly Commended at the awards for Tennis in Education. We achieved this due to how we approach tennis as a whole school. This would not be possible without the support of Mrs Hookway (Sports Premium), all staff, pupils commitment and parents support. The Jimmy Watts Rookie Boy Award was won by Saul Hindmarch. Saul achieved this by training 6 days a week, being a part of the regional training camps with the Eastern Region, playing at number 1 for Suffolk and has been chosen to play for the East Region. Saul won his first national title in the 9 and under age group in Leeds (2015) and won both the 9 and under Orange and 11 and under Green at the Suffolk Closed in Saul was also playing in many grade 3 tournaments all year round. Holbrook Tennis Club were commended for their link with Schools.
8 Suffolk Schools Tennis AssociationHolbrook Primary School were awarded the Sue Fulcher cup for the Top Individual School. We were awarded the trophy due to our results in the Suffolk Schools Tennis in 2015. So thank you to everybody who took part last year in any school tennis. Sophie, Frannie, Tristan and Saul were presented with a shield (later swapped for the actual trophy).
9 Schools Tennis 2016 Holbrook Primary School entered 10 teams into the competitions this year. Mini Red Mini Orange Mini Green Premier (Hard Ball) Boys Boys Boys A team Girls Mixed Mixed Boys B team Girls Girls Mixed
10 Mini Red Boys Josh R, Josh D, Ryan and Jake played Brandeston B and St Joseph’s away at Brandeston Hall. They won through to the finals and finished 4th overall. Mr Durrant took the team to the finals at Brandeston Hall, where he saw some close matches and excellent team work.
11 Mini Red Mixed Josh R, Josh D, Ryan and Nellie played against Brandeston C team at Holbrook Sports Centre. They won through to the finals, which were held at Brandeston Hall and came 4th overall.
12 Mini Red Girls Nellie, Tillie, Esme and Imogen played Brandeston and Culford away at Brandeston Hall. The team all enjoyed playing some matches and for some it was their first proper matches. Outside at Brandeston was an outdoor table tennis table. This would look just as good if not better at Holbrook Primary School.
13 Mini Orange Boys George, Callum, Max and Jake all played at St Josephs. They played to the best of their ability and as they knew some of the players, this made it much more entertaining. When entering into the Orange event players must be in year 5 or below and not have a rating of Green1 or Green2. Thankfully Richard suggests our teams and we rely on his knowledge of the rules to pick our teams. A mistake was made by St Josephs entering players into the Orange event who should really play in the Green. Which meant St Josephs forfeited the match and Holbrook won through to the finals. Holbrook came 4th in the county finals held at David Lloyd in Ipswich.
14 Mini Orange Mixed Callum, Louisa, Brooke and George went straight through to the finals after the team they were due to play found it too tricky to take part. Holbrook played very well and came 4th overall. In the third and fourth playoffs the matches were 3 all and Holbrook came fourth on points.
15 Mini Orange Girls Iduna, Louisa, Brooke and Grace played against Ipswich Girls School and St Josephs. They came 3rd in newly named weather conditions. Snail. This was the invention of Grace and it was aptly named. The temperature was 5ºc or less and it could not decide weather to snow or hail, hence it Snailed.
16 Mini Green A Team William, Felix, Tristan and Saul.The team played at Brandeston Hall and came third overall. The boys played from 4:15pm onwards and did not finish until 6:30pm at the earliest. The commitment from pupils and parents makes taking part in these tennis tournaments possible.
17 Mini Green B Team Jack, Sam C, Noah and Sam TPlayed their matches at Orwell park. They also came third overall. I'm not sure if this is the start of the matches or at the end but the boys all look like they are enjoying themselves far too much!
18 Mini Green Mixed Justine, Sam, Saul and Felix all played very well and won through to the finals were they came 2nd in Suffolk Schools Tennis. This is a fantastic achievement as Justine had not played matches before and her practice started with tennis squads with Richard and Tori.
19 Premier Girls Team Rose, Frannie, Sophie and Lottie played two teams to come top in their box, winning through to the finals held at Brandeston Hall. The day started with rain forecast throughout the day. We had a few spots of rain but that was all. In the semi finals we played The Abbey from Woodbridge. This was Holbrook’s warm up. All the girls played with a smile and tried for every point. Franny turned her singles around from loosing 5:1 to winning 7:5, she said “when it got to 5:1 I thought I’m not having that and decided I’m going to win” wow! The team played in the finals for first or second place, they were a team from the start to the finish. When one of them finished their match they were watching each other. Brandeston Hall were no push over, they all had to up their game and play out of their comfort zone. Keeping an eye on all the matches at once was not easy but all the girls would look over for support and it was a great feeling to be a part of their support team. Well done girls for coming 1st!
20 Year 3 and 4 Partnership TennisThis year we entered into the year 3 and 4 Partnership Tennis and won through to the second round. The first team played so well but due to other appointments the girls were unable to play in the next round. Had we been able we would have entered two teams into the event, which meant that we had two more girls to play in reserve. Both the girls played matches for the first time and all of the team managed to win some games. Well done Team 2 for coming 3rd overall in the 2nd round. Leo, Grace, Teddy and Stephanie Vertiy, Margaretta, Leo and Teddy
21 Intra School Competition from year F to year 6.This year all of Key Stage 1 have in their PE lessons taken part in either Tennis skills or a class tournament. Key Stage 2 have the option to take part in class tournaments and year 5 and 6 have support to organise their own. 49 boys and 57 girls took part well done to everybody who took part and thank you to all the staff for their support. Congratulations to this years winners Yellow team 218 215 255 280 This is year 1 when they received their certificates in a recent assembly, they were so excited.
22 Holbrook/Shotley Friendly Summer Term 2016Shotley Primary School have been giving Yr 2 pupils a chance to play tennis after school. They had only been able to play each other. Their teacher contacted me and asked could we find the time to play some friendly matches, giving her pupils a chance to put into practice everything she had taught them and reward them for there hard work by arranging a friendly match. Mrs Rose had organised with year 2 and year 3 the intra school competition and suggested that we could give some of those children an opportunity to play some friendly matches. These children mostly play at school and Holbrook are always looking for new talent and encourage new players to take up the sport. All the children enjoyed the after school event with refreshments available for all the parents and children.
23 Sports Premium This year Sports Premium has supported Wednesday Mornings for Girls and Thursday Mornings for match play at Holbrook Sports Centre (all year round) with Tori. Both the mornings have been supported by pupils and parents. Mrs Mayhew has again given her time to support the girls on a Wednesday and Lottie has given her time on a Thursday. For the summer term only Tori has taken Foundation for PE giving them a fun Tennis session.
24 Jo Rose Awards 2016 This year the pupils chosen for the Jo Rose Awards have worked so hard in and out of school. The KS2 girl has had individual lessons from Tori and has shown so much progress. The girl chosen from KS1 has listened to both Richard and Tori out of school and has tried so hard in her mini Red matches. The boy from KS2 has played for Holbrook Primary School in Mini Red, Mini Orange and Mini Green tournaments. The boy from KS1 played matches for the first time in the Mini Red school tournaments. Well done to Jake, Esmé, Jack R and Rose.
25 Annual Tournament for the Daynes CupFor the 3rd year running Ipswich High School for Girls hosted the annual tournament for the Daynes Cup. This year 80 matches were played by 40 children all within 2 hours. All the matches were either mini green on mini orange and Richard was constantly sending players out. Tori, Connie, Holly, Adam and Mrs Andrews were umpiring various matches throughout the tournament, helping all the players learn to score themselves. Richard and Tori organise this yearly event, which highlights the excellent school club link we have with them. Yes we were umpiring!
26 Saul, Sophie and Callum We are lucky enough at Holbrook Primary School to nurture some young talent. Saul is currently No1 in 10’U, Sophie is No7 in 12’U and Callum No 2 in 9’U. This is an amazing achievement for all of them. Sophie may even be lucky enough to be going to America to a tennis academy. All of the children have the potential to become our very own sporting hero's. Saul spent July 2nd at Wimbledon, he had the opportunity to meet players and gained some autographs and watched some inspiring matches on Centre court. He was hoping to play on the turf at Wimbledon but due to the previous weeks weather, there was no time.
27 Holbrook Primary School once again celebrate another fantastic year of tennis at their annual celebration tennis assembly. The school won the Sue Fulcher cup for the Top Individual School from the Schools Tennis Association and were Highly Commended at the Suffolk LTA Awards for Tennis in Education this year. At least half of the pupils form the whole school received a certificate that morning for playing tennis or learning tennis skills. Richard and Tori (coaches of Holbrook Tennis Club) gave up their time to award all the certificates and this just reinforces our strong school club link. After the assembly parents were full of praise for all the children and were astonished at just how many pupils take part in tennis all the year round and how we encourage everybody to participate whatever their ability. Thank you to everybody who helped make this happen.