Dear Chinthes,

It is going to be a busy weekend and week ahead for our ISY students. We have the second week of after school activities (ASA) this week. This week will be the last week that a student can move activities. Please read below for more information about ASAs.
Our Middle School football players have started their season with a win. Please continue to read this blog for more information about the middle school football team and their next games.
The big sporting news of the week is our high school athletes that have traveled to Bangkok for the Southeast Asian Sports and Activities Conference SEASAC tournaments. Although we are only in our first day of competition, read below for all the information about these tournaments.

After School Activities: ASA

This week we successfully launched our second semester of after school activities (ASA). It was great to see our ISY students engaging in new and returning activities. Some new offerings were STEM, dealing with robotics and coding, and introduction to SCUBA diving.
All fees for ASAs are due at the business office today.
This week will be the last week of moving or joining ASAs. Please make sure that if you want to move your child from an ASA it must be done this week. Thank you.

Middle School (MS) Athletics

Unfortunately ISY was unable to field a girls team for the first game of the season. However this should not take away from the performance that our boys put in. They have obviously been working hard in training because they looked good on the pitch and performed like a team. They were playing Yangon International School (YIS). YIS worked hard for the first quarter to keep the scores level at 0-0. However, our boys started to show their class. They scored 4 great goals to take control of the game and secure their first win of the season. Their next game will be at YIS on the 7th of February and the then at International School Myanmar on the 10th.

High School (HS) Athletics

On Thursday morning our ISY high school athletes started their travel to the airport and on to Bangkok for the second season of Southeast Asian Sports and Activities Conference SEASAC tournaments. Things did not start well with the fog on Thursday morning delaying our flight by 3 hours! However, we did eventually land safe and well in Bangkok and all the teams made it to their respective hotels safe and well.
The teams that are traveling are, boys tennis, girls touch rugby and girls and boys basketball. All the athletes were excited and a little nervous about the weekend ahead.
Results are still coming in to me at the time of writing but I am happy to report that the boys basketball team have won their first two games. Our girls basketball team has succumbed to two tough losses in their first two games. I am pleased to report that they have played better as the day has gone on.
The girls touch rugby lost their first game, but scored a try to lift spirits. This is a team that will go from strength to strength this tournament.
There have been no reports from the tennis courts yet.
On the 7th of February our basketball players will play International School Myanmar at ISY.
Next weekend there will be no rest for our basketball players. There is a city wide basketball tournament. This is an invitational tournament that all the international schools of Yangon have been invited to.

Swim Team

The swimming team will continue their training this new year. The secondary school team trains on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and the elementary school team trains on Monday and Friday.
It is not too late to try out for the swim team. If a student is interested they can talk to Coach Chu Chu and arrange a trial swim. All competent swimmers are welcome.

Facility Schedules

The facilities schedule has returned to normal after the December break.
Please remember that if you want to use the new tennis court you must make a booking.

Please remember that to use any of ISY’s facilities you must fill out the booking form.

Tennis Court

Weekdays 2:30-6:00PM

Weekends 8:00AM-5:00PM

(Middle and elementary school students need to be accompanied by an adult)

Swimming Pool
Mornings
Open 6 – 7:30 AM Monday – Friday
Afternoons
Monday 5-6 PM
Tuesday 3:30-6 PM
Wednesday 5-6 PM
Thursday 3:30-6 PM
Friday 5-6 PM
Weekends
Open Saturday 8 AM – 12 PM
Closed Sunday
(Please note to use the Swimming Pool you must book your place)

Fitness/Weights Room
Weekdays
Closed 7 AM – 2:30 PM (School hours)
Weekends
24 hours (Please note to use the Weights/Fitness Room you must book your place)

**Please note** The Fitness/Weights Room is busy with a lot of equipment in it. Could all users please tidy up after themselves. This means wiping down equipment after using them and returning all weights and moveable equipment back to its correct place. This will make for a much more pleasant experience for everyone!

HS students may use the Fitness/weights Weights Room unsupervised.
MS students may use the Fitness/Weights Room only with adult supervision.
ES students are not allowed in the Fitness/Weights Room.

Outdoor Areas
Weekdays
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 3:30 – 6 PM
The Field
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the field will be used until 5:30 for ISY sports teams practice.

(Please note that to use the Outdoor Spaces you must book your place)
Weekends
8 AM – 6 PM
**These times may change once more sports start up at ISY**

Questions or More Information

As always, if you have any questions about what is in this blog or anything else that you may think of related to activities or athletics please feel free to contact me at:

josullivan@isyedu.org

Kindest regards,

Mr. Jonathan O’Sullivan

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