Primary Games

PRIMARY FOBISIA GAMES, Phuket, Thailand - 30th April-5th May 2018

Primary FOBISIA Games

The Primary FOBISIA Yetis had a fantastic tour to Phuket to participate in the friendly games. 23 Year 5&6 students competed in TeeBall, Swimming, Athletics and Football. On the first day of competition, students were in the pool for a morning meet where they made their first podium appearances and in the afternoon TBS won a huge number of medals in Athletics, dominating the long distance running and also doing well in the field events. The TeeBall event was highly competitive and both TBS teams displayed brilliant batting and fielding skills. The highly anticipated Football tournament was on the final day proved to be a very successful one for our Yetis; TBS took silver place position in both the A and B Boys division. Well done to the entire squad who, despite the thunderstorms and tough conditions, performed amazingly and represented TBS with pride!

Week 3- Thanks to all parents for submitting passports, travel insurance and necessary items prior to departure. Reminder that any medicines to be given to Ms. Malla on Monday morning!

The Primary FOBISIA parents booklet has been issued. Please let Mrs.Malla know if you request a copy

Reminder for travel insurance, due 20th April .

Parent/Student Information meeting: A meeting for for all parents and travelling students will be held at TBS in the Secondary Library at 3.45pm on Wednesday 18th April. This meeting will serve as an opportunity to review the itinerary, finalise all documentation & medical supplies and answer any questions you may have.

Packing:

The luggage limit is 1 suitcase (max 25KG) and 1 small piece of hand luggage. Please put names and school name on both bags. There should be no sharp objects or liquids/creams/gels in hand luggage. There will be light meals on the flights, and we will have dinner when we arrive in Bangkok airport but students may pack some snacks if they wish. Pupils who suffer from travel sickness should take the appropriate medication before departure.

PACKING LIST

Things to Pack

1. Sports shoes, football shoes (all games are played on astro pitches), shin pads, football socks
2. 2 x TBS football kits (one for Teeball, one for Football)
3. 1 x TBS basketball kit (the red one for Athletics)
4. TBS Swim t shirt (provided by school)
5. Waterproof top
6. Changes of underwear and socks for 6 days
7. 3 sets of casual wear
8. Swimming costume, hat (TBS swim hats available at the Community Shop) and goggles
9. Sun block/sun cream,mosquito repellent
10. TBS baseball cap (provided by school)
11. Toiletries and nightwear
12. Smart clothes for Gala Dinner
13. TBS refillable water bottle (provided by school)
14. Pool shoes (flip flop/chappal)

TERM 3 WEEK 11 UPDATE

PASSPORTS WITH THAI VISA HAVE BEEN RETURNED -Please email Mrs.Malla if you require your child's passport before the Easter holidays.

The Primary FOBISIA parents booklet has been issued. Please let Mrs.Malla know if you request a copy

Reminder for travel insurance, due after the Easter holidays.

KIT is expected to arrive the first week of Term 4

Final payments due by the end of Term 3.

Final squad for the FOBISIA Games:

Boys: Yulo, Shaurya, Ishat, Moin, Harshit, Nicholas, Aryan, Kamal, Elesh, Arnav, Tashi, Daniel, Shayan, Ashray, Mattias, Joseph

Girls: Aadya, Hanon, Suhana, Kinzal, Zara, Dilasha, Rheha

• Passports holders that require a Thai Visa - Nepali, Indian and Pakistani Passport - Submit your passport to Mrs. Malla or Ms. Birch in the PE office by Thursday 8th March at the latest. We will be sending the visa applications to the Thai embassy on Thursday afternoon. We will endeavour to have the passports returned prior to the Easter holidays.
• Payment - the remainder of the payment is due to the Finance Department by Friday 23rd March.
• Clubs - Your child will be pre-signed up for all of the following FOBISIA clubs for Term 4 (Block 3) starting in Week 1. (Please note all other clubs will start in Week 2 as usual so Primary students who get the bus will have to arrange to get the Secondary bus home).

Monday - Girls Football (RGy)

Tuesday - Boys Football (RGy)

Wednesday - Tee-Ball (EMa/JBi)

Thursday - Swimming (2.30-4.30) (JBi)

Friday - Athletics (EMa/RGy)

• Kit - As previously stated, kit needs to be ordered separately and is not included in the cost, as many students already have some or all of the required team kit. Each student will need one team tracksuit, one travel t-shirt, two Football kits (one of which will be worn for Tee-Ball) and one Basketball kit (the red one for Athletics). I have spoken to your children about kit and discussed with each one of them the kit they require. All details of prices and ordering of the kit you need are here .

Medical insurance - Please note that international medical insurance is compulsory. We will be requesting a copy of this before we travel. If you do not have medical insurance you must obtain cover from a local provider for the duration of the trip. I would recommend obtaining insurance for slightly longer than the actual trip dates to cover for any possible travel delays.

TERM 3 CLUBS

We will start FOBISIA team practices from Week 1, Term 4. All squad members must attend the designated clubs. This term, students should attend Athletics/Tee-Ball Club and Team or Development Football where possible. Please speak to Mrs. Malla if you are unsure about which clubs to attend.

The following items are now required.

1. Passport copy - Submit a photograph of the passport photo page via email to emalla@tbs.edu.np by Friday 16th February. Please note that in order to travel to Thailand the passport expiry date cannot be before November 6th 2018.
2. Nepali visa holders - Submit a photograph of your current Nepali visa via email to emalla@tbs.edu.np
3. Payment - the remainder of the payment is due to the Finance Department by Friday 23rd March. Please contact the Finance Department if you would like to arrange a payment plan.
4. Passports holders that require a Thai Visa (Nepali, Indian, Pakistan) - Submit 3 passport size photographs that have been taken within the last year by Friday 16th February to the Primary reception in an envelope marked E. Malla, or to myself in the PE office. Once all visa application forms are ready I will email a request for passports.
5. Medical insurance - Please note that international medical insurance is compulsory. We will be requesting a copy of this before we travel. If you do not have medical insurance you must obtain cover from a local provider for the duration of the trip. I would recommend obtaining insurance for slightly longer than the actual trip dates to cover for any possible travel delays.

Monday 30th April Depart Kathmandu

Tuesday 1st May Preparation Day/cultural activity. Welcome dinner.

Wednesday 2nd May Day 1 of Competition – Athletics and Swimming.

Thursday 3rd May Day 2 of Competition – Tee-Ball

Friday 4th May Day 3 of Competition – Football. Gala dinner.

Saturday 5th May Return to Kathmandu

30th April-5th May 2018 PHUKET

TBS will enter a team in the Primary FOBISIA games which will take place during Term 4. For our team selection process we will observe the guidelines as outlined by FOBISIA (please see the extract below). We will select our teams based on performance, behaviour and attitude in clubs and Physical Education classes. There will be a club offered in Term 3 to assist students improve their Athletic and T-Ball skills. Attendance at this club does not guarantee selection and likewise non-attendance at this club does not mean exclusion from the selection process.

16th January-First round of selection letters

26th January-Second round

Please contact PE department ( emalla@tbs.edu.np) if you have any further questions.

SELECTION CRITERIA

EXTRACT FROM FOBISIA HANDBOOK

"PRIMARY FOBISIA GUIDELINES 2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR

Primary FOBISIA Sports/Friendly Games: Primary level competitions are organised based on the age groups below. Students will compete in their respective age groups. It is possible for students to play up to represent their age group. For​ ​2017-18​ ​Competition Under​ ​10 Born on 1st August 2007 or later. under​ ​11 Born on 1st July 2006 or later, Note - Students attending Year 7 cannot participate in the Primary Friendly Games.

The majority of the swimming (apart from a few open age events such as C races and the 100IMs) and all of the athletics is run in age groups ie Y6 and Y5

The Tee ball and Football will remain ability based with an A and a B Team for football where numbers allow and A, B, C and D teams for Tee Ball again where numbers allow.

"The TBS Physical Education department select students for all FOBISIA games teams based on student effort, progress, ability and behaviour".