Year 6 enjoyed running a mile and completing a soccer skills challenge to raise money for UNICEF. It was excellent to see the enthusiasm that they had and also the understanding they had of the importance of thinking of others and the need to raise money to help those less fortunate. There were cert
Last week, some of our fantastic Year 6 athletes walked to Lyndhurst Bowling Club to take part in a tournament against different local schools. All the children had lots of fun trying out this new sport and both teams came third! Article 29 – We all have the right to develop our talents and abilitie
Today, 24 of our amazing Athletes competed in an athletics festival at Gateshead International Stadium. The children competed against 48 other schools in a range of track and field events. We had some fantastic results as well as the children showing maturity and skill in their events! We had an ama
Last week, Year 5 got an insight into teaching when they undertook sports leadership with Year 1. They worked with staff from Joseph Swan Academy to design a quick, five minute activity for students in Year 1, making sure they were staying active and having fun the whole time! All students worked
This morning, our fantastic Year 3 and Year 4 athletes took part in the 15th year of Glynwood Games! The pupils all showed fantastic skills in all of the events and should be proud of the effort they showed today. Both our teams came 3rd overall, with our Year 3 team missing out on second place by j
Yesterday, six Year 4 children went to Kingsmeadow to compete against different schools playing netball. They played fantastically as a team and really enjoyed showing off their netball skills they learnt with their coach last term.
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end! And so it is with the Year 6 residential to Dukeshouse Wood. However, the time in which they were there, the children learned a lot of new skills but they also learned a lot about themselves. Everyone was pushed outside of their comfort zones a
Year 6 have enjoyed another fun-packed menu of activities. The staff and children tried their hand at archery, the zip wire and the laser in the woods. After tea, the children enjoyed a game of football rounders and the ‘mini olympics’ before returning to their dormitories for a well-earned n
The day’s session continued to challenge and focus the Year 6 children who participated with relish but also a little trepidation. The activities are very much designed to push children out of their comfort zone and this was clear with more tasks based on height such as Jacob’s Ladder and the Zip-wi
Yesterday, two of our year 5 cricket teams took part in a competition at Felling Cricket Club. Both teams showed off their incredible sporting skills, as well as their their team work and sportsmanship. Article 29 – We all have the right to develop our talents and abilities.
