Christmas Hamper Raffle Tickets: On Sale Now!

The Christmas Hamper Raffle is upon us! It is now the season to buy a ticket or few and get the chance to win one of 30 of these amazing hampers the PTA have been assembling. Thanks for all those lovely contributions. Good luck with the draw which will take place on the 15th December - so you've a little more time to get more of those tickets...!

Book Fair Thanks!

Thanks for all your support with book fair this week! We've raised over £400 for the school to spend on new books for the children which is brilliant.

Cross Country Crew!

Cross country crew! Around 20 children this term have been competing on a Friday evening at the outdoor sports centre.  The School’s Cross Country League often highlights the best local athletic talent and gives our children the opportunity to actively compete against a large amount of city children.  Each session has included approximately 180 boys and a further 140 girls all completing a tough mile long course up and down the hills of the centre.  Currently our girls’ team lies in 8^th place from 23 and the boys 20 from 33.  All the children have improved their placings in every race they have ran so far, special mention goes to Ellen who has finished in the top ten runners every week.

Awesome Athletes!

Awesome Athletes!  Year 5 and 6 children have completed a scorching indoor athletics competition at Woodlands school.  All schools from the east of the city were invited to compete.  The children took part in a variety of 6 different sprint and hurdling races.  They then had two field events each to complete, these ranged from chest pass and shot put, long jump, triple jump, balance and speed bounce.  We are eagerly awaiting the overall results, this will determine which schools we compete with in order to take on the west of the city in a weeks’ time. Amazing effort from all the boys and girls involved in our team of 12, all the events have been very physically demanding.  More pictures from the finals will be blogged.

Year 4 Score!

There are a few items that have missed out on being blogged this year, so I thought I would try to complete a mini update and include some pictures!

Year 4 Score!  In October a team of 8 children from year 4 took part in a basketball festival at Cantell School.  All of the children showed great athletic ability and displayed some superb skills.  A lot of staff delivering the sessions were very impressed with our attention and dedication.  The children worked well together as a team and had a great afternoon.  Time ran out before many matches could be played which was a real shame as our team were ready to pass, shoot, dribble and dunk!

UK Good Diabetes Care in School Award

 

 

Following a nomination to Diabetes UK, we are proud to announce that we have been awarded the UK Good Diabetes Care in School Award.  This is a brand new award scheme which celebrates and showcases schools that deliver good care and support to children and young people with Type 1 diabetes.  We are very proud to be amongst a few schools in the country to have achieved this award and look forward to supporting other local schools in the future.  In the meantime, look out for the official Good Diabetes Care in School Award logo on our letterhead paper.

Football First!

There are a few items that have missed out on being blogged this year, so I thought I would try to complete a mini update and include some pictures!

Football First!  The school football team has had full on start to the season.  We played two tournaments in September between years 5 and 6.  We entered the city wide schools knockout cup and the Southampton school’s football league.  Results have been up and down during the first half of the season.  Unfortunately we didn’t progress in the cup, but within the tournaments and league the boys (and Mia) have gained confidence and progressed as each week has passed.  Ready for a well-deserved winter break, fixtures resume in the early part of next year.