Thank you to everyone who has helped their children to make the range of fantastic hobby horses that were on parade on Friday. It was lovely to see how proud the children were, what a fun time they had, and how proud they were of each other. We have some amazing pictures and I think the smiles say it all.
Last week our athletics team attended the Primary Sports Day at William Brookes School! 
We were so proud of how well everyone performed at the competition, their behaviour was impeccable and they gave 100% effort in every event. Well done to the whole team who placed second overall. 
The girls gave their absolute best in their track and field events. Giving 100% and supporting each other. It was an amazing atmosphere and a tough competition. We proudly placed 3rd in the 4 x 1 lap relay.
The afternoon of 'try it out' gave them the opportunity to have a go at boxing, cricket, tennis, squash and orienteering with the support of great coaches. A brilliant day 
Year 2 visited Barrow School for a Cross Country event. They showed determination and resilience to keep going and supported each other in their races. We are so proud of them. We even came back with a couple of certificates for placing 2nd and 3rd in our races. Well done 
Children in Key Stage 1 have had an archery lesson from a pupil's Mum. Mel is a Paralympian archer who kindly gave up some of her time to show us how to do it. The children loved it and were very good at it too! Children in Key Stage 2 will be having a lesson too. We are hoping that our new archery set will prove very popular with the children. Huge thanks to Mel for taking the time to help us get started.
Every Tuesday breaktime children have been enjoying Curling Club. We have become experts and now love having friendly competitions every week. It's great fun! The children can now set the game up and even record the scores
Wednesday afternoon's girls' football club is in full swing. The girls have warmed up, stretched and are ready to go! They are working on their dribbling skills in 1 v 1s and training their quick reflexes in goal keeping based drills. They will be looking forward to putting these skills into practice in a game situation later on. Remember this is a free club that any Year 5 or 6 girl can join. We would love to have more members come and join the fun! 
Girls football club
The Year 5 and 6 girls have had a great afternoon enjoying drills and a game coached by our brilliant William Brookes leaders. If your child would like to join in the fun please come to the office to express an interest 
We hope you loved watching our football themed dance last term. We were so proud of how professionally all the children performed the dance at William Brookes and how hard they worked at dance club throughout last term. They were all super stars, a huge well done!
A small number of our girls headed off to represent the school at Bridgnorth just before Half Term. They were fantastic and worked together well. In the heat stage they won every match and made their way to the quarter finals.
It was a nail-biting match. The score was 1-1 at the end of the 6 minutes. 2 extra minutes were played and it was still 1-1 and so it went to penalty shoot out.
The girls put up an amazing show and our goalkeeper stayed calm in the face of pressure. Unfortunately, we were knocked out at this point. It was 1-1 on penalties with the final shot to be taken by the other school. They successfully scored and went through to the semi finals.
Well done to everyone. I know Miss Williams and I were totally pulled into the drama of the football and can't wait to see the girls play again.
As part of our membership to the TrustEd Sports Partnership, a group of Year 5 and Year 6 children participated in the Key Stage 2 Sports Hall Athletics at William Brookes School on Wednesday 17th January. Children competed with pupils from other local primary schools, and had a fantastic time.
The Girls' Team were awarded 1st Place in the event, and will now move on to the Finals in May 2024! Well done to everyone involved!
