This week, seven of our runners attended the x-country final in Crawley. They all did amazingly well as we are very proud of them.
X-country Finals
Football
On Wednesday we took two teams to The Weald to take part in a football tournament. It was a great afternoon with lots of teams. The teams were split into two groups - Group A and Group B. The teams played all the other teams in their group and then it went to finals.
Our team in Group A came second in the group stage and third in the overall tournament.
Our team in Group B came third in the group stage and fifth in the overall tournament.
It was a lovely afternoon and we were very proud of all our players, for their skills, teamwork and sportmanship.
Congratulations to all the players.
World Book Day!
On Thursday we had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day in school. Children came in comfy clothes and brought pillows, creating a cosy atmosphere for a day full of reading. Some children built reading forts, others shared books with friends, and lots of fun reading activities took place throughout the day.
One of the highlights of the day was our World Book Day game. Teachers had been transformed into cartoon characters and the children had the challenge of guessing which teacher matched which book. They then had to match the book covers to the correct teacher. It was great fun! The atmosphere throughout the day was fantastic, with children and staff all enjoying the opportunity to celebrate reading together. It was a brilliant reminder of how much joy books can bring!
Rugby at The Weald
This week our rugby team braved the cold and rain to attend a rugby tournament at The Weald.
They all played well and demonstrated good skills, whilst being supportive of those who had not played before.
Overall the team came second, earning them some lovely silver medals. Well played and congratulations to the whole team.
Hockey at The Weald
On Monday 8th December we took 3 hockey teams to a quick sticks hockey tournament at The Weald.
All the teams played each other and it was great to watch all the children support each other and demonstrate good skills and team work.
Our year 5 team came 7th, one year 6 team came 5th and our other year 6 team won every match and came first. Well done to all the players.
Horsham District Girls Football
After 2 evenings of all the teams playing everyone, it came down to the third evening. The 10 teams were split into division A and division B based on the results from the previous evenings. Our team were placed into division A and played 4 hard matches. Each match was very close and the team played brilliantly.
In the end our team finished 4th. We are super proud of all our players. Well done.
Horsham District Girls Football - Week 1
On Friday the 7th November the girls football team had their first evening at Tanbridge House.
They demonstrated great skill and teamwork.
They lost their fist match 1-0. They then went on to win their next two match 3-0. In their final two matches they won 5-0.
This puts the team in second place in the tournament.
Amazing X-Country!
On Thursday 6th November, Miss Hall and Miss Dore took 45 children to Billingshurst to take part in x-country races.
The Year 3 and 4 team were first to race. It was a tense race with over 120 children taking part.
Next, it was the turn of the Year 5 girls and then the Year 5 boys - their course was a little longer and the start area was starting to get quite muddy and slippery.
Finally, it was the turn of the Year 6’s. The girls went first and the race started with a sprint to the first corner! By the time it the Year 6 boys started, the course was very muddy and slippery in places. It was another tense race!
The teams came in the following places:
Year 3&4 - 3rd place
Year 5 girls - 1st
Year 5 boys - 2nd
Year 6 girls - 5th
Year 6 boys - 1st
A massive congratulations to all the runners, we are incredibly proud of you.
Year 3 Football
On Friday our Year 3 football team went off to their tournament. They all played really well, got stuck in to all their matches and were very enthusiastic.
Well done to all the players.
Year 5 Football
Last Friday Year 5 took part in a yr 5/6 football tournament. The team demonstrated great skill and determination drawing their first game, and loosing two. It ended with a nail biting final match, which was extremely close.
Well done to all the players. You showed brilliant teamwork.
Fantastic Football
The Year 6 football team got off to a flying start on Friday with their first tournament of the year. Over the course of the evening the team played four matches, winning them all! The whole team played well and demonstrated good skills and teamwork. Well done Year 6!
End of Term Music Concert
On Friday afternoon, parents were able to enjoy a wonderful concert of piano and recorder. Thank you to Mrs Beddow to all your hard work over the year, the children performed brilliantly in the intense heat.
Thank you PAKSA
A massive thank you to PAKSA for organising the ice cream to visit school this afternoon. A perfect way to round off the half term.
Tennis
On Wednesday a Year 3&4 tennis team went to The Weald for Road to Eastbourne Tennis. They took part in a carousel of activities aimed and using their footwork and racket skills. For each activity they earned points and the team came fourth overall. Then they played some double matches.
Well done to all our players.
VE Day
On Thursday 8th May, we came together as a whole school community to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day and think of all the brave men and women of our country who served in the 2nd World War. All our children and staff were treated to a scone with jam and a soft drink. Children had all had the opportunity to design their own gratitude medals for important people in their lives that they are grateful to. Some of the children were able to read out who they are grateful to and why. It was a lovely and truely memorable afternoon for our community.
Cricket
This week two teams attended a friendly cricket afternoon at Loxwood Cricket Ground. The afternoon was to share the enjoyment of cricket, improve skill and take part in a mini tournament.
Both teams showed great skills, enthusiasm and teamwork. Our Year 6 team won all their games and our Year 5 team won their last game. Well done to all the players and thank you for a lovely afternoon.
Grounds Day - 3rd April
We held our Spring Grounds Day on Thursday. It was a beautiful day to get out in the Spring sunshine. We are so grateful to our amazing team of parents and other volunteers, including Rev. Clive and representatives of Billingshurst Lions who came out in force to work hard on our environmental area. THANK YOU
This Girl Can
This week we took two teams to This Girl Can at The Weald. Initially we were going to have one team playing netball and the second team playing football, however due to fewer teams being able to attend than hoped, both of our teams took part in a mini football tournament and then a mini netball tournament.
We are so proud of all the players as they pushed themselves out of their comfort zones and played brilliantly.
Our pink team won the football tournament and our green team won the netball tournament.
