SPORTING EVENTS TAG RUGBY – MARCH
................................................................................... On Wednesday 6 March some of our Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in a Tag Rugby Tournament at Oakham Rugby Club. They played very well, winning 1 match, losing 2 and scoring 13 tries. Connor Reid (Willow Class) said “I really enjoyed it, it was good fun, I hope we do it again”. As ever they behaved very well and were fantastic ambassadors for our school.
NETBALL – MARCH
................................................................................... On 21 March some of our year 6 pupils went to Catmose College to take part in the Level 2 Netball School Games competition against other schools from Rutland.
SWIMMING GALA – APRIL
.................................................................................. Some of our pupils took part in the Rutland Swimming Gala, which was held on 19 April at Catmose Pool and was attended by schools from Rutland, Uppingham and Casterton. The children had previously taken part in the heats on 15 April against local primary schools. Everyone swam very well and represented the school admirably. Several of our pupils made it through to the finals and the results are as follows: Lucy Dilkes: Second Year 6 breaststroke Kacey Robson: Second butterfly Year 5, Third front crawl Year 5 Katie Thomson: Third, front crawl Year 6.
RUNNING AWARD WINNERS – MAY
.................................................................................. After progressing through the Rutland Championships, Philip Tradewell, Ben Weston, Joseph Chesman, Katie Weston, Sally Herron and Emma Bremer all qualified to represent Rutland in the Leics County Championships at Launde Abbey on Saturday 16 March. It was a very cold and muddy event, but they all ran very well, particularly Philip, Ben and Joseph who gained silver medals for their efforts.
FOOTBALL RESULTS Y6 AND YR 3/4 – MAY
................................................................................................................................... On a cold, Spring evening, our year six girls’ football team travelled to Uppingham to take part in a tournament. They only lost once in a very strong group. The team consisted of Olivia Meredith-Wood, Caitlin Richman, Elizabeth Sharp, Kirsty Cooper, Katie Thompson, Antonia Martin, Jaime Stimson and Alana Stafford. The year 3 and 4 boys had a mixed night, winning one and losing two. The team who represented our School were Corey Richardson, Aaron Dowdy, Seb Constable, Ethan Smith, Maxim Green, Philip Tradewell, Liam Nicholls, Katie Weston and Jacob Dickinson. The year 6 boys’ team also had a mixed evening on Tuesday 7 May winning one, drawing one and losing one which meant they finished runners up in their group. Well done to the team who were: Owen Henderson, Joe Chesman, Ben Weston, Alan Warnock, Elliot Daymond, Max Devere-Summers, Connor Reid, Kane Frost and Declan Ward.