January Newsletter 2023

TO LGGSSPORT

Welcome to the first of our 2022-23 sports newsletters and a special mention to our new starters and their families.

We started the term with some changes to our PE kit policy, introducing a football style shorts option and an opportunity for students to select from their choice for each activity on offer on the curriculum, rather than been specifically chosen. We have also seen the introduction of a PE Sports Council. Each form, 9, has a form representative who meet regularly to discuss matters, feedback views, and celebrate and promote sport within our LGGS community.

curricular clubs have gone from strength to strength with huge numbers in attendance, which is of no surprise but something we never take for granted. This year we have particularly had a fabulous cohort of Year 10-13 sports leaders who have been committed to helping at lunchtimes: either umpiring netball/ hockey/football games, assisting with gymnastics club, running our dance lunchtime clubs (Junior Dance, Bollywood and Dance Team) or leading our very first volleyball club. Our Sixth Form Sports Team keep a weekly tally on the sports attendance board to record who visits from each form groups and to identify and celebrate top form attendees.

Within the curriculum this term Year 7 and 8 have been taking part in hockey during outdoor lessons and gymnastics whilst indoors. The progress we have seen in hockey has been, well – super sonic and the fundamental skills like the Roll-out, V-drag and Indian Dribble are, I’m not going to lie, top draw. This was reflected in our performance against Ripley St. Thomas during a recent fixture. Indoors, Year 7 have been choreographing a pair gymnastic routine and Year 8 a small group sports-acrobatic sequence to music. We have really been able to take advantage of the new devices within

this topic, using them to record via video and then analyse performance.

Year 9 have moved into hockey games outdoors and had a small taste of tag rugby. Indoors, students learnt a set motif in their ‘Everyone is talking about Jaime’ themed dance scheme of work and then worked on portraying a story of their choice around self-acceptance. They have more recently been learning about well-being and self-love during their yoga sessions.

Year 10 have started their Sports Leaders Award, alongside their recreational lessons and Year 11 have been playing netball and lacrosse this term, braving the cold and sometimes the wet!

This term we have seen extracurricular school sport return with the same intensity and positive vibe that we had pre-pandemic nearly three years ago and, oh boy does it feel good! Inspired by phenomenal sporting stories in the wider world; the incredible Lionesses (and Jill Scott doing her thing in the jungle), the first women’s Rugby League World Cup in England and the remarkable all female officials World Cup game in Qatar - to name but a few. LGGS students have been doing their thing too, both at clubs and fixtures throughout the term. Before I leave you, I want to take this opportunity to thank Miss Bellin, Mrs Russell, Miss Broadfield and Miss Plowman for their passion and dedication throughout 2022 and to all the other staff and students who make everything and anything possible when it comes to offering as much variety to the sports provision we offer at LGGS.

SPORTSATTENDANCE

The PE Department’s Award Scheme, which recognises and rewards individuals for attending extra-curricular sport, started afresh in September. For any individual that attends an LGGS sports’ club or LGGS fixture, they receive one ‘tick’. Over the course of the year, these ‘ticks’ are totalled in July and anyone that matches or surpasses a milestone, will be awarded a certificate and can purchase a £2 badge to sew on to their PE hoodie or t-shirt.

BRONZE 30 clubs SILVER 60 clubs GOLD 90 clubs

At the end of the year pupils will received a badge for their PE hoodie based on how many clubs they have attended during the year.

INDIVIDUAL

BRONZE AWARD

YEAR 8

TOP THREE

1st Sophie Semple 8.2 39

2nd Olly Eccles 8.4 33

3rd Amy Peacock 8.3 32

YEAR 9

TOP THREE

1st Zara King 9.4 29

2nd Jemima Cook 9.3 26 3rd Daisy Dickinson 9.5 25

YEAR 10

TOP THREE:

1st Loomy Ammar 10.1 45

2nd Amal Aftab 10.1 36 3rd Molly Bonnar 10.1 22

MONDAY

EXTRA-CURRICULAR CLUBS

L U N C H 12.35 - 1.05pm

Fun Fitness - Year 8 (Gym)

Running Club - All years Dance - Year7-9 (Dance Studio)

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

A F T E R S C H O O L 3.45 - 4.45pm

Dodgeball - Year 7-8 (Gym)

Netball - Year 7 & Year 10-13 Gymnastics - Year 7-8 (Gym) -

Inter-house Gymnastics (Gym)

Hockey - Year 8-10

Bollywood Dance - Year 7-10 (Dance Studio)

Football - All years Netball - Year 8-9 Dance Acro - All years (Gym)

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Just Dance - All years (Gym)

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FIXTURES & RESULTS

Year 9 Netball v Bay Leadership Academy 26.09.22 Won 8 - 1 POM: Marina Ball

Year 9 District Netball Tournament 29.09.22 Won 8-1 v Morecambe Bay Academy Won 6-4 v Carnforth High School Won 12-1 v Ripley St. Thomas B Won 9-8 v Ripley St. Thomas A in the Final Crowned champions

Won 6-0 v Bay Leadership Academy

POM: Martha Kind Won 2-0 v Carnforth High School A

POM: Jasmine Dewhurst Won 6-0 v Carnforth High School B

POM: Modupe Barbarinde Crowned District Champions

Sixth Form Netball v LRGS 17.10.22

V 1st Team - Lost 15-3 V 2nd Team - Won 13-5

Year 7 and 8 Netball v Morecambe Bay Academy 18.10.22

Year 7 Won 11-0

POM: Harriet Wood Year 8 Won 12-7 POM: Millie Borrick

Year 8 and 9 Hockey v Ripley St. Thomas 19.10.22 Year 9 Won 1-0 POM: Jennifer Hayes Year 8 Won 7-2 POM: Georgia Leech

U13 Girls’ Football Cup 2.11.22

Congratulations to Grace Cook, Amelie Pye, Olly Eccles, Mia Nelson, Imogen Cripps, Jess Lord and Betsy Matthews who finished runners up in this closely fought competition. They narrowly lost in the final to Kirby Kendal 1-0 after beating OLCC on penalties in the semi-final from an awesome

Year 8 District Netball Tournament 6.10.22 Won 4-0 v Morecambe Bay Academy B Lost 0-3 v Morecambe Bay Academy A Won 4-0 v Ripley St. Thomas B Lost 1-9 v Ripley St. Thomas A Lost 0-1 v Carnforth High School

Year 8 Netball v Bay Leadership Academy 10.10.22 Won 4-1 POM: Unaysah Patel

Year 7 District Netball Tournament 13.10.22 Won 2-0 v Morecambe Bay Academy POM: Imogen Cripps Won 5-0 v OLCC POM: Olivia Corvi

Lancashire Schools U16 Table Tennis Team Tournament 5.11.22

Through to the National Finals

U14 District Football Tournament 10.11.22

Year 8 team came joint 5th

U12 District Schools Football Tournament 1.12.22

Won 1-0 v Morecambe Bay Academy

Won 1-0 v Bay Leadership Academy

Won 3-0 v Ripley St. Thomas Won 1-0 v Carnforth High School A

Won 3-0 v Carnforth High School B

Won 1-0 v Our Lady’s Catholic College Crowned District Champions

Year 7 and 8/9 Football v Bay

Leadership Academy 5.12.22

Year 8/9 Won 6-1

Year 7 lost 8-2

LOOKING BACK

Many of students are very keen sports competitors outside of school. You can read about just some of their impressive and varied achievements …

LOOKING BACK

Eve Molloy 8.2 Eve Molloy in 8.2 competed in the International Youth Games in Almere last summer as part of the Lancaster City Swimming Team. . Eve was the youngest competitor from Lancaster aged only 12. She returned with 2 gold medals in 200 IM (individual medley) and 100 Butterfly and a silver medal swimming meet.

Isla Roberts 9.3 In the winter months of 2021 to early 2022, I participated in the Lancashire Sportshall Indoor Athletics League. In this set of

LOOKING BACK

a throw. After multiple events throughout the indoor season, I was selected to compete at Manchester Sportcity for the Lancashire under 13 girls’ team (with 9 others) against other counties in the North of England and we won! This put us through to the UK Final in Colchester where we represented the North of England and came 4th overall!

In July, I also competed in the International Youth Games Lancaster in Almere, Holland.

school is part of the American Academy of Dance (AAD). In June, Imogen auditioned for the AAD Scholarships and during October she joined nearly 100 other Juniors in finals at Buxton Opera House The dancers perform the same ballet & tap routine in a knock-out competition, that lasts all day. It’s a tiring day, anxiously waiting

School of Gymnastics in various competitions. Highlights were being part of the FIG club team National Team Championships in October, winning a silver medal on beam Lancashire Red Rose competition in November, and a trip to compete in the Isle of Man in December. She has also qualified for the English Championships this February so we wish her lots of luck!

THE ELF RUN

Fifty students and staff signed up to take part in the ‘Reindeer Rush Elf Run’ for St. John’s Hospice. Unfortunately, due to weather conditions, we had to cancel the event in school but encouraged all those that had signed up to take part in their run over the Christmas holidays.

Well done to everyone that took part and a massive thank you to anyone who has donated via the ‘Just Giving’ page. We have nearly