Netball Development Session

We took a group of Year 3 and 4 pupils to a netball development session at Westonbirt School.  They played lots of mini netball games to learn about the positions within the game as well as the skills of throwing, catching, passing and shooting.

Football Festivals

 This week our Year 3 and 4 pupils and our Year 5 and 6 pupils enjoyed participating in football festivals at Malmesbury Football Club.  They played lots of good football showing skills of passing the ball, tackling, shooting and goal keeping.  Above all they played fairly and two of our players were awarded medals for showing sportsmanship.

Gymnastics Development Session

We took a group of eight Year 3/4 pupils to The Activity Zone In Malmesbury to experience some gymnastics activities.  The children tried all sorts of different gymnastics skills including balancing on a beam, parallel bars, handstands, balances and partner balances. They learned lots of new skills while having fun!

Westonbirt Cross Country Festival

We took a team of runners to the Westonbirt Cross Country Festival.  The Year 3 and 4 pupils ran 1500m and The Year 5 and 6 pupils ran 2200m. Everyone ran well in very muddy conditions! They were rewarded with hot chocolate and a cookie at the end.

Santa Dash

In December we took a team of children to enter a Santa Dash cross country run at Castle Combe race  track.  The Year 3/4 runners ran a 1 KM course and the Year 5/6 pupils ran a 2 KM course wearing Christmas headgear followed by hot chocolate and a biscuit! Our Year 3/4 pupils came third overall and received a bronze medal!

Tag Rugby Festivals

We took a Year 3/4 team and a year 5/6 team to a tag rugby festival at Minety Rugby Club in October.  Both teams enjoyed participating in a competitive festival and worked well as a team supporting each other whilst learning and practising their passing, catching, tagging and scoring skills.