SEN
Athletics Festival30th June 2008 saw the annual SEN Athletics
Festival, held at 5 Rivers Leisure Centre. A superb morning for all, where
pupils got the chance to be involved in throwing, running and jumping
activities. Stations included a sprint race, target throw, javelin, hurdles and
standing long jump.
Updated July 2008
St
Edmund's Cluster Basketball Festival
On Wednesday 2nd July 2008 St Edmund's Girls' School
hosted a cluster Basketball festival for Yr 5&6 pupils from St Andrew's,
Idmiston and Winterbourne Earls. Sports leaders from St Edmund's ran a superb
event, and took sole charge of umpiring, organising and coaching of the teams
involved.
All schools had a fantastic morning and the standard of play
was extremely high from all involved.
Updated July 2008
St
Edmund's Cluster Athletics Festival
On Tuesday 10th June St
Edmund's held a cluster Athletics festival as a 'pre-Area event competition'.
Pupils from St Andrew's, St Mark's, St Martin's, Pitton, Winterbourne Earls, St
Paul's and St Osmund's took part, with one boy and one girl from each year
(Yr3-6) being allowed to participate.
Pupils thoroughly enjoyed the
event and there was a high standard from all involved. A special mention has to
go to Tilda from St Mark's who won every event in her age group - a fantastic
achievement!
St Edmund's and Wyvern Sports Leaders were used to run the
event and they did a fantastic job of encouraging pupils and coaching them
throughout the varying stations.
Updated July 2008
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Wyvern Cricket Festival
On 6th
June 2008 Wyvern College hosted the mixed Primary Kwik Cricket Tournament. 16
teams entered and thankfully the weather was on our side for all to enjoy an
action packed afternoon of some superb cricket.
Yr10 Wyvern Sports
Leaders ran the pitches during the afternoon and following an Umpiring Course
they had attended, all performed very professionally on the day. Winterslow
School remained reigning Champions once again after a close final where they
beat Winterbourne Earls School.
Updated July 2008
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Stratford
Sub Castle Year 2 & 3 Receive Coaching From Riverside Twelve pupils
were selected for a six-week programme of mini tennis coaching from Riverside
Tennis Club. Each week the children were transported to SWGS where they
received a lively and fun session from Jason. All the children
thoroughly enjoyed the experience and really benefitted from the extra space
and time they received within a small group situation. Other schools in
the partnership that received the coaching were Wilton, Dinton & Barford
and Woodford Valley. All will be meeting at the mini tournament to be held at
Riverside on the 18th July. Watch this space!
Updated June 2008 - Lucy Cassidy - SSCo
Biggest and Best Tag Rugby Festival
yet
Hundreds of primary school children competed in the
annual Salisbury Primary Tag Rugby Festival on Wednesday March 26.
The
festival took place at Salisbury City Football Club with 32 schools taking
part, including St Mark's, Broadchalke, Woodlands, Larkhill, Wardour and
Idmiston and many more.
Organised by Salisbury District Council with
support from the Salisbury and Avon Valley School Sports Partnerships and Wilts
and Dorset RFU, the festival was a culmination of local primary school teachers
receiving training in tag rugby to deliver the sport to their pupils.
Salisbury District Council's Sports and Community Officer, Karlene
Jammeh, said: "This is one of the biggest festivals that we have organised
in Salisbury District for local primary schools. It was absolutely fantastic to
see over 300 young people competing and enjoying tag rugby. We were impressed
by the skill level and enthusiasm of all those taking part." "The aim of
the project was to encourage more primary schools to teach tag rugby. Tag rugby
enables both boys and girls to develop basic rugby skill, to compete on even
terms and to work as a team." "It's a great sport for young people, it
enables them to achieve success, which is important when introducing anything
new, particularly sport."
Results Table
| |
Final Trophy |
| 1st |
Nomansland |
| 2nd |
Great Wishford |
| 3rd |
Downton |
| 4th |
Woodford Valley |
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Final plate |
| 1st |
Idmiston A |
| 2nd |
Wardour |
| 3rd |
Pitton |
| 4th |
Woodlands |
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| Fair Play |
Woodford Valley |
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The festival kicked off with a general
round robin event consisting of eight groups of four teams, with the winners
and runners up from each group going on to compete for the top trophy in a
further round robin. The third and fourth placed teams from each group went
onto play in the plate competition. Nomansland, Downton, Great Wishford and
Woodford Valley made it into the finals to decide the top
placings.
Woodford Valley and Downton competed for third and fourth
placings, with Downton winning 5-4. Nomansland and Great Wishford were pitted
against each other to decide the winner. After a brave performance and close
game, Nomansland ran out festival winners with a 7-6 victory.
In the
Plate Competition, Woodlands, Pitton, Wardour and Idmiston A team were left to
battle it out with each other. The top two teams to play for the Plate
competition were Idmiston A and Wardour. Idmiston A finally clinched the title
over Wardour, with a 5:4 score. Pitton school were third. |
The referees were then tasked to vote for
the Fair Play Award, with several schools being nominated. The award went to
Woodford Valley. Certificates were also given to all
participants.
Nomansland, Great Wishford, Downton and Woodford valley
will now go onto represent Salisbury District at the County Event at Wootton
Bassett on May 1.
The Festival was a great a success with the help of
Salisbury City Football Club and the use of their facilities, the Avon Valley,
St Edmund's, Wyvern and Trafalgar students who helped to run the pitches and
look after the schools during the afternoon, and also the referees that had
travelled from as far as Frome to help with the festival.
Updated April
2008 - Karlene Jammeh, Sports and Community Officer, Salisbury District Council
SEN Gymnastics
Festival On Monday 17th March 2008 at Five Rivers Leisure Centre,
the SEN gymnastics festival took place during the morning. Exeter House,
Highbury First and Primary School and Woodford Valley all took part. It
was an excellent morning, challenging the pupils as they made their way round a
six station circuit including: trampolining, trampette work, balance beams, gym
circuit, jumping platforms and a body management station. All pupils had
a thoroughly enjoyable morning and were supported throughout by enthusiastic
and diligent leaders from St Edmund's Girls' School. The leaders not only
motivated and guided the pupils, but as a special treat they put on a half time
gymnastics display A huge thank you to all who helped with the
organising and running of the day because it was a huge success and the pupils
who took part challenged themselves in all events and loved every
minute.
| Updated April 2008 - Charlie Stucki SSCo |
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Fundamental Skills
Festival
Five Rivers Leisure Centre was the venue for an
afternoon of fun events and skill development, all based around fundamental
skills such as balance, coordination, agility, ball skills and reaction time
that took place 18th January.
The 50 children from year's 1 & 2 at
Woodford Valley, Stratford-sub-Castle, Idmiston and St Osmunds were divided
into four groups and rotated around four skills circuits throughout the
afternoon.
Following a large group warm up led by Sue Edwards the
children were instructed and led by the Community Sports Leaders Team from
South Wilts and Bishops. As the children performed the Sports Leaders awarded
stickers to everybody for effort and skill level.
The afternoon was
concluded with certificates for everybody and it was apparent by their faces
that a grand day out was had by all.
Updated January 2008 - Lucy Cassidy
SSCo
What's happening in The Trafalgar
Cluster this Term
Our photograph is of Downton Hi5's team proudly show off their
medals.
Gymnastics Lindsay Broomfield (Community Coach) is
working in the Downton Cluster of schools for this term. She is working with
teachers on a topic of their choice.
Pam Swienton (SSCo) is also working
at KS1 Gymnastics in Whiteparish.
Everyone is eagerly looking forward to
The Festival planned for Wednesday 2nd April at The Trafalgar School. This will
be the fifth one organised by Lindsay for this Cluster.
Positive
Play
This is a
focus within the Cluster. This term, 12 Year 6 Pupils from Whiteparish have
worked to gain their Positive Play Certificates. Well done to them.
Well
done to Zoe B, Sophie S and Tabitha T, from Alderbury and West Grimstead who
recently received the full Young Leaders Award. It won't be long before there
are lots more certificates being presented to these youngsters. They are
working very hard. Well done to them all.
Downton Pimary start their
Positive Play Programme on Wednesday 23rd January with 40 Year 5
Pupils.
Updated January 2008
'Strictly
Us Dancing' Primary Festival
On 29th November we held the
'Strictly Us Dancing' Primary Festival. This was a highly successful event
developed from the Primary Dance Support Programme that St Edmund's Girls'
School has been delivering to the local Primary Schools over the last 2 months.
The children were Years 4 and from Exeter House, St Andrews, Sarum St Pauls and
Idmiston.
The day consisted of a 'Salsa' led warm up for all the
Primary Schools, followed by 4 competition heats, with 1st, 2nd and 3rd awards
judged by a GCSE Dance Year 11 student panel. This was then followed by a GCSE
Year 11 Performance of an examination piece. Katherine E, Clare McC and Ally S,
performed their set study with exceptional high quality.
Miss Buttle St
Edmund's PE Department
Thanks
to the Dance teachers from St Edmund's, Ms JDeBond and Ms D Dunn, the Asdan
group who organised and led the Primary schools on the day, the GCSE dancers
for their fantastic contribution and all the Primary school staff and parents
who came to support the festival.
The 6-week dance programme was a great
success. Feedback from pupils and staff was very positive. Some of the comments
from pupils: "Dancing is fun"
.."my favourite part was our
dance"
.."I enjoyed the GSE girls' dance".
Mrs E James
Updated December 2007
Hockey
Festival (Laverstock,Salisbury High & South Wilts)
The sun
definitely shone on the day of the Hockey Festival this year and it was a
glorious autumnal scene that was created.
The level of skill and determination was great to see
as ten schools battled it out for the title with many games going to extra time
and even penalties as a result.
There were some close performances
throughout Round One but eventually Idmiston, Dinton, Winterslow and Woodford
saw themselves through to the semis, leaving Greentrees and Wilton to battle it
out for 5th and 6th place; a very close game indeed which could only be decided
by penalties.
Both Winterslow and Woodford battled hard in the semis
only to lose out to the gritty determination of both Dinton and
Idmiston.
The final was yet another close call going to extra time. Both
teams played superbly but the sheer guts and determination of a very cohesive
and lively Idmiston side saw them deserved winners.
As the day
progressed fair play by all teams was recognised with the award going to
Winterbourne Earls.
Well done everybody, a great day.
Updated
December 2007 - Lucy Cassidy SSCo
High 5 Netball Festival (Laverstock,
Bishops & South Wilts)
As three clusters merged together
this year it was decided that Salisbury High would be a more appropriate venue
for the number of teams involved. Ten teams were entered; the sun was shining
gloriously.
Two pools of 5 teams each played a round robin. Following
the conclusion of round 1 the semi finals were as follows:
Winner of
Pool 1 = Winterslow v Runner Up Pool 2 = Woodford (Winterslow won
2-0) Winner of Pool 2 = Greentrees v Runner Up Pool 1 = St Andrews
(Greentrees won 3-1)
Final
positions: 1st Winterslow 2nd Greentrees 3rd Woodford 4th St
Andrews 5th St Marks 6th Harnham 7th St Osmunds 8th
Winterbourne 9th Pitton 10th Stratford
Updated December 2007 -
Lucy Cassidy SSCo
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Primary
Football
12 schools participated in the Trafalgar Primary
football tournament.
16 Junior Leaders from the Trafalgar School acted
as officials and Mentors.
Lucy Cassidy, SSCo from South Wilts Grammer,
brought Ben Holden to help the adult referees. She also brought several Junior
Ambassadors.
The Head of the School, Jenny Lawrie, presented the medals
and certificates.
Well done everyone.
Updated November
2007 |
| Position |
School |
Points |
| Group 1 |
|
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| 1st |
Greentree |
8 (+6 goal dif) |
| 2nd |
Nomansland A |
8 (+5 goal dif) |
| 3rd |
Morgans Vale |
4 (-5 goal dif) |
| 4th |
Downton |
4 (-6 goal dif) |
| Group 2 |
|
|
| 5th |
Landford |
8 |
| 6th = |
Harnham |
6 |
| |
Whiteparish |
6 |
| 8th |
Nomansland B |
4 |
| Group 3 |
|
|
| 9th |
Woodford Valley A |
7 (+5 goal dif) |
| 10th |
Coombe Bissett |
7 (+4 goal dif) |
| 11th |
Woodford Valley B |
4 |
| 12th |
Britford |
3 |
| Fair Play |
Britford |
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