Hey sports fans! Welcome back to our school sports blog, where we are excited to tell you about our annual Inclusive School Sports Festival that took place at the High School, where children from all schools in the locality can come together to celebrate the joy of sports, camaraderie, and diversity.
In a vibrant display of skill and camaraderie, the local primary girls’ football competition took centre stage this week, captivating spectators with its intensity and sportsmanship. Held at Stocksbridge Junior School, the tournament brought together budding footballers from schools across the locality, showcasing their prowess on the field.
In preparation for the upcoming girls’ football competition, where Stocksbridge will be hosting four other schools in a round-robin event, the Year 6 girls have been eagerly refining their skills in our Monday after-school football club. We are delighted to see a consistently high number of participants turning up week in, week out. Not only are we focusing on developing skills such as passing, control, and dribbling, but we are also delving into the rules, strategies, and tactics of the game. Our aim is to build the confidence of the girls so that they may continue to participate in football outside of school and maintain an active lifestyle.
Dodgeball is a high-energy sport that is increasing in popularity, and our students really enjoy it when we play in PE.
This has to be one of my favourite events: the inclusive curling festival taking place at Sheffield Ice.
In the morning, starting at 8:30 am, we run a Wake & Shake Club to get our children into school and off to a healthy, active start.
This week, our Year 5 basketball team went to the Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield to take part in a citywide competition sponsored by Westfield Health. Twenty schools, all of which have been part of the schools’ basketball initiative focusing on key areas of the PSHE curriculum, such as self-esteem and bullying, participated. We were very grateful to have three professional basketball players in school, coaching our Year 5s, leading classroom sessions, running assemblies, and being fantastic role models for our youngsters.
On a beautiful sunny morning at Graves Park, we had our final race of the season at the Sheffield City Championships where children’s efforts from the whole season is celebrated and the final standings are announced.
