Faster, Higher, Further
Year 3
You could sense the anticipation in the air for the Year 3 pupils’ first Sports Day in the Junior School! However all nerves vanished as soon as the first whistle blew for the start of the day. Jack Yates said, “I loved it, as we got to do lots of different activities”
The children performed well and were so enthusiastic and excited about the day. Mr Holness was pleased to say that he witnessed some great sportsmanship and said, “I was amazed by the effort and attitude of all the Year 3 students”.
The placing’s were:
| 1st | Osprey | 3048 |
| 2nd | Falcon | 2865 |
| 3rd | Merlin | 2701 |
| 4th | Kestrel | 2460 |
Year 4
The Year 4 pupils were keen to build on their experiences from last year and were looking forward to their last Sports Day in the current format. As next year they will be competing against each other in individual events. Mr Holness was amazed with some of the running, jumping and throwing from these students and said, “Every pupil was brilliant”. Again, the attitude and commitment from all teams was outstanding. Alex Kingston described the day as, “Fun, awesome and tiring”
The placing’s were:
| 1st | Kestrel | 1226 |
| 2nd | Osprey | 1184 |
| 3rd | Falcon | 1173 |
| 4th | Merlin | 1095 |
Year 5 and 6
After having to wait an extra week because of the rain the Year 5 and Year 6 pupils were ‘bursting at the seams’ to run faster, jump higher and throw further than ever before.
An action packed day saw a number of long standing records being smashed, which were:
| Y6 BOYS 200m | 29.29 | Callum Dawson |
| Y5 GIRLS 55m | 8.92 | Sulaf Al Jabal |
| Y6 BOYS 55m | 7.87 | Faaris Fayaaz |
| Y5 GIRLS 100m | 15.52 | Coco DeSouza |
| Y6 GIRLS 100m | 15.52 | Karmena Moriarty |
| Y6 BOYS 100m | 13.89 | Callum Dawson |
| Y5 BOYS RELAY | 56.53 | Falcon |
| Y6 BOYS RELAY | 53.02 | Kestrel |
| Y6 GIRLS SHOT | 7.35m | Victoria Harper |
Harry Winning “It was very well organized and a great experience”
Sanjana Srinivasan “It was very exciting”
Daisy Gunther Bushell “Best sports day ever”
Suni Stephenson “I liked all over the sportsmanship I witnessed”
Mr Holness “The students were a real credit to themselves in all aspects of the day”
After the medals were presented to all of the first placed athletes the final score was announced:
| 1st | Falcon |
| 2nd | Kestrel |
| 3rd | Osprey |
| 4th | Merlin |
2nd and 3rd place athletes will receive their certificates in the next assembly.
