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Headteacher's cup

Fri 26 Jun 2015

Pufflings - Jack - Improve. Jack has been concentrating so hard in Read, Write Inc. He always listens carefully and gives his best effort. This week he has been blending beautifully. Fantastic learning Jack.

Kangaroos - Adam - Respect yourself and others. Adam has shown he has a very caring nature towards others. He has been extremely helpful in class, setting a good example and staying on green. I'm very proud of you.

Chipmunks - Jodie - Work hard and concentrate. Jodie has been quietly and diligently working in all areas of the curriculum over the last few weeks. She is making huge leaps forward in her learning. Well done.

Penguins - Olive r-Trying new things. Oliver showed great enthusiasm during his dinosaur presentation. Penguins, Miss Price and Mrs Gower learnt so much!

Spider Monkeys - Polly -Try new things. Polly enjoys having a go and looks for opportunities to challenge her learning. Well done Polly.

Wolves - Jessica - Don't give up. Jessica has not given up with her learning in maths. She has shown determination and persistence to understand the topics taught and has shown she will have a go. Keep it up Jessica. A resilient wolf!

Owls - Katie-May-Work hard and concentrate. Katie-May continues to impress with her consistently positive attitude to her learning. She has high expectations of herself, which has resulted in excellent pieces of work over the last few weeks. Keep it up Katie-May.

Brown Bears -Morgan-Improve. Morgan was amazing in rounders this week. He was a highly skilled fielder and batter and a super team player. Well done!

Sports Cup - Jack. In year 4 Jack was desperately disappointed not to be selected for the Essex Summer Games. For two years he has worked incredibly hard at his sport and now his efforts have been rewarded. Many, Many congratulations on your selection for this years' Essex Summer Games. Enjoy!

Headteacher's Cup

Mon 22 Jun 2015

Pufflings - Melody- Respect ourselves and others. Melody was very kind and helpful to the pre-school children when they came to visit this week. Thank you Melody.

Kangaroos - Whole Class - Working hard and concentrating. Kangaroo class have certainly shown they have been practising their reading skills as everyone achieved their best ever score on their phonic screening check. Well done to you all!

Chipmunks - Whole class - Don't give up. Chipmunks showed such determination throughout assessment week and their phonics screening check. As a teacher, I couldn't have asked any more of them and I'm so proud of them all! Well done everyone.

Penguins - Marney- Respect yourself and others. Marney lights up Penguins class with her smile; she is always helpful, kind and considerate. Keep smiling Marney!

Spider Monkeys- Annabelle- Don't give up. Annabelle is showing determination with her class work, especially in maths. She is sticking at her maths even when she finds it tricky. Well done Annabelle.

Wolves -Tallulah - Imagine. Tallulah created an amazing shape poem using her Kenning technique all about cats. Well done.

Owls - Amy- Improve. Amy is such a focused learner who always gives her best, whatever we are doing. I'm so proud of you for all that you have achieved this year. Your learning has come on leaps and bounds. Believe in yourself, you are a star!

Brown Bears - Respect yourself and others. Jack went out of his way to support a classmate who hurt herself on the way home from school. He showed true Brown Bear spirit and is an excellent ambassador for our school.

Sports Cup - Izzy. Izzy has been a caring and supportive member of the orienteering team, always on hand to help the younger runners. Thank you Izzy for reminding us all that true enjoyment of sports comes, not from winning, but simply from taking part. You are the heart of the team.

ORIENTEERING LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Sat 20 Jun 2015

Many, many congratulations to St. Andrew’s orienteering team who were crowned Essex and Suffolk Primary Schools’ league champions at High Woods Country Park on Sunday.

All 4 primary sections of the league were won by St. Andrew’s pupils: Year 3/4 boys winner – Oliver Prince; Year 3/4 girls winner – Daisy Harrington; Year 5/6 boys winner – Zac Poter; Year 5/6 girls winner – Lucy Walker. In our most successful league season there were also bronze medals for Seb Poter, Amy Skeet and Jamie Hartnup and a silver medal for Sophie Blower.

Thank you to our parents for their loyal support throughout the year and to ALL the children for joining in so enthusiastically.

There would be no individual awards and no league to compete in without the mass participation of many, many children. Almost one-third of KS2 and even some from KS1 have had a go. Mrs Hartley would like to congratulate everyone who has taken part this season. You have all made a major contribution to the success of the team:

Rosy

Max

Joel

Liam

Oliver

Ben SH

Hannah

Evie

Katie-May

Ellie

Charlotte

Harrison

Louis D

Fern

Katy

Joshua

Thomas L

Thomas M

Izzy

William

Luca

Zara

Lily

Katie

Ben P

Alesha

Harvey

Gracie

Amelie

Emilie

Ryan

Thomas W

Daisy

Holli

Ben M

Abigail

SPORTS DAY 2015

Wed 17 Jun 2015

Congratulations to all the children on a fabulous celebration of sport.

Upper KS2 Field Events results (from the previous week)

Air House won the girls section of the competition. The boys events were dominated by Water House and their supremacy meant that the blue team the overall winners:

WATER 1^st 41 points; FIRE 2^nd 37 points; AIR and EARTH 3^rd= 32 points.

Opening Ceremony

The Sports Day programme commenced with a spectacular acrobatic display choreographed and performed by Year 5 gymnasts, Emilia, Louis D, Fern, Katy, Shayne and Louis P. Other members of the class created circling ribbons in the 4 house colours to represent St. Andrew’s version of the Olympic rings.

KS1 Track Events results

The infant children had a great time running, bouncing, skipping and jumping in their individual races. Then it was time for some teamwork in the relay obstacle races. Excitement mounted as the results were announced. The Fire House Infant Sports Captains, Freia and Sunny, received the shield on behalf of their team.

FIRE 1^st 59 points; WATER 2^nd 49 points; AIR 3^rd 38 points; EARTH 4^th 35 points.

KS2 Track Events results

There was a great team spirit and a wonderful array of sporting talent in the junior races. The individual events concluded with a very entertaining circus race planned and performed by Year 6. The junior baton relay and the whole house hoop relay provided a gripping climax to the afternoon. It was clear that the final scores were going to be very close. Earth House achieved one of their best ever results, but it was the yellow team who celebrated as the shield was presented to Max and Keira from Air House.

AIR 1^st 69 points; EARTH 2^nd 63 points; FIRE 3^rd 61 points; WATER 4^th 53 points.

Overall Trophy results (KS1 + KS2 + Field Events)

FIRE 1^st 157 points

WATER 2^nd 143 points

AIR 3^rd 139 points

EARTH 4^th 130 points

A loud cheer went up from Fire House, a mixture of surprise, relief and joy. Ben and Millie, the Junior Sports Captains, together with Freia and Sunny from KS1 received the cup from Mr Hume.

Thank you from Mrs Hartley

Year 5 gymnasts and ribbon dancers
Race judges (Mrs Hague, Mrs Charrington, Miss Marshall, Mrs Bryant, Mrs Donald, Mrs Shaw)
Marshalls and Starter (Mrs George, Mrs Gough, Mrs Higgins, Mrs Root)
Commentator (Mrs Bas)
Scorer (Mr Partridge)
Year 6 P.E monitors and assistants coordinated by Lottie Bryant
House Staff

Swimming Superstars

Fri 12 Jun 2015

The year 4 team, consisting of Jessica H, Rosie, Lily, Katie, Oliver, Jacob, Sam and Jamie, competed in the local school swimming gala. To begin with they were all slightly nervous and apprehensive, but as the competition progressed they relaxed and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

All the children encouraged each other as well as the other teams involved, true sportsmanship indeed!

They all swam superbly and won almost all of their races, achieving first place overall. Well done to you all, you have made St. Andrew's very proud.

Headteacher's cup winners

Fri 12 Jun 2015

Pufflings - Henry- Improve. Henry listened well to instructions and then wrote a fantastic recount of sports day using some excellent 'wow' words.

Kangaroos - Chloe -Don't give up. Chloe is always to be found trying her best. She is determined to keep going and is making lots of super progress!

Chipmunks - Kayley - Respect yourself. Kayley really deserves the cup this week. As she crossed the finish line in one of her races on sports day, she turned around straight away to cheer all her friends to the finish line. What brilliant sportsmanship Kayley. Well Done!

Penguins - Luca - Work hard and concentrate. Luca , well done for always taking such care over and pride in your work.

Spider Monkeys - Dylan- Work hard and concentrate. Dylan, you really tried hard to complete your mental arithmetic paper, despite it being something completely different from our normal tests. You just got on and did it. Well Done!

Wolves - Noah - Improving. Noah has been striving to improve his work and to concentrate more in class. Keep it up Noah.

Owls - Brodie - Work hard and concentrate. Brodie has settled in really well and has coped admirably with a full week of assessments. We love having you in owls, Brodie! Well done for keeping that smile on your face all week!

Brown Bears - Max- Work hard and concentrate. Max has worked incredibly hard to learn lines for the play. He has really focused whilst rehearsing.

Sports Cup - Emilia, Louis, Fern, Katy, Shayne and Louis. For giving sports day the "wow" factor. Thank you for choreographing and performing the most amazing acrobatic opening ceremony.

Headteacher's Cup Winners

Fri 05 Jun 2015

Thedara - Respect yourself and others, Thedara always shows a loving, caring attitude. She helps her friends when needed and is always a brilliant help at tidy-up time.

Tilly - respect yourself and others. Tilly is always a positive role-model in kangaroos. Not only does she always strive to succeed in her own work but is quick to help and support others.

Sidney - Respect yourself and others. Sid has been a good friend this week, helping fellow Chipmunks with their learning. he has shown a caring and responsible attitude. What a shining example!

Jonnie - Improve. Well done for improving your drawing of a monkey.

Ashleigh - Try new things. Ashleigh always enjoys having a go. she looks for different opportunities to try new challenges. Well done.

Lily - Improve. Lily has worked hard to improve this eek. She has read a lot more and has shown good concentration and motivation to improve her spelling.

Shayne - Improve. What an amazing week you have had. We were suitably impressed with your whizzy gymnastics and you have been focused throughout the week. keep it up!

Hannah - Improve. Hannah has made brilliant progress within the accerated reading scheme. she has read so many of our new books. Brilliant!

Sports Cup - Luca. Last year, with no previous experience, Luca picked up an orienteering map and whizzed round his first course unaided. This week, after a single coaching session, he picked up a discus and threw it 22.9 metres to win the house competition. By trying new things, Luca, you have discovered amazing talents.

JET-PROPELLED JAMIE AND TORNADO TOM

Thu 04 Jun 2015

In an amazing time of 8 minutes 38 seconds Jamie (Year 4) won the silver medal at the East Anglian orienteering championships at Hylands Park. Only 9 seconds behind him unlucky Tom (Year 5) looked certain of a medal, but was narrowly beaten into 4^th place. The boys won the primary team category with Oliver (Year 6) contributing a fast time to their winning score.

The girls were also on fire with Lucy (Year 6) taking silver, closely followed by Amy (Year 5) with the bronze medal. It was team silver medals for the girls. Only 1 point separated Lucy, Amy and Evie from the winners of the primary team category.

Our very young team performed incredibly well against predominately Year 6 opposition. A special well done to Ryan (Year 3) who came 10^th in a time of 10 minutes 3 seconds. Ben (Year 2), Harvey (Year 3) and Izzy (Year 5) all made short work of their first solo runs.

Many congratulations to the whole team who were a real credit to St. Andrew’s. The final league event of the season is at Highwoods Country Park, Colchester on Sunday, 14^th June.

HOUSE FIELD EVENTS

Wed 03 Jun 2015

Congratulations to each and every child in Years 5 and 6 on making the field events section of the house athletics festival so memorable and enjoyable. The weather was kind to us on Wednesday and the children paraded to the field in their house colours proudly led by the Sports Captains with their banners held aloft. Emilia, Louis D, Fern, Katy, Shayne and Louis P presented a spectacular opening ceremony. It was an action packed display of cartwheels, arab springs, dive forward rolls and front flips which the 6 talented gymnasts had choreographed themselves. Their classmates provided a colourful backdrop to the gymnastics by circling coloured ribbons in the 4 house colours to create St. Andrew’s version of the Olympic rings.

The athletics got underway with each child competing in a chosen activity and earning points towards the House Field Events shield. As usual the effort and sporting behaviour of the children was second to none and every jumping and throwing event was closely contested. Results:

Discus: 1^st Boy Luca (22.9m); 1^st Girl Hannah (17.2m)

High Jump: 1^st Boy Oliver P (1.05m); 1^st Girl Ellie F (1.08m)

Javelin: 1^st Boy Shayne (13.0m); 1^st Girl Ellie C (12.7m)

Long Jump: 1^st Boy Liam (2.93m); 1^st Girl Mia T (2.50m)

Standing Long Jump: 1^st Boy Tom L (1.65m); 1^st Girl Millie (1.57m)

Standing Triple Jump: 1^st Boy Harrison (4.61m); 1^st Girl Evie (3.98m)

Vortex: 1^st Boy Ben J (39m); 1^st Girl India (21m)

Air House won the girls section of the competition. The boys events were dominated by Water House and their supremacy made the blue team the overall winners:

1^st WATER (41 points); 2^nd FIRE (37 points); 3^rd= AIR and EARTH (32 points)

Water House Sports captains, India and Jack R, stepped forward to receive the shield from Lottie. It was lovely to welcome her back to St. Andrew’s. Mrs Hartley would like to thank Lottie, Mrs Ship, Mrs Toms, Miss Hazelwood, Mrs Root, Miss Williams, Mrs Harris, Mo and Miks for running the activities so efficiently. The scores will be carried forward and added to the Sports Day totals.

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