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Lots of Sporting Updates | June 26, 2023

Cricket

Richard Avenue have enthusiastically embraced the beginning of cricket season by taking part in a number of cricket activities. Miss McKinney has also been regularly updating us on her ventures to various cricket games, including a very wet day in Birmingham for the Ashes.

Chance to Shine Cricket day

Children from Years 2 – 6 participated in cricket activities with James, a cricket coach from Chance to Shine. The children practiced their batting skills and their catching skills in the sunshine.

“It was a very fun day and nice weather for cricket. I hit the ball well and got 4 runs.”

Masud from Y3

Boys’ Cricket

Two teams from Yrs 5&6 attended the boys Sunderland cricket finals at Hetton Lyons Cricket Club. The boys played some brilliant cricket led by Yahya (Y5), our talented cricketer who plays outside of school. Both the teams showed determination to score lots of runs before showcasing their great bowling and catching skills. Team 1 finished third in their group and team 4 finished fourth – well done everyone!

Girls’ Cricket

Our Y5&6 girls’ cricket team entered the Sunderland Girls cricket finals at Washington Cricket Club. All of the girls had a great day, developing their skills and showing fantastic teamwork. Mehreen (Y6) even had one of her shots go out of the playing field. Well Done girls!

Tennis

After receiving tennis coaching in school, four boys and four girls were selected for the Year 3 tennis team. They all played individual matches against children from other schools and also team races. Overall, the children made over 100 points. A fantastic effort by everyone.

“I played and won lots of matches. I got so much better with my serve.”

Aiyaz from y3

Basketball

The year 6 basketball team entered the Sunderland basketball finals at Vertu Motors Arena. They played 5 games in their group, winning 4 games and losing one by a very close margin. Alec (Y6) used his excellent basketball skills (he plays basketball at under 12 level outside of school), to captain and motivate the team to show passion and determination in each game. Some great long shots by Arafaat and fantastic pressure by Mehreen was crucial to the team’s success. Although a scoring error meant the team did not get their chance to participate in the quarter finals as they should have, Mr Spoors made sure the team left the competition feeling proud of their performance.

As the last of the sporting competitions have been wrapped up for the school year, Mr Spoors and the staff team would like to say thank you to everyone who has represented the school with pride and passion this year. A special thank you to the Y6 pupils who have represented the school in many competitions throughout their time at Richard Avenue, we hope you continue to develop and shine in the next steps of your sporting journey. A final note from Miss McKinney and a huge thank you to Mr Spoors for all he has done and continues to do to encourage, support, organise and lead our sporting teams with so much commitment and ambition

Thank you Mr Spoors!

Some Recent Sporting Updates | May 24, 2023

Quadkids Athletics and Tennis

Some children from Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 represented the school in athletics and tennis events. Part of the day was fun tennis activities where the children played matches and competed in team event.

The other part of the day was the Sunderland Athletics Finals. Both teams demonstrated determination, ambition and self – belief to try their best in the different fields of athletics. Overall both teams performed brilliantly, with some outstanding personal achievements.

Individual results( from 40 girls and 40 boys competing from Sunderland Schools)

  • Gold – Howler throw – Aadil Y4
  • Gold – Long jump – Saiba Y4
  • Silver – Howler throw Y4
  • Silver – Long jump – Mehreen Y6
  • Bronze – 600m run – Arafaat Y6
  • Bronze – 600m run – Mitchell Y6
  • Bronze – 600m run – Isa Y4
  • Bronze – Howler throw – Isaiah Y6
  • Bronze – 75m Sprint – Yaseen Y5

Swimming Gala

Our Y5/6 swimming team competed in the Sunderland Swimming Gala at the Aquatic Centre. Competing in 4x25m freestyle relay and 4x 25m medley relay, the children showed brilliant teamwork to achieve some fast times and just missed out on the grand final. Well done to William, Alec, Jamie, Noah, Grace, Faith, Ava and Jasmine.

Swimming Safety

Total Swimming staff came into school to share with Y6 the importance of being safe in water. They discussed how to get help, how to spot dangers and how to perform safe self rescues. The children produced safety posters to share with their families at home. Working with Total Swimming supports our vision at Richard Avenue, that all children must learn how to swim.

Sports Day

We will be holding our annual sport and wellbeing activity week but this year we will be linking this fantastic week with our sports days. Families are welcome to come along and watch their child’s take part in our very own olympic games style event.

This will be taking place the week beginning 10th July.

  • Monday PM – Year 3 and Year 4
  • Tuesday PM – Year 1 and Year 2
  • Thursday PM – Year 5 and Year 6
  • Friday AM – Nursery AM Class
  • Friday PM – Nursery PM Class and Reception

Its Been a Busy and Active Week… | October 10, 2022

Wellbeing Festival
Class 4S visited Silksworth Tennis Centre to take part in a carousel of events to help promote the importance of wellbeing. Coaches from a range of sports were on hand to give the children a funfilled, physical morning.

Goals
Class 4G went to Goals Football Centre to play lots of games of football. The children played non-stop football all morning which was very beneficial to their physical education and wellbeing.

Sports Leader Training
Our Year 5 sports leaders went to Silksworth Tennis Centre to receive some training on leading games and activities. They came back to school with lots of ideas to take onto the school yard and also in PE lessons. Some sports leaders have very kindly stayed behind after school to help Mr Spoors with his sports clubs.

Tyne & Wear Tennis Finals | June 27, 2019

The Year 4 Tyne & Wear Tennis Champions.

After winning the Sunderland Tennis Finals, the Year 4 team represented the school at the Tyne & Wear finals. They played in Group A against 84 other schools from Newcastle, South Tyneside and North Tyneside. Richard Avenue came top of this group and so advanced to the final to play the other teams that also had made it. During this competition we finished with a record of 5 wins to 3 losses. This was enough to crown us champions of the whole of Tyne & Wear, the first time we have achieved this!

An amazing achievement and well done to all involved.

Sunderland Tennis Champions | June 12, 2019

The Year 4 Sunderland Tennis Champions.

The Year 4 tennis team represented the school at the Sunderland Tennis Finals. They competed in both tennis skills and matches and every single member of the team played brilliantly.

We ended the day as champions and will advance to the Tyne & Wear Finals.

Well done!

Year 5 and 6 Sunderland Tennis Champions | June 10, 2019

The Year 5 Sunderland Tennis Champions.

The Year 5 and 6 Tennis team took part in the Sunderland Tennis Finals. They showed great determination in both their tennis matches and in the skills events. After all the points they gained where added together we had beaten everyone else and where named Sunderland Champions.

Well done everyone!

Tennis updates for Years 3, 4 and 5 | July 9, 2018

Years 3, 4 and 5 have been busy in various tennis tournaments over the past few months.

The year 3 tennis team successfully won gold at the Sunderland Tennis Finals. They played tennis games and took part in tennis skills and finished their group 100 points ahead of the team in second place. In their final play-offs they won 7-1 to grab the gold and so named Sunderland champions. They will now represent the school and Sunderland in the Tyne and Wear finals.

Year 3 Tennis Team 2018
The Year 3 gold winners and Sunderland champions.

The Year 4 tennis team competed in their Sunderland Final and played some brilliant tennis. Along with some great scores on the skills tests they were named winners of their group. They went on to draw 4-4 in their final play-offs and after a sudden death game they won a silver medal. They will now represent Sunderland at the Tyne and Wear Finals.

Year 4 Tennis Team 2018
The Year 4 silver medal winners.

The year 5 tennis team competed against 7 other schools in the Sunderland Y5/6 tennis tournament. They played some excellent tennis matches with some very long and tense rallies. When their tennis scores were added to their skill points they were named runners up to a very good Year 6 team and collected their silver medals.

The Year 5 Tennis Team for 2018
The Year 5 silver medal winners.

Very well done to all years and good luck to Year 3 and Year 4 representing Sunderland in the Tyne and Wear finals.

Professional Tennis Coaching | February 10, 2018

Year 3 get tennis coaching
Year 3 get tennis coaching.

Year 3 had professional Tennis coaching for a whole half term. Amy Hoburn who is based at David Lloyd came into school to teach the children new tennis skills. She introduced the children to the different shots and also began working with tennis nets to encourage and develop match skills.

The children were very lucky to go to David Lloyd Sunderland to experience the tennis courts and equipment they have. The children showed great enthusiasm on making the most of the bigger space, the extra coaches and the fantastic resources on offer.

The hall was massive and we could run around more and faster. I liked playing on a net with my partner and hitting the ball over. Amy showed me how to do a backhand shot with 2 hands which I can do now.

Year 3 pupil

From these lesson we have decided upon a Year 3 Tennis Team who will represent the school at the Tennis Tournament later in the year.