Everyone has had a fantastic week full of physical activities. Football, Total Wipeout, Climbing Wall and Boxercise were just a few of the amazing experiences for the children.
The weather has been perfect and it has been heartwarming to see all of the children wearing the biggest smiles and to also hear their laughter. Thank you to Keep Active, football coach – Mohamed Hmida (Score Mo), Sunderland Climbing Wall, Michael Heatley (Hit the ground dance) and Premier Bouncy Castles for providing us with their equipment, skills, talent and enthusiasm through-out the week.
A HUGE thank you our wonderful Mr Spoors for organising a phenomenal week of sporting activities for our children to enjoy. The atmosphere in school has been super-charged with excitement, and for all ages.
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.”
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.”
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!
In the this weeks Friday Flyer there’s news about various PE coaches coming to RAPS to deliver specialist sports coaching. Year 3 have been making catapults in their DT lessons, and taught how to use them sensibly! Year 2 visited Safety Works to learn about how to stay safe in different scenarios. Also, Joseph McGann from Year 2 has been taking part in ‘100 Miles in May’ to raise money for charity. All this and much more. Happy reading!
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
In the this weeks Friday Flyer there’s a Sunderland Foodbank update and a reminder about how you can help. We have news of our girls football team and how your child can join the football club. Also Captain Chemistry hit Year 3 and presented a wonderful workshop on magnets and their forces. All this and much more. Happy reading!
In the this weeks Friday Flyer we have a SATS update with both KS1 and KS2 going through the exams at this moment in time. We hare our photos from our amazing Coronation picnic. We also have some sporting updates from around school. All this and much more. Happy reading!
In the this weeks Friday Flyer we have exciting news of tree planting in our gardens, there’s also an update about our Kings Coronation Banquet, also information about how we have retained our Active Sunderland Schools Charter Gold Standard. All this and much more. Happy reading!
In the this weeks Friday Flyer we welcome you all back for the start of the summer term. We’ve got lots of info about events we are holding for the Kings Coronation, including banquets, picnics, and cake design! We also have details about reception places for September 2023 and how we can assist you through the process. We also have a gallery of photos from Mr. Spoors amazing Holiday Club. All this and much more. Happy reading!
