Football Focus April 2016

Year 4 Boys played well all afternoon on 15^th April at Meadowfield Leisure Centre. Our team: O; T; A; J; B; R; L; J and A qualified for the quarter- finals, narrowly missing out on getting to the semi-finals which was decided on sudden death penalties. Well done boys!

Year 3 Mixed also played well on 20^th April at Meadowfield Leisure Centre. Our team L; I; A; T; O; C; N; M and A participated brilliantly in this non-competitive festival. It put our skills to the test, was good exercise, great fun and a fantastic opportunity to mix with other schools.

Glynn Fidgeon came in from Destination Judo to teach us some moves and turned our hall into a Dojo. He covered the floor with his safety mats and the excited children were given Gi's (Judo jackets) to wear during their session. The children took part in a general warm up before Glynn showed them some simple games and manoeuvres. Glynn is a coach with the British Judo Association and a very experienced Judo expert. The basic moves of Judo were introduced in an exciting way, incorporating games, partner work and activities involving quick reactions. The children loved it and I'm sure Judo will become a hobby for some of them!

Our children have learnt about appropriate clothing, co-ordination during moves and co-operation with their partners.  We want our children to experience a wide range of sports so they can develop a love of activities to keep them fit and healthy. 

After some intense training, our Year 3s arrived at Framwellgate raring to go. We were up against some tough opposition but it didn’t matter because we came away with numerous bronze and silver certificates. A big thanks to Chris Corcoran and his fellow skippers for organising such a fun filled competition between local schools and well done to our Year 3s!

Our  School  Sports  Partnership Competition  Programme Manager Jennifer Lloyd-Edwards

 visited  Finchale  to  train  our  School Sports Organising Crew (SSOC): J, M, N, R, T, K and L.

They went along to the Soccertots Festival at Maiden Castle and helped with the organisation and running of the event, coaching the Key Stage 1 activities.  They did an amazing job and were all awarded a certificate for their participation. As an added bonus they also met Billy Paynter, who plays football for  Hartlepool United.

All the children had a really great time – the KS1 pupils got the opportunity to take part in a range of activities  where  they could  practise   sports  skills  and our SSOC enjoyed the opportunity to develop their leadership skills.

Well done everyone!

Year 2 children took part in the Infant Agility Festival at Framwellgate School Durham, along with children from other local schools. A carousel of athletic activities was set up for them to enjoy including hula- hooping, stepping, balancing, and throwing, all against the clock! The festival is a great introduction to athletics for Key Stage 1 and gives them the chance to develop agility, balance and coordination.

TY McGUrk 5-a-side Trophy 29th February 2016

Durham Couty Schools FA

Fantastic news our team finished top of their group to qualify for the County Finals in March.

Match scores:

Bloemfontein (Derwentside PSFA) 1-1 draw

St Mary's RC (Sunderland PSFA) 0-0 draw

Winlaton West Lane (Blaydon PSFA) 1-0 won

Well done to the team E, C, O, L, T, L, F and Coach Lez!

Finchale Primary School are winners of the

Year 5/6 Ty McGurk 5-A-Side Competition.

The team played eight matches. Winning six of their games to qualify for the semi-finals, winning 3: 1 against Nevilles Cross. Winning the final against Framwellgate Moor with a score of 3:2.

Well done to the team:

E, L, F, C, O, T & L

We attended an indoor athletics competition at Framwellgate School Durham.  From the start of the competition we made our presence known with some excellent running in the obstacle races. From that point on we led the competition into the field events where all our practising before the event really started to pay off. We finished with some strong performances in the relay events to come through as the overall winners of the competition! 

This puts us through to the finals in early December. Well done to everyone who took part - this is yet another excellent sporting performance for Finchale.

Year 3 gave a fantastic performance at the Gymnastics Showcase Event at Deerness Leisure Centre. They performed a beautifully timed and carefully executed routine to the haunting music of “The Writing’s On The Wall” by Sam Smith.

The event ended well with us bringing home an award for having the Best Costumes – Well done Year 3!

This event is the County Cross Country Qualifier for teams and individuals.

We had a fabulous time, but it rained, so taking photos was almost impossible!

However we still have fabulous news to report...

Y3/4 Girls Race

E (Y3) was one of the top individual performers, who finished in 6th place and has qualified for the County finals. WELL DONE E!

Y5/6 Girls Race

J (Y5) was one of the top individual performers, who finished in 6th place and has qualified for the County finals. WELL DONE J!

September 2015

After performing brilliantly in difficult trials, I am delighted to report two of our boys have been selected for this Season's team.  WELL DONE to C and O from Year 6. 

Have a look at our activities from last year!

School Sport 2014-2015

We are very proud of the achievements of our pupils in this area of the curriculum.

SPORTS DAY 29th June 2015
What a fantastic day of fabulous sporting activities and great weather. 
The results were very close indeed:
1st   France              288 points
2nd  Netherlands      282 points
3rd  Spain                278 points
4th  Brazil                272 points
5th  Nigeria              263 points
6th  Italy                  262 points

Durham County Primary Schools Athletics Final 

26th June 2015

Four of our pupils represented Durham City School Sports Partnership at Shildon Stadium 2000.
R – 80m Sprint & Relay
Z – 60m Sprint & Relay
H – Triple Jump & Relay
O – 800m
I am delighted to report Durham City SSP were overall 2nd in the Competition to Wear Valley & Teasdale SSP.  Durham Boys were 1st in their events.
H was 3rd in the Triple Jump.
Well done to H, R, Z and O, it was a huge accomplishment to win a place at the final after qualifying against all other Durham schools!

14/04/15 Y4 Trophy - 7 a side mixed team

26/03/15 Y5/6 Football Cup at Meadowfield

26/03/15 Basketball Festival at Maiden Castle for Y1

Year 1 visited Maiden Castle to join other local Primary Schools at the Key Stage 1 Basketball Festival.  The aim of the event, to give our children a fun introduction to basketball through exciting activities and match play, was certainly achieved! 

We learnt how to bounce and control the ball, how to shoot, how to mark a partner and finally how to play a real game, moving up and down the court at speed and scoring too.  The children had a fabulous morning and came back asking to play basketball again.  We said a huge thank you at the end to all of the Sports Leaders who made the event a success.

18/03/15 Year 3 took part in a Skipping Festival at Framwellgate School, Durham

17/03/15 Football County Trophy took place at DCBC, Ushaw Moor 

11/03/15 Dance 4 Life Festival  at the Gala Theatre 

We attended the Durham and Chester-Le-Street School Sport Partnership “dance 4 life” Festival at the Gala Theatre.  With a theme of Superheroes, Year 4 opened the show with a fantastic James Bond routine which they performed to the music “Skyfall” by Adele.  The atmosphere was electric, the performance was stunning and the audience were totally enthralled.  We certainly followed the theme in Year 2 with a monumental performance to “I Can Be Your Hero” by Enrique Iglesias, their energy and enthusiasm shone through and they coped admirably with all of the backstage happenings too.

This was a great opportunity for our children to learn how to perform in a very professional way on a full size stage in a large theatre.  Well done to Year 4 and Year 2!