On Monday 8th July 2019, Year 5 travelled to the Science Museum in London to look at the exhibits on space and flight. The children really enjoyed seeing things that had been to space such as rockets and Helen Sharman’s … Continued
Our KS2 Sports Day took place on Friday 7th June at Tilsley Park. There was a lot of determination shown, an excellent team spirit and enthusiastic support throughout the morning. The sun even made an appearance! The Falcons were the … Continued
On Wednesday 3rd July, our Year 5 tennis team were crowned champions of the Oxfordshire Year 5/6 Mini Tennis Orange Tournament. The team comprising of Oscar, Bali, Kacper and Ella blew the competition away with fierce competitive determination, which was … Continued
On Wednesday 12th June the Year 5 Athletic team participated in the Annual Quad Kids Competition, while the Year 4 team took part on Thursday 13th June. On both occasions they they took part in throwing, jumping, long distance and … Continued
On Wednesday 5th June our Y5/6 team took part in the Vale Orange Tennis Finals at Faringdon tennis Club. They began the afternoon by drawing against Cumnor School, but went on to win the next three games against Wantage, Faringdon … Continued
The school entered two teams of four children in the ‘Orange Ball’ Tennis Competition. The B team played against Marcham, Caldecott and Long Furlong, unfortunately just missing out on qualifying from the group rounds. A special thanks to Mrs Webb … Continued
On Thursday Year 5 had an exciting visit from an inspirational sportsman Graham Sage. Graham was captain of the England Deaf Rugby Union team for 3 years, scoring on his debut, when they beat Wales. He has now retired from … Continued
The Boccia competition was held at Faringdon Leisure Centre on Tuesday 19th March, with 25 teams from schools across the Vale participating. Boccia is similar to bowls: each team has 6 balls to play and the game is won by … Continued
On Wednesday 13th March, Year 5 attended a talk by Professor Robert Taylor from the University of Oxford Physics Department at Our Lady’s Abingdon. During the course of the morning, the children saw what happened when the air was removed … Continued
On Monday 4th March, Years 3 , 4 and 5 experienced a Quidditch Taster Day, led by members of the Oxford University Quidditch team. We warmed up by ‘flying’ around the field on our brooms (3 foot long plastic pipes) … Continued