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
The school has used some of the Sports Premium Fund to invest in equipment to enable Year 5 and 6 to learn to play badminton during their PE lessons. The children have enjoyed the lessons and are showing improvement each … Continued
Just before Christmas, Kitty, Alice, Esme, Charlotte and Ella sang carols outside the Year 6 block and raised £69.22 for Cancer Research.
On Thursday 13th December A group of Year 5 and 6 children attended the Vale Basketball competition fas they have been covering Basketball within curriculum time. Both teams played some great games, especially as they had not played together prior … Continued