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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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) … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
The school choir took part in the Christmas “BIG SING” on 27th November. All the children sang to a very high standard, showing confidence, enthusiasm and calmness. Thank you to all the parents and volunteers who helped look after the … Read More
On Tuesday 6th November two teams from Years 5 & 6 attended the Vale Tag Rugby Competition. The A team had three victories against Stockham, St. Amand’s and Ridgeway schools, The B team played tough games against Ridgeway, Stockham and … Read More