BMX FLATLAND CHAMPION VISIT
We had a visit from Matti Hemmings, who is the UK BMX Flatland Champion. Matti holds several Guinness World Records for the sport. He started the day with a whole school assembly which the children absolutely loved! It most certainly set the tone for the day. Throughout the day Matti then worked with children to introduce them to the sport. He also spent some time building the confidence of our children who are not yet able to ride a bike.
WATER SAFETY
We continue our work with Swim England and took part in the Drowning Prevention Week campaign. This saw the children take part in learning the vital skills needed being safe around water. In addition, in our year 6 swimming session they put in to practice the water safety skills they have been learning throughout the year fully clothed. This campaign also ran an art competition where the children created a piece of art based on water safety. Two of our children winning prizes out of school from across South Bristol that swim at Hengrove Leisure. Megan Jackson 2nd prize for her artistic contribution. She won 2 tickets to Xtreme Air. Aimee Jayne Winstone won 1st prize with her amazing written contribution. She has won a month of free swimming lessons. All children involved did a fantastic job, with swimming continuing to be a vital part of our curriculum and enrichment.
Road to Paris 2024
The Paris Olympics is on the horizon and in our summer term the children took part in the Road to Paris enrichment day. Children from Reception to Y6 participated in a range of Olympic and Paralympic events, including Boccia, wheelchair race, shooting, boxing and football for the visually impaired to name a few. The atmosphere was fantastic and the children loved every minute.
BRISTOL TOGETHER CHAMPIONSHIP
This year some of our year 5 pupils worked with Hannah Moore Primary in our Bristol Together Championship initiative. This is a programme which is delivered through the sport of football. The children work together in supporting each other with communication skills and building confidence. Additionally the children come together to promote equality between different communities. In this particular session they had a big discussion about the importance of learning about different communities and shared some incredible, articulate knowledge which really blew the coaches away. It was fantastic to see these children instantly get on and create an amazing, positive session bond.
Bristol Together Championship Part 2
Our year 5 pupils that have been participating in the BTC initiative with Hannah Moore Primary had their final event at Bristol University. They came together to make the team FairMoore Raptors! The organisers of the event were extremely complimentary of our children and commended them on how they had bonded with children from varying cultures and background! We are super proud of these children. Finally, keep your eyes out for some exciting news regarding this event……
Quidditch
Our year 5 and 6 children took part in a Quidditch Enrichment event. This gave children the opportunity to take part in physical activity that combines many different sports but mainly focuses on invasion skills that promote effective communication! The children’s feedback was fantastic with one child loving that it allowed everyone to be involved and have a role even if you are not good at sport, unlike what it can be in football sometimes. Even the teachers got stuck in! Look out for more regarding Quidditch this year as we look to introduce it as an after school club based on our pupil voice and hopefully hosting an inter school tournament.