Kelvedon Academy Sports Day Update 15/07/14: Photos from the day!

Yesterday, the children at Kelvedon St Mary's Academy had their annual sports day. There were a variety of competitive events for the infants to complete in the morning and the juniors in the afternoon. Well done to everyone who took part and thank you to the spectators who supported the children and the adults who helped to run the events. Mr Faithfull

Aquathlon

Congratulations to all of the children who attended today's aquathlon competition at Home Farm Primary School. Aquathlon is a combination of swimming and running. I was extremely impressed with the sporting performance of all of our competitors. The following children received a medal for finishing in the top three based on the time they completed the course.

• Zach Downes - boys' year 4 - 2nd
• Will Johnson - boys' year 4 - 3rd
• Ellie Gee - girls' year 4 - 2nd
• Isabelle McPherson - girls' year 5 - 3rd
• Kate Shepperd - girls' year 6 - 2nd
• Nathaniel Downes - boys' year 6 - 1st
• Cameron Newton - boys' year 6 - 2nd

Our individual and collective team achievement at this event was excellent and I was very proud of our competitors.

Mr Faithfull

Essex County Cricket Finals

Congratulations to our school cricket team who attended the Essex County Finals today. We had both boys and girls from years five and six participating and the children represented the school admirably. In the first round group stage, we won both of our matches and qualified as group winners for the second round. In our second round group, we came within two runs of winning our first match and in our last match we competed very well with a school who went on to play in the final. I am really proud of the team and pleased with the way the children improved on their performance as the competition progressed. The team also played within the spirit of cricket which was recognised with an individual award presented to one of our players.

Mr Faithfull

Colchester Blackwater Athletics Tournament

A squad of children from years five and six competed in the annual Colchester Blackwater athletics tournament today. All of our relay teams did very well to qualify for the final of their event. A special mention to our medal winners - Nathaniel Downes (1st - 600 metres), Will Wilton-Steer (1st - throwing a cricket ball) and Kate Shepperd (2nd - 600 metres). As always the children were well behaved and a credit to the school. Thank you to the parents and relatives who attended to support our team of athletes. Mr Faithfull

Howbridge Tournament - football and netball

Congratulations to our boys' football, girls' football and mixed netball teams who competed at the Howbridge Tournament in Witham yesterday. As always the children selected were superb ambassadors for our school and competed fairly. A special mention to our netball team who were the overall winners of the tournament!

Here are some photos of the girls' football team who were runners up in their competition.

Year 5 / 6 Cricket Tournament

Congratulations to our year 5 and 6 cricket team who competed at the recent Colchester Blackwater cricket tournament and were the eventual runners up. I received excellent feedback from the adults who accompanied the team and also teachers from other schools that attended the event. Due to our performance at this event, we have qualified for the county finals later this month.
Thank you to Mr Barnes and Mr Gibbs for taking the team in my absence. Mr Faithfull