Sports day 2017

Tuesday morning dawned dull and overcast, after all the sun in the last few weeks! However we decided to hang in and try to beat the rain.

With support from many staff, some family members and Year 6, the field was transformed into a sporting arena for KS1, in the morning, and KS2, in the afternoon.

The children took part in many activities ranging from throwing javelins, relay races, obstacle races, jumping and target throwing. All were competing for their houses.  A great display from all the children saw much encouragement from parents, teaching staff and peers.  We saw much pride in success and participation, alongside some funny moments which will be treasured by many.

Fortunately the rain (bar a few spots here and there) held off, allowing the completion of the day.

This was a fabulous whole school event thoroughly enjoyed by all. Many thanks to those who contributed their time and efforts so willingly in support.  It was also fantastic to see so much parent support throughout the day, the children thrive on it.

Final results:

KS1     1st place - Wellington
            2nd place - Scott
            3rd place - Marlborough
            4th place - Drake


KS2     1st place - Wellington
            2nd place - Drake
            3rd place - Scott
            4th place - Marlborough


Mrs Bull

Cricket Tournament Report

Cricket Tournament

Tournament Report – Ned Overbury (Captain) and Matthew Coomber

On the 3^rd July the Kelvedon Academy cricket team went to Colchester Cricket Ground and played a tournament with 10 other teams involved. When we arrived at the ground, we all had lunch and a bit of practice. Our first game was against St Thomas Moore. We played really well in our first game especially batting because we scored 314 runs thanks to Nathan scoring 21 runs of the bat.

After our first match we had a break and discussed tactics. We also watched other teams to see how good they were.

With our second match we played against St Johns and won by 60 runs with Matthew contributing 4 wickets with an amazing catch from Ned and our controlled batting. We won the match with the scores 291-3 by us and they scored 231-6.

We moved on to our 3^rd match against Friars Grove. We bowled first and restricted them to 222-2 with good economical bowling from everyone. When it came to us batting, we batted very sensibly and made 305-1. We hit the bad balls and drove the good balls to the boundaries.

Finally, coming to the last match of our group stage against Myland, we had to win this match to get to the finals. We played really tactically in bowling and fielding and only let the other team get 196-10. We batted defensively and attacking and we scored 258-2.

In the final we played against Heathlands. We batted first and scored 259-3. When we came to bowl, we bowled well but were a bit sloppy in the field. In the last over they needed 9 runs to win and Ned bowling it there was a few dot balls and then Franc got a run out that finished off the game.

Batsman of the tournament was Nathan and bowler of the tournament was Matthew this was chosen by the captain.

Kelvedon Victorious in CPSL Cricket Cup

An exciting afternoon over at Castle Park in Colchester resulted in our cricket team winning all of their matches and retaining the CPSL cricket cup. The team was expertly captained by Ned Overbury and everyone contributed during the tournament - whether it was scoring runs, bowling tightly or fielding efficiently. Match scores can be seen below and the tournament report will follow tomorrow. Well done to all of the children and thank you to Franc's mum for helping me transport the children in the mini-bus. Mr Faithfull

Group Games:

• Kelvedon (314 for 2) defeated St Thomas Moore (198 for 5) by 116 runs
• Kelvedon (291 for 3) defeated St John's (231 for 6) by 60 runs
• Kelvedon (305 for 1) defeated Friar's Grove (222 for 3) by 83 runs
• Kelvedon (258 for 2) defeated Myland (196 for 10) by 62 runs

Final:

• Kelvedon (259 for 2) defeated Heathlands (248 for 3) by 11 runs 

Essex school games - netball 29/6/17

Taking a trip down to Basildon were the school netball team, who qualified for the Essex finals after their victory in the recent CPSL tournament at Gilberd School.

Wearing the new school kit, the children played 14 matches of an incredibly high standard. They faced stronger passing and more confident teams than any opposition they've met so far.  Working hard as a team they showed great resilience and came a credible 11th after winning six of their matches.

It gave the team a good grounding and understanding of where to develop their play next year.  Well done to the Year six members who have shown commitment to training and the team, setting a great example to follow.

Many thanks to Mrs Short and Mrs Colgrave for their time and efforts with the team over this year, also to Mr Walsh who supported the team at this event.

Mrs Bull