St James 1 v Kelvedon 3

   AFTER MATCH REPORT - Kelvedon v St James

On Thursday the 26^th of April, St James hosted Kelvedon, who lined up in their penultimate game of football. The game started off in Kelvedon’s favour as Luke Towler played a through ball into Lewis Banks who finished calmly. Could Kelvedon keep up the pressure? They did until St James scored from a set piece. Shortly after it ended 1-1 at the break. Kelvedon were keeping the possession and it could have been more in the first half for them.  St James were eager to complete the comeback and they had high hopes for the second half.

At the start of the second half, St James were trying to keep possession but Evan McIness was strong and won the ball back. Then he passed it to James Rogers who made the killer pass to Luke Towler who slotted it home. St James did not let their heads drop as they nearly converted through a header which unfortunately for them hit the crossbar. Kelvedon were playing the ball out well when suddenly Adam Lillywhite made a fantastic cross-field pass to Oliver Wood who hit the target and beat the keeper. Moments later, Lewis Banks pressured the ball and forced a throw in to be taken. A mistake was made as the St James player mistook Luke Towler as their player so he played a through ball to Ollie who calmly finished. The game finshed 3-1 to Kelvedon!

                        Written by Luke Towler and James Rogers

St James' 1 v Kelvedon 3

Breaking News . . .

Kelvedon defeated St James' Primary School in our penultimate league football match. The children showed great determination and resilience to defeat a well organised and spirited opposition.

Athletics Finals Day

Today, jumping, throwing and running lay ahead of the KS2 children who had already competed in their classes to make the finals. We made good use of the latest addition to our facilities, a long jump pit, in the morning with the long jump finals running alongside the throwing competition. The running races followed in the afternoon, where parents were welcomed in to support the children racing in both short distance and long distance runs.

The children performed incredibly well and should all be very proud of their efforts.  The support from the children for each other was wonderful as was the continued support from the parents.

Many thank you to all those who helped the afternoon run smoothly.

Mrs Bull

Gosbeck 0 v Kelvedon 8

Our school football team played in a match away at Gosbecks Primary School earlier today. In sweltering heat, the boys put in their best performance of the season, completing an 8 nil victory. I was very impressed with the way they passed the ball (on a tough pitch) and kept up their fitness levels despite the heat. Well done! Mr Faithfull

Breaking News . . . Kelvedon win netball vs Gosbecks

Our netball team won a league match against Gosbecks Primary school in Colchester yesterday! Further details to follow . . .

Year 5/6 Cross Country

It didn't rain or snow so we set off for the CBSSP cross country competition.

We took a team of 3 girls and 3 boys for both year groups so we had four races to support.  The course for all the competitors was 1200m long and took a route around the entire Rugby club ground.
Each race contained at least 60 - 70 children, which meant a great deal of competition, however we have spent a lot of time discussing long distance running and how important it is to run your own race and find your own pace.

As usual our children performed excellently and I am extremely proud of every one of them, not only while they were running but also in organising themselves and in their exemplary behaviour while out representing our school.

Many thanks for our continued parental support.  It is greatly appreciated by myself and the children.

Mrs Bull