PE

Quadkids Fun

by | 6 Jun 2017 | PE

On Wednesday 14th June, 10 Swans took part in a Quadkids competition at Northgate High School. They joined approximately 60 other schools and 600 competitors competing in a variety of events : 75 m sprint, standing long jump, vortex throw and 600m run.  There was an opening and closing ceremony; our allocated country was Iceland. […]

High 5 Netball

by | 5 May 2017 | PE

Tuesday 23rd May saw some of our Swans children taking part in a High 5 Netball competition at Ipswich High School’s Eaton Place. High 5 Netball involves children changing position after each half, so everyone gets a chance at playing in a different position.  We came 4th overall in our group; with some great goals […]

Gymnastic Fun

by | 5 May 2017 | PE

Friday 19th May saw some of our children taking part in a gymnastics festival at Westbourne Academy. In the morning, it was the turn of our Woodpeckers children to show their routines and jumping and landing skills using the springboard.  In the afternoon, it was the turn of our Key Stage 2 children who performed […]

Handball Festival

by | 5 May 2017 | PE

Five children from the Owls class took part in a recent handball tournament. They played lots of games against other Ipswich schools.  There was some brilliant shooting, defending, goal-keeping and team play. Well done Owls!

Cross Country Success!

by | 3 Mar 2017 | PE

On Wednesday morning, 16 children took part in a cross-country run at the Royal Hospital School. There were several hundred children from schools all over Suffolk taking part in a variety of races.  Five of our children came in the top 25 for each of their age groups (out of approximately 100-140 runners), but all […]

Ice Hockey in Spring

by | 3 Mar 2017 | PE

On Friday 17th March the children were involved in a PE ‘Enrichment Day’. Mr Ross taught the children skills, rules and tactics associated with the game of Ice Hockey. Even though the sun was shining, the children still used a ‘puck’ which slid well on the playground and in the school hall. Great work children […]

Tag Festival

by | 3 Mar 2017 | PE

On Wednesday 15th March 2017, some of our Owls class were involved in a Tag Rugby festival at Inspire Suffolk. They played against several other teams and all had great fun!

Quicksticks Competition

by | 3 Mar 2017 | PE

On Monday 6th March, 6 children from the Swans class represented our school in a Quicksticks Hockey competition.  The children competed against other schools from Ipswich and the surrounding areas. They won some games, lost some and drew some.  Although it was quite cold and threatening with rain all afternoon, the heavy downpour happened just as […]

Dynamic Dodgeballers!

by | 1 Jan 2017 | PE

Monday 23rd January saw 5 Owls compete in a dodgeball competition at Inspire Suffolk.  They played several games against other schools and won some, drew some and lost some.  All the children displayed great skill and determination as well as good team spirit – they even managed some games of table football in between matches!

Ten Pin Fun

by | 1 Jan 2017 | PE

On Friday 27th January 2017, 6 Owls took part in a Ten Pin Bowling Festival.  They joined other schools at the event which was held at Martlesham.  They played 2 games; their scores were added up to make a ‘team total’; our children came 5th out of 11 schools.  Thank you to Mrs Clark and […]

American Football comes to Stratford!

by | 1 Jan 2017 | Classes, Curriculum, Kingfishers, Owls, PE, Swans, Woodpeckers

On Friday, we had a PE Enrichment day.  Mr Ross came in and taught the children different skills, games, tactics and rules of American Football.  Due to the snowy weather, this had to take place in the school hall, however, lots of learning happened and a lot of fun was had by all!  

Fencing Fun

by | 12 Dec 2016 | Achievements, Classes, Extracurricular, Facilities, Kingfishers, PE

Stratford St Mary recently hosted a Fencing Festival which saw 4 children from our school work with children from 2 other primary schools. Over the last few weeks, they have learnt new techniques, vocabulary and skills.  Thank you Mr Banner for organising the tournament and Mr Leroux for teaching the children – they all had a lovely […]