Spring Term Blyth SSP Events

5/1/17 Yr5/6 Sportshall 2016-17 Athletics

12/1/17 Y1 Multi Activ- Issue 1 ity festival day 1 Programme Manager’s Round-Up

19/1/17 Y1 Multi Activ- Thanks to the continuation of the as soon as it becomes available. Finals are highlighted in Red on the ity festival day 2 Primary PE Premium Funding until Sports Programme calendar. Another factor to be aware of is the 2020, the Blyth & Bedlington School governments new target of all pri- Schools that have won our level 2 26/1/17 Yr5 Girls Sport Programme will continue to mary school pupils having access to qualifying events this term and will Netball competition operate until August 2017. 30 minutes of physical activity per go on to represent us in Cramlington 26/1/17 Yr 7/8 Following the October comprehen- day from September 2017!!! next summer are: Sportshall Athletics sive spending review, the Govern- This term has seen 11 different Yr8 Girls Netball: Bede Academy ment announced plans for the fu- 2/2/17 Yr3/4 Key Steps sporting competitions and festivals ture doubling of the Primary PE & Yr7 Boys Soccer: Blyth Academy Gym Competition with 1445 pupils and 140 young School Sport Premium funding from leaders being involved. Yr5/6 Girls Soccer: Horton Grange 9/2/17 Yr6 Girls September 2017 until 2020. These Netball are exciting times for Primary School Once again our competition calen- Yr7/8 Girls Soccer: Bedlington High PE & Sport and further information dar is aligned to the Northumber- Thank you all for your continued 16/2/17 Yr5/6 Tag around this has been promised early land School Games Programme support. Rugby in the spring term. There will be which will culminate in the level 3 stricter accountability around this county finals on Thursday June 22nd Wishing you all a very happy Christ- 2/3/17 Yr5 Boys additional funding and what it can at Sporting Club Cramlington. mas and New Year. Soccer be used for! As always I will keep All local area qualifying events for Paul 9/3/17 Yr6 Boys Soccer you up to date with any information the School Games Competition 16/3/17 Yr4 Netball Year 2 Multi-Skills Festival Entry Grows Again! Competition

21/3/17 Yr9-13 Dance Festival

23/3/17 Key Stage 1&2 Dance Festival

30/3/17 Yr 5&6 Hockey

6/4/17 Yr4 Football

Staff CPD: 500 Year 2 pupils from across 17 from other schools in the spirit of success. schools in the Blyth and Bedling- friendship and social develop- Well done to the Year 2 pupils ton School Sport Programme took ment. 8/2/17 ‘Ready to Write’ from the schools who took part: part in our annual multi skills fes- Course at Choppington Stead Lane, West End, St Paul’s, tivals, held over 2 days at Blyth 14 year 12 & 13 students from Social & Welfare Centre Horton Grange, Newsham, Mal- Leisure Centre. The Blyth Academy assisted the vin’s Close, St Bede's RC, Mor- The children participated in a coaches and teachers to help run peth Road, Croftway, New Dela- variety of non-competitive activi- the event. The students are devel- val, Choppington, Bedlington ties to develop their agility, bal- oping their leadership skills, whilst Station, , St Wilfrid’s ance and coordination, which are also hopefully providing inspira- Whitley Memorial, Ringway and the foundation for all physical tion to the youngsters who are Mowbray activities. young leaders of the future. These The children were divided into 6 students were a fantastic help and groups and mixed with children made sure the 2 days were a great BBSSP

Blyth Academy Win Year 7 Boys Soccer Competition

region at this seasons County Competing schools: Finals to be held at Sporting St Benet Biscop Catholic Club Cramlington on 22nd Academy (A&B teams) June 2017. The Blyth Academy In what turned out to be a Bedlington High School tight and hard fought compe- tition, Blyth Academy eventu- Meadowdale Academy

ally ran out as worthy win-

ners.

Our thanks also go to St Benet Biscop catholic Academy for Teams from 4 different once again providing 8 excel- schools competed at the Hirst lent referees for the after- Yr 7 Winners: Welfare Football Centre on noon. The Blyth Academy Thursday 6th October for the right to represent the Blyth & Bedlington School Games Bede Academy Win Year 8 Girls Netball Competition

gramme took part with all tition in Cramlington on June teams playing each other in a 22nd 2017.

round robin competition. Competing Schools:

Deserved winners were Bede Meadowdale Academy Academy, who won all their Bede Academy games, with Meadowdale Academy a close second. Well Bedlington High School

done also to Blyth Academy, St Benet Biscop Catholic Acade- The Level 2 School Games Bedlington High and St.Benet my netball qualifier for Year 8 Biscop’s who also entered The Blyth Academy girls was held at a very windy teams. Yr 8 Winners: Bede Academy on Wednesday Good luck to Bede Academy Bede Academy 28th September. who will now represent the Blyth & Bedlington School 7 teams from the Blyth and games region at the County Bedlington School Sport Pro- School Games Level 3 compe- BBSSP

Blyth Academy Leaders Practice Their Skills

skills over a 2 day event at certainly put to the test at Blyth Sport Centre. The this festival! Communication,

event, organised by the Blyth organisation, giving instruc- and Bedlington School Sport tions and cooperation were just some of those skills Partnership, saw over 500 demonstrated by the lead- Year 2 children from the area ers. Teaching staff who ac- develop their skills of agility, companied the primary balance and coordination by schools complimented the taking part in activities run students for being profes-

by the leaders and staff from sional and able to engage the Active Northumberland. Year 2 pupils, so well done to all Blyth Academy students A group of Year 12 and 13 Blyth Academy: Sport leadership is an im- involved. students from Blyth Acade- portant way of developing Leadership Students my practiced their leadership vital skills needed in all walks of life, and these skills were

Year 5/6 & 7/8 Girls Soccer Competition

On a cold and drizzly day at In the year 7/8 competition Bedlington High who won the

the Hirst Welfare Soccer facili- the standard of football year 7/8 competition. ty, 160 girls from 13 schools played by Bedlington High Both teams now go on to rep- competed for the honour of School was very impressive resent the region at this years representing the Blyth & Bed- and they ran out clear winners School Games finals at Yr 5/6 winners lington School Games region by 2 points over their own ‘B’ Sporting Club Cramlington on at this years county finals to Team who were second. Horton Grange June 22nd 2017. be held at Sporting Club Cram- The referees this year were lington on June 22nd 2017. Good Luck to them both! KS4 students from St Benet The games in the Year 5/6 Biscop’s who used the experi- Competing schools: competition were close with a ence to practice towards ref- St Bede’s, Morpeth Road, St good standard of football on ereeing at the finals on June Wilfrid’s, Mowbray, Horton display in what turned out to 22nd. Grange, Bedlington Station, be a hard fought competition. Congratulations therefore go Cambois, Newsham, Yr 7/8 winners In a tight fought final Horton to: Meadowdale, Malvin’s Close, Grange played St Bede’s with Bede Academy, St Benet Bis- Bedlington High Horton Grange who won the Horton Grange winning with a cop Catholic Academy, year 5/6 competition and ‘Golden Goal’ in overtime. Bedlington High BBSSP

St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy Win Year 8

Soccer Competition Again!

football competition, at The Benet Biscop Catholic Acade- Hirst Welfare ground on my who did a fantastic job

Thursday 6th October. refereeing for the afternoon.

As always the competition was Competing schools were:

hard, but fair and after a close The Blyth Academy, St Benet competition St Benet Biscop Biscop Catholic Academy, Catholic Academy were Meadowdale Academy and crowned 2016-17 champions. Bedlington High 50 boys from 4 schools took Yr 8 Winners: Thanks must also go to the part in this years, year 8 boys St Benet Biscop leadership students from St

Newsham Primary Win Year 6 Girls Netball Again!

Due to the large number of St.Bedes and Meadowdale teams, they were divided in to Academy playing in the other.

2 sections, with all teams in Both were competitive match- es which saw Newsham and each section playing each oth- Meadowdale come out on top. er. The winners and runners

up from each section played The final was played in a good

each other in semi- finals with spirit with both teams playing the winners then playing in the well, but Newsham came out final. on top and won 3 goals to 1. Well done to Newsham and Yr 6 Winners: All games were officiated by the other semi-finalists, but Newsham Primary School have Newsham Primary students from Bedlington High also to the other competitors won the Blyth and Bedlington who took on the roles of um- from: School Sport Programme U11 pires and scorers following girls’ netball tournament for Croftway, Morpeth Road, their successful attendance at the second year running. Bedlington Station, Stead the ‘Into Netball’ Umpiring Lane, Malvin’s Close and New The competition took place at course run by Netball Delaval Blyth Sport Centre, with 10 earlier in the term. teams and almost 100 girls Newsham played Horton participating. Grange in one semi- final, with BBSSP

New Delaval Win New Age Bowling Competition!

The annual ‘New Age’ bowling competi- kept the scores at each activity and also tion organised by the Blyth and Bedling- helped the children. ton School Sport Partnership took place Nine teams of 12 pupils from across the at Blyth Sport Centre. The children were Partnership participated in a round robin fortunate to have some expert advice in two sections, with the winners and from 2 members of the Northumberland runners up playing each other in 2 semi- Yr 5/6 Winners: Bowls Association, Lawrie Wise and Alan finals. The final then took place between New Delaval primary Thompson, who demonstrated how to New Delaval Primary and Mowbray Pri- use the bowls and helped the children mary, with the other children watching. Competing schools: throughout the competition. Also in At the end of the competition New Dela- New Delaval , Mowbray, Croftway, val came out on top after a tense last attendance were 12 sport leaders from Newsham, Meadowdale, Choppington, match. Stead Lane, Morpeth Road and Malvin’s St. Benet Biscop RC High School who Close.

Blyth Academy Girls Take The Year 7

Netball Title

ed in the annual netball tour- Meadowdale Academy, as nament. The event was offici- well as Bedlington High

ated by umpires and scorers School. The winners are pic- from Bedlington High School tured above with 2 umpires from Blyth Academy and Blyth Academy, who had recently completed the Eng-

land Netball Youth Umpire Award. They put their umpir- ing skills to the test and did a

fantastic job.

All teams played each other twice, with Blyth Academy Yr 7 Winners: coming out on top having Schools in the Blyth Bedling- Blyth Academy won 4 out of their 5 games ton School Sport Partnership during the afternoon. Well who have Year 7’s, participat- done also to runners up,

BBSSP

High Standard Continues At Gymnastics Festival!

200 pupils from 7 schools tionally high, particularly with At this years festival they across the Blyth & Bedlington the youngest children in re- were ALL WINNERS! SSP took part in this years ception and year 2! Well done everyone. annual gymnastics perfor- mance festival held at Blyth The aim of the festival is to Participating schools: Leisure centre on Thursday allow pupils the chance to 1st December. showcase the excellent work Newsham, Stead Lane, Chop- they are doing in school, pington, New Delaval, Croft- They ranged in age from re- without being put under the way, Morpeth road, ception to year 6 and the pressure of competing Meadowdale Academy standard of performance at against one another. this years festival was excep-

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. From all at the Sports Programme Team.