Jenny Nash. PE Link Teacher for the saltash.net partnership primary schools Saltash Cluster Sports News

SPRING 2015 VOLUME 3 ISSUE 2

Burraton A Tag Team boys and 9 girls competed in both track and field events but in the sportshall. It is a great spectator sport although very loud!!! Just be- fore the final event, the boys 4 X 1 relay, St Stephens and Bishop Cor- nish were on equal points! So although they weren’t aware of that, they knew it was close so anticipation was high. Bishop Cornish won, with 2 seconds to spare and have qualified for the level 3 final. The afternoon saw Y5/6 teams coming to compete from SRG, Bishop Cornish, St Stephens, Burraton and Menhenniot. This time, St Stephens were determined to win, and come out on top they did, be- ing 20 points ahead of Bishop Cornish. They too will therefore go to the CSG. Many thanks to Tamar Trotters who helped at the event and whose equipment we used. Multi Sport Y3/4 Festival 9.3.15 Spring Term 2014-2015 286 children from all 7 Saltash Partnership Schools took part in this It may have been a short term but there have been many sporting festival held at saltash.net. Unfortunately, due to the impending rain, opportunities particularly in the second half of the term. all activities were held indoors, with one group taking part in fitness Gymnastic Competition 9.2.15 activities, another trying their hand at short tennis and the third devel- oping their tag rugby skills with a mixture of tagging and ball skills. We started the term with a KS1 Gym Competition , hosted by The sports leaders ran all the stations for the children under the guid- Brunel School with judges from Zero Gravity in which 4 schools ance of PE staff. took part—Brunel, Sir Robert Gefferys (SRG) Landulph and Bur- raton. Scores were very close with less than 1 point between Orienteering Competition 11.3.15 some teams. Landulph won the floor competition with Brunel Hosted by St Germans School, 4 teams entered this competition– 2 being the runners up. For the vault, SRG won with Landulph as from SRG and 2 from St Germans. For the best part of the hour, runners up. The children performed so well and it is good to see children were racing all over the school site, using a map to find con- how their confidence and skills have improved. trols positioned in various places. The controls are hand held punches, High 5 Netball League each which make a different sequence of holes on the control card (answer sheet) which proves that area has been visited. SRG A team This league was the qualifier for the East Cornwall Final. Squads won the event with their B team coming second. Orienteering is a of 7, 8 or 9, which included both boys and girls came together on great event which can be participated in at many different levels from 3 occasions at saltash.net. 5 teams entered from SRG, Burraton, family fun to international competition. Both Cornwall and Devon Brunel, Bishop Cornish and Landulph and all teams played each Orienteering clubs run monthly events where families can just turn up other twice, over the 3 sessions. We had a different winner this and try their hand at one of the shorter courses—a great weekendd year as Brunel had the most points with SRG in second place. The activity, so do look at their websites. No experience is necessary. standard really improved throughout the sessions. Boys in the team certainly makes for a fast and furious game. Brunel went Tag Rugby Tournament 18.3.15 onto the East Cornwall Final and came a very commendable 2nd. This is always a very popular tournament, hosted by Saltash Rugby Congratulations to them. Club with referees and linesmen provided by them and sports leaders Sportshall Athletics 4.3.15 from saltash.net. . 8 teams entered from 5 schools—Burraton A and B, Bishop Cornish A and B, SRG A and B, Landulph and St Stephens. This was an ARENA event but as so many schools from the Sal- This is a qualifier for the CVOC competition in April at St Austell tash Partnership Schools entered, it has to be included in the Rugby Club with both winners and runners up going through to the news. It was also a qualifier for the Level 3 Cornwall School next level. All schools played each other once. Competiton was Games (CSG) to be held in April. For the first time, the morning fierce with the standard of play improving throughout the tournament. saw a competition for Y3/4’s. Teams entered from SRG, Lan- Burraton A received the winners trophy with SRG A receiving the dulph, St Stephens, Bishop Cornish and Antony. Teams of 18, 9 runners up trophy. All children came away having enjoyed it CORNWALL SCHOOL GAMES. June 26th 2015 St Austell

The Sainsburys Cornwall School the main games is June 26th, but qualified for the Y3/4 and 5/6

Level 3 Games are the final event some level 3 events are held at badminton, Bishop Cornish for in the schools competitive sport- other times. The x country was the Y3/4 Sports Hall Athletics ing calendar. Four partnerships in held on 26 March at Newquay. and St Stephens for the Y5/6 Cornwall take part, with the Sal- Qualifiers for these events are Sports Hall Athletics. We wish tash Schools being part of the held throughout the year. With them all luck and congratulations ARENA partnership. The date of events held so far Burraton have to those who ran the x country Level 3 at Newquay A huge thank you to all the primary PE coordinators as without their support none of this would have happened. Sporting Photos from the Saltash Partnership Schools

BISHOP CORNISH HIGH 5 SQUAD LANDULPH HIGH 5 SQUAD

SRG HIGH 5 SQUAD BURRATON HIGH 5 SQUAD

BRUNEL HIGH 5 SQUAD AND 2014-2015 LEAGUE WINNERS ST STEPHENS SPORTSHALL ATHLETICS Y5/6 SQUAD AND CSG QUALIFIERS. ◄saltash.net sports leaders who were invaluable at the SHA event.

► BISHOP CORNISH Y3/4 SPORTSHALL ATHLETICS SQUAD AND CSG QUALIFIERS

Tamar Trotters Half Marathon. Children from several primary schools have been running a mile a week at school for the past few weeks in a great initiative set up by Tamar Trotters. The idea is that they run 12 miles prior to the Saltash half marathon on May 3rd. By running the fun run at the event, they will have com- pleted a half marathon themselves and will receive a special medal.