PHYSICAL EDUCATION NEWS ITEMS
Year 5 and 6 Primary Sports Hall Athletics
On the afternoon of Wednesday 16th November , the Year 12 sports leaders hosted the Year 5 and 6 Primary School Indoor Athletics Competition . As part of completing our sports leadership enrichment , we conducted a feeder schools competition along with help from fellow Year 12 ’ s . Each leader took the responsibility of leading a field event which included :
Standing long jump Standing triple jump Javelin Chest push Vertical jump Speed bounce
After the field events , the schools competed in a variety of running races . Over 80 students attended from local primary schools with some fantastic performances from all the students . We look forward to these students hopefully representing The Kimberley School in years to come .
After some closely fought field events , Mornington excelled in the running events to become the overall winners , with Hollywell in 2nd and Larkfields taking 3rd place . The top two teams now go on to the next stage in the competition .
It was an enjoyable experience for all and allowed us to develop a variety of leadership skills and confidence in running sports events .
We wish Hollywell and Mornington good luck in the next round .
By the Year 12 Sports Leadership Group
Kimberly Student Excels on a National Level
On the 20th of November 2016 , Thea Dane and her team mates from Notts Gymnastics Academy took part in a National Team competition in Gloucester . This was a 2 day event with 32 teams competing from across the country . Teams are required to perform on a variety of apparatus and are awarded points for their performances . The overall winners are those gymnasts who consistently score well and achieve the highest points .
Thea ’ s team started strongly on the floor with powerful tumbles and elegant dance elements . All gymnasts scored well and the team finished this rotation with the second highest score . Their success continued during the Vault rotation with Thea scoring and contributing an impressive 12.750 to follow her floor performance of 12.050 .
At the end of the competition , Thea ’ s team were hoping they had done enough to be named the overall winners with a total score of 196.850 . After a tense wait for all the scores to be in , they were awarded the gold medal position crowning them British Team Gymnastics Champions .
Well Done Thea on becoming a British Champion .
On Thursday 6th October , our Year 7 Indoor Athletics team performed to a high standard coming 2nd overall in an EMET competition . They all had a great time and missed out on the 1st place by just 3 points – fabulous effort .
On Wednesday 12th October , we helped to host the Primary Football Tournament , providing Year 12 leaders to time keep , referee and keep score . It was a very successful and competitive afternoon with games finishing close throughout the tournament .
On Wednesday 19th October , we sent a team to Hall Park for the Broxtowe Cross Country Championships . We had lots of success with many students being selected to represent Broxtowe in the county event which will be held on Saturday 4th February at Wollaton Park . Well done to the following students on their selection : Year 7 girls – Livia Kingsland , Jasmine Wilkins , Amy Sheldon , Lois Delgado , Annabel Rushbrooke and Emma Wilkins . Year 8 / 9 girls – Harriet Cross , Aimee Glendenning , Ella Maher and Lucy Coulter . Year 10 / 11 girls – Amy Keady , Emma Williams , Ebony White and Radina Gibb . Year 8 / 9 boys – Tom Ellis , Fletcher Parker and Tom Reeves . Year 10 / 11 boys – Morgan Gallimore , Jordan Cassidy .
Afterschool on Wednesday 19th October we hosted the Primary School Boccia tournament which was led by sports leaders from Year 9 . The students officiated the games and all schools were encouraged by them ; well done Will Moore , Alex Cooke , Akash Dewshi and Tom Skellett .
Tuesday 15th November was Year 8 / 9 Football House competitions . All teams performed with a good spirit and special thanks should go to Jack Layzell and Joe Pearce-Naylor for refereeing the event as part of their GCSE assessment .
On Wednesday 16th November , the Year 8 girls played in the Notts netball league and encountered some tough opposition on what was a very cold night , but enjoyed the competition . On the same evening , the Year 8 / 9 girls basketball team won the Broxtowe Schools Tournament at George Spencer . Well done .
On Thursday 24th November , there was another EMET competition , this time it was football and the Year 8 boys won with the Year 10 girls finishing runners up .