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Sheldwich Runners Up at Year 3 & 4 Football

Sheldwich took two to teams to Simon Langton Boys school this Tuesday to take part in a 12 team tournament. We were kept apart in the first stage which was a three league round robin format. Our Year 4 team topped their group with two 1-0 victories, while Year 3 had a more mixed bag with two narrow defeats and a victory. The competition then moved to a ‘waterfall’ format to decide places from first to last. Year 4 found themselves in a group containing winning sides from the other leagues and proceeded to chisel out three 0-0 draws with Jacob’s goalkeeping being vital in keeping these clean sheets. Unfortunately, without a victory here we were denied first place and had to settle for runners up, despite being undefeated during the entire competition and not conceding a single goal. Year 4 were represented by: Alexa, Flora, Willow, Alex, Jacob, Fred, Luca, Rory, William and River. Our Year 3 team were in the competition for 5th to 8th place and again won one match (against Selling) but lost the other two, so were most likely 7th. Wearing the shirts for Year 3 were: Daisy, Marnie, Willow, Indigo, Edward, Joshua, Nathan and Dylan. Well done everyone for representing Sheldwich so well with excellent behaviour and team spirit. Thanks also to Mr Wilson for coaching Year 4 and to Mr Thomas for managing Year 3 and finally a call out to Josh and Ella from Year 6 for helping with a practise session last week. Mr Lee

Sheldwich Scintillate at Dodgeball Tournament

The New Young Competitors Dodgeball Tournament took place at Canterbury Academy. Eighteen teams from eleven schools competed across six courts. The first round acted a warm up for our valiant teams; Sheldwich 2 (Year 6) and Sheldwich 1 (Year 5) who dodged and dipped their way to two victories each. They showed great team work and belief that they could succeed. Rafe rallied his team saying ‘we have a chance.’ Both teams were then placed in Group 3 for the next round. It was here that all of the players dug deep showing determination and perseverance We witnessed amazing last person standing ability in the form of dodger. The teams had to play each other as they were in the same league with Sheldwich 1 claimed a nail biting victory over their older counterparts. Both teams finished with a win. All players were a credit to the school showing excellent sportsmanship and positivity. Mrs Baker and Mrs Roberts-Lee very were proud of all of the players. Well done Lizzie, Luke, Francis, William, Betty, Lotty, Taylor, Katrina, Claudine, Rafe, Miles and Callum!

District Basketball Tournament

The annual basketball tournament was held at the Canterbury Academy and 15 teams took part. The teams were organised into 3 groups and we each played every team in our group. With four group games to play but matches only being 6 minutes it was quite a frantic start. Sheldwich 1 had a very tough group and faced Blean 1 in their first game – they were very tough opposition and eventual tournament winners and we lost the close game. A close game followed against Canterbury Primary School which ended in a 2-2 draw and then two excellent wins against Bridge 1 and Sturry which sore some wonderful shooting from the team. Sheldwich 2 were in a different group and they got off to a flying start against Selling with a 4-0 win. That was followed by a couple of tricky losses against Littlebourne and Wincheap but the team finished with a flourish with a convincing win over St Peter’s. The whole team played well and there was some excellent shooting from Sylvester and Cagan! We unfortunately did not make it through to the semi-finals this time all the players should be pleased with how they played. Thank you to Mrs Baker for helping to support the children.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Mrs Fairs

A troop of Year 5 and 6 girls and boys took on the biting cold to play the Small Schools Tournament at Simon Langton Boys School. From the first whistle the boys showed commitment and composure, working well as a team and communicating well. Jack back healed a shot into the goal and sealed a ‘well timed assist’ by Josh B. This cemented Sheldwich a solid victory against Pilgrims Way. The next two games saw a nil nil draw, with an unfortunate out of time goal by Josh B being disallowed. Despite a knock in confidence against Wingham, the players dug deep and went on to score making it an easier to handle 1-1 draw. The final game against Selling saw the boys work hard, dominating the play, despite some trojan defence from the opposition. The boys went on to secure a bronze medal. The gold medal winners were Barham, who Sheldwich drew nil nil against in nothing short of a nail biting 8 minutes of play. Each player should be really proud of their team work, spirit, and hard work on and off the pitch (given the bitter cold). Well done Teams!                                                                                                                                           Mrs McDonald

Sheldwich Shine at Infant Agility with a Bronze Medal

An excited squad of 10 Year 2 children headed to Canterbury Academy last Tuesday to take part in the above competition.  We were one of 14 teams where the format consisted of a carousel of six events at different stations testing our throwing, jumping and agility skills. Each child took part in all the activities and contributed to our overall score, a true team effort. This resulted in a third place position, a bronze medal round their necks and a happy group of athletes.  Representing Sheldwich in the usual exemplary fashion were: Anastasia, Ruby, Amelia, Aria, Cecilie, Blake, Jake, Dylan, James and Oliie, well done to you all and thanks to Ms Clare for supporting the children.                                                                                                       Mr Lee

Football at the Abbey School

The children took part in a great training session led by Dover Football Academy at the Abbey School. They enjoyed learning new skills whilst wearing the new football kit for the first time. After an hours training session, they applied there skills in a match against Boughton Primary School. Good team spirit and determination was shown after conceding a few goals early on. Although the result was not what we hoped, we had a super time and Roisin was named Player of the Match. Thank you to Mr Evans for accompanying us.
Mrs Fairs

BasketFUN

We are delighted to commend Leo, Rami, Dottie, Dolly, Cecile, Amelia, Jake and Dylan from Years 2 and 3 for their excellent behaviour and participation at the BasketFun event held at Canterbury Academy on Tuesday, 14th October.
The children took part in a variety of basketball-themed activities, including an obstacle course, dribbling skills games, passing and a shooting skills demonstration. They all showed lots of enthusiasm giving 100% effort throughout the event. In fact, some of the children were so exhausted from all the fun that they even had a little nap on the return journey to school on the minibus.
We are proud of the children's engagement and the positive way they represented the school. Events like these provide valuable opportunities for our students to develop their sports skills, teamwork, and overall well-being. We hope they enjoyed it as much as we did.
Mrs Crisp and Mr Thomas

Sheldwich Best Ever Result at Tag Rugby

A squad of 10 players, a mixture of Years 5 and 6, went to Canterbury Rugby Club last Tuesday for a 13-team competition. We were split into two groups in a round robin format to decide four semi-finalists. We had two tough opening games with a draw and defeat to Blean 1. From there however the team grew in confidence and their skills and teamwork started to pay dividends with three wins in succession. This brought us second place and a semi-final against another Blean team, which we narrowly lost. A third place play off was against Bridge 1 and a tense and close game followed with Sheldwich always taking the lead but then being pegged back. The score at full time was 4-4 so it was to be decided by a ‘Golden Try’. We had the advantage of possession to begin with and almost immediately Eddie broke loose for the winning try and third place, our best result at this sport. Well done team! Representing Sheldwich were: Amelia, Ava, Eleni, Ella, Roisin, Dexter, Eddie, Ellis, Harry and Issac.
While our older children were plying their skills above a group of Year 4s were enjoying taking part in drills to learn various skills and playing some friendly matches. At the end of the event, they took on a group of Simon Langton boys and beat them. (We have not been able to discover whether these older boys c.15 years were playing at full speed but we were assured by our children that they most certainly were.) The Year 4s were: Alexa, Flora, Willow, Evan, Jacob, Luca, Rory and William.

Handball Yr 5/6

The district handball tournament is always a highlight and this year we played outside in a round robin tournament in glorious, unseasonably sunny weather. The Sheldwich A team were brimming with confidence and played very well all tournament. We had some exceptional fire power and tight defence which resulted in us winning 5 out of the 6 matches and a tightly fought match against Wickhambreaux ending in a 3-3 draw. That meant that we were tied at the top of the leader board and so it went down to goals scored for, we had clocked up 26 but unfortunately they had 34. Therefore, Sheldwich were the proud winners of the silver medals this year.  Mrs Fairs

Meanwhile Sheldwich B, which consisted entirely of Year 5 children, often playing against Year 6 teams, acquitted themselves very well. Their first game was against their teammates from Year 6 and resulted in a 4-0 defeat. Thereafter, they won two games, drew one and lost two narrowly. Across all their six matches they played with spirit and determination, supporting each other. Almost the entire squad took a turn in goal usually volunteering, in some cases (Ava and Phoebe) their first time ever between the posts. Well done Year 5, next year bigger, stronger and faster.   

Mr Lee

2024-2025

Sports Awards

This week, I was thrilled to be able to host our third Sheldwich Sports Awards alongside Mrs Garrett. It was a chance to celebrate our endless sporting successes and give out some shiny awards to some very deserving pupils too. Each class teacher nominated a child in their class to receive the Sports Star of the Year Award and on top of that we gave out a Canterbury Academy Sportsmanship and contribution to school PE Awards and a Sheldwich Sportsmanship Award, Most Competitive Appearances Award, KS1 and KS2 Sports Personality of the Year, a Team of the Year trophy and Overall Contribution to School Sport. Well done to all the award winners.

Sports Stars

Little Hedgehogs – Oliver Johnston

Year R – Rae Cooper

Year 1 – Ollie Barker

Year 2 – Megan Rowland

Year 3 – Flora Woods

Year 4 – Ronnie Gamble

Year 5 – Eddie Austin

Year 6 – Leo Crisp

Canterbury Academy Sportsmanship Award – André Mount-Cassan

Canterbury Academy Contribution to School PE – Joey Holman

Sportsmanship – Arlo Minton

Most Competitive Appearances – Felix Ladd

Team of the Year – Year 5/6 Netball Team

KS1 Sports Personality of the Year – Dylan Hiatt-Gipson

KS2 Sports Personality of the Year – Mollie Wilson

Overall Contribution to School Sport – Viggo Lumsden

Wonderful Day at Wimbledon

I had the pleasure of taking a lovely group of Year 6 students to Wimbledon for the day alongside Mr Lee. We met bright and early and were very excited on the train to London. Buoyed by sweets, we navigated the tube and walked to Wimbledon and found our seats on Court 2. Weather watching at Wimbledon is a ritual and was again much needed - a cloudy, overcast sky hung over us. We found our seats and awaited the first match to begin, the ladies round of 32 tie between Elena Rybakina and Clara Tauson. Rain interrupted play bit we were entertained by hiding under coats, visiting the gift shop and eating strawberries and cream! We then enjoyed the men's match between August Holmgren and Alex de Minaur after a wander around the event and a trip to Henman Hill/Murray Mount. We caught some doubles action before heading home. We all had a thoroughly enjoyable and hopefully inspirational day.    Mrs Fairs

Sheldwich (Almost) Melt in the Sun at the Spitfire Ground

In case anyone hadn’t noticed Monday was a blazing hot day when 33 children went to Canterbury for the annual Kent CC school’s day. Kent was playing Northants on the second day of a county championship game. There was plenty for the children to do with ad hoc activities around the ground and more formal ones at Simon Langton Grammer School and the (cool) indoor sports hall. In addition, there were autographs to collect, water bottles to be filled and sun block to be applied. The children remained sensible during the day given the conditions while the staff appreciated being squirted with water pistols from time to time.

Many thanks to Ms Hill, Mrs Baker, Mr Cork and Mr Mount for helping during the day.

YEAR TWO MAKE IT AT MULTISPORTS

10 children from Year 2 went to Petham Primary School to take part in a Multisport event. We were one of eight teams from several schools competing in series of disciplines testing our throwing, catching, running and jumping skills. The event was managed and scored by Year 6 children from Petham. After an exhausting two hours during which much water was drunk and snacks consumed the results were announced and our team were just outside of the medals. However, there was little of no disappointment shown by the children who all decided they had had a great time. Indeed, while we were waiting for our coach some of our boys were brave enough to take part in an impromptu football game with the older Petham children. Representing Sheldwich in the manner we come to expect were: Rose, Marnie, Willow, Myla, Nala, Edward, Dylan, Indigo, Jacob and Leo, well done all of you and thanks to Ms Hill for encouraging the children.

Dynamo Cricket Tournament Yr 5/6

On Tuesday, myself and Mr Hodder, took 16 children over to Polo Farm for a cricket tournament. We split into two teams and took part in several game throughout the morning, with matches played for the top spots in the afternoon. The children played enthusiastically, communicating well with each other and showing some fantastic sportsmanship. Whilst team 2 played well, they were unfortunately caught out a few too many time. Team 1 managed to make their way to the final round and fought fiercely and walked away with a 2^nd place medal. It was a lovely day out and we were both proud of the children’s performance! Mr Grave

Our Sports Day was blessed with ideal weather and the children all did brilliantly giving their best. The junior classes kicked things off in full competitive spirit and took part in a selection of races both individually and as a team. It was great to see a real team spirit and determination from all. The infants were just as excited and enthusiastic in the afternoon and clearly were just as keen to do their best. The overall results were close both competitions but it was Leaveland who were victorious for both KS1 and KS2. A big well done to our Year 6 Sprint Winners too.

Years Three and Four Play Golf

A very warm Tuesday saw 20 children from Years Three and Four take part in a golfing competition at Canterbury Academy. The format consisted of working their way round several stations where points were awarded for various skills tests around this game. There was no direct competition against other schools the object was to score as many points as possible at these stations with the winner being the school with the most points. Some of the tests were more difficult than others and a light touch was needed with some rather than hitting the ball as far as possible! No budding Rory Mcllroy’s were in evidence, but everybody enjoyed themselves. Our year 4 team were just outside the medals in fourth place and year 3 were sixth.  Representing Year three were: Agnes, Rose, Phoebe, Willow, Posy, Toby, Alex, Fred, Jacob and Rory while the Year Four team were: Dotty, Ava, Roisin, Amelia, Olivia, Dexter, Joe, Leo, Ronnie and Isaac.                                                                                                      Mr Lee

Two eager teams of netballers embarked on the district tournament held at St Anselms  secondary school. 12 teams took part and were split into 3 groups and all teams in every group played each other in a round robin format. Our second team started with a close but tough match against Blean 1 whereby they narrowly lost 3-1. Their next match against Littlebourne resulted in a 6-0 win after some sharp shooting from Eddie and they ended with a tight final game against Wickhambeaux which resulted in a draw. The first team got off to a flying start with a dominant 11-0 win against Barham with some very sharp shooting from Leo. Next up, we faced St Stephens which a much closer game with a 2-0 win and the last group game was a super team performance and ended with a 4-0. The second team narrowly missed out on the knock out stages but the first team stormed into the semi-finals and faced Blean 2. After a close first half to the game, we came put 2-0 winners. This meant that we went into the final having not conceded a goal and confidence being high but we had to face the Blean first team. A very hard fought game saw us edge in front to only be pulled back just before the final whistle. We entered a period of 2 minutes extra time which Nancsi slotted home two more goals to secure us the title 3-1. An excellent team performance and a thank you to Mrs Baker for her help and support.

Mrs Fairs

Sheldwich Success at the Swale Inter-Primary 2km Run

A glorious sunny Saturday morning, greeted a selection of eager runners who were competing in the annual Swale Inter-Primary 2km run. It was lovely to see some children take part in the Yr 4 and under 1km fun run which was dominated by Alexa who stormed to victory closely followed behind by her sister Flora and Alba and Pippa also completed the race all earning themselves some shiny medals.

In the Yr 5/6 2km race, there was an added team competition to play for alongside individual success. The fastest 4 runners from every school counted as the entries for the team competition. We had 8 children taking part and they all did so well, taking part in quite warm conditions. The race was won overall by a fantastic dominant display by Leo (Yr 6) who had a comfortable lead when he crossed the line. Everyone finished and should be very proud of their performances. Our team entry consisted of Leo (1st) Harry from Yr 5 (10th), Sophie from Yr 6 (14th) Sienna from Yr 5 (17th). A pleasant surprise that we had won the team competition overall - a fabulous achievement for the children taking part. Well done also to Margot and Cagan (Yr 5) and Violet and Fred (Yr 6).

Mrs Fairs

Footballers win silver medals!

It was a warm, sunny morning when 10 very excited Year 2 children headed off to Canterbury Primary to take part in a Rapid Fire Cricket competition. The structure of this form of cricket tests batting and fielding skills together with teamwork. There were four schools taking part and we played each other to decide the winners. Our first opponents were Wickhambreaux who put together a very good score of 62 runs which we fell short of by 15 runs. However, our next two games against Canterbury Primary and Bridge were much closer, in fact they were both ties at 43 and 47 runs respectively. So, no wins for our squad but still plenty of smiles with everyone enjoying themselves. Representing our school (very well, as always) were: Megan, Olivia A, Neive, Willow, Rose, Dylan, Edward, Nathan, Logan and Josh, well done children. Thanks go to Ms Hill for encouraging the squad all morning and to our Year 6 coaches: Mollie, Sophie, Harry and Viggo who held a training session with the squad. Mr Lee

Netball League Match Vs Selling

We kicked off this year’s netball league with a convincing win over Selling Primary School. The team were very excited to finally get to play a match and we were lucky enough to have home advantage. Our team is strong across all areas of the court and some early sharp shooting from Leo and Nancsi meant we took healthy lead into the second half. Superb defence and interceptions meant that we never conceded a goal throughout the match. It was a wonderful all round team performance and Sheldwich were victors 14-0. Well look forward to our next game.

Mrs Fairs

Virtual Dance Competition Results

It was very enjoyable watching all your entries to the competition of which were all in the KS2 Novice category. In discussion with Mrs Garrett the results were as follows:

1st- Clara (Yr 4)

2nd - Toby (Yr 3)

3rd - Rex (Yr 4)

We also wanted to award a highly commended award to Eloise in Class 4 for a superb routine.

Rex was awarded a bronze medal in the Canterbury Academy  KS2 Novice Boys competition - well done!

Well done everyone.

Mrs Fairs 

Sun Shines on Sheldwich at the Hockey

A glorious afternoon of hockey was enjoyed by the Year 5 and 6 teams who competed in the Hernebay, Whitstable and Canterbury district tournament. 20 teams took part and were split into 4 groups. Luckily, we were indifferent groups and the Year 5 team played really well, showing determination and teamwork, winning one game, drawing two and a narrowly losing the fourth. This resulted in them finishing 3^rd in their group so unfortunately not progressing any further in the tournament. The Year 6 team started strongly, winning three group games and narrowly losing 1-0 to Hernehill. This meant we finished runners-up in the group and progressed to the quarter finals. We faced Boughton next and took an early 3-1 lead to be pegged back to 3-3 as the final whistle went. We had to then play extra time and it was still even and so we faced the dreaded penalties. Each player one by one took a penalty and our team scored them all and eventually the other team missed sending us through to the semi-finals. We had been playing lots of back to back games which was very tiring but were in great spirits when we played Davington for a place in the final. Excellent teamwork, stick skills and determination meant we won 4-2 and got to play Hernehill again in the final. It was a very closely fought game but they were a bit sharper in front of goal, ending 2-0 to them. Proud silver medallists and a huge well done to all playing! Thank you to Mrs Kingsford for coming and leading the Year 5 team.

Mrs Fairs

Cross Country event March 2025

KS2 District Cross Country

35 excited and eager Key Stage 2 runners took part in the annual district cross-country competition at Chartham Primary School. The weather was fantastically sunny with no wind – ideal for running. In total 334 took part across all schools in the event. Each race had about 35-40 competitors, Years 3 and 4 had to run 1000m and Years 5 and 6, 1500m. Every race was highly competitive and every one of our runners gave their all, showing courage and determination! We had some individual successes, Leo in Class 6 put on a masterclass, won his race by a country mile, and was presented with the gold medal, Roisin in Year 4 and Alexa in Year 3 won silver medals and Jacob in Year 3 won bronze. All our teams placed in the top three in each of their categories with a couple narrowly missing the trophy. Yr 3 boys, Yr 5 boys and Yr 6 boys and girls all placed second in their team competitions and Yr 3 girls, Yr 4 boys and girls, Yr 5 girls all came third. There were some tough races but everyone showed such determination and drive – well done. Thank you to the parents who helped take the children to the event.

Mrs Fairs

We are delighted to announce that for the second consecutive time Sheldwich have been awarded the Platinum Sports Kitemark Award. This is the highest level we could achieve and only a few schools in the area have achieved it. It recognises the high level of sporting provision we offer and the wonderful participation of our students in being active and sporty.

Personal Bests 

At Sheldwich, we encourage the pupils to follow all the School Games values whenever we participate in any sporting activity. We pride ourselves on showing this values whether we are competing at school or against another school. Most importantly, at Sheldwich we want the children to try their best and endeavour to improve it. The idea of their personal best and striving to beat it, is held highly and praised, celebrated and encouraged.