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Sheldwich on the Podium with a Bronze Medal at Rapid Fire Cricket

Last Tuesday a squad from Year 2 took part in the above competition at Canterbury Primary School. This turned out to be a very close and competitive event where Sheldwich came third but so close to winning. The format was a round robin where we played five matches. Of these we won three convincingly, one against the eventual winners. Of the other two we had the narrowest of defeats, in one game the score was 48-49 and the other 56-58, both tiny margins.  If either one of those games were in our favour we would have won. Everybody made valuable contributions during the afternoon both with batting and fielding and showed remarkable stamina over the five games. Thanks Mrs Crisp and Mrs Twynam for their help and to Josh and Lottie in Year 6 for helping the children with a practise session the day before.

Sheldwich Virtual Dance Results

Thank you to all those children from KS2 that entered the Sheldwich dance competition, Mrs Garrett and myself thoroughly enjoyed watching all the entries and found it hard deciding on the medallists. Congratulations go to Betty in Class 6 who won the KS2 novice category, with Zina awarded second place and Sienna third place. All three of their dances have been submitted to the Canterbury Academy as our entries in the district dance competition. Good luck to them. Mrs Fairs

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

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.