Our Sporting Values are:

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

Sheldwich Runners Up at Year 3/4 Football Tournament

It was a bitterly cold day at Simon Langton Boys this Tuesday when we took two mixed teams from Years 3 and 4 to this 16 team competition. The opening stages were familiar with four groups of four playing each other to decide the knockout stage. Sheldwich 2 had a very challenging group which began with a match against Blean 1, where although we defended courageously, we conceded goals late on. The team’s other two matches both ended in defeat, however the squad acquitted themselves bravely and, of course, never gave up. Sheldwich 1 on the other hand had smooth progress to the knockout stage by winning two and drawing their other game.

From that point progress became more complicated. A quarter final against Wincheap was 1-1 at full time; a period playing for a golden goal did not produce a finish, so the tie went to penalties. The best of three kicks still had the two teams locked together but sudden death saw us into the semi-final, after a great strike from Dexter, to face Canterbury Primary. After 0-0 here we went to golden goal again and very quickly a strike from Jacob put us in the final against…… Blean 1. A close game ensued but Blean edged out the winners and we collected well deserved silver medals. Congratulations to all the children. 

Sheldwich Enjoy Themselves at Badminton Festival

On Tuesday 4^th February we took 12 children from Year 5 to a Badminton Skills Festival at Canterbury Academy. This was a non-competitive event (although every child earned a certificate) where via a carousel system various skills were learnt and at the end of the session the children got to play short doubles matches. Year 5 have been learning badminton as part of their PE curriculum so were able to fully participate in all the activities and judging from the smiles throughout the afternoon had a great time. Representing Sheldwich in the normal exemplary fashion.

Sheldwich Compete in Dodgeball Tournament

This Tuesday saw the beginning of the school’s sporting calendar with the above competition at Canterbury Academy. We took two teams, one each from Years 5 and 6. There were 16 teams competing and the tournament was arranged on a waterfall format rather than group stages and a knockout. To begin there were four groups of four playing on a round robin basis to decide the next group stage and the overall placings. Our Year 5 team had a win, a draw and a defeat, while Year 6 had one victory and two defeats; the former progressed to group two and the latter to group three.

Here fortunes rather diverged with Year 6 winning two and losing one game and Year 5, in a tough group, losing all three matches to strong opposition. Everybody played to the best of their ability and, of course, represented Sheldwich as would be expected. Special mentions to Lizzie, who on more than one occasion found herself bravely taking on single handedly several opponents, while Teddy engineered a great comeback playing on his own against an entire team, but by virtue of great catching and throwing got other team members back on the court and we snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

Representing Year 5 were: Matilda, Emily, Lizzie, Sylvester, Joshua and Cagan while Year 6 members were: Abby, Amelie, Emilia, Jaxon, Toby and Teddy. Well done all!

Football Success

Sheldwich 1^st and 2^nd in Canterbury Football Tournament

An outstanding performance by our two teams resulted in and first and second place in the above tournament held at Simon Langton Boys.

Our boys team took part in a round robin competition comprising of six schools which was decided by a league format. Of our five games, we won three and drew the other two with a 9-2 goal difference, which gave us victory. The scoring was shared among five players from our squad of nine with Ethan having the lion’s share. Our key game turned out to be against Barham School, who came second, where we edged the result 1-0. Congratulations boys.  Sheldwich were represented by: Arlo, Bertie, Fred, Felix, Ethan, Joey, Eddie, Ellis and Josh B.

Our girls’ team had a different format with a round robin group stage followed by a semi-final and final. We topped our group with three wins and a draw with a goal difference of 7-1. Here Mollie dominated the scoring with a hat trick and three other strikes. Our semi-final opponents were Aylsham who we beat with something to spare 3-0. So, off to the final against Selling, who we had beaten 1-0 in the group stage.  A close game was in store and so it proved with Sheldwich dominating play but unable to make the breakthrough.  It was 0-0 at full time, so to penalties, and here Selling prevailed 2-1.  Well done girls, a great performance, don’t be downhearted. The squad were: Olivia, Roisin, Ava, Ella, Emilie, Sophie, Tilly, Mollie, Grace and Felicity.

Finally, a big Sheldwich thanks to Mrs Moss and Mr Wilson for coaching and encouraging the teams and in one case dealing with the angst of a penalty shoot out. Mr Lee

Sheldwich Third and Fourth in Basketball Competition

Sheldwich took two teams to the above tournament. There was a total of sixteen teams taking part and these were split into four groups of four, playing each other to decide the quarter finalists. Our two teams were drawn apart at this stage and both finished second in their group, with two wins and a defeat. We avoided each other at the quarter finals with Sheldwich A beating Canterbury Primary School convincingly 14-4, while the B team edged past St Stephens 7-6. So, we both advanced to the semi-finals and were kept apart again, playing teams from Blean. The B team had a tough assignment against Blean A and were defeated while the A team narrowly lost 4-2 to Blean B. Finally, we played each other, this time for third and fourth place and the A team prevailed in a close match and collected the bronze medals. Well done to all, as once again Sheldwich punched above their weight. Representing the A team were: Mollie, Sophie, Tilly, Charlotte, Leo, Ethan, Felix and Harry, while the B team consisted of Nancsi, Emily, Abby, Caitlin, Arlo, Viggo, Bertie and Ezra.

Sports Crew 2024-2025

To continue to improve and build on our sporting successes this year we have elected a Sports Crew (Year 6) who will help to organise, coordinate and promote school sports clubs, competitions and a virtual league. The Sports Crew attended a training session at The Canterbury Academy on Tuesday 24th September with Mrs Diddams and Mrs Garrett. They are now in the process of putting a PowerPoint presentation together in order to deliver an assembly to the whole school.

Tag Rugby

Members of classes 3, 4, 5 and 6 went to Canterbury Rugby Club to take part in a rugby extravaganza! The Year 3 and 4 children took part in numerous games, lead by sports leaders from Simon Langton Boys School, to improve their skills in the game of rugby leading to playing mini matches. The Year 5 and 6 children took part in a tag rugby tournament. Whilst neither of our teams placed, their performances’ went from strength to strength as they figured out the game and how best to work together as a team. Overall, a grand day out!

Yr 5/6 District Handball Tournament

We love handball at Sheldwich and were very excited to be participating in the annual handball tournament at Canterbury Academy. We entered two teams: an A team in the main competition and a B team in the small schools tournament. The A team were faced with some stiff opposition and as we were the smallest school represented in the competition, we did brilliantly, playing to a very high standard. We started strongly with an easy win against Canterbury Primary School, scoring a plethora of goals and keeping the defence tight. The team were all playing brilliantly and the play was flowing nicely. The second group game was a tough encounter against a strong Blean team. We gave everything but narrowly lost which meant we needed a win in the last group game against Chartham to make the knockout stages. The team showed great resilience and won convincingly,evenly sharing out the goals and Arlo was strong in goal. We faced St Stephens in the semi-final and it was a very fast paced and tough contest. It was end to end, with an even share of the goals for most of the match. The team gave their all but were narrowly defeated. This meant that we had to show some real resilience to take on the third/fourth place match against Canterbury Primary School. I could not have been prouder of the determination and fight the whole team showed and rightly we came away with well deserved bronze medals winning 6-5! A huge congratulations to Arlo, Felix, Viggo, Ethan, Mollie, Tilly and Sophie.                                                                                                          Mrs Fairs

Meanwhile the Sheldwich B team were contesting a small schools competition on the outside courts. This was on a league basis with six teams taking part. Our squad proved to be too strong for our opponents and we had a 100% win record with an aggregate goals for/against of 27-8. Representing the school here were: Nancsi, Violet, Catlin, Leo, Fred, Joey and Eddie. All the children performed brilliantly and of course represented Sheldwich as we would expect. Special call out to Caitlin who made her debut in goal and not only made important saves in our close games, but her solid distribution helped to start our attacks. Well done everyone!             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.

Sporting events for the 2023-2024.

The Year 5/6 Netball team were crowned District netball league winners this week after winning all their games. We were awarded gold medals and a trophy which we will proudly display – well done!

Sports Awards

Last week, I was thrilled to be able to host our second Sheldwich Sports Awards evening 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 Sportsmanship Award, Most Competitive Appearances Award, KS1 and KS2 Sports Personality of the Year and Team of the Year trophies. Well done to all the award winners.

Sports Stars

Year R – Ruby Gamble

Year 1 – Myla Swayne

Year 2 – Toby Higgins

Year 3 – Roisin Duffy

Year 4 – Ellis McDonald

Year 5 – Tilly Nicholls

Year 6 – Jacques Mount-Cassan

Sportsmanship – Viggo Lumsden

Most Competitive Appearances – Connie Simler

Team of the Year – Year 5/6 Netball Team

KS1 Sports Personality of the Year – Jacob Meyer

KS2 Sports Personality of the Year – Theo Pinnick

I was lucky enough to attend the Canterbury Academy Primary School Sports Awards this week with four wonderful children that I had nominated in different categories for their sporting talent, determination and passion. All of the primary schools in our partnership could nominate four children so the competition was fierce. Jacob was nominated for the KS1 Sports Personality of the Year Award, Connie for Contribution to School Sport, Viggo for Sportsmanship and Theo for the KS2 Sports Personality of the Year Award. We were thrilled to see Theo was crowned the winner in his category and the others received well deserved runners-up goody bags, medals and certificates. After that, they all received an hours beach volleyball coaching.

Sheldwich Shine (Again) at Cricket

After taking the Cricket Club to the Spitfire Ground on Monday to watch a game, 10 of the club were back at the ground this Thursday to take part in a competition on the outfield. The event was organised by sixth form students from Kent College and present were five members of the senior Kent Squad who gave up their time to help at the event and sign autographs. They were: Tawanda Muyeye, Jack Leaning, Matt Parkinson, Joey Evison and Nathan Gilchrist and what a friendly bunch they were.

Sheldwich were placed in a group of four schools and as is our usual fashion we lost our first game to Petham by a narrow margin. A convincing win followed against St Edwards and in our final group game we were in a losing position until step forward Toby, who proceeded to take a hat trick and the game was ours. We came second in our group based on runs scored (a familiar story) so played Milton Court for third place and were comfortable winners. This was our second podium finish out of the three events that we have taken part in this month.

Every member of the squad played their part, everybody took at least one wicket, one catch and one boundary. Aside from Toby’s hat trick there was some superb work behind the stumps from Harry, some excellent catching from Jake and super hitting from everyone. This was a true squad effort, well done all! Representing Sheldwich were: Connie, Skyla, Felix, Fred, Harry, Toby, Jake, Henry, Leo and Bertie.

Mr Lee/Mr Cork

Kent CCC Schools Day: Kent vs Lancashire

The school cricket club took 18 children to enjoy some County Championship action on Monday for day 2 of the Kent vs Lancashire match. The children enjoyed watching the cricket and collecting autographs of the players, as well as playing some cricket on the sports fields of Simon Langton Girls Grammar School. At lunch time, we went on the cricket field for a big game of catch. We had a great day, but Kent had a torrid time: Lancashire piled on the runs and Kent didn't manage to take a single wicket all day, until after we left at 3.15!

This Girl Can

On Tuesday of this week, I had the pleasure of accompanying 6 Year 6 girls to a transition event at Canterbury Academy called ‘This Girl Can’. Together with a group from another local school, we rotated around the Sports Hall trying a range of sports and activities. We started with Cricket and moved to Cheerleading which was a huge hit! We then moved onto Boccia which was very entertaining - there were some great tactics on display. Then it was onto Self Defence, which was fantasic – everyone had go learning very basic but useful skills. We slowed the pace down with a visit to the studio for Yoga next which I think was one of the highlights for us all. We then finished the day with a very fast paced rugby session. Although slightly apprehensive at the start of the morning, all of the girls enjoyed the activities and we had a really great day.                                                     Mrs Crisp

Golfway

Several children from Class 3 and 4 had a really enjoyable amazing day at Canterbury Academy last week at the Golfway tournament. All of the teams had to complete 8 challenges around the sports hall. The children were all amazing – being supportive teammates, listening to instructions and represented the school brilliantly. They all improved their golf skills and most of all had lots of fun. Class 4 came second overall and Class 3 came fourth. A huge well done to all of the children who took part, you should all be very proud of yourselves.  Mr Thomas

We were lucky enough to have a visit at Sheldwich from the Olympic sprinter, James Dasaolu. He came and did an inspirational talk about his career, the highs and lows and showed us some medals and his running spikes. He demonstrated how flexible and springy he was before running a workout with every class. We completed a circuit of 4 activities including, press ups, star jumps, spotty dogs and burpees.

Canterbury Academy District Netball Tournament

The sun shone on this year's tournament and we were able to give the opportunity to two teams of children to experience netball match play. 15 teams were entered into the tournament so there were 3 round robin groups. Sheldwich 2 had a tough group and it was there first time playing together. They had a tough game against Blean losing 4-0 then a narrow last minute loss 1-0 to Littlebourne. Next, was a hard fought victory against Wincheap 1-0 and in the final group game Wickhambreaux were too strong for us. It was good to see that the children continued to try there best at all times, even when behind.

Simultaneously, Sheldwich 1 played their group games. Brimming with confidence, they started with a strong 4-0 win against St Stephens and a 3-0 victory against St Stephens. With yet again more sharp shooting we beat Pilgrims Way 4-0 and finally after rotating positions yet again, we won against Bridge 2, 5-0. It was wonderful to see the team spirit and general support of each other as the games progressed. We finished top of the group and went through to the semi-finals as group winners ready to face Blean 1. We expected a tough game and that is what we got. In the tournament we were playing High 5's so we all had to rotate positions at the end of each game, meaning often you were having to play out of position. We took the lead in a very tense contest and unfortunately conceded our first goal of the whole tournament, levelling up the match. Full time came and the game was tied 1-1 so we went into a period of sudden death, first to score a goal wins. Luckily for us, the ball fell to our ace shooter Jacques, who calmly put the ball in the net, taking Sheldwich to the final! The final match was against Bridge 1 and it was clear as soon as we started it was going to be another tight game. This time we conceded first and spent a lot of the game chasing an equaliser. That came in the 5th minute of the game when Nancsi calmly scored. More extra time came and went without a goal so the tournament came down to a penalty shootout. Each person from both teams had to shoot a penalty and the most goals scored out of the 7 players won. Unfortuanately, it wasn't meant to be and we came home with the silver medals and our heads held high. I am extremely proud of the team who played exceptionally well all afternoon and gave their all. Well done! A special thank you to Mrs Davies and Ms Bristow for their help and support. Mrs Fairs

Netball League Match Vs Bridge

As always, matches against Bridge are always closely contested and had fought and this week's league match was no different. We hosted the match and had some great home support. The team started strongly, scoring early on, leading 2-0 after the first quarter. After each rotation of positions, our team continued to look strong, particularly in defence and we stretched our lead. The match finished 6-0 in the end and left Sheldwich at the top of the league with one game left to play.

On a cold Saturday morning, a group of Year 5 and 6 runners lined up against other budding athletes from Swale schools in a 2km cross country race. It was a mix of boys and girls running at the same time and everyone tried their best and finished the race. It was a tough field with some very talented runners but as always, Sheldwich held their own and excelled. We had some super individual results; Leo finished 3rd overall and Mollie was the first girl to finish. The first four finishers for each school got added together to give us a team score. Our contributors in the team competition were Leo (Yr 5) 3rd, Ethan (Yr 5) 6th, George (Yr 6) 10th and Harry(Yr 5) 11th which meant that Sheldwich came second in the team competition. A fantastic result and a big thank you to Mrs Crisp and the parents that attended and cheered on the children.   Mrs Fairs

Netball League Match Vs St Peter's

The second of our netball league matches was against St Peter's Methodist Primary School in Canterbury, we had to get used to playing on a smaller sized pitch. But after the first quarter, we took the lead and never looked back - the team played brilliantly all playing well, scoring lots of goals. The final score was 22 - 2, a convincing and dominating win. Well done all and thank you to the parents who helped drive and support the team - Mrs Warren, Ms Bristow and Mrs Simler. 

Yr 5/6 Netball Match Vs Wickhambreaux

We hosted the first of our netball league matches at Sheldwich this week against Wickhambreaux Primary School. This was the first match the team played and we were rather nervous to start with. However, excellent team spirit and determination saw us take the lead and never relinquish it. We were playing High 5’s netball whereby you rotate the players positions after every quarter, therefore we had a mixture of goal scorers and required everyone to play their best – which we did. We ended up 8-3 victors, a great start to the league and we look forward to the remaining matches after the Easter break.

Mrs Fairs

Canterbury Sports Partnership Dance Competition

After holding our own virtual dance competition, I submitted some entries to take part in the district dance competition. We had entries all in the KS2 novice category and had some wonderful success. Claudine in Year 3 came 5^th in the KS2 Novice Girls category and was sent this wonderful feedback from the judges.

“Wow Claudine, what a great routine you performed here. You showed a variety of different street dance steps and performed them with energy and confidence. It was nice to see you singing to the song and enjoying yourself. I particularly liked the cartwheel at the end to finish. Well done”.

Then Rex also from Class 3, came 4^th in the KS2 Novice Boys category receiving this feedback:

“Wow Rex, what a great song choice. You performed with lots of energy and emotion which was very enjoyable to watch. You should be very proud of yourself. Well done”

Finally, Elliot from Year 6 came 2^nd winning the Silver medal - “Elliot- What a great street dance routine you performed here. Your timing was brilliant throughout and you had some very energetic moves in there too. I liked the fact you were smiling which showed you were enjoying yourself! Well done”

Well done to all three – shining brightly for team Sheldwich. Mrs Fairs

Year 3/4 Quicksticks Hockey Tournament

Taking place at the HerneBay Hub for the second year, Sheldwich entered two teams into the Quicksticks hockey tournament which had 24 teams competing. The Year 3 had a lot of players new to hockey but that did not stop their enthusiasm and determination - with three group games they narrowly lost the first 3-2 and then ground out two tight 0-0 draws. Unfortunately, this meant that they did not quite do enough to get through to the knockout rounds. The Year 4 team showed skill and echoed the determination any Sheldwich team has. They won all their games comfortably, with notable defence and attacking performances from Joey. We ended as group winners and progressed to the quarterfinals. We faced local team Davington and took an early lead. It was a tight game and ended with a late winner against us to make the score 3-2 to Davington. Although the team were very disappointed, they should be very proud of themselves as they played very well.

Year 5/6 Tournament

We had two mixed Year 5/6 teams entered into the tournament of 20 teams. It was hugely competitive and there was some tough opposition. Sheldwich B team, left in Mrs Simler's capable hands, did very well playing four group games, a range of goalscorers and they ended up finishing second and qualifying for the quarterfinals. Sheldwich A, were lucky to have a few players who play hockey for clubs outside school and they were the backbone of our team. Tilly, Harry and Viggo all instilled confidence and support in their team members and we won 3 games comfortably against: Herne Juniors, Chartham and Aylesham clocking up over 20 goals and narrowly lost 1-0 against Davington. This meant that three teams all had the same amount of points after the group games and luckily it went to goal difference which ours was exceptional so we finished group winners and progressed to the quarterfinal against St Mary's in Whitstable. Sheldwich B played a very strong Blean team and unfortunately got knocked out but the A team showed grit, passion and teamwork and secured a 1-0 victory thanks to a goal by Captain Harry Klosek. The semi-final awaited but unfortunately we faced tough opposition and lost that game. Picking ourselves up, we played the bronze medal match against the Blean team that had knocked out our other team. After a close start where we took the lead and then got pegged back we came agonisingly fourth. The team played superbly and I was proud to coach them, they definitely deserved some silverware for their efforts. Thank you to both Mrs Mount and Mrs Simler for their help and assistance during the tournaments.

Mrs Fairs

Our dance competition closes on Monday 11th March. Please send in the videos of your dances to Mrs Fairs at foxes@sheldwich.kent.sch.uk. Remember to film your dance in landscape mode.

Please read the specific details above before entering.

Good luck, I look forward to seeing your dances.

Mrs Fairs

Sheldwich: A Hit at the Cricket

Monday the 11^th March Sheldwich take two teams of Year 2 children to a KS1 Rapid Fire Cricket competition held at Canterbury Academy, competing against various schools across the area. Rapid Fire Cricket is a fast-moving version of the game, which tests batting, fielding and teamwork skills.  A round-robin tournament, which meant at some stage our two teams would have to play each other. By the time our two sides met, Sheldwich A had won both their games and Sheldwich B had won one and lost won. After a close match, Sheldwich B were the victors giving both sides an identical record. After two more rounds of matches where the A team won one and drew one and the B team won one and lost one - The A team’s record was slightly better but would it be enough to win the competition?

The answer was yes! Sheldwich A’s came 1^st by virtue of more runs scored over all the matches after having equal points with Wickhambreaux. Sheldwich B’s came 3^rd - overall a great result!

Representing the A team were: Harper, Willow, Roxy, Luca, Alex, Rory, Jacob and Fred while the B team members were: Phoebe, Olivia, Darcy, Flora, Alexa Toby, Evan and William. Congratulations to you all not only on your performances but also your splendid attitude and behaviour.

Canterbury 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 surprisingly dry for the race but the heavy rain before hand meant that the course was very muddy and slippery. Each race had about 25-35 competitors, Years 3 and 4 had to run 1000m and Years 5 and 6 1500m. Each race was highly competitive and every one of our runners gave their all, showing courage and determination! We had both team and individual success, special mentions to Leo and Mollie in Year 5 who won their races and were awarded the gold medals, Ella in Year 4 won the silver medal and Taylor in Year 3 won bronze   The Year 5 girls team consisting of Mollie, Tilly, Violet and Sophie won, the Year 6 girls, Year 5 boys and the Year 3 girls all came second and the Year 6 Boys, Year 4 boys and girls teams all came third! A fantastic afternoon for Sheldwich, well done everyone and a special thank you to Mr Lee, Mrs Crisp, Mrs Simler, Mrs Weaver and Mrs Davies who all came to help and support!

Mrs Fairs

Year 5 and 6 Badminton Festival

Sheldwich took 12 children, six from each year group to the above event held at Canterbury Academy this Tuesday. This was a non-competitive event with the idea that the children access Badminton skills via a carousel of six training drills. It was a pleasure to watch the children taking part and seeing their skills grow during the event. There was some spare time at the end of the activity for schools to play games if they wished and we took advantage of this by having a series of short mixed doubles games where we saw some competitive rallies, a testament to the skills absorbed during the day. Taking part from Year 5 were: Emily, Charlotte, Nancsi, Leo, Bertie and Monty, while Year 6 were represented by: Isabelle, Helena, Ella, Henry, Theo and Jake. Well done to you all and thank you Mrs Weaver for helping us. Mr Lee

Yr 5/6 Girls Football League Matches

For the first time, Sheldwich entered the girls football league, run by Canterbury Sports Partnership. There were 4 teams entered and we played each other in 30 minute, 7-a-side matches on Monday afternoon. We played against a very strong Bridge team, losing 6-0, then drew our matches against Selling and Aylesham. This was the girls first experience of competitive games as a team and they did exceptionally well showing good resilience and teamwork. Well done and thank you to Mr Wilson for coaching the team and Mr Wallace for assisting him on the day.

Yr 5/6 Small Schools Football League Matches

Similar to the girls, a mixed team of Year 5 and 6 boys played their league matches on Tuesday afternoon at the Canterbury Academy. They faced three other teams: Wickhambreaux, St Peter’s and Petham. We played with belief and gave some gutsy performances, beating Petham and narrowly losing the other two. Thank you to Mrs Hilden for going with the boys.

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.