With the end of term today, I hope you all have a relaxing and reinvigorating Easter break.
A letter will be sent in the next day or two, detailing any extra sport choices for pupils in Years 6, 7 and 8 for the Summer term. Pupils in these years have already opted for cricket or athletics, which will be their default group for Games sessions.
The term finished with some Inter-Set competitions, namely the second and final round of the cross-country and touch rugby.
The Junior cross-country saw the Romans dominate with them occupying the top four positions through George, Finlay, Alfred and Tristan. Their strong team running saw them come in 98 points ahead of their nearest rivals, over two rounds, from the Normans.
|
Juniors
|
Rd 1
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Rd 2
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Total
|
|
Monks
|
147
|
164
|
311
|
|
Normans
|
126
|
132
|
258
|
|
Romans
|
92
|
68
|
160
|
|
Saxons
|
303
|
290
|
593
|
|
Wrens
|
244
|
233
|
477
|
The Senior round was much more closely fought. This time, it was the Wrens winning by twenty points over the Romans, with Fraser (R), Olly (S) and Ike (M) achieving the top three positions.
| Seniors
|
Rd 1
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Rd 2
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Total
|
|
Monks
|
369
|
233
|
602
|
|
Normans
|
276
|
476
|
752
|
|
Romans
|
213
|
157
|
370
|
|
Saxons
|
324
|
368
|
692
|
|
Wrens
|
154
|
196
|
350
|
In Saturday’s Inter-Set Touch Rugby, we played using the RFU’s Touch Union rules. For those interested, they are linked here. The Touch Union Rules.pdf (englandrugby.com) These rules hinge on a ball-carrier being allowed to continue to go forward until a second defensive touch, thereby getting in behind the defence, creating broken play and allowing for greater attacking creativity.
In the Premiership, Normans just beat the Romans on try difference (I’m afraid I made an arithmetical error in haste as the heavens opened when I announced the winners as Romans). In the Championship, Saxons won, The Wrens won the Colts competition, and the Romans won the Foals/U9 event.
Congratulations to:
Ennis in Year 7 who flies to the States this summer to compete for his age group for Team UK in ice hockey.
Well done, also, to Patrick in Year 4 who won the U10 hockey county championship and is now looking forward to the regional finals.
Don’t forget...
As the weather warms up and you’re looking to get outside, please remind your sons to aim for this virtual challenge. This is a cumulative distance award in which you are aiming to build the total of the Pilgrims Way - 214km or 133 miles.
Log distances in any distance-based activity to work toward this distance goal, for example, using Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, and show Mr Short.
You could walk, run, cycle, swim or any activity that builds distance.
From the LDWA (Long Distance Walkers Association) website:
The Pilgrims Way is an ancient track between Winchester and Canterbury. It is an historic pilgrimage route to Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, home of the shrine of the martyred archbishop, St Thomas Becket. It follows a major chalk ridge through scenic countryside, taking in characterful towns and villages and historic churches. Though not itself a single promoted long-distance path, it is approximated by two promoted routes, the St Swithun's and North Downs Ways.
The route's naming varies in using an apostrophe (or none) - as Pilgrims' or Pilgrim's or Pilgrims.
Andrew Short
Director of Sport
