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Yr 5/6 Tag Rugby B Competition

Yr 5/6 Tag Rugby B Competition

Yesterday 8 boys and 4 girls from years 5 and 6 entered the the Tag Rugby B competition at Southend Rugby club. We hadn’t played together as a team before and this was a great learning curve for us. In our first game we played Hamstel A team and unfortunately lost 8-4. We re-grouped and played St.Michael's A team and won 10-9. We then went on to play Greenways and won 12-6. With the ground becoming very muddy our final game was against Prince Avenue which we just lost 10-8. T

Essex Plate Competition

Essex Plate Competition

Following on from the success of the year 5 and 6 tennis team, earlier this year, four pupils from year 5 took part in the ‘Essex Tennis – Plate Competition’ at Garon Park, on Tuesday 25th June. Charlie and Olly again demonstrated some excellent tennis and match play skills. The boys were joined by Rae and Olivia (who bravely stepped in to replace the year 6 girls) who both played some great tennis – it was lovely to see their confidence grow and their skills improve throug

Table tennis competition

Table tennis competition

On Wednesday 26th September, 8 pupils from West Leigh Junior School took part in the Southend Primary Schools Sports Association ‘table tennis’ competition. In the morning, the boys performed extremely well, often battling back to win games that seemed lost. The boys battled against some incredibly strong competition, winning 5 of their 8 matches , which placed them in a creditable 4th position. The afternoon saw the girls in action. The matches were often very close and exc

Netball League

Before we broke up for the half term our Year 6 girls played two league games. The first was against Chalkwell on Thursday 25th January where we won 5-0 after waiting for the rain to stop, and then Head of Chalkwell School sweeping the puddles off the court. The second game was against St Michaels who we managed to beat 8-1 with superb team play and excellent shooting. Well done girls. #sports #year6 #wholeschool #Year6 #Sport #Wholeschool

Sport Hall Athletics

Sport Hall Athletics

On Wednesday 31st January West Leigh competed in both the Year 3/4 and 5/6 Sportshall Athletics at Garons Tennis and Leisure Centre. The day was split into 2 parts with Years 5 and 6 competing in the morning and Years 3 and 4 competing in the afternoon. With each competition consisting of 6 track events and 6 field events, each athlete is also only allowed to compete in a maximum of two track and two field events. In the morning year 5 and 6 performed consistently throughout

Super Sports track and field

On Tuesday, 7 of our 8 relay teams and 9 of our individual runners entered the Super sports (track) event at Garon Park. We were competing against the best 8 schools in the borough. Our Year 4, 5 and 6 girls finished 4th. Year 3 and 6 boys came 3rd and our Year 4 and 5 boys won their relay races in excellent times. Our individual children also performed well on the day with many of them being placed. Then on the Wednesday, we returned with 15 of our Borough athletics team, th

Boys' and Girls' cricket competition

Boys' and Girls' cricket competition

On Monday, nine Year 6 boys played in the boys' cricket competition at Garon park. There were 15 schools involved. We started quite nervously and played Blenheim school and narrowly lost by 11 runs. We then played Fairways school (they finished 3rd overall) and unfortunately lost. The standard this year was extremely high! We played friendly games in the afternoon where we were very successful, beating Earls Hall by 106 runs! (It was a shame we hadn't played like that earli

Quick sticks hockey Essex finals

Wow, what a week of sport we have had! On Wednesday, six Year 6 children were invited to play in the quick sticks hockey Essex finals held at Chelmsford Hockey Club. There were 22 schools present, it was extremely hot and we were the only school representing Southend. In the morning we played schools called Barnes Farm, Cathedral, Mildmay B, Westlands and Moulsham. We didn't lose a single game and we finished top of our group. We re-grouped in the afternoon and played Mildm

Year 5 and 6 Football competition

Year 5 and 6 Football competition

The Year 5 and 6 football team competed in the Southend Primary School Sports Association Boys’ Football Competition on Wednesday 2nd November 2016. The group stage got off to a tense start with all five teams finishing their first game 0-0; the boys had a number of shots at the goal but were unable to hit the back of the net. In the second game after going 0-1 down the boys pushed even harder to get the win with final result being 2-1. This boosted the confidence and energy

Tag rugby

Tag rugby

On Wednesday 13th October, 12 children from year 5 and 6 attended the Southend Tag Rugby Finals. Year on year, this competition sees a rise is the standards of the teams and this year was no different. Although the team lost 4-3 in the final, they played remarkably and have qualified for the Essex Finals in March. On the way to the final the team demonstrated exceptional team spirit, the ability to learn and apply new skills, and were an absolute credit to the school in terms

Year 5/6 Football competition

Year 5/6 Football competition

The Year 5 and 6 football team competed in the Southend Girls Football Competition on Thursday 6th October 2016. The girls played many games against other schools and were an outstanding credit to the school! After being placed in a tough group, the team tried their hardest in their first two games but unfortunately lost both 1-0. Needing a win to have a chance of qualifying, the team pulled together to achieve a fantastic 1-0 victory in their third game. In the final group g

Mini Games

Mini Games

The Mini Games was held at The Eastwood Academy Athletics track on the 14th July 2016. The children took take part in 10 different activities, from ladder races, target throws, sprints, jumps, bean bag races, a sport stack station to a parachute station. The idea behind the mini games was to celebrate and instil the values of the Olympic Games, which are: Friendship, Excellence, Respect, Courage, Determination, Inspiration, Equality. To keep with tradition of the Games there

KS2 Borough Sports

On Wednesday 21st June, 51 children from Years 3, 4 and 5 entered the Southend Borough Sports competition at Garons Park. We had many winners and places in our track and field events. 5 gold medals, and 1 silver; both our year 3 relay teams came second which put us through to the Super Sports competition the following week, along with Clarlie Larn 1st Year 3 (standing long jump) Mollie Tite 1st Year 5 (shot put) Archie Jeacock 1st Year 3 (javelin) and Gauri Sidharthan 1st

Tennis Festival

Tennis Festival

Four pupils from year 6 took part in the Southend Schools Tennis Festival at Garon Park on Friday 20th May. They made a fabulous start, winning the group stage of the competition with relative ease, dropping only a couple of games. Their strength continued to show in the quarter and semi final rounds as they made their way into the final. The final against a strong team from Thorpe Hall was a tense affair. The children played some outstanding tennis and persevered to the end,

Year 3 Borough Sports trial

On Friday 29th April Year 3 went to Belfairs Fields to take part in trials for Borough Sports. They were all given the opportunity to race 80m and throw a tennis ball and foam javelin. The children enjoyed the opportunity to take part and the teachers were very impressed their behaviour. Later in the term the most successful children will be chosen to represent the school at the Borough Sports. #year3 #sports #Wholeschool

Year 3/4 Sports hall athletics

On Friday 29th April we took 25 yr 3/4 children (11 girls and 13 boys) to Garons for the Sports Hall Athletics. We were competing againsts 12 other local schools and participated in throwing, jumping and running. The children performed brilliantly as a team. At the end of the event we came 2nd! It was a very exciting morning and the children had lots of fun. #Year3 #Year4 #sports

Sports relief

Year 5/6 netball

Year 5/6 netball

On Wednesday 2nd March the girl’s netball team journeyed to Garon Park in Southend to play in a tournament. They drew their first game having several attempts at goal, only to have them thwarted by strong winds. They were then defeated in their second match. Not allowing this to dishearten them, they gave each other plenty of encouragement and this boost helped lead them on to win their next two matches. The results were as follows: West Leigh 0 v 0 Our Lady of Lourdes We

Half term sports round up

Half term sports round up

This half term we took part in our first ever handball competition and our team played extremely well. They had a very exciting and enjoyable afternoon competing against other local schools and worked well supporting each other. Our girls’ netball team have been practising their skills with friendly matches against St Michael’s, winning all our games. In football news, our girls played a friendly against Temple Sutton. The girls played a good solid game from start to finish

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