Rugby Megafest Champions!

On Thursday 10th March 2016 the year 5 and 6 children went to Tupton Hall for the afternoon to participate in the ‘Rugby Megafest’. The children participated in 8 different skills based events including: rugby rounders, catch the tag and rugby scarecrow. 16 different schools were at the event and although it was fun, skills based and non competitive, there was a winner.

Unbeknown to the schools the leaders running each event were marking the schools out of 10 for there engagement, sportsmanship, effort and ability. Once all 8 stations had been completed the schools were given an overall mark out of 80 and Stretton Handley received the highest mark making us champions of the Rugby Megafest!

The children had a fantastic time and now have a big trophy on display at the entrance of our school. Well done to all the year 5 and 6 children that took part.

SPORT RELIEF MILE – Jubilee Playing fields

Friday 18th March 2016 2.00pm
Mr Cooke has organised a sponsored event on the afternoon of Friday 18th March to raise funds for Sport Relief.   Parents/ Grandparents are welcome to join us for a Sport Relief Mile (running or walking!) and extra sponsor forms are available in school if required. Please meet us on the Jubilee Playing field for a 2.00pm start.

Cross country and fun run competition

On Wednesday 7th October the year 2 and 3 children took part in a fun run at Tupton Hall and the year 4, 5 and 6 children took part in the cross country competition.

All together over 300 children were at the event with 26 coming from Stretton Handley! Our best ever turn out! The cross country course was very muddy and nearly 2 miles long! The fun run course was also very muddy and nearly 1 mile long!

Cross Country and Fun Run

All the children did very well and completed the course and had fun doing so (including the odd bit of mud and conker collecting!).

Overall 11 schools entered the competition and Stretton Handley came 9th. Individually in the Y456 event, TM came 27th out of all 89 girls and MB came 31st out of all 99 boys. In the fun run event, LR and LH were the first two children back for Stretton Handley.

Well done and congratulations to all that took part!

Swimming gala results

The children took part in the swimming gala at Sharley Park leisure centre on Thursday 26th March 2015. 8 swimmers, 4 boys and 4 girls from year 3 up to year 6 made the Stretton Handley team.
This year’s team achieved the best results the school has ever had. All 8 children managed to get to a final and so all received a certificate.

The results were as follows:
Boys 25m butterfly: LT 3rd in heat, 6th in final.
Girls 25m butterfly: HL 3rd in heat, 6th in final.
Boys 25m front crawl: MM 5th in heat.
Girls 25m front crawl: HR 4th in heat.
Boys 25m back crawl: NH 2nd in heat, 2nd in final.
Boys 25m breastroke:RL 4th in heat.
Girls 25m breastroke: ML 4th in heat.
Boys 50m freestyle: LT 3rd in heat, 5th in final.
Girls 50m freestyle: HL 3rd in heat, 6th in final.
Boys 4 x 25m freestyle relay: NH, LT, RL, MM 4th in heat, 6th in final.
Girls 4 x 25m freestyle relay: HL, MT, LG, HR 4th in heat, 6th in final.

Well done to all 8 children who showed excellent sportsmanship throughout, cheering each other on for all the races.

Sport Relief – 21st March

We had a fantastic turn out for the Sport Relief Mile at the Jubilee Playing Fields on Friday 21st. Despite the wind and threat of rain all the children and lots of parents, grandparents and other visitor,s including some dogs, managed to run, walk, jog, sprint or stagger the mile! Thank you to Mr Ben Cooke for organising the event and to him and Mr Cooke (Senior!) for their hard work setting up the course. We have already raised £250 for Sport Relief and this will increase as further contributions come in to school next week. Well done everyone!