I just want to say a huge well done to the boys on last night's performance at the football tournament.

Joint 2nd place is a fabulous achievement, and we are very proud of them.  Not only did they play some excellent football, they were all very well behaved and did Longmoor proud.  At times some of them were maybe playing in a position which is not their favourite position, but they were team players and pulled together doing what was asked of them.  Well done lads!

Let's remember, all the teams in the tournament last night were there because they had won the previous round, so they were up against some tough competition.  The boys did amazingly well conceding only 1 goal against the team who went on to win.  Our boys really did work hard and give it their all - we couldn't have asked for any more.

A HUGE THANK YOU to all the parents who were able to come along to support the boys and who helped with transport.  And big thanks to my other half Paul for stepping into the 'coach' role - I hate to admit it but he does know a fair bit about football so his help was very much appreciated. 

I think we have a great football team, and the more they play together as a team, the stronger they will become.   The most important thing is that they are having fun playing a game they all love!

Big well done from me!

Thank you everyone who has generously donated to the Harvest collection this year. Following the Harvest celebration assembly by year 3 on Wednesday, the tins, packets, toiletries and boxes continued to come in. Thank you once again on behalf of the Caanan Trust.

On Tuesday 16^th October, Mr Bunhejee and Mr Roper took the Y3/4 football team to the 7 aside tournament at Wilsthorpe. The children were really excited to represent their school and wear the school football kit for the first time. In the first game they lost 1:0 to Cloudside after a screamer of a goal from the edge of the box. As nerves settled they started to get into the game more. In the second game they lost 2:0 to Dovedale. The third game finished 2:0 to Firfield but they so nearly took the lead. Finally they finished with a strong game against Ashbrook but were just edged out 1:0. All the children played with determination and energy. Really proud of them all. Well done Karla, Jayden, Loucia, Luca, Edward, Leon, Joseph, Siena and Noah. Thank you to everyone who helped with transporting the children and came along to support the team.

   

On Tuesday 2^nd October, Mr Bunhejee, Mr Roper and Mr Johnson took the Y5/6 football team to the 7 aside tournament at Wilsthorpe. In a close first game Cloudside beat us 2:1, Jonah scoring a consolation goal. This meant the pressure was on against English Martyrs but it didn’t show and they dominated to win 4:0 with goals from Dylan x2, Archie and Harry. Confidence was high in a close game against Dovedale which we won 1:0 thanks to a fine goal from Archie. This meant it went to the last game. Unfortunately we lost 1:0 so it was all down to goal difference! Luckily we topped our group due to the 4:0 win. So we would play a semi-final against Firfield B. The team were high on confidence and playing some super football. They controlled a tense game, winning 2:0 through a Dylan penalty and a Theo strike! This means we have qualified for the Erewash Finals! Well done Archie, Dylan, Logan, Oliver, Jayden, Tommy, Jonah, Ethan, Harry and Theo. Thank you to all the parents who helped with transporting children and who came along to support the team. I’ll let you know when we have the date for the finals.

Mr Bunhejee was lucky enough to take Vishnujan, Gabriella and Harrriet to Nottingham University's Samworth Academy to take part in the annual Times Table Rock Star Wrangle! The children competed really well against children from across central England. Unfortunately, they didn't get through to the quarter finals but a great day was had by all. Thank you to Mr Thorpe for coming along and supporting the team.

The Year 6 children visited the University of Derby to help raise their aspirations and encourage them to think about their future.

The children got the chance to explore the university campus and facilities, met current students and took part in exciting and educational activities including a treasure hunt campus tour and a design a university activity.

On Tuesday 22nd May, Mr Bunhejee, Mrs Attenborough and Mrs Davies took five enthusiastic children to the Boccia competition at Kirk Hallam Academy. After weeks of intense training it was time to put their skills to the test. In our first game we started slowly against Firfield 1 and lost 3:1. After a pep talk and some water, we played Dallimore and gave them a 5:1 beating! In our next game against Firfield 3 we won 4:1. This meant we were in the gold medal match against Firfield 2. We were in a rhythm now and played superbly, winning 5:2! This earned us a place in the County Finals in Chesterfiled later in the term. A great team effort! Congratulations to Ethan (Y3), Alex (Y3), Archie (Y5), Kareena (Y6) and Cameron (Y6). Thank you Mr Roper and Kareena’s dad for helping with transportation. I can’t wait for the County finals!

Mr Bunhejee and Mrs Dainty had a fantastic time at the swimming gala on Thursday 6^th April. We took 10 enthusiastic year 4, 5 and 6 boys and girls to West Park Leisure Centre. They were all eager to start racing! The boys were Ruben and Ashton from year 6, Logan and Oliver from year 5 and Jack from year 4. While the girls were represented by Ella from year 6, Hope from year 5 and Emmanuela, Amelia and Megan from year 4. All races were over 25 metres and the team swam really well. After some fantastic performances it was announced that Longmoor had finished joint 5^th out of 9 schools. A superb effort. A particular mention must go to Emmanuela who came 2^nd in her front crawl and breaststroke races and Oliver who finished 2^nd in his breaststroke and butterfly races. Thank you to Mrs Wenham for helping with transporting the children and all the parents who came along to support the children, it was great to see so many parents supporting the children. Full results are listed below:

 

 

On Tuesday the 6^th of February 2018, Mr Roper took ten children from years 3 and 4 to represent our school at a Gymnastic festival at Erewash Valley Gym Club’s brand new venue. This was a fantastic opportunity for the children to learn new skills and develop existing gymnastic techniques using equipment that they would not usually have access to at school.

The children practised their balancing skills and showed brilliant bravery by performing forward rolls and headstands on the beam. They learned jumping techniques on the bouncy castle runway and to volt over the horse. They developed floor routine skills using hoops and ribbons on the tumble mat and used their core strength on the bars to balance and hold themselves up in order to do a somersault. Conor and Kyedan even managed to leap from the lower bar to the highest just like an Olympian!  

All the children worked incredibly hard and attempted each station, even if it was a little scary, and represented the school fantastically! A big well done to Conor, Noah, Kyedan, Emily, Luca, Leora, Leo, Alex, Tayler and Lacey.