Yesterday thirty four Y3/4 athletes had a wonderful time competing in the District Athletics Championships at Monkton Stadium. All of our teams performed superbly, with all of them finishing in the top 12 out of 35 teams, while our A team were overall District Champions- an outstanding achievement!

Our children had a great attitude in training and everyone aimed for  personal best performances in the finals. Once again, the support throughout the squad for each other was so positive and up lifting- well done everyone!

The A team will now go on to represent South Tyneside in the County Finals on Friday 27^th June at Monkton Stadium. They will compete against the best athletes from Newcastle, North Tyneside, Sunderland and Gateshead.

It was great to see so much support for St. Bede’s children from our school community inside the stadium, which really helped inspire our teams!

Congratulations to our whole squad on a great day’s athletics and good luck to our A team in the County Finals!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Y3/4 gymnasts represented South Tyneside today at Royal Grammar School in Newcastle in the Gymnastics County Finals. They performed with great courage and incredible skill to present their polished routines to the judges. Amazingly, they were rewarded with a well deserved podium finish to clinch County bronze medals! Our gymnasts were in fantastic company on the podium – alongside previous winners King’s Priory and RGS.

The children also had a great time enjoying a variety of fun gymnastics and trampoline activities in a wonderful setting. I am so proud of your dedication throughout your journey this season and of course your superb performances today!

Both of our Y3/4 Gymnastics teams enjoyed a special day in the District Finals today; where our B team claimed a superb fourth place finish while our A side became South Tyneside Champions 2025!

 

Our children should be very proud of themselves for their performances and the dedication they showed in preparing for the event. It was wonderful to see the team spirit in our teams as they really supported each other throughout.

 

Meanwhile, all of our gymnasts had a great day exploring a variety of activities at the brilliant Urban factory.

 

The A team will now have the wonderful opportunity to represent South Tyneside in the County Finals at Royal Grammar School in Newcastle.

 

Thank you to our fantastic parent helpers who really encouraged our children at the Finals.

Our school enjoyed a wonderful Cricket day to start our term in partnership with Durham CC and South Shields CC. Laura Trotter who represents Durham Cricket Academy delivered an inspiring assembly, before providing coaching for all classes from Y1-Y6 throughout the day.

At the end of the day, Miss Trotter handed out flyers alongside South Shields chairman Patrick Powlett advertising fantastic cricket opportunities this summer at our local club. The children had a great day experiencing cricket in the sunshine; thank you to Laura and Patrick!

 

Well done to the children who launched themselves into a variety of sports and arts activities this week. They were all amazing and the images from the week  show their fantastic efforts! Enjoy the rest of the holidays and of course your well deserved Easter eggs!

Our Cross Country squad received their silver medals in our Celebration Assembly today after their success at the recent event. The Y3 and Y4 boys also received their winners medals for being victorious in the team event in their respective races. Our athletes were great role models at the competition and I’m sure their performances will help inspire our next generation of athletes who gave them a big Easter cheer today!

Congratulations to all of our fabulous runners!

Our talented basketballers were edged out of the District Grand Final on penalties last night after an excellent performance in Newcastle!

The St. Bede’s players immediately imposed themselves in the final and scored in the opening minute. We continued to play with a lot of attacking flare and created numerous opportunities, but couldn’t quite find a crucial second basket.

With just over a minute to go the opposition created a rare chance, which was clinically finished to bring parity. The St Bede’s players responded instantly, to wrestle back the initiative. We mounted several waves of attacks, as we searched for a winner with several shots bouncing away off the rim of the basket; including a final effort on the buzzer.

The final dramatically went to penalties, where two brave St. Bede’s children stepped up, but it was the opposition who were to triumph 2-1 from the free throw line.

Our players should be incredibly proud of how they played in a great sporting arena, enjoying lots of possession and playing a great final. You represented your school superbly and showed great ability and character that made everyone so proud of you all!

Thank you to our amazing parents and staff who supported the team so positively on a wonderful sporting night in Newcastle.