Well done to our lower juniors who happily launched themselves in to a variety of exciting activities this week. They were all amazing and it was wonderful to see them have a great time!

 

 

Our amazing children put on a magnificent sports day for us all today!  Everyone tried their best in their events with a smile; while it was wonderful to see the children supporting their friends throughout our festival of sport. Thank you to our school community who made the event so special by turning up in large numbers on our rearranged date and supporting all the children with great enthuiasm. Sport really does have the power bring us together in a happy, positive ways. Enjoy the summer break with your families and I hope you all enjoy staying active together.

 

 

It was wonderful to take part in our first cricket tournament since 2019 today, at the beautiful Whitburn Cricket Club. I’ve been delighted with the interest in Cricket over the last half term, where we have managed to develop three squads of girls from Year 3 to Year 6.

Today all of our girls had a great day and performed superbly in their first District cricket competition. The St. Bede’s A team won their first five games to storm into the semi-finals! They eventually lost a close, chaotic semi-final, but many of our young squad will get the opportunity to play again in future seasons, where it will be very exciting to see their progress.

Thank you to the girls for your dedication in training over the summer and for the brilliant parental support at Whitburn CC.

Thirty Y3/4 St. Bede’s athletes had a wonderful time competing in the District Athletics Championships at Monkton Stadium. During the presentation, it was amazing to discover that not only had our B team finished 5^th, but our A team were crowned District Champions! They will now go on to represent South Tyneside in the County Finals on Tuesday 20^th June.

I was so proud to see our children achieve personal best performances; while they keenly supported each other throughout the day. It was also great to see so much support for St. Bede’s from our school community inside the stadium, which really helped inspire our teams.

It has been a great pleasure training our squad of 30 players this year, as their attitude in training has been brilliant. Meanwhile, their behaviour at the tournament was absolutely exemplary. Congratulations to our whole squad on a great day’s athletics, and good luck to our A team in the County Finals!

Today 5 squads consisting of 30 children from St. Bede’s enjoyed the South Tyneside Quicksticks tournament at Boldon School. It was great to see so many children take part in their first competitive event for St. Bede’s with so much enthusiasm!

All of the children dribbled and tackled their hearts out on a blustery and wet day. However, the weather didn’t dampen our spirits, as not just one but two of our teams finished top of their respective leagues on the day after playing some amazing hockey!

The Y3/4 children thoroughly deserved a great hockey day after the way they have keenly took part in practises over the winter months. Thank you also to the brilliant parent helpers who encouraged the children throughout the event.

Last night, our young basketballers showed amazing skill and character to become District Champions at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

St. Bede’s beat an excellent Cleadon side in a tense semi-final. We were forced to show our defensive resilience for long periods, but our team still had the quality to create and convert the only basket of the game.

The District final against Forest View was played in front of a huge crowd at half time in the Newcastle Eagles match. We got off to a flying start, as we sensationally scored two baskets in the opening minute! The players continued to play superbly throughout and added a third basket to claim the title with an impressive 6-0 win.

I couldn’t have been prouder of the children for how they showed their wonderful ability on a big stage. They were cheered on by brilliant family, staff and school community support in Newcastle on a special night.

The children will return to the Vertu Motors Arena later in the year, when we will represent South Tyneside in the Champion of Champions Regional event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fours squads of St. Bede’s basketballers enjoyed the prestigious Hoops4Health Tournament at the home the Newcastle Eagles. In preparation, all of the children trained enthusiastically over the winter months. The children’s performances today really showed that hard work pays off; as all four of our teams reached the afternoon Play-Offs! Amazingly, one of our teams then went on to qualify for the District Grand Finals that take place next Friday (before & during the Eagles match against the London Lions).

Thank you to all of the children for your dedicated efforts in the build up to the event and the wonderful teamship on display, which carried us a long way on a wonderful day. I was extremely proud of you all!