With Christ at our side to guide us,
we shine in all that we do.
The children in Year 5 and 6 enjoyed an afternoon with some Newcastle Eagles players this week.
The roadshow concentrated on health messages such as mental and social well-being, how to stay fit and look after the heart and lungs, stay hydrated with tap water and eating a balanced diet. The children also had the opportunity to play some basketball with the Eagles players!
The children were fantastic at answering the players’ questions and taking part in the activities.
Well done everyone!
On Friday evening, our basketballers represented South Tyneside in the Champion of Champions Finals at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle. Our team played with a lot of passion and often dominated possession in a series of high quality games. Despite remaining unbeaten in our pool, we narrowly missed out on a place in the Grand Final. However, we finished the tournament with a lot of pride, claiming third place after beating Wellfield Middle School in the 3rd Place Play Off.
The players had been training for the event since returning to school in September and gave an excellent account of themselves. In one game, they showed their incredible spirit to come back from 6-0 down to gain an exciting 8-8 draw!
One hundred and forty seven teams were involved in the Hoops4health tournament in our region; so to become District Champions, reach the Champion of Champions finals, remain unbeaten throughout the entirety of the season and secure third place in north east region was an incredible effort!
I was so proud of the whole squad for how they have developed as both players and people throughout the basketball season. Meanwhile, it was truly uplifting to see the brilliant support from the St. Bede’s family community; who travelled to Newcastle to support our children on a great night of sport!
Eight teams from St. Bede’s consisting of 42 children became South Tyneside Cross Country Team Champions today! It was wonderful to have so many boys and girls involved in a single event. The children have shown incredible dedication to train for the competition and everyone strived for personal best performances. I was so proud of how everyone supported each other and the amazing parental support at Temple Park!
Thirty Y3 & Y4 children enjoyed our Summer Club where they took part in a wide variety of sports and art activities. The children developed a lot of skills, while having a lot of fun with their friends. Everyone was a credit to themselves and we hope you all continue to have a wonderful summer break!
a wonderful summer with your families!
Y1 used their map reading skills to solve some orienteering challenges at South Marine Park. The children worked as teams to find clues and materials. Once they had completed the course they then used the materials collected to build a home for their team’s bear.
Three St. Bede’s teams enjoyed competing at Monkton Stadium in the South Tyneside Athletics competition today! There were lots of excellent personal best performances with our A team finishing 4th, agonisingly just outside the medals despite their very best efforts. The B team came a highly creditable 7th too in a brilliant event, that was keenly contested by the 21 teams involved.
I was very proud to see everyone pushing themselves and supporting each other with lots of positive energy; so everyone should be pleased with their performances. Many of our Y4’s will take part in the Y5/6 athletics next year, while our youthful Y3’s who heavily featured today should feel confident when competing in the same Y3/4 event next year.
Finally, thank you to all of the children for keenly attending training and our brilliant parent helpers who supported our children so enthusiastically and considerately throughout.
Our two Y3 tennis teams had a lot of fun taking part in tennis matches and skills challenges at Boldon Tennis Club today! The A team amassed an incredible 19 out of 20 possible team points and qualified for the County Finals at Silksworth in June. It was wonderful to see the children enjoying the day by doing their best and supporting each other every step of the way!
Eight teams from St. Bede’s consisting of 42 children took part in the District Cross Country Championships at Temple Park on Friday afternoon. The sun was certainly shining on our determined runners, who raced their way to 2nd place and District team silver medals!
Every race had between 40 and 70 children involved that included the best school runners in South Tyneside. Our talented children rose to the challenge and so many achieved outstanding personal best performances!
The Y3 children got us off to the perfect start, by claiming gold in both the boys and girls races. They also collected 4 individual medals. The good performances continued throughout the event with many children registering excellent top 15 finishes. The final race of the day saw our Y6 girl’s team also claim a brilliant team Gold.
A wonderful backdrop to the races was the wonderful camaraderie between our children, who enthusiastically cheered for all of their school friends. Meanwhile, it was great to see all of the positive family support, which really encouraged our young runners.
In the presentation, I was proud to see our children clap for all the medalists from each school, demonstrating their good sporting values. Everyone should be extremely proud of team silver overall in what was a fantastic competition.
It has been a pleasure looking back on the photographs that show how hard everyone tried and how keen everyone was to support their friends wearing the black and yellow of St. Bede’s. Thank you to our amazing runners for a glorious running effort and to everyone in our school community that created the brilliant supportive atmosphere on the day!
On Friday night our talented basketballers became South Tyneside Champions at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle. The players showed not only skill, but a lot of courage to perform magnificently in front of a capacity three thousand crowd!
In a round robin format we qualified for the final in first place, after convincing victories against Biddick Hall and Stanhope. However, the final against Stanhope became a closer and dramatic encounter.
We created several opportunities in the first half, but saw several shots bounce away off the rim of the basket. Stanhope then applied their own pressure and took the lead with an excellent long range shot.
However, we showed great character after conceding to force an equaliser through Mark. Neither side could score a winner, so the game had to be decided by penalties. Sharp shooter Maisie became the St. Bede’s match winner, as all her practice paid off with the winning free throw!
I was extremely proud of our children after watching them develop as a team in training, where they have shown so much dedication. It was also wonderful to see the great family, teacher and wider school community support from South Shields, which inspired the children on a glorious night’s basketball!
Four squads of children had a great day at the Eagles Community Arena in Newcastle. Their dedication to training in recent weeks certainly showed, as they all put in fantastic team performances. Everyone encouraged their friends, while two of our teams reached the Play-Off Finals. Our A team prevailed, and they will now go on to the District Finals to be played on the evening of 4th March back in Newcastle.
The overriding feeling of the day was immense pride, to see the children return to competitive sport and show wonderful skill, character and camaraderie. Thank you very much to all of the parents who helped on the day.
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