Eastern Region KS1 Gymnastics Finals

On Tuesday 16th July the Key Stage 1 gymnastics squad travelled all the way to Huntingdon for the Easton Region schools competition. The Spooner row squad qualified by winning the South Norfolk and Norfolk competitions. This was an incredible achievement as there are approximately 300 junior and infant schools in Norfolk and several thousand Key Stage 1 children eligible to take part.

The competition was held at the world renowned gymnasium that is the home of multiple olympic medal winners Louis Smith and Max Whitlock,

For the first stage of the competition  the children perform a squat on vault onto a bench. They then walked on their toes to the end of the bench and performed a straight jump onto a mat. As you can see from the photos the children showed great poise and precision.

Next came the floor routine. The gymnasts performed a serious of prescribed moves in a routine that was choreographed by Mrs Newbery. Their timing and precision was excellent.

Coaches from the other schools awarded our gymnasts with special and very well deserved certificates for demonstrating resilience, team work, determination etc.

We were all amazed and inspired by the elite gymnasts that were training alongside the competition.

Spooner Row finished as the 7th placed team for the whole of the eastern region which includes Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambs, Herts and Beds. The scores were very close indeed with only 5 points separating the 1st placed team and Spooner Row.

The Spooner Row team really did Norfolk Proud.

Thanks to Mrs Newbery for her expert coaching, parent helpers Mrs Wright and Mrs Pigg. Thanks also to Mrs Wright for her excellent photographs.