PE

Ashleigh School hosted the Wymondham Cluster cross country competition on Friday 18th October. Fourteen children from Spooner Row took part. All the children showed great determination. Our little school did remarkably well with eight children qualifying for the South Norfolk competition.: Year 3 girls - Second & seventh Year 4 girls - First and fifth Year 5 girls - Second and third Year 5 boys - First Year 6 girls - First Second Place Second, seventh and eleventh Winner Fifth place Ready for the start Second and third Winner Winner What a great team! Thanks to Mrs Baker and Mrs Sparkes for their expert coaching. Thanks also to Ian Constance for planning and delivering such a great event.

Spooner Row school hosted the 2019 Norfolk Primary Schools Touch Rugby Championships on Wednesday 16th October. Schools from Spooner Row, Wicklewood, Barford, Langham, Millfield, North Repps and Erpingham entered teams. Touch rugby is a game similar to tag rugby but there are fewer stoppages so it’s faster and it’s also more inclusive as it’s played by three girls and three boys. It’s quick to learn and you don’t need any special equipment which makes it perfect for schools. Despite slightly damp weather the standard of play from the children was extremely high. The passing and evasion skills were excellent. All the teams improved dramatically throughout the day. By the end of the tournament the teams were so good that the referees were struggling to keep up. A team of highly experienced coaches including England international players Soul Phoenix and Mark Scott plus Ed Miles, Andy Wells, Owen Dwyer and Russell House coached the children and played

On Tuesday 15th October Spooner Row took two teams to the South Norfolk Girl's Football Competition at Goals in Norwich. There were two separate competitions, one for years 3/4 and one for years 5/6. There were 11 schools in the year 3/4 competition. The girls from Badger class started the tournament with a promising three nil win against Stoke Holy Cross team 2. After such a promising start the Badgers struggled to find the net but put in a very strong defensive performance in thier games against Hempnall and Trowse which both finished nil nil. As you can see from the photos, the girls thoroughly enjoyed themselves and made the most of any breaks in play. Next came two defeats against a very strong Harleston team and the eventual winners Robert Kett. This meant that Spooner Row finished fourth in the group. "What's that yellow thing?" The final game was a play off game with Newton Flotman to see which team would finish 7th