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The South Norfolk SSP in association with Badminton England delivered a badminton festival aimed at giving young children the opportunity to try the sport. Sports leaders from Long Stratton High School supported a series of individual activities aimed at developing the skills required for badminton. Each school team tried each of the activities. Children from Fox Class took part in the morning Badger Class children took part in the afternoon Spooner Row School has now purchased the equipment to deliver badminton sessions in PE and Mrs Baker has received badminton coach training. Thanks to Badminton England, Laura Goodsween (South Norfolk's School Sports Coordinator) and the school sports leaders from Long Stratton High for making it such a fun event. If your child is interested in trying Badminton please go to the Badminton England Website for details of local clubs  https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/play/the-racket-pack/

Two children from Spooner Row qualified to represent South Norfolk at the Norfolk School Games Cross Country finals on Wednesday 4th March. The competition was for children who had qualified from their cluster and regional competitions. Both the Spooner Row children improved on their results from last year. 25th Place - 1 place higher than last year 7th Place - 4 places higher than last year Congratulations to both children and thanks to Mrs Baker and Mrs Sparkes for their excellent weekly training sessions.

Children from Fox and Badger classes have been taking part in Tae Kwon Do training with coaches Lisa and Chris from NMAC Great Britain. In the first session children were learning front stance. The sessions will continue every Wednesday until the Easter Holidays. In the Summer term an after school Tae Kwon Do club will be running on Monday evenings NMAC offer a wide range of training days and dates should your child wish to continue with Tae Kwon Do. See below for further details: .

The Spooner contingent of the Wymondham Cluster Team showing off their winners medals form the Cluster Gala. On Tuesday 25th January, 6 children from Spooner Row represented the Wymondham Cluster at the South Norfolk swimming gala. The 6 Spooner Row children previously qualified from the Wymondham Cluster gala. One of Spooner Row's year four girls won her race with a time that was also faster than the year 4 boys. In a very close competition, Wymondham Cluster finished in third place behind Hobart and winners Framingham Earl. Thanks to Ian Constance for managing the Wymondham Cluster team

On 7th February 2020, 25 children from Key Stage 2 took part in the Wymondham Cluster Swimming Gala. The children had a great day and swam really well. Six Spooner Row children qualified to represent the cluster at the South Norfolk Gala which will take place on 26th February.

On Friday 10th January two teams from Fox Class took part in the South Norfolk Gymnastics competition at the Norfolk Academy of Gymnastics (TNAG). In the morning the children were given guidance on their floor routine and vaults by the excellent coaches from TNAG. They were also coached on using TNAG's professional gymnastics equipment. The children had a lot of fun improving their technique. The competition starting after lunch with the vault event. The children were required to squat onto a bench, cross the bench on the balls on their feet (without wobbling) and perform a straight jump dismount. The children were very precise in their movements and showed great body control. The final event was the floor routine. Both Spooner Row teams delivered their best without any instruction. They were a real credit to themselves and the school. The Spooner Row Koala team fini...

Eight children from Spooner Row qualified to represent the Wymondham Cluster at the South Norfolk Competition on Tuesday 5th November at Old Buckenham Country Park. The conditions were perfect and the Spooner Row team did incredibly well. 1st Place 4th Place  Two Spooner Row children qualified for the Norfolk Finals. What a great achievement! 15th Place 15th Place 18th & 17th Place (left to right) 30th Place 35th Place Mrs Baker was very proud of all the children as they all did their best and pushed themselves hard. Belated winners medals from the cluster competition What a great team! South Norfolk Year 5 Champion Spooner Row helped the Wymondham Cluster to win the team competition. Thanks to Mrs Baker and Mrs Sparkes for their coaching expertise. Thanks also to all the parents that came along to encourage the children. The event was brilliantly planned and delivered by South Norfolk School Games ...