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Y2/3 Girls visit to York College

I took a selection of keen Year 2 and 3 girls to York College to take part in a healthy schools/football afternoon. York City were providing the coaching and the workshops. All the girls had a brilliant afternoon and met lots of children from other primary schools.

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Y6 Girls Football Festival

Year 6 Girls football festival- this was a fabulous day organised by North Riding FA and York City. The 8 girls I took with me were an absolute pleasure to spend the day with and they put 100% effort into everything that was asked of them. All went home tired and very enthusiastic about playing football!

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Year 3/4 Tennis Superstars!

The tennis team came 4th in the North Yorkshire tournament and played amazing tennis. A fantastic morning played in a very hot dome tent at the Uni! Well done to all of them and thank to Mrs Booth who accompanied…

Y5/6 Cricket – Cluster and York Rounds

The Year 5/6 team also competed at Dunnington Cricket Club, and they too had amazing success. The teamwork and skills on display were fantastic. They also qualified for the North Yorkshire finals on Monday 22nd June by winning every single match!…

Y3/4 compete in the Drax Cup

The Drax Cup is an annual event and is aimed at developing kwik cricket skills in Y3/4 children. It is sponsored by Drax and organised by the Yorkshire Cricket Board. We have had Chance to Shine coaches in to school delivering 4 weeks of curriculum cricket sessions and the kids and teachers loved it! A lot of talented children were spotted!

The Drax team consisted of 10 children in total- 8 boys and 2 girls. It was held at Dunnington Cricket Club and the weather was hot and sunny…a perfect cricket type of day! The team worked hard and supported each other through every match. The children won all the matches they played, including the final and so are yet to take part in the North Yorkshire round next week. A superb day and many great memories made!

WE WON!!!!  After 3 wins in the morning round, they went into the finals as winners of their group and then went onto to win the semi final and the final. A fantastic day of cricket and I was very proud of their teamwork, skill and support for each other.

They go on to play at Headingly and represent North Yorkshire in a tournament on the 8th July. They will be the warm up matches to a T20 match….it doesn’t get much better than that!!!

Y3/4 compete at Wigginton Tennis Club

The tennis competition is a minature version of the real game. They play singles on a half court size with a softer, slightly larger ball. 4 children represented Dunnington in the York tournament at Wigginton Tennis Club and they all played brilliantly. So brilliantly in fact, that they won a place in the North Yorkshire finals that will take place on Monday 22nd June.

Year 3/4 Tri Golf

Always a fabulous event and this year it was held at York Golf Club in Strensall. Tri Golf is very popular in primary schools for developing those early golf skills within a school based facility. It uses plastic chippers and putters with plastic balls. The children play all sorts of fun games and aim at large targets.

Our school team performed with great enthusiasm and despite not winning, they had a lot of fun and picked up new skills along the way. Well done!

Year 5/6 Tennis Semi-Finalists

Our tennis team worked hard and played well to get into the semi-finals of the York festival. They narrowly missed out on the final by 5 points. Well done to all involved.

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