Girls Football Festival 

We took a group of Girls to Retford Oaks to take part in a football festival organised by WTFC. 
The girls split in to 2 groups and they all took part in a carousel of 8 different activities all based on the skills needed to play football ⚽️. 
 

Girls league match V Ordsall 

25th March 

Another great performance from our girls team today and another great win. Ordsall played with 3 at the back so they were quite hard to break down but perseverance paid off and just before halftime Emma scored. 
The second half we managed to take control of the game, once again India and Gemma were amazing in defence and with Poppy in great form in midfield and Sofia, Michelle, Nodam and Carys across the midfield we looked really good. 
Incredibly proud of all these Girls, the improvement over the last year is unbelievable and they are a pleasure to coach.

Well done Girls ⚽️👏👍 

Boys league match V Ordsall 

Tuesday 25th March 

Boys played their first game after the winter break tonight. A tough fixture V Ordsall and although we played well they were the better team on the day. ArchieD in year4 was amazing in goal and if it wasn’t for him the score line could have been even more. 

SportsHall athletics County Finals 

Thursday20th March 

This was the first time we had qualified for the county finals so that in itself was an amazing achievement for our team. The event was held at Harvey Hadden stadium in Nottingham and there were qualifiers from the 8 other Nottingham  districts. 
The format was very different to the Bassetlaw rounds and it took a while for our team to feel confident, however after the first couple of races we settled down and started to enjoy the experience and relax. 
Michelle was the overall winner of the speed bounce with a phenomenal 53 in 20 seconds ! Some superb running in the relays by Ethan and Jenson and great long jump by Emma. 
overall an amazing experience for the whole team and they all represented our school and Bassetlaw with exemplary performances and behaviour. Well done 👍

Girls league match V Norbridge 

Tuesday 18th March

 An amazing game tonight by our girls team.
Hard work and their great teamwork finally paid off with a 4-0 win against Norbridge. India and Gemma were both confident in defence. Lyra kept a clean sheet and pulled off some great saves. Poppy controlled the mid field along with Emma and Carys and Sofia on the left wing with Nodam on the right. 
Incredibly proud of them all. 👍

 

Retford Oaks primary school dance festival 

Thursday 13th March

What an absolutely fantastic day our students from year 5 have had at this event. So proud of them all for learning the dance routine which was set by the dance leaders at Retford oaks and tweaked by Miss Edwards and the pupils. 
This year the theme was 70’s, 80’s , 90’s and noughties. 
we were given 80’s and the hit footloose, and although we are maybe a bit biased it was an amazing performance by our pupils. 
Thank you to Oaks for inviting us and organising such a lovely day. 

Tag rugby 🏉 festival

Friday 7th March 

Another well organised event hosted by Retford Oaks and their sports leaders. Our group of year 3&4 pupils enjoyed their afternoon and for some it was the first time they have played rugby. 
 

Great British Dance Off 

Thursday 27th February

Today Miss Edwards took a group of pupils that regularly attend her ASC to compete in the regional heats of this competition. They have been working hard on their routine since September and they were awarded 4th place for their amazing routine. Huge congratulations to all of them. 
 

Table Tennis 🏓 

Friday 7th February 

Today we took 6 pupils from our ASC to play a friendly competition with our lovely friends from Redlands. 
It was an amazing experience for them to play at such a great venue and on full size tables. 

KS2 Gymnastics Festival 

Wednesday 5th February 

Today Miss Brady took 14 students from year 3 to this event at Retford Gymnastics club. It was organised by our SGO Kate and as you can see by the video and photos they all had an amazing time. 

Sports Hall Athletics Bassetlaw Finals

Friday31st January

We qualified for this after winning the original heat 2 weeks ago. We were fortunate enough to also win this and received Gold 🥇 medals . 

Dance Festival 

Tuesday 21st January 

This was held at Retford Oaks and organised by our SGO Kate and the school dance leaders. The theme this year is musical films and we have been given the film football loose. Rehearsals will be starting soon with Miss Edwards as the team prepare for the show to parents. 

Boccia Competition 

Monday 20th January

We were invited by Ordsall school to take part in a Boccia competition. As not many school took up the invitation we were able to take 2 teams. We split our pupils into Sparken Red and Sparken Blue with Charlie and Nikita as captains of the 2 teams. 
Each team then played 5  matches. 
At the end the scores were added up to decide who would be overall winners. Our 2 teams came 1st 🥇 and 2nd place 🥈 with only 1 point between them. 
Congratulations to all our players. 
 

SportsHall Athletics 

Friday 17th January

This year we entered 1 team into this event, 12 pupils , 6 boys and 6 girls. They all had to take part in 3 field events and 2 track events. Triple jump, vertical jump, standing long jump, overhead throw, javelin and speed bounce. 
 

Inclusive Festival 

Tuesday 14th January 2025

Today we were invited to take a small group of pupils to an inclusive festival at Oaks. The pupils had a taster session in Boccia, curling, Archery, Karate, circle games and dodgeball. Our pupils enjoyed every single minute of their sessions and are desperate to now start an after school archery club.