KS1 Tennis Festival 

Friday 4th July 

Today Mrs Smith and Mrs Michalowska took 14 pupils from year 1 to a tennis festival at Retford Oaks. 
The children did a carousel of activities all based on tennis 🎾 and they were organised and managed by the Oaks Sports Leaders. Everyone had a really lovely morning and they learnt some new balancing , hitting and teamwork skills. Well done year 1 👍

Quad Kids Athletics 

Tuesday 17th June 

Phew! What an absolute scorcher of a day today for this event. All of our pupils that took part did incredibly well in the heat. Each of them  competed in all 4 events, 400 m run, standing long jump, 50 m sprint and howler throw. 
 

Eco Warriors Event 

Thursday 12th June 

We have had an absolutely amazing day today at Sherwood Pines and the Bassetlaw Schools Eco Warriors event. 
Litter Picking ✅ Tree ID ✅ Scavenger Hunt ✅ Play Park ✅ Friends ✅ Fun ✅

Our Eco Warriors learned about how to ID certain types of trees 🌲 by their leaves 🍃 trunk and bark. 
Did a massive litter pick and scavenger hunt and trail and had a play on the new equipment. 

Orienteering competition 

Friday 6th June

This was held at Ranby House and once again what an absolute privilege to be able to use such spectacular surroundings for this event. 
We entered 6 teams, each of these teams consisted of 2 pupils. The pairs set off at 1 minute intervals and had 20. I utes to try and find 20 different points on the map.  
Each point found was worth 10 points, therefore the maximum number was 200. 
This year the course was much harder and longer and out of the 90 pairs that took part only 2 managed to find all 20 in the allocated time. 
Three of our pairs found 19 but were penalised 5 points for being late back, So they all finished with 185 points, however because they came 4th 5th and 6th overall it was a good enough score to come 2nd 🥈 place overall. 
Congratulations Team👍
They all enjoyed the event and were great ambassadors for our school. 

Bassetlaw schools Basketball 🏀 Competition 

Thursday 22nd May

We entered 1 team into this year’s competition this year. The rules were slightly different too. 
No zone defence this year and retreat line for the attacking team after they score a basket. Girls played first 10 minutes and Boys played in 2nd half and then scores added together for final team score. 
we played really  well and the Girls in particular were superb giving the boys a good lead in each game. 
At the end the scores were added up and we came joint 🥇 first place. 
well done 👍. 

Notts Cricket Dynamos Competition 🏏

Monday 19th May

Today we took a boys and Girls team to this event organised by Notts CCC and hosted by Blyth CC. 
It was 8 a side, batting for 2 overs in pairs, 2 runs awarded for a wide and a no ball and then a free hit. 
If either batter was bowled, caught or run out then 5 runs were deducted. When fielding everyone in the team had to bowl 1 over and keep swapping fielding positions. Both our boys and girls teams became more confident and consistent as the day progressed and thoroughly enjoyed the day. 
 

Dodgeball festival 

Thursday 8th May 

Today we took 15 pupils from year 4 to take part in this event at Retford oaks. The oaks sports leaders each delivered a different activity which ranged from dodging to catching and throwing and we ended the afternoon playing some games against the other schools. 

 

KS1 MultiSkills Festival 

Thursday 1st May 

Today we hosted the KS1 MultiSkills Festival for all the Bassetlaw Schools that are participating in the School Games calendar which is organised by Kate our SGO at Retford Oaks.  The idea of this particular festival is that the Sports Crew from each school are the ones that run and organise each of the different activities. However as some of the schools were not able to bring their Sports crew we were asked to organise 5 of the 12 activities. 
Our amazing sports crew rose to the challenge and were absolutely fantastic. There week before they met with Mrs Paton and all decided which activity they would like to do. Then they planned it together and worked out what equipment and space they would need. On the day they set out their activity and ran through it, then they began the festival. Our Crew members delivered golf, orienteering, rugby, dance and an obstacle course. They were all nervous to start with but as the sessions progressed they began to get more confident and relaxed. 
Both Mrs Paton and Mr Johnson are extremely proud of all of them, they really were great young leaders. 

Boccia competition 

Friday 25th April 

Once again we entered a team into this competition hosted by Retford Oaks. There were quite a few different teams there and we all played in a round robin system. All of our players had a great time and played really well and we ended up coming in third place overall. 
 

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.