Newsletter T6-7 - 21st July 2022

Newsletter T6-5 - Friday 8th July 2022

We were very fortunate to be able to take thirty Year 2 pupils to the NOSSP All Stars Cricket Festival at BGN this week.

All pupils enjoyed cricket based activities that were led by Year 7 & 8 pupils from BGN. They took part in games that used their bowling, batting & fielding skills and we all definitely improved over the course of the morning. We were joined by Year 2 pupils from St John's, Longford Park, William Morris and Orchard Fields schools. 

2TC will enjoy an afternoon with a Chance To Shine coach next week, when they will also get the opportunity to take part in similar activities.

The second lot of County finals for the Dynamos cricket teams from Years 5 & 6 took place this week at Stratfield Brake Sports Ground in Kidlington.

The Years 5 & 6 girls team took on teams from St Thomas More and Aston & Cote schools in their group. Despite some good batting displays and great determination in the field, both results didn't go in their favour and they finished 3rd in their group. A final match against Chesterton finished the day and they ended in joint 6th overall.

The Year 6 boys team played against teams from Fritwell, The Batt and Stanford in the Vale schools in the group stages. Three solid wins meant they finished the group in 1st place. An extremely tight semi-final against Wychwood finished in a narrow defeat for team BLS. Their final game was for 3rd place and it was against Hill View - again a close game, but this time it finished with a BLS win. All players came away with a T-shirt and certificate. So, 6th and 3rd in the County Finals - what an amazing day! A huge thank you must go to Mrs Dray and Mrs Woodworth who helped transport the pupils to and from the event.

What a scorcher of an afternoon we had at the North Oxfordshire Quadkids finals on Wednesday! Our winning team from the cluster event took part in the year 3/4 finals. Competing against schools from Banbury, Bicester & Kidlington areas in a 400m run, vortex throw, 50m sprint and a standing long jump, they all showed amazing determination, resilience and kindness towards their fellow competitors. We finished 6th overall, which was a very well-deserved result. The whole team represented Bishop Loveday beautifully and were a pleasure to take to the event. All participants received a certificate congratulating them on participating.

Some of our Year 3 children attended a multi skills festival at BGN this week. They were joined by our Year 6 BGN transition leaders who, following their training last week, helped lead the various activities for children from Bishop Loveday, St Joseph's, Longford Park, St John's and William Morris schools. The activities included: Parachute games, sprinting, tennis skills, long jump, archery, tag games, relays & howler throws. Everyone had a lovely morning and thoroughly enjoyed all the activities.