St Edmund’s Hockey Festival
On Monday 21st March, 10 children from Years 5 & 6, went to a sports festival held by St Edmund’s. The children benefited from taking part in lots of different hockey-related activities led by coaches from Canterbury Hockey Club and Sports Leaders from St Edmund’s school. They were treated to a…
A chance to try different sports - accessible to all
On Thursday 31st March, six children from Years 3,4,5 & 6 attended an enjoyable sports event at Canterbury Academy run by Blean School. The children took part in 5 different activities which were Boccia, Seated Volleyball, Goal Ball, Pickleball and Body Boards. The children had a great time and…
Judo Training (Commonwealth Games Initiative)
On Thursday 24th March, 30 children from Years 4,5 & 6 attended a training session to introduce them to Judo. Martin, from the Prince of Wales Club, and his 3 coaches put the children through their paces and showed them how to perform some holds and how to understand the Judo commands.
The…
Hockey Awards
Jess (Year 4) has received an accolade from her club (Canterbury HC) at the annual awards where she was presented with the Player of the Year award and a trophy. She is pictured here with her sister, Megan (Year 6), as they both also got medals on the same day for winning a club tournament (Polo…
Terrific Hockey News!
On the weekend of 20th March, Sam (Year 4) played for the Canterbury U10s team in the Regional Hockey Finals. His team competed against the top 2 qualifying teams in Surrey, Sussex and Kent and won the silver medal! Well done Sam and team for such a fantastic achievement!
Top Ranking Tennis Achievement!
On the weekend of 26th February, Iris (Year 4) travelled to Sheffield with Stewart Bristow and his team to play in a tournament against players from around the UK. Iris was the youngest player there and, after the first day of play, qualified for the main draw. She then gained a place in the…
Hockey News!
Tom and Sam (Year 4) have been selected for the Canterbury U10 Boys A-Team this year (both being the youngest in their age group). Their team played in the County Tournament in Folkestone on Sunday 27th February and they were runners-up (silver medallists to Sevenoaks who they actually beat in…
Football Match v Chartham Girls
"On Thursday, the Bridge Girls football team played an away match against Chartham. It was a tough match to watch and play, because their defenders were strong and tried their hardest not to let any goals in. Although it was cold and muddy, we managed to score a goal followed by another in the…
Football Team - Girls
The girls’ football team had another away match on Tuesday and played against Wincheap Primary School. Mrs Corall and I were jumping up and down excitedly on the sidelines along with some parents and children who had kindly come to watch the game. The girls had a steady start and had a few shots…
Dodgeball Tournament - Year 6
A short time ago, 14 children from Year 6 took part in a District Dodgeball tournament. They all had a great time and cheered each other on as much as they could. Here are some quotes from the children:
"Some Year 6 children went to a Dodgeball tournament; it was so much fun and we all enjoyed…
Twickenham Excitement
A few weeks ago, some children from Year 4 were lucky enough to go to Twickenham to play in a junior rugby tournament prior to an international match between the Barbarians and South Africa. Oliver (4ST) wrote:
“When we got on the bus, I was really tired because we had to wake up at 6am to go…
Speed Stacking
On 30th November, Teams from Year 2, 4 & 6 took part in a Speed Stacking competition held at Canterbury Primary School. All the children had been practising and were rewarded with a gold for Year 2 and Year 4 and a bronze for Year 6. The children were extremely supportive of each other and were a…
