The Courier

It was fantastic to be able to welcome Crackley Hall to the school site last week for our first fixture of this academic year.   The excitement from all was palpable and thankfully the sun was shining adding to the wonderful warm atmosphere. 

U9A 

The U9As played a fast and furious game, with end to end play in all four quarters.  All girls displayed fantastic footwork, strong communication skills and competitive spirit.  Solid defence from Zara and Ava made it hard for Crackley to get the ball in to their shooters in the first half of the game with both players reading the game well and making fabulous interceptions.  Tegan and Mya showed great supportive play and good spatial awareness positioning themselves well to help Ellie and Bella moved the ball swiftly up court to Grace and Esme in our attacking circle. 

Crackley came out strong after half time with a couple of positional changes and moved the ball well in to their shooting circle scoring two goals in the 3rd quarter.  Crescent girls responded well, keeping their calm and responded well to the challenge, making great interceptions and moving the ball fluidly giving Grace and Esme lots of opportunities which came to fruition in the final quarter. A very evenly matched game displaying lots of promise for the future.  Final score 2-1 Crackley.

U9B

The U9Bs rose to the occasion and thrived under the competition, dodging in to space to receive well timed and executed passes. Grace controlled the pace of the game well from centre with Chloe and Annalese giving good options to help move the ball through to Erin and Saira in attack.  A fabulous goal from Saira took Crescent in to the lead in the first quarter.  Lara and Libby worked hard in defence, always fighting for the ball and marking their opponents well to intercept and clear the ball out of the defensive circle quickly.  Despite their best effort Crackley scored to even up the 1st quarter.  Crescent continued with their grit and determination in the 2nd quarter and lovely movement from Erin saw the ball passed in to Saira to score the 2nd goal.  A few changes at half time saw Zahra come in to defence holding the circle well stopping all attempts in to the Crackley Goal Shooter. With Poppy and Lara supporting, Zahra was able to swiftly move the ball back up to our attacking half and in to the circle for Chloe and Erin to have a go. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

U8 

The U8 girls were both nervous and excited at the prospect of their first ever netball match. Leela, match Captain, had a master plan so all was well!! In the weeks leading up to the game the girls had worked incredibly hard, learning their positions and the rules of the game.

The Crackley girls started strong and managed to get through our tenacious defence in the first half to score six goals. Crackley’s goal shooter looking very experienced.  Roisin, Leela and Alice continued to work tirelessly to try and stop the attack with excellent defensive work marking the Crackley players. Hattie moved well on the turn overs and helped to get the ball moving with some quick passing down the middle.

In the second half the Crescent girls started to find their rhythm and managed to produce some excellent passing play, Shayla and Emily linking together very well, showing some great movement into space. Sofie used her agility to block Crackley and passed some excellent balls to Maisie who worked the attacking circle well.  Grace and Maisie then went on the attack, and found themselves in great positions, with some excellent shots on goal. Moving into defence, Maggie took to the change of role superbly and helped to slow down the Crackley attack with some fabulous interceptions.

The girls were shattered at the end, and it was a testament to the effort they put into the game. They held their positions on the pitch, their footwork greatly improved and they created more and more space as the game progressed. The girls worked hard, supported their team mates and showed great spirit.

Player Of The Game 

U9A 1-2 loss – Player of the Game  - Ellie - Coaches Player – Zara

U9B  2-2 draw – Player of the Game – Lara - Coaches Player - Grace

U8 0-9 loss - Player of the Game - Maggie  – Coaches Players – Roisin & Maisie

All of the girls worked incredibly hard and showed fantastic sportsmanship and drive.  We are incredibly proud of all the girls, the support they showed for each other and the spirit they displayed in the game, truly displaying the Crescent School values. 

Mrs McCollin and Mrs Robinson

Staff and pupils were excited to travel to our first away fixture in over a year when Crescent's Year 5 and Year 6 boys and girls raced against Crackley's Junior 5 and 6 pupils in our first ever Inter-Foundation cross-country race.

There were a few nerves, but all pupils were very keen to compete, and enjoyed the winding 1600m course around the school field with plenty of energy and enthusiasm. After lots of hard work on pace running and target setting in home learning and then when we returned to school in March, pupils knew what they had to do, and they all set off showing great determination and perseverance. For each race the first six athletes counted for the team score.

The Year 5 girls' race was the first to get going with Evie taking the lead and controlling the race from the outset, she set a great pace which she was able to sustain, and it all came down to the final sprint between her and Crackley's leading pupil, unfortunately in this instance Evie couldn't hold her off but finished gallantly in 2nd place. Crescent girls came in thick and fast with six finishing in the top 10 places to secure the team win for Crescent; Eva 5th, Katherine 6th, Stephanie 7th, Charlotte 8th and Liana 9th.

The Year 5 boys were next to go, strong competition between Crackley boys saw a fast pace set but Crescent boys did not let this fluster them and stop them from running their race, solid performances from all boys saw Kai in 6th and Ro in 10th with all pupils working hard and pushing themselves through their comfort barrier to produce their best performance.

Year 6 girls showed fantastic grit, determination, and maturity, again knowing their bodies and their pace and not being put off by some speedy starters from Crackley. Fantastic running from Amy saw her come home in 2nd place, Hattie 4th, Emme 5th, Asha 6th, Sahana 7th and Amelia 10th securing the Crescent team win.

The final race was Year 6 boys which again did not disappoint with all students giving their all and showing fabulous work ethic and team spirit, knowing that every score counted. Athletics captain Josh was the first Crescent pupil home in 2nd place with George R in 6th, Isaac 12th, Hany 13th, Ollie 18th and Jay 19th.

It was a fantastic performance by all of Crescent's pupils and their efforts made us all proud not only whilst running but also in the energy and compassion they showed in their support of one another cheering and encouraging each other along. Thank you and well done all.

With swimming pools having recently re-opened I am pleased to be able to announce that our swimming programme will commence again next academic year for all pupils.  

Later this term a uniform order form will be circulated for Michaelmas Term where you will be able to purchase the items required for swimming.