Success in the Sun at Lynnsport

Posted on May 6th, 2025

On Monday, 28^th April, our Town Cluster winning Netball team played in the West Norfolk Finals against other cluster qualifiers. In total there were 7 teams who played each other in a round robin format, whoever gets the most points wins, unlike other tournaments which have been pool matches, semis and finals.

The teams we played were Ingoldisthorpe, Smithdon cluster winners, Eastgate, Denver, Downham cluster winners, Nelson, Docking and Terrington, Terrington cluster winners. Five of the six games were played back to back which kept our momentum and enthusiasm going.

The results were extremely good with everyone scoring, we won 5 games clearly scoring 5 or more nets in each and drew 1 against Eastgate 4-4 which was extremely exciting and nerve wracking, their resilience to keep coming back was immense and truly showed how well they support and encourage each other and have developed as a team. It really did get quite warm but their level of play never dropped.

This drew comments from other coaches who complemented them in their play and attitude and how deserved the winners spot was. I was very proud to hear that and for parents to witness their success and what it means to us all. They are a super group of children and they couldn’t have achieved it without the rest of the club helping them.

 Fantastic Job, Team Sandringham!

Isaac, William, Elsa, Mila, Lacey, Pip and Ellenie.

Year 3 and 4 Bee Netball Festival

Posted on March 24th, 2025

This event, held at Lynnsport, is an introduction therefore no scores were taken, to playing netball but on a smaller court and only 2 attackers and 2 defenders. 14 schools from the West Norfolk area took part in the morning session; there was a similar run one in the afternoon. There were 4 pools that after the first round rotated into a new set of 4 pools. The rules are the same, as are the objectives, to not concede any nets but to score. For our children it was a good opportunity to play against other schools which is vastly different to being against children they know. They were all a little wary to begin with but gradually got into it. It was also a good way of introducing children who haven’t played before as they had the support and encouragement of the others. It proved very positive with everyone improving over the 6 games they played but most of all they all appeared to enjoy it which is the most important.

Quicksticks Hockey Monday 3rd March

Posted on March 9th, 2025

It was a fine sunny day and our teams, Sandringham Steelers and Sharks were among 23 teams taking part in this event. The teams were divided into 4 pools, playing a round robin and then similarly placed teams played for positions. The Steeler’s took on Fairstead, drawing 1-1, Hunstanton, drawing 3-3, Holly Meadows losing 1-0, St Martha’s Chiefs winning 4-0 and finally Nelson, winning 2-0. This meant we finished 3rd in our pool and played Terrington who we drew 0-0 and consequently finished 10th. The Sharks had some young players and played well, finishing 21st overall. It was a great effort and opportunity for them all. We really did enjoy taking them and seeing how much they improved and enjoyed themselves.

“It made me a better hockey player, getting into space.” William.

“I loved it because I improved a lot, scored 1 and did well in defence and kept it away from goal.” Harriet.

I LOVE HOCKEY!

“I liked playing against other teams and I learnt how to get in space.” Harrison.

“Miss Leftley was an amazing coach when I scored a goal I was so happy.” Maisie.

“I like playing hockey and playing against other teams and different people.” Ollie.

“I liked playing hockey, I have played it before and it was fun,” August.

“I enjoyed playing hockey and I improved in controlling the ball.” Isaac.

“I learnt how to get in space and I nearly scored a goal and I loved it!” Alice.

“I enjoyed it and loved every moment.” Florence.

“It was so much fun and I’m very proud of myself because I scored twice.” Ellenie.

Some super comments!!!

Girl’s Football @ Lynnsport

Posted on March 9th, 2025

There has been a bit of a push to get girls playing football and we have been lucky to have been able to field a team from years 5 and 6. There were 14 teams taking part in this tournament with the top 2 teams, St Martha’s and South Wootton, going to Norwich for the finals. It was an exciting day and all the girls enjoyed the event and the opportunity it gave them.

“It was very competitive but fun and I’m very happy because I scored a goal.” Maisie.

“I had so much fun, we came 13th and we got 5 points altogether and scored 4 goals.” Lacey.

“I loved being the goalie and I only let 2 goals in which I am extremely proud of.” Ellenie.

“I thought we did very well and we scored.” Pip.

“It was really fun and enjoyable.” Harriet.

“I thought that it was really fun but some of the teams were quite hard but we worked well as a team and at the end won!” Mila.

“I am so happy how it all worked and us working as a team.” Georgina.

“Football today was fun and exciting. I loved playing against the other teams. In our last match we won, 3-0.” Elsa.

“I enjoyed it. I think we got better at tackling and definitely at scoring goals. THANKS!” Nyla.

These are really great comments!

WELL DONE GIRLS!

Speed Stacking

Posted on February 23rd, 2025

On Monday, 10th, two groups of children participated in the Omnes Speed Stacking Festival at Lynnsport against six other schools. It proved to be a lot of fun, and the children were highly engaged, becoming quicker with each round. Although there is only so much you can do with nine or twelve plastic cups!

“I had a lot of fun,” – Hope.
“It was fun and exciting, and I liked how you had to race against other people,” – Stellan.
“I enjoyed it, but it went on a bit long,” – Alice.
“I found it fun, but it was also challenging against the other competitors,” – Dylan.
“It was fun, but it got a bit boring towards the end,” – Amelia.
“I liked stacking the cups, and we won some,” – Taliah.

Volleyball @ Lynnsport

Posted on February 23rd, 2025

Eight children from Key Stage 2 participated in this non-scoring festival, which served as an introduction to volleyball. They joined players from four other schools: South Wootton, Flitcham, Greenpark, and West Lynn. It was a fun festival where skills and confidence were built with every game played. With six players on court at any one time, substitutions were rotated throughout the games. The number of participating schools ensured that the children remained active all afternoon. The Omnes series provides an opportunity for children to try different sports and have fun, as reflected in their comments.

A super afternoon!

“I really liked it, and it was really fun even though I wasn’t the best at it.” — Alice.
“I really enjoyed volleyball, and I think I improved by the end; I liked serving.” — Maisie.
“I really enjoyed volleyball and found playing against the other schools fun.” — Elsa.

“It was brilliant, and I learned how to play.” — August.

“I enjoyed all of volleyball; I think I improved my serving because I found a method that doesn’t hurt as much.” — Isaac.

“It was fun, and I enjoyed it; I got better at it.” — Arlo.

“I really enjoyed the games, but I also liked practising on court 3.” — William.
“It was really quite fun. It was hard at first, but then I got the hang of it.” — Ollie.

Dodgeball

Posted on October 26th, 2024

DODGEBALL

This was the first event in the OMNES series which offers taster sessions in non-curricular sports.

A team from Yr 1/2 and another from 5/6 took part in an afternoon of fun run by the college students at Lynnsport. The games were played in rotation with the 5 other schools, West Lynn, Denver, South Wootton, Greenpark and Flitcham. For some children it was the first time they had played against other schools and as it was a festival it was more about fun and learning skills rather than winning.

It was all rather noisy but lots of fun!

“I learnt that we had to follow instructions.”

“I liked playing other teams.”
“I liked that the score didn’t matter.”
“We worked together.”

“Some teams were hard but we kept going.”

“It was fun and exciting!”

Girls Football

Posted on October 26th, 2024

King’s Lynn Club Football Festival

We were invited to take part in this festival which is aimed solely at girls. Last year our girls really enjoyed a similar event so it was a good opportunity for them to wear the new kit.

They played 7 a side with rolling substitutes; we also rotated girls in goal which proved enlightening as Ellenie enjoyed the position immensely. Her comment afterward was, “My favourite thing was being in goal!”

There were several schools, Hillcrest, Holy Cross, North Wootton, South Wootton Fairstead, and Sandringham. They all played against each other, learning as they went as it was a festival no scores were recorded, it was just about enjoying themselves. As the games went on they all gained confidence, playing as a team and encouraging each other which is what we at Sandringham do very well.

From the chatter and looks on their faces when they returned and Mrs Garrard’s comments, they really did have fun. This fact was in many of the comments. It was a good opportunity to try something different without the pressure of competition. A couple of other comments mentioned; “Improved on getting into spaces, passing, tackling and
marking.”

“It was really fun and I enjoyed it. Thanks for picking me.”

WELL DONE; Mila, Lacey, Elsa, Pip, Maisie, Nyla, Harriet, Georgina and Ellenie.

Cross Country

Posted on October 26th, 2024

A Great Start

The Town Cross Country, held at Lyn nsport, is the first event of the school year and the top 10 qualify for the next round, West Norfolk Clusters also held at Lynnsport. The top 10 from that event go on to a
County event.

We took 17 boys and girls covering years 2 – 6, who ran over varying distances, 600m – 1600m. There were a lot of schools taking part which meant there were a lot of competitors in each race which was a little scary for some. Despite the overnight rain it was a still, sunny morning, ideal racing conditions.

Our children all ran extremely well, pacing themselves and sprinting, gaining places at the finish. It was a real head to head along the finishing straight between two of our boys. All the races were very competitive with 4 girls finishing in a top 10 place; Pip 5 th , Ellenie 10 th , Brogan 7 th and Ayla 10 th . Claudia ran a super race to finish 4 th in the year 2 race narrowly missing out on a medal, year 2s don’t run in the next round.

As always, they were all very supportive of each other throughout the morning as were the parents who attended. Thank you.

Well done; Pip, Isaac, William, Ellenie, Harriet, Maisie, Georgina, Cooper, Ollie, Arlo, Harrison, Brogan, Ayla, Claudia, Jamie, Rohan and Otto.

Football Kit

Posted on August 20th, 2024

Thank You!

Firstly I would like to say thank you to the Friends for purchasing the new football kit, well I say football but the plan is to be able to use it for hockey and tag rugby too. A winter kit! The old kit will also come in handy when we enter a second team or if there are 2 events on the same day.

I think, from expressions in the assembly that it was liked and actually putting on a kit gives an added sense of pride.

So a big thanks to you.

Secondly I would like to applaud our young people for their sportsmanship, their willingness, their courage and determination in their approach and support of each other in every event we have entered over the past year. They have shown great maturity and belief in themselves which will provide a solid platform for the coming year, whether at Sandringham or High school. For a small school we are always competitive and do very well against the much larger primaries, although at times it is a little frustrating for everyone but they take it in their stride.  We have been rewarded with gold medals twice this year in the Netball and Quadkids which were tremendous performances.

So thank you parents for your support and trust and thank you to all our young people for your willingness to listen, learn and give it your best!

Have a Great Summer!

Miss Leftley