Pupils in Reception and Key Stage One enjoyed a morning of tennis, with Phil from the Tennis Foundation. Children developed skills which they have learned since taking tennis lessons in PE last year, but most of all, had lots of fun! There is also an opportunity for all pupils to take part in free tennis sessions this weekend:

Where: Liverpool tennis Centre, Wavertree Sports Park, Wellington Rd, Liverpool, L15 4LE

When: Saturday 26th September from 10am – 12pm, or 2pm – 4pm. Sunday 27th September from 10am – 12pm.

Cost: FREE!!

The Cross Country season kicked off at Wavertree this week, with OLI taking part after a a term’s worth of training sessions in the summer. Both boys and girls were represented by Year 6 pupils, in the intermediate schools’ races. Over half of the schools in Liverpool were in attendance, meaning over 80 pupils took to the field in each race, with some exceptionally talented runners from around the city.

All the pupils thoroughly enjoyed their first competitive cross country race and all are determined to beat their placings from this race next week at Newsham Park.

Our first runners home were Eryk (27th) and Holly (51st).

There are a number of ways to keep your children active and entertained over the summer.

Download the Liverpool Parents Change 4 Life activity leaflet, to find out where activities are on offer for you and your child during the holidays.

Families can also sign up online or via a sign-up leaflet for a 10 Minute Shake Up Pack to be delivered through the post. One pack will be available per child, up to a maximum of three packs per household. The pack contains a team wristband with timer, 10 Minute Shake Up activities, stickers and a team poster.

Active kids are happy kids! They like to move and have fun. 10 Minute Shake Ups are the perfect way to help them get their recommended daily 60 minutes of physical activity – and they’re totally FREE!

Why not sign up for a Change 4 Life ’10 minute Shake Up’ pack for your child to use over the summer holidays? Click the link below to get yours!

https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up

Don’t forget to use your free lifestyles membership card too! If your child does not have one, fill out a form at your local lifestyles centre and a card will be made for your child.

There are a number of opportunities for our pupils to get involved in sport over the summer.

Waterloo Rugby club are holding a registration day at their club on Sunday 30th August, from 10am – 12noon. This will allow the girls to see the setup of the club and register for the team in their age group and begin training and playing for the club.

If your child is interested and would like to attend the registration day, please contact Ale Lewis on 07715997641, or email allcoaching.al@gmail.com, with information of which session they will be attending:

Under 6/7/8’s – at the Club (L23 8TW)

Under 9- 16’s – at Hall Road (L23 8TY – just off Spinney Crescent)

The FA Skills Team are running a FREE Football Camp during the Summer Holidays for boys and girls aged 5-11years at Walton Hall Sports Centre.

Wednesday 26^th August

10am – 12pm – 5 to 8yrs old

1pm – 3pm – 9 to 11yrs old

Walton Sports Centre 3g, Walton Hall Avenue, Liverpool, L4 9XP

The FA Skills programme is a nationwide initiative, employing over 100 full time specialist coaches and is funded by The FA and Sport England.  As part of their work they deliver fun, progressive, adaptable and challenging football coaching sessions. At the session all participants will be given information on where they can continue playing girls football within their local community. The Camp will cater for a maximum of 48 participants in each age group.

To register your son/daughter please complete the attached registration form and return to the address detailed or contact the LCFA Football Development Team on 0151 523 4488. Registration Form – FA Skills Summer Camp – Walton 3G – Wednesday 26th August

Today, we have been awarded a Silver Games Mark for KS1 and KS2, as a reward for our schools’ provision of PE, School Sport and Competition.

The award takes into account the time dedicated to curriculum PE, the amount of competitions we have entered, the extra-curricular opportunities available and the use of pupils as leaders of sports and games activities.

Thank you to all the children and families, who donated unwanted football shirts to our partner school in Ankoma. I have just received an email telling me that they were used last week for a Football Gala, set up for the community of Ankoma. Here are some pictures of the kits being used.

Next year is Sport Relief and we may call on other unwanted sporting items to be donated in February/March. Your support during these fundraising efforts are greatly appreciated, here and in Ghana.

Thank you, Mr Garth.

Another fantastic day of cricket, this time for our Year 5 team. Some pupils from our Y5/6 team represented us once again with new additions from our Monday after school club.

The team, managed by Mr. Southworth, performed brilliantly, topping their group after beating Leamington (281), Windsor (275) and Holy Family. Into the knock out rounds and the team posted their highest score to date, beating All Saints (310) to face Lister in the quarter-finals.

Lister were beaten (279) to set up a semi-final clash vs. Childwall C of E. A relatively low score of 239 was enough to win, pitting us against St Vincent de Paul in the day’s final.

Unfortunately, the team ran out of steam, narrowly missing out on a place in the County Finals, held in Preston, next week.

A fantastic effort from the whole team made Mr. Southworth, and the rest of the school, extremely proud. With the success of the Year 6 and Year 5 teams this year, hopefully this will inspire many more of our pupils to take up cricket with a local club.

Well done to all the children in Years 3, 4 and 5 who took part in sports day today. Under very warm conditions, the children performed brilliantly, not giving anything less than 100%.

1 = Green 371

2 = Red 364

3 = Yellow 337

4 = Blue 280

Thank you to all the parents who came to support the children, everyone had a fantastic morning!

All pupils in KS1 have been taking part in a sports competition this month. First, they are competing against each other (Level 1 competition) to see who is the best at balancing, bouncing, catching, launching, pitching, striking and skipping. Each child receives a total scores for all of the above skills combined.

These scores are then sent off to the Liverpool School Sports Partnership, who takes in results from all participating schools across Liverpool (Level 2 competition). Then, individual and school winners will be announced.

We have four individual winners from each of our KS1 classes:

Mrs Bowcock’s class: Aaliyah = 117

Mrs McCarty’s class: Luke = 82

Miss Hughes’ class: Evie = 102

Miss Kennedy’s class: Tope = 104

Click the link below to see the full results.

LSSP KS1 Virtual Competition Results OLI

Congratulations to our KS2 Tri-Golf team, who won their competition at Cropteth Hall on Thursday! The school was represented by pupils from across KS2, with everyone of them performing excellently!

A special mention goes to Joe, who scored crucial points in the final round to ultimately win the competition for OLI. Well done golfers!!