Sports Blog

Curling Competition

2011-12-16T06:44:00.000-08:00

We recently held a curling competition for Year 3 students. Every child had 20 attempts before we totalled all the scores.

Medals for special awards were given out and a trophy was presented for the top class scores!

In first place was Jake Hare (3SH). He scored an amazing 3380 points, followed closely by Hisham Ikram (3K) in 2nd place. Hisham's score was 3280 points. In 3rd place was Sam Lawrence (3P) with 2955 points.

Well done, Year 3!

Rain stops play!

2011-07-07T06:58:00.000-07:00

KS2 sports day
On Tuesday 28th of June, key stage 2 had a chance to have an afternoon of fun because it was sports day. Each child at the school had a chance to do every activity. The activities were:
Basketball
Bean bag race
Egg and spoon race
Javelin
Obstacle race.....
and lots more.

Unfortunately, as the weather forecasters had already warned us there was from out of the sky the most awful storm ever. There was thunder and lightenenin and everybody (including the parents and people watching) had to make a dash for it into the hall. We were are really soaked and were supposed to watch a DVD in the hall, but because we had got so wet we had to go back to our classrooms and change back into our dry clothes.
It was a real shame that the afternoon had to be cancelled but we all enjoyed the little time we had showing off our sporting skills!

By Isabel 3K

400 day Countdown!

2011-07-06T03:28:00.000-07:00

Hello and welcome to the Olympic 400 day count down blog.
On the 23rd June a group of children went with Mrs Ironside to Ilford (just opposite the Town Hall) to celebrate the 400 day countdown to the Olympics in 2012.
We had a fantastic time and learned some new dances - the Cha Cha Slide and the Macarena. This was really good fun and we were dancing out on the street to a DJ! There were also other schools from Redbridge joining in with us.
This was a really cool way of celebrating just 400 days left to the Olympics!!

By Vidhisha 3T

Sports Presentation

2011-06-23T03:17:00.000-07:00

This was a fantastic evening which was enjoyed by everyone that attended. We wanted to recognise the achievements of children who have represented the school with their talent, attitude and effort. We also wanted to award children for consistent effort in lessons.

Also we had some very talented sports personalities giving us fantastic displays of their talents. You can see these on video by clicking on the pictures below:

Dancing/Cheerleading

Speed Stacking Demo

Jeremy Lynch

Woodford County Dance Festival

2011-03-24T03:44:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday 2011 the Indian dance girls went to Woodford County High School!

When we got there we all were overjoyed and nervous to see how humongous the stage was. There was different colorful lights everywhere, shining on people. It felt like we were in an actual concert but really we wasn’t. We saw lots of great people dancing, they had great moves. Some people danced street dance, some people tap danced and some other people also done Indian dance like we did.
The music was so loud and we even had a walk way that would lead us to the stage. It all seemed very professional. When our school’s name got called out we were all really nervous; we didn’t want to perform in the end even though we had all really been looking forward to it. In the end we all pulled ourselves together and it didn't turn out as scary after all!
We had the most wonderful time of all and we wanted to do it all over again. It was a fantastic experience for us all!

By Rhea and Aria

Cricket

2011-02-18T05:06:00.000-08:00

This week in cricket we practiced our techniques at bowling and learnt different techniques. You can be a 'spin bowler' or a 'pace bowler'. Like the name suggests a spin bowler puts a certain spin on the ball which is a difficult technique to learn, whereas a pace bowler concentrates more on the speed of the ball which is just as tricky.
After a very long practice session we managed to play a match of cricket using most of the professional rules except one or two. The final score was 25 runs to 3.

Basketball

2011-02-18T04:09:00.000-08:00

Basketball is a very popular sport at Fairlop. We have a Basketball pitch in our play ground and many different people from all age groups play there to see how good it is.

Year 5 of Fairlop primary school have many 1st place awards over the years as we are very good at Basketball.

The redbridge mini games are coming up very soon and we are looking for to this competition. We compete in the mini games every year, year 6 had their tournament back in December and now its year 5s turn. We are all training very hard for this event and we will have trials to see who will be in the school team. Mrs Ironside will have the task of picking the bext team for the school.

By Maaz

More about speed stacks!

2011-01-21T04:01:00.000-08:00

Have you used speed stacks yet? Speed stacks are plastic cups, but this plastic is special because of the way it’s made.

The rules are tricky but you will get used to it! The first rule is when you stack a cup you have to let go before you put it down. The second rule is to do the stacks with both hands and that’s really it. There are three different ways to do speed stacks.

The first stack is the three:

The second stack is the six stacks which is a bit trickier:

The last one is the trickiest the ten stack:

There has been and there will be more speed stack competitions in school. The first competition in the Autumn term was between the year 5 classes, and the winner was Class 5S.

Keep checking the Sports Blog for more speed stack news at Fairlop! We love it!

By Maaz and Piraveen - Class 5M

Speed Stacking - Fairlop's latest craze!

2010-12-03T03:55:00.000-08:00

Today in school, Fairlop is holding it's first ever speed-stacking competition. All classes from Years 3-6 will participate. Each class has put together a team of the 6 fastest children to compete against the other classes in their year group.

The competition will be watched by the whole year group, and trophies, medals and certificates will be awarded. We hope for this event to take place every term, with KS1 students joining in the next one.

Speed stacking helps to develop co-ordination, dexterity and memory skills. It has been proven to increase brain function and children's work has improved dramatically in schools where speed stacking takes place. It encourages the use of both hands, thereby stimulating both sides of the brain.

Speed stacks will be available for a reduced price of £10.00 in the school office very soon.

Take a look at some of the contenders for today's event! More impressive video displays will follow ....

Redbridge Mini Games 2010

2010-05-24T03:58:00.000-07:00

Redbridge Mini Games is an annual event that most primary schools in Redbridge participate in. Our students from Years 4, 5 and 6 took part in the 10 activities and came 3rd overall, receiving medals and certificates.

Here's some more information about the mini games:

http://www.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/leisure_and_libraries/leisure/get_involved_and_events/sports_events/redbridge_mini_games.aspx

Tag Rugby tournament 2008

2008-11-26T07:00:00.000-08:00

On the 19th of November 2008, Fairlop Primary entered the Tag Rugby tournament at Ilford RFC (Rugby Football club). It was a tough, long and cold day, but our team managed to come 2nd out of 7. In our team we had 13 brave children to step up to the challenge but only half of us knew the rules! Our first challenge was against Redbridge Primary school, lucky for us we won a stunning 3 -1 with Kian Flanegan, Rosie Emerson, George Turner who opened up the scoring in the first match. In the second match we played against, Uphall Primary and won. Unfortunately our team only won second place but they are still happy with their effort. Although they lost against Mossford We all hope they do well in the future.

Year 5 and 6 Girls Football v St Anthony's

2008-03-12T06:01:00.000-07:00

On the 11 th of March 2008 Fairlop Primary school played against St Anthonys. Just before the match started we all stretched our muscles to make sure our legs didn't hurt before the match. It was a windy day but we were still able to play! Our coach was Mrs Dawson.

As the match started we all tried our hardest to score. Within the first 10 minutes Fairlop had already scored by Chantel who had smashed the ball in the back of the net. Despite our other fantastic goals, we were just pipped at the post with a final goal from St Anthony's. The end result was 5 - 4.

Fairlop Football update- League & Cup Matches

2008-02-29T03:11:00.000-08:00

Fairlop vs Oakdale

This was our first match at home. We felt it went very well despite one of key players RG being out of action. It was a very close game but fortunately SS scored from the half way line at extra time, making us 1 up. Then Oakdale equalised and we carried ourself into penalties, when SA scored us the winning goal.

It was a tough match but worth the effort as we won!

Fairlop vs Churchfields

This was the hardest team in our league to play. They are a very good side, and we are a bit ashamed to admit they battered us 6-0!! We tried our hardest but the best side won!

Fairlop vs South Park

This was a King Cup game - Round 2. They had beat their last team 12-0, which told us they were a very good side. In the first half, they scored 4 goals, and we scored 2 - LM and AR helping us out.

In the second half, we equalised making it a very close and exciting end to the match. In the end though they scored in the final stages, making it 5-4 to South Park.

Fairlop vs Aldersbrook

Another league match - away - which we had to win! Unfortunately, they went 1 up in the early stages, but LB scored for Fairlop. They went 2-1 up, leaving us a bit disappointed but we tried our best and fought back to win 3-2, JS and TT our scorers. Well done us!

Blog updates by SA and EB on 29th Feb 2008