Sports Presentation

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

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

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

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!

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!

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

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