Some strange dinosaur footprints appeared in the Reception playground yesterday...the Learnersaurs had arrived at Longfleet!  The Learnersaurs encourage the children to become more aware of their learning behaviours and the skills that help them to learn best.  Their names are Tryatops, Explorasaur, Solveosaurus Rex, Stickasaurus, Askaraptor and Thinkadocus.  We had lots of fun trying six activities linked to these learning characteristics.  

The first Key Stage 1 sporting event of the year took place at Longfleet on Thursday 19th October. The football tournament comprised of Longfleet, Courthill, Heatherlands, Sylvan and Lilliput. The group format ensured each team played 4 games and all players got a good amount of time on the pitch. After some excellent games and some marvellous skills shown (including a remarkable one-handed save from Longfleet’s goalkeeper Victor) the points and goals were added up. The eventual winners, with a total of 10 points from a possible 12, were Courthill.

Our league team has been very busy playing three games in the space of eight days to meet the league deadline. We started against very impressive opponents Oakdale and lost 5-0. The team showed great resilience to bounce back and win their second match 6-3 just two days later (with a football club in between) against Ocean Academy. Our final match was against Baden Powell at home. We played some tremendous football and won the game 5-1. We are now waiting on other results from our group to see if we go through to the knock-out round. Well done to all of the children and families involved.

On Tuesday, 6 of our Year 5 Sports Ambassadors went to Poole High School to take part in their Bronze Ambassador Award. They participated in different workshops to help them in their sports leadership role. These included; planning, communication, creating and teaching games. The children had a brilliant day!

Did you wake up to a red sun recently or see a strange red colour to the sky on your lunch break or as you came to school? Many people in England reported the phenomenon on Monday 16th - and it appears to have been caused by Hurricane Ophelia. The unusual phenomenon has been seen across the country, starting in the west of the country before sweeping across to the Capital. Some areas have been forced to turn on street lights in the middle of the day as the dust slightly blocked out the sun and caused the sky to appear red.

For the parents that were unable to attend the New Barn Residential Information Meeting please find below links to the documents and presentations.

 

New Barn Letter

 

Parent Meeting - New Barn Information

 

Parent Meeting - Longfleet Information

Longfleet Lionesses roared on to their next event, a tournament held at Talbot Primary featuring 10 different schools. Longfleet got through the group stage, with 2 victories, a draw and a loss. Onome excelling in only her second match with 2 well taken goals. This put us through to the semi-final, where we lost to a very strong Broadstone Middle team.

Girls from Years 3, 5 and 6 were fortunate enough to participate in the Dorset Schools Girls' Football Festival, and it had everything! As well as playing small-sided games against a range of schools across Dorset, the girls also participated in a range of fun, exciting and crazy activities. These included the shooting power test, hair braiding and make-up, referee training, goalkeeper coaching and ball skills. The day finished with a mascot dance-off. It was truly a day not to forget.