Dear Parents and Carers, 

We have received notification from BCP that they are advising pupils to stay at home tomorrow where possible. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to take this choice if you can. We will have a skeleton staff on site at the school because we know that some parents are essential key workers who may well be required for emergency purposes depending on the impact of the storm.

Unfortunately, due to the fact that most schools in the local area are completely closed, our staffing capacity is severely reduced and so we will not be able to offer live lessons. The pupils are invited to read, complete some TT Rockstars/Numbots, do some Purple Mash activities, explore BBC Bitesize, look at the lessons on the Oak Academy website or enjoy a well deserved rest!

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause but the advice from BCP is now much clearer than it was earlier in the day. 

Yours sincerely, 

Nigel Helm, 

Headteacher 

Year 5 students were invited along to Cobblestone Academy for a dance class instructed by their own year 10 students. The children were shown a dance they all had to do together, broken down into sections.  They were then set the task to choreograph their own dance in pairs. The results were truly inspiring with the end dance being incredible.

In addition to our league games, we have also played three friendly fixtures. The first was against Oakdale Junior when a Year 6 team braved the cold to put in a fantastic performance. From the very first whistle until the end, all of the players showed tremendous effort and great teamwork. The game finished 6-0 to Longfleet thanks to a hat-trick from Harrison, two goals from Dylan and a goal from Ethan. A special well done also to our defenders and two goalkeepers (Victor in the first half and Ethan in the second) for keeping a clean sheet.

We also took a team, made of mostly Year 5s, to play St Michael’s Middle School. In a very entertaining match, we lost 8-2 with both of our goals coming from Zac. For many of the children, it was the first time they had played for the school and should be proud of their efforts.

In our next match, Zac was again on the score sheet twice, this time in a 5-3 win at Baden Powell. The team was a mix of Year 5s and 6s and two goals from Jaiden and one from Edward capped a fine performance.

Friendly Squad Players: Jamie, Isaac, Harry G, Matthew, Reuben M, Dylan, Ethan, Thomas, Gabriel, Jaiden, Zac, Henry, Ladji, Isaac, Teddy, Brodie, Callum, William, Gethin, Harrison L, Ali, Ashton, Fraser, Harry F, Victor, Edward, Liam

Well done to all of the players in all of the games and thank you to those who were able to come and cheer them on! 

Before Christmas, our league team had qualified for the next set of fixtures and we were placed in a group with Baden Powell Junior and St Michael’s Middle. Each team played each other once with the group winners going through to the semi-finals.

Our first game was an exciting encounter against St Michael’s Middle School. Two goals from Philip and one from Joseph earnt a 3-3 draw. This meant that we had to win our last game against Baden Powell to progress to the next round. Thanks to a great headed goal from Tyler and a fantastic defensive performance, we won 1-0. As a result, we are now through to the semi-finals and are looking forward to finding out who we will play.

League Squad Players: Jacob, Finley, Reuben (c), Berties, Alex, Joseph, Harrison, Philip, Tyler, Callum, Sam

Before Christmas, our league team had qualified for the next set of fixtures and we were placed in a group with Baden Powell Junior and St Michael’s Middle. Each team played each other once with the group winners going through to the semi-finals.

Our first game was an exciting encounter against St Michael’s Middle School. Two goals from Philip and one from Joseph earnt a 3-3 draw. This meant that we had to win our last game against Baden Powell to progress to the next round. Thanks to a great headed goal from Tyler and a fantastic defensive performance, we won 1-0. As a result, we are now through to the semi-finals and are looking forward to finding out who we will play.

League Squad Players: Jacob, Finley, Reuben (c), Bertie, Alex, Joseph, Harrison, Philip, Tyler, Callum, Sam