Longfleet hosted a football festival, with five other schools invited: Bishop Aldhelm's, Lilliput, St Joseph's, Talbot and Springdale. The fixtures were a round robin of games, with respect, enthusiasm and fun the key themes of the day. Thank you to all of the parents who came to support and the adults for bringing their children. Well done to Mr Mace for managing the Longfleet side and enthusing the children throughout. Another festival looks likely in the near future. 

Our Year 5/6 Lionesses competed superbly at the Dorset Finals, held at Littledown Leisure Centre, finishing 3rd overall in the whole of Dorset. In the group stage, wins against Spetisbury (4-0), Highcliffe (1-0) and St Ives (1-0) ensured we had a place in the semi-finals. The final group stage game was against eventual winners St Walburga's, who beat Longfleet 2-0. This put us against St Michael's, who managed to also beat Longfleet 2-0, albeit with a very strong wind helping them along! A third place play-off against Kingsleigh resulted in a 3-1 for Longfleet, with Poppy G scoring two and assisting one.

More matches are scheduled for the League Cup against Baden Powell and Broadstone in the near future.

Next week is National Anti-Bullying week, or as we prefer to call it at Longfleet, Kindness Week.  The theme this year is ‘Reach Out’.  Throughout the week we will be talking about how and to whom we can reach out if we feel we are being bullied or we feel worried or sad or lonely.  We will also consider how we can reach out to others if we see somebody who needs help. Reaching out to others will include participating in acts of kindness and activities that promote the school value of kindness.
We would love to hear about or receive photos of any acts of kindness that happen within the home, extended family or wider community.  Kindly email your child’s year group team if you would like to share.
To kick-start Kindness Week we invite all adults and children to wear odd socks on Monday 14th November to promote diversity and celebrate difference.  We are all unique!

If you would like further information regarding Anti-Bullying Week and the Anti-Bullying Alliance please Click Here.

‘We all have a responsibility to help each other reach out. Together, let’s be the change we want to see. Reflect on our own behaviour, set positive examples and create kinder communities. (ABA)

Longfleet hosted the annual SEND Panathlon, in which children with SEND from around the area got to take part in sports and activities catered to their needs. Sports such as curling, boccia and target ball were in evidence as each team tried to score as many points as possible. Each child from the event came away with a medal, and our own Year 5 Sports Ambassadors did the school proud by being excellent leaders and scorekeepers. We look forward to our next SEND event, a ten-pin bowling extravaganza in December!

Our Year 5/6 Lionesses team stayed unbeaten in the Poole Schools Tournament held at Baden Powell Junior School, winning all 5 games in the process. Eighteen goals across five games, whilst only conceding one, ensured that Longfleet went on to the next stage of the competition. Highlights of the matches included eleven goals by Poppy and a first Lionesses goal for Polly.

Longfleet took two teams (Year 3 and Year 4) to Cornerstone Academy for a football festival involving a range of teams from the Poole area. Although not deemed competitive (!), Longfleet Y3 and Longfleet Y4 topped their groups, going unbeaten throughout. They eventually met in the Group “final”, where a 1-1 draw concluded an excellent festival, which was only hampered by a prolonged downpour. Highlights included a superb free kick by Dylan (Y4) in that final game, and a precise finish by Henry (Y3) in their 4-0 win against Broadstone.