Longfleet vs Oakdale

We [Longfleet] played a couple of Netball matches against Oakdale at Oakdale School. We took all of the netballers from Year five and six. Each school had 3 teams.

These were the scores:

Longfleet 0-7 Oakdale

Longfleet 8-7 Oakdale

Longfleet 7-6 Oakdale

By Lewis, Eagles

Reception enjoyed their visit to Oakdale library last week.  The children explored the books, listened to stories and shared songs.  They were shown how to borrow a book and scan its barcode.  

Longfleet took nine keen girls to this AFCB Bournemouth 6-a-side tournament, held at Littledown Leisure Centre. With nearly 30 other teams present, there were plenty of skills on show. Longfleet had a tough group, with St Katherine's in particular showing lots of pace and good finishing. We held our own however and finished with four draws from five games. A special mention to Sophie M, who's tracking back and speed meant she seemed to cover every blade of grass in every match!

Longfleet hosted a friendly mini-tournament in which Hawmorthy Park Junior brought two teams and Longfleet fielded three. All matches showed both schools have players with pace and good ball skills. The matches were high scoring, with a fun 15 v 15 match towards the end of the tournament the only game finishing in single figure scores. More matches await Year 5/6 with a match next Wednesday against Oakdale and two tournaments in Spring 2.

Upton Infants and Lilliput were the visitors for a friendly festival, in which each school brought two teams. This meant each side got a minimum of 5 matches, with resilience and kindness shown by all three schools. Thank you as ever to the parents for their support and to the children for their enthusiasm and skills.

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We have a place available for drum kit tuition from 4.40-5pm on Tuesdays, starting after the Half Term break. This is the only time slot that we have available at the moment. There are ten 20 minute lessons per term and the children are taught in pairs. Lesson fees are paid for in advance and our termly charge for lessons is £43. If your child is eligible for Pupil Premium this can be used towards the cost of instrumental lessons. Please let the school office or Miss Wright know if you would like the place. Please see the ‘School Community’ page on the school website for further information about peripatetic music tuition at Longfleet.

 

THURSDAY 1ST MARCH 2018

6.30 - 8pm AT ST MARY’S LONGFLEET

 

With so many children at Longfleet learning to play a musical instrument we have decided to host a special concert to share and celebrate their talents.

All children who have lessons on a musical instrument at school (guitar, drums, violin, cello, clarinet, keyboard, piano, trumpet, cornet and trombone) have been invited to perform at the concert. The children will be playing music in groups, so there’s no need for performance nerves – just look forward to a fun evening! The orchestra will begin and conclude the concert.

Everyone is invited to come and listen to the concert. Like all concerts, we ask you to arrive at the beginning and stay until the end out of courtesy to the performers and other audience members. There will be an interval in the middle for you to stretch your legs, catch up with friends and have a cup of tea or squash.

Thanks to Saint Mary’s for hosting this event and to the Longfleet Friends for providing refreshments during the interval.

On Thursday and Friday, Year 5 went to Scaplen’s Court to learn what working in a workhouse was like for children in the Victorian era. We went into the kitchen led by Ms Jelly. She was very strict and had no mercy for weak children. We were taught how to make pancakes, bread, scones, soup and also learnt how to clean and shine. In the classroom, we wrote on slate with chalk and if we were naughty/got the answer wrong, you would wear a dunce’s cap. The Victorians were very strict and everything had to be perfect.

Daniel - Kites