Birstwith CE Primary School

Some of our best runners were selected to compete in the Belmont Cross country.  Eight schools were invited from all over the North Yorkshire region to challenge themselves on a very tricky 2KM cross country course.  The gradient was steep, the ground was muddy, slippery and the children had to contentd with ewes and new born lambs charging around the course too! The boys set off with a blistering pace which they manage to maintain for the whole race and ended taking 1st,2nd,4th and 6th place! Which meant as a team, they finished first.  The girls put in an equally sterling effort, bouyed by the boys success, they dug in hard an came third overall in the team scores.  The children were exhausted but loved the experience and hope to defend their title next year!! 

Class 3 Dance

Spring Sport

Following on from a successful sporrts meeting with Belmont Grosvenor School, we have forged som strong links and an active interschool sporting calendar has been created.  This week, Year 3 and 4 all met their Belmont counterparts and played their socks off, taking part in a Tag rugby festival.  Mr Baird and myself worked with all the children teaching some basic skills and entered into a slightly competitive game.  The sun shone, the smiles were huge and the cheeks were red at the end of it.  A big thank you to Belmont for hosting and well done everyone for their fabulous efforts. 

To end the term, the Year 6 children took the reception and Year 1 children outside and devised a series of challenges and sports that were pitched to their ability.  The children had a fabulous time using loads of equipment, making up rules, organising and coaching.  It was a great spectacle to see how caring and nurturing the Year 6 children were as they guided their groups through their challenges. 

Shake up- wake up

Get on your bike!