Homepage Blog

Sporting News

09/03/2012 00:00:00

SPORTS NEWS

Tag Rugby

On Friday 2nd March the tag rugby season started for us with Old Elthamians RFC hosting a tournament. The school was represented by two squads both eager to get their first matches underway. With many players making their tournament debut and others playing in their very first match it was going to be a tough but exciting afternoon. Both squads soon realised what they were up against with the ‘A’ team finishing 3rd in their group and the ‘B’ team finishing 4th. That was not to be the end of the afternoon however as all teams progressed to a knockout stage against teams from other pools to play off for certain prizes. The ‘A’ squad was up against all the other 3rd place teams contesting the ‘Shield’ competition and the ‘B’s’ were trying to win the ‘Bowl’.

With their confidence growing the wins started coming with both teams making it to the finals of their competition. The ‘A’ squad came away as Shield winners and the ‘B’s’ unfortunately came away empty handed in a tough final match against Edgebury school. There were some terrific performances on the day and lots of different try scorers. However it was the spirit the children played their matches in that was the most pleasing to see.

Basketball ‘A’ League Cup Finals

In the first semi-final, much-improved Farringtons gave Chislehurst A a run for their money, even taking a 6-4 lead early on. Chislehurst's composure came through however, and they went on to a 21-10 victory. Tubbenden had an uncharacteristic performance in their semi-final vs St Olave’s, and St Olave’s had already beaten this team by shutting out Tubbenden’s best player. After some tireless defending and excellent shooting St Olave’s earned the other spot in the final vs Chislehurst. Chislehurst got off to the quickest of starts, and by half-time had an 8-0 lead. St Olave’s had their opportunities, but their shooting in this match was not as accurate as it usually is. They did close the score to 10-4 at one point, but that was as close as they could get and Chislehurst A clinched the trophy with a 16-4 triumph. Congratulations to the boys and girls from Chislehurst A, as well as all the players in the league for what was a fantastic standard of play this season.

The London Storm basketball team are looking for talented players to train and form a team for next season. Any Year 5 or 6 children of a good standard, or who really love basketball, are invited to attend the training sessions that run from 5-6:30pm on Monday nights at Darrick Wood Secondary School. The cost is only £3 which goes to covering the cost of the hall hire.

Football

The Year 3 football team had their first chance to represent the school after the disappointment of having their previous match snowed off earlier in the year. The match was against Farringtons and ten very excited boys made their way to the venue straight after their swimming lesson. It was clear from the start it was going to be a good day for St Olave's with Nicholas H hitting the post after just a few seconds from the start. The team kept the pressure on and got their reward soon after with a very coolly taken goal from Harry after some good work on the right wing from Joshua. St Olav's goal was very rarely threatened but when it was, the team goalkeeper Alfie was very assured in possession and made some excellent kicks downfield. With the team 3-0 up at half time everyone was in a confident mood and were eager to start the second half. The team kept their shape very well and with some strong defending from Jack and Aimua were in complete control of the game. The final score was 6-0 to St Olave‟s with goals coming from Harry, Joshua, Nicholas C and Nicholas H. Well done to all of the team who worked really hard for each other and got a well deserved victory.

Basketball

It was the B team finals yesterday and after a long, hard season it was time to try and grab a trophy. Unfortunately it was not to be the team's night as they lost a close match to Chislehurst, despite coming back from a 6-0 deficit ended up losing 8-4. However every player has improved tremendously and should be proud of the amount of hard work they have put into the sport. Congratulations though go to Sami, who, despite being two years younger than most of the players came away with a "Most Improved Player" award and was the winner of the Free Throw shots competition.

It is the turn of the "A" squad to try and bring the trophy home next week.

Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers

We are collecting Sainsbury‟s Active Kids Vouchers again this year. The collection box is under the bridge. These vouchers allow us to buy lots of sports equipment for the school and give the children lots of new experiences.

Mr Schaller

Pet Club Update

08/03/2012 00:00:00

Pet Club meets Mopsy

This week we met Mopsy a beautiful white rabbit, owned by Alexandra Moraitis in 6.W. Alexandra talked about owning a rabbit, and the children were able to ask her questions about rabbit care and the responsibilities of owning a rabbit. Mopsy was very well behaved and we took turns to stroke her. In total we have seen fourteen pets this year. I am very pleased that so many parents have taken the trouble to bring the pets into school for the club. It was a new club and has been very successful.

Mrs Collins

Lily is our latest visitor to Pet Club

Mrs Shepherd brought her beautiful Golden Retriever Lily to Pet Club this week. We groomed her and then we drew pictures of her.

The children behaved very well. I am so pleased with the way they react to all our different visitors.

Mrs. Collins

Open Morning

21/02/2012 00:00:00

Our School has an Open Morning on Saturday 25th February - come along, meet us and take a tour.....

To see more details - please click the logo

Sports News

10/02/2012 00:00:00

Netball Tournament

A team of girls from Years 4 and 5 attended their first netball tournament at Blackheath Prep School on Tuesday. Despite the freezing conditions, during the three hour tournament, the girls were placed joint third out of nine teams. Here’s a summary of the girls’ reports –

‘I really enjoyed the netball tournament on Tuesday, especially playing goal attack - Lara

‘Everyone was really good! Although we didn’t score we tried several times. It was really cold but worth it because at the end we got to have a hot chocolate and piece of cake’ – Mayowa

‘Although it was cold, I wish we’d had a couple of extra matches. All the girls worked really hard’ – Ysabel B

‘Our coach driver was very supportive. It was freezing so we went into the locker rooms. What a fantastic day’ - Jessica

‘Our last match was against Colfe’s, my favourite one. It was great’ – Charlotte

‘I liked saying three cheers at the end of the match. I am very happy that we came third out of 9 schools’ – Ysabel F

‘I was very lucky to be put in at the last minute. It was the best day ever’ – Naomi

Miss Weston, myself and the parents who came to watch were very proud of our team’s achievement. Well done girls.

Ms Carter

Year 5 and Year 6 football match against Farringtons

On Friday 3rd February the Year 5 and 6 football teams played against Farringtons. The cold weather seemed to energise the St Olave’s footballers as both teams went on to win their matches. The Year 5 boys scored eight exciting goals with Niall scoring three and Jack only one goal away from a double hat-trick. The Year 6 team were in completed control throughout the match. Liam was on top form and helped moved the ball all around the field. Timothy was captain and organised his team very well. Dominic scored two excellent goals. Emre scored 1 goal. Final score 3-0. Thank you Mr Hurst for accompanying the teams and to all the supporters who came to watch.

Mr Suverkrop

The mathemagician comes to St Olave's

09/02/2012 00:00:00

Read all about the mathemagician who recently came to visit us.

Weather Alert

06/02/2012 00:00:00

School Opening Details

Monday 6th February

School is open today as normal

St Olave's visited by an Olympic Diving Coach

03/02/2012 00:00:00

This week the Upper School had an exciting treat. An Olympic diving coach came into school to scout for potential talent to join their Olympic high board diving squad. The children had to complete various exercises to see if they met the criteria that the coaches were looking for. These involved stretching, jumping up in a straight line and squatting down as if about to dive into the pool. Mr Schaller was incredibly pleased to see the coach select a number of our children to join the talent squad training at Crystal Palace. These lucky children received a letter detailing the next step. All the children received a certificate for taking part. Who knows, we could see a St Olave's olympic champion in the coming years!