Livingstone Primary & Nursery School WK1 JULY 2023

7^th July 2023

PTA Summer Party and BBQ

The Summer Fair was another successful event made possible by a dedicated group of PTA members who worked tirelessly to ensure the children had the best possible experience.

Thank you to everyone who donated, as the generosity was overwhelming and very much appreciated by anyone who won a prize. The performance of the choir was outstanding and Edward Partridge and Mrs Margetts were star turns! Despite the threat of rain, the barbecue was unaffected, the bouncy castles were used to full capacity and the Karaoke was brilliant. All in all, the event was a tremendous success and we raised just under £3,000.

Mr Sudbury will be holding a uniform sale of very good condition, preloved school wear on Monday 10th July at 8:50am on the grass area by the school office.

See you there!

Sports Day made its annual return on Monday with KS1 races in the morning and KS2 races in the afternoon. The children were very excited and rearing to go.

In the morning, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 took part in three races: the classic egg and spoon which proved extra tricky thanks to the windy breeze, an obstacle race modelling different skills and a sprint relay. KS1 were full of cheer and demonstrated excellent sporting attitudes. Each colour team was allocated points depending on their position in each race. With a 20 point lead, the winners of KS1 were the Yellow Team!

It was KS2 turn in the afternoon and unfortunately, the weather wasn't on our side so we had to make a quick change to the programme. Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 took part in an obstacle race, a sprint relay and following KS1 steps, an egg and spoon race! Again, the children demonstrated our school values of resilience, determination and cooperation. Each coloured team performed well and the scores were super close between 1st and 2nd place.

In 4th place was the green team, in 3rd place was the red team and with a point difference, in 2nd place was the blue team. Yellow won again!

Thank you to everyone who came to watch and a thank you to our P.E councillors to helped throughout the day.

Also, we have to mention the nursery sprint race which was full of 'ooooo' and 'awwww' moments. Well done, Nursery!

From the start of the football season back in the Autumn Term, it all came to end on Wednesday. It has been an unbelievable year of Sport and we are proud of everyone who has attended football club.

The John King Cup Final was a long time coming and the girls football team haven't complained once. They have attended every practice with a smile and a desire to do their best. We have never had a year quite like it where a team has not just won one event but multiple!

On Wednesday, we played against Foulds again. Everyone is in agreement when we say the quality of football was exceptional. Both teams were very deserving of winning.

The girls battled it out for 40 minutes with great chances made on both teams. We have never seen Geethesri, our goalkeeper, move so much! She made some incredible saves with our defensive line working together and ensuring our forward players had the chance to score. After 40 minutes, it was still 0-0 which meant we had to go to extra time.

Everyone on the sideline held their breath as it was announced that it was time for....a penalty shootout! There were a few nerves, but the courage of our players was stronger.

Each team took 7 penalties! It was tense, and it could have gone either way but it overwhelmingly resulted in us winning 4-3!

The pitch was invaded by Livingstone supporters, and we were flooded with emotions.

It will be a memory that we will treasure forever!

Well done to: Diya, Lois, Geethesri, Catherine, Katerina, Hattie, Chloe, Arbel and Kaitlin.

A special shout out must be made for our coaches, Mr Madle and Mr Thomas who have guided our girls throughout their football journey.