Sportshall Athletics Superstars
Our Sportshall Athletics county finalists put in a wonderful performance in their first ever Winter Games appearance at Cheltenham Ladies' College.
School Games Level 3 Sportshall Athletics County Finals
Winter Games - Thursday 23rd January @ Cheltenham Ladies' College
It was with a mixture of excitement and slight apprehension that our team of Y5 and Y6 athletes headed over to Cheltenham to participate in the Winter School Games for the very first time. By winning the area round of the Sportshall Athletics competition back in November at Tewkesbury School, Tirlebrook ensured qualification to represent the Cheltenham area in the county finals of the event. The team were greeted warmly on arrival by Old Spot, the Gloucestershire School Games mascot, and it wasn’t long before they were warming up with the other 150 athletes to the Cha Cha Slide. Wearing orange team bibs, the track and field competition soon began as the team lined up alongside the other area winners: Hempsted (Gloucester), Hatherop (Cotswolds), Hope Brook (Forest of Dean) and Gastrells (Stroud). Every child took part in a minimum of four events – two on the track and two in the field. Events on the day comprised of 1 + 1 relays, 2 + 2 relays, 4 x 1 relays and obstacle relays on the track and chest push, standing long jump, standing triple jump, vertical jump, speed bounce and soft javelin in the field. Great performances were delivered throughout the competition and the team were superb at encouraging and supporting one another. We experienced particular success in both 4 x 1 relays: the girls’ team of Zoe, Sky, Leah and Tilly came home in first place, whilst the boys (Daniel, Edward, William and Owen) finished in second position. Tilly and Zoe also finished second in the 2 + 2 relay. At the end of the competition, the teams gathered to hear the results. Tirlebrook just missed out on the medals, finishing agonisingly close in fourth position, but we couldn’t have been more proud of the team and the brilliant way that they represented not only the Cheltenham district, but of course, our school. School Games values bands were awarded to Leah for ‘Self-Belief’ and to Ewan for ‘Determination’ and were richly deserved. However, it must be said that all of the School Games values were on display from every member of the squad. Many thanks to Mrs. Gosden for coming along to support and encourage the team and well done everyone – you are just great!
Results: 1st Gastrells, 2nd Hope Brook, 3rd Hatherop, 4th= Tirlebrook, 4th= Hempsted
Squad: Hattie A, William B, Edward B, Owen B, Tilly B, Sky D, Ewan G, Zoe H, Finlay M, Isobel M, Daniel R & Leah T
Tirlebrook Primary School
Tirlebrook Primary School is highly committed to PE and school sport. The School Games and its associated values of Respect, Passion, Determination, Self Belief, Honesty and Teamwork are the essential embedded foundations of our approach to PE and school sport as we continue to develop a vibrant curriculum and an exciting array of wider opportunities that promote high quality learning, contribute to healthy lifestyles and provide a breadth of opportunities to organise, participate in and lead in a variety of sports and activities. We are delighted that we are currently holders of the Gold School Games mark - for the fourth successive year.