Here are the posts for June 2008

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Sports Day took place on Thursday 26th June, the sun shone and it was a beautiful afternoon. Many parents came along to support the children, the PFA provided Pimms, juice, lollies and biscuits for them.
Children sat in their houses Wellington - wearing red, Scott - wearing yellow, Livingstone - wearing green and Nelson - wearing blue.

The first races on the track were the 100m sprint for both boys and girls in all year groups, while the track events took place, at the other end of the field the field events started with throwing followed by the hop, step and jump. On the track skipping races followed the sprints. It was then time for the Mums race, they were a little reluctant, but finally they lined up and headed for the finish line, The Dads were keen to have a go, and in the end 3 races had to be run due to the number wanting to race. The toddlers then had their go, with brothers and sisters on hand to help them. After that the bean bag and hoop races took place.

At the half way mark Nelson were in the lead with 64 points, Wellington had 60, Scott 48 and Livingstone 41. The last races were the class races, the long distance race over 400m and finally the relay.

It was very tense as points were added up.
In the end the winning team was Nelson, congratulations to them all. Team captains received the trophy, with its blue ribbons on, from Mr Chandler, the Headteacher.

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Our intrepid year 6 went to Little Canada on the Isle of Wight for a week of activities. Here are some photographs of their daring deeds!!

Activities included; aeroball, abseiling, climbing, quad biking, sensory trail, problem solving, cat walk, trampolining, archery, orienteering, fencing and canoeing.

Captions by Chris, Ollie, Grace and Esther 6A

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Making a Cam

First we designed our cams on paper, then wrote down a list of everything we needed. Next we collected all the things to make our cams.

After that we measured, sawed and assembled the frame, (made out of jelutong). The fun part was when we got to use the glue guns to secure the frame. We then stuck on the card triangles which helped to make the corners and to strengthen them. We drilled holes in wooden circles (cams) and threaded a long stick called a spindle through.

We then cut very strong card and decorated it to our liking. Using the same card we invented little characters and stuck both on top of our followers.

By Alice and Emily year 5
 

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Our Year 5 children went to find out more information for their Tudor project.

On the way to Hever Castle we stopped at Penshurst to look at and sketch Tudor houses, then on to Hever Castle.

They had a great time as you can see from some of our photos.

The 615 club is run by the staff of St James' Church. They aim to provide a club for the children in which they can enjoy a whole range of activities and visits organised in a Christian environment.

It is called 615 because in starts at 6.15 every Monday night.

This club is now so popular that it is divided into two, young and older children attending on alternate weeks.

Here is a picture of a banner created by the children at the club and presented at the Celebrations Assembly on 12th June 2008.

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On 11th June 2008 the stage was set for a photo of the whole school.

We look forward to seeing the final picture but in the meantime here are some photos taken at the time. You can see just how much organisation is required to get almost 300 adults and children in the right place at the right time, and how you need the co-operation of the weather...

On 11th June, St. James’ A and B teams set off to the Neville Cricket ground to take part in the annual Kwik Cricket Festival.
A team report

Ollie, Sam 6A, Robbie, Jacob, Victoria, Ralph, Bryony and Niall 6α

Our first match was against St. Pauls which we won, but it was close. The second match was against Bidborough which we lost, but again it was a good game. We finished second in our group and we went through to the quarter finals to play against Southborough, which we won by 30 runs. Then we went through to play Horsmonden in the 5th and 6th play offs. We won by 39 runs. We all played really well and finished 5th.

Report by Ollie.
B team report

James, James H, Chris, Adam, Oliver 6A, Tom P, Thea, Emma, 6α and Will 5α

We played a total of 16 matches and only lost one, by a few runs. Every member of the team should be proud of their performance. Will’s powerful batting sent our opponents running in all directions and Thea and Adam also did some great batting. James and Chris nailed some tricky catches. Oliver was an excellent wicket keeper and Emma and James both took wickets with their skilful bowling!

Ollie kindly volunteered to play in the friendly against Sherwood and played well.

Report by Tom P.

We had a great afternoon, many thanks to Mrs Hemsley for organising it and to Mrs Ingman.

On Wednesday 4th June St. James’ A and B teams played 4 games at Tunbridge Wells Rugby Club.
A Team Report

Sam, Ollie, Chris, Natalie, 6A, Robbie, Victoria, Jacob and William 6α, and Olivia 5α.

Our first match was against Langton Green and we won 6-5, we then played St. Peters and won that match too, 5-3. Next was the game against Groombridge which we lost 2-7. The last match was against St. John’s which we won 6-2. That meant we had made it through to the quarter finals where we played St. Augustines, last years winners, but unfortunately lost 4-6. St Augustines went on to win the tournament.

Report by Sam.
B Team Report

Max, Oliver, 5α, Haytham, Tristan, Louis 5A, Bryony, Emma 6α and Grace 6A.

The first game was against Horsmonden, who were really strong and unfortunately we lost 4-1. Our second match was against Frant, we played really well and scored 4 tries, but Frant scored 5 and we lost the game really late on. The final score was 5-4 to Frant. Our third game was another close game with St. John’s who won the game 3 tries to 2. Our final game was against Langton Green where we played really well. We won the game 6-4. The scorers were;- Max 2 tries, Tristan, Haytham, Suzanne and Bryony.

Overall we played really well and scored a total of 13 tries.

Report by Max and Oliver

Thank you to Mrs Hemsley for a very enjoyable afternoon.