Y4 spent a fantastic day in Sheffield city centre, attending the Sheffield Children’s Book Awards. At a very lively ceremony, we were entertained by ‘That Poetry Guy’, then saw the winners of the various awards, including the ones we had voted for when we were in Y3. The Lord Mayor of Sheffield presented the overall […]
On Friday 6th October, Mr Hanks and Mrs Taggart took two Dore teams to compete against 12 other schools in a Tag Rugby Tournament. It was the first time we had attended a rugby event and it was a lot of fun with a great level of competativeness. The Y5P team brilliantly well winning their […]
We were lucky to be invited to take two teams of children to attend the Panathlon Games Ten-Pin Bowling competition. Our children had a fantastic time at the event, with our Y5 and Y6 team finishing seventh overall (out of 24 teams). The medals we received are lovely! Thanks to the folks at Panathlon and […]
Y5 have been harvesting their produce and using it to create a tasty end of term meal. The children harvested, cleaned, peeled and chopped the variety of vegetables and herbs that we have grown this year and used these to cook a tasty meal of roast veg, couscous, salad leaves and feta cheese. The whole […]
After a group stage and semi-finals that lasted from Easter until early July, we had a Wileman Cup Final to remember in the last week of term. Two teams determined to play football the right way passed the ball around, creating a great game for the crowd of over 400. Before the match started, the […]
On what must have been the wettest July day for years, we took six mixed teams of boys and girls to the HSBC ground for a day of football. Despite the weather, we had a great day. In the morning, the Y4s teams played really well against some very strong teams to finish 4th, 5th […]
Our Y4 hockey team qualifed to represent Sheffield in the South Yorkshire School Games through a local festival back in May. The event was held at Rotherham Hockey Club, where we competed against 6 other schools from Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham. Our team were fanastic, and managed to win every game they played, which […]
Our skilled team of 111 (!) Y4 and Y5 children took part in the Sheffield round of the Phoenix Kids Triathlon at Springs Leisure Centre and Springs Academy. The event was a fantastic introduction to triathlons, with children swimming 50m, cycling 800m and running 300m, all without stopping for a break or to change into […]
After becoming Sheffield champions whilst in Y5, our Y6 Open team represented Sheffield at the Yorkshire Finals, held at Hunslet Nelson crciket ground in the outskirts of Leeds. After a slow start in their first game, the team played extremely well in their other two group matches, winning them both comfortably. Unfortunately, only one team […]
After EVERY child had a good night’s sleep, we’ve had another great day of action-packed activity at the Oakes. The photos tell their own story…
