Year 5 Primary Sports Festival (Day 1)

Thursday 8th July 2010

Bebington High Sports College recently hosted a year 5 Primary Festival of Sport for pupils from 8 local primary schools.

The event was run by Bebington High Sports College PE staff, community coaches and young leaders from Bebington High Sports College.

The festivals ran on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th July 2010, in which 330 year 5 pupils were provided with a range of sporting activities to participate in, these involved, dance, trampolining, taekwondo and basketball. Afternoon activities also included football, kwik cricket, high 5 netball and indoor athletics. All pupils were involved in competitions to score points for their school, as well as achieving individual awards for best performer and best effort throughout the day. All points gained were tallied together to create a final league table.

To make the day more special for the year 5 pupils, parents, headteachers and other guests joined the primary pupils in the main assembly hall for a Celebration of Sport ceremony, where former Great Britain Taekwondo Champion, Richie Saunders, was on hand to present certificates to all the participants.

It was a fantastic event for Bebington High Sports College, which promoed our aim to encourage youngsters to participate in sport, and celebrate their achievement.

The ceremony also included two dance performances, a digital sports presentation and a closing speech by the Headteacher, Mr Brian Jordan, and Wirral’s Partnership Development Manager, Mr Kevin Byrne, both of Bebington High Sports College.

The winning schools, Devonshire Park Primary and Brackenwood Primary school, both received medals and winning trophies, and all schools received participation certificates for their contribution throughout the day. Director of Sport Debbie Jennings said “Bebington High Sports College were delighted with the brilliant feedback from the primary school pupils, staff and parents, who said it was a well organised, enjoyable, exciting event”.