Sports BLOG
Autumn - 2025
Tough Ten
On Sunday 5th October, many children, parents, and staff of Tanners Wood woke up bright and early to compete in the 1K and 3K runs. We maintained our high numbers of participation and, thanks to everyone’s amazing efforts, we won the school’s cup again!
If you would like to see the results, log onto https://www.nice-work.org.uk/e/abbots-langley-tough-ten-9478/results
Well done to Finn and Aoife for being the first boy and girl across the line in the 1K race and Freddie for coming 3rd in the 3K race!
A special mention to Olive, Florence, Holly, Aidan, Erin, Violet, Elliot and Iris for raising additional sponsorship which combined reached £1000! Which means Tanners Wood get to keep £500 to spend on new sports equipment – thank you!
Year 4 Stay Active Session
In preparation for their Tri-Golf event, Mr Harrington taught both classes the layout, rules, and skills for the upcoming tournament.
It was good to have a sneak-peak at what the event would look like!
Year 4 Tri Golf - Event
Our Year 4 classes took part in the Tri-Golf event which was held at Bedmond Academy. All the children were so very excited and have practised lots during their PE sessions. They were a credit to our school and were impeccably behaved, well done Oak and Maple.
The winners of the ‘A’ teams will go on to represent the sports partnership in the county finals and we are thrilled to announce that Oak Team A won the event!
Year 2 Stay Active Session
Year 2 took part in a session led by Mr Harrington from the Sports Partnership. They played Rapid Fire Cricket and were taught new skills including striking and fielding.
All children had fun and were inspired to try a new sport!
Year 6 Basketball Competition
On Thursday 6th November, a team of basketballers took part in a competition at Rickmansworth School. We played in a mini-league of 4 other schools. We had some evenly matched games and even had the chance to score double baskets when the music played! We managed to win one game, draw two and lose one. We came 3rd in our league.
Well done to: Mariah, Raffi, Clemence, Hadley, Ruby, Ryan C, Macie and George for making a fantastic team!
Year 5 Play Lead Training
Year 5 took part in their annual Play Lead Training led by Mr Harrington from the Sports Partnership.
This training provides the children with a chance to develop their leadership skills and teaches them how to organise and run games for younger children.
This will help to prepare them for the future should they wish to put themselves forward to have a role of responsibility in year 6 or even a sports leader at secondary school.
Year 2 Rapid Fire Cricket Competition
Having taken part in the Stay Active session led by Mr Harrington, a team of children were selected to represent our school at the Y2 Rapid Fire Cricket competition at Futures Academy. Miss Webster was extremely impressed by their teamwork and attitude. The children displayed fantastic striking and fielding skills and proudly came 2nd overall.
Well done to: Connor, Edward, Poppy, Dhruba, Giulia and Savannah.
Year 4 Rapid Fire Cricket
On Wednesday 19th November, a team of Y4’s represented our school in the Rapid-Fire Cricket competition at Rickmansworth School. They had the opportunity to display their skills that they had learnt during their PE lessons.
During the competition, we played against other schools and won our mini-league to enter the final round against Yorke Mead, Sarratt and Arnet Hills. The team displayed some fantastic batting and fielding skills and managed to win the final!
Well done to: Harry B, Luke, Holly, Grey, Freddie, Lyla and Imogen.
Year 5 Fun Run
On Tuesday 18th November, the children in Year 5 took part in the Fun Run at St Paul’s school. The children ran competitively in different races with a relay to finish. All of the children displayed a fantastic attitude and perseverance – nobody gave up!
We are awaiting to hear the results. Once they have been shared, we will share them with the relevant children.
Thank you to all the adults who supported the event, especially for helping the children to walk to and from the event.
Football Fixtures
Boys’ vs Holy Rood:
On Monday 24th December 2025, Tanners Wood boys' team played a friendly against Holyrood School. It was an excellent game with plenty of good football played by both teams. After conceding the first goal, Tanners Wood came back into the match with some good passing and teamwork. We reached the last 5min of the game leading 3-1. However, Holy Rood pushed hard and managed to score two late goals to bring the score to 3-3. An excellent start to the season.
Well done to: Teddy O, Ryan, Ted, George, Alfie, Raffi, Jack, Archie, Hadley and Zach.
Girls’ vs Bedmond:
The girls played in their first match of the season on Monday 8th December when we travelled to Bedmond school to play a friendly. For most of the team, this was the first time they had played in a football game so the excitement was high. The team played extremely well, implementing what they had practised during their training sessions with lots of passing and moving. We had some excellent shots, tackles and saves throughout the game. After some hard work, Alina excellently finished off a chance to score our first goal of the season. Unfortunately, we lost 2-1; the team definitely deserved at least a draw.
Well done to: Emily, Ruby W, Alina, Ruby G, Amelia N, Mariah, Macie, Phoebe, Matilda and Anais.
Summer - 2025
Year 6: Cricket
Year 6 took part in a family festival event at Abbots Langley Cricket Club. The day was a large success for both classes – despite the rainy downpour!
Each class were split into 3 teams of 10, so Tanners had 6 teams in total. We played several ‘Dynamo Cricket’ matches against St Paul’s, Abbots Langley, Divine Saviour and Bedmond.
We won several matches, displaying strong skills in fielding and batting. We deployed tactics on where to strike the ball and tried to make it as challenging as we could for our opponents.
Spruce class Team A were drawing with St Paul’s – which happened to be the final fixture of the event. In truth, the severe downpour made the conditions tricky and bowling was touch to judge. The children did us proud! In the end, the results were as followed:
A competition – second
B competition – second
C competition - third
Year 2: Stay Active Session
On Monday 29th April, our Year 2 children took part in a Stay Active session provided by the Sports Partnership. Matt (from the partnership) came to Tanners and led a multi-skills session that taught the children an array of new skills and consolidated previous learning. We had to revert to using the hall due to the heat but this did not deter the children.
Staying safe around water
During our last sports assembly, the children were taught about staying safe over the holidays when enjoying a water-based activity. We emphasised the need to ensure that they have permission from their adults to engage in water-based activities and that they make sensible choices. The children responded positively and understood that they need to respect beach flags and, if someone did find themselves in a challenging situation, they are to alert their nearest adult, lifeguard or coastguard.
School Games Mark Award
We are thrilled to announce that we have maintained our 'Gold' status for the School Games Mark application.
This award demonstrates that we provide high quality opportunities for the children of our school to access a wide-range of sports, both within our curriculum and extra-curricular activities.
We will look to maintain this status into the next academic year!
Rounders League
On Thursday 15th May, we took a team of Year 6 children to participate in a ‘round robin’ of rounders fixtures. These fixtures were part of our competitive league.
The children had practised during some PE lessons and displayed great teamwork and encouragement. The batting was of high quality but the children stepped up to the challenge.
Overall, we came a close third. Well done: Archie, Zayd, Nandan, Tommy W, Hayley,
Evie, Diyenka, Lily and Cali.
Mini Marathon
We participated in the ‘Mini Marathon’ this year, an event that is held at school and is aligned with the London Marathon.
As a school, each child was challenged to run, jog, walk or wheel 2 miles of our daily mile track. This was roughly 15 laps of our track. Each child in every class succeeded in this, most going beyond the required 15 laps in the two-week window. As a result of our success, each child was given a medal and as a school, we were given a trophy to celebrate.
Year 5: Play Leaders
As the year draws to a close, the Year 5 children have been working hard to facilitate activities on the KS1 playground. Back in the Autumn term, they took part in a play leading day with Matt from the partnership. Some children were invited for an advanced training day later in the term. The children have developed their leadership skills and have had a taste as to what it takes to be a sports leader. This will benefit them well during Year 6 and into secondary school.
When the KS1 children were asked about their experiences with the Year 5 activities, they were overwhelmingly positive. Full of praise and one even wished they could carry it on into next year. Well done Rowan and Pine!
Sports Days
We had two fantastic days of sport – albeit slightly delayed!
Up first, we had our EYFS Sports Day. For many of our little stars, this was their first ever time taking part in this event. They wowed us throughout and made us extremely proud! The smiles on their faces were gleaming for all to see. Well done Apples, Ash and Beech!
We then had our KS1 and KS2 events taking place. Much better weather this time around although the wind did play threaten the speed stacking station! A variety of sports on offer in both field and track events. The children thrived during their moment in the spotlight and made memories forever.
You will be able to see more images on your child’s classroom blog.
Y6 Helpers - Sports Day
Often, the Y6 helpers go unnoticed during these events. Behind the scenes, they work tirelessly from the first to the last minute. They set the event up, packed away, and repeated this for each of the different key stages. They demonstrated and encouraged every child and, during both days, they were phenomenal role models. Thank you to the Y6 helpers – I could not have done this without you!
Spring 2
Girls’ Football Team – Season Finale
Prior to the competitive tournament at the end of the term, we played two away fixtures to get our last practise in.
Maple Cross vs Tanners Wood:
The team travelled to Maple Cross school to play a friendly football fixture. The team faced a pitch on a slope but coped very well. With some exceptional attacking displays, we managed to take the lead through a superbly placed shot into the bottom corner from Amelia.
The second half, the team were attacking up-hill and found themselves under greater pressure than in the first half. With some strong defending and some fantastic saves from Shivani, we managed to hold onto the lead and win the match 1-0. Well done team!
Harvey Road vs Tanners Wood:
Three days later, the team travelled to Harvey Road to play their second game of the week. Whilst the result did not go in our favour, the team never gave up and Amelia managed to score another goal to round of an excellent attacking move. I was very proud of the team for their attitude in this game.
League Tournament:
On Thursday 3rd April, the team competed in their competitive matches for league points at a tournament held at Parmiter’s school. We played three league fixtures against Divine Saviour, St Paul’s and Abbots Langley. Whilst the results did not go in our favour, Shivani pulled of some fantastic saves throughout and we managed to score a goal with Amelia. We deserved more from our final match than the score suggested, however, the girls had lots of fun in the sunshine.
And with that, that’s a wrap for our season! Thank you, parents, for your support with the travelling and encouragement from the sidelines. Thank you to the following girls who have made this season very enjoyable, your skills have progressed so much and it’s been a privilege to coach you all:
Shivani, Amelia, Mia W, Lexi H, Lexi S, Cali, Hayley, Ivy, Lily, Vivienne, Daisy, Sanandini, Mia D and Oli.
Boys’ Football Team – Season Finale
We have finally come to the end of our season. During this term, we played one more friendly and all our league games to see if we could qualify for the finals.
In our friendly against Divine Saviour, we played some excellent football and worked really hard as a team. This resulted in an admirable 3-2 victory.
Our first league match was against St Paul’s. We scored early on in the game but they managed to get one back. The game was very close and both teams had opportunities to score. Unfortunately, St Paul’s were able to do so and we ended up losing a very tight game 3-1.
Our second game was against Divine Saviour. Again, a very close game which either team could have won. It was difficult for us to adapt to the Astro and it took us a while to get into the flow. We scored a superb equalizer but Divine managed to grab a second goal later on. We ended up losing 2-1.
Our final league game was against Abbots Langley. Again, it was extremely close and both teams had opportunities to win. With the score at 2-1, we were awarded a penalty in the final minute of the game which we scored. The match ended 2-2.
This meant that we finished 3rd in our league.
Throughout the season, all the boys have represented the school with pride and commitment. Their behaviour in the matches has been amazing and even when we have fallen behind, they still showed resilience and determination. They continued to remain positive and try and play the way I have coached them. They have been a pleasure to work with.
Squad: Seb, Nandan, Lenny, Ezra, Emre, Tommy, George, Tommy, Stanley, Harrison, Max, Archie and Jackson.
Netball Team – Season Finale
On Thursday 13th March, the netball team went to Parmiter’s to take part in the Three Rivers Tournament. They were all very excited as we have been training for this since September but also quite nervous as we haven't played against any of the teams this year.
We had a nervous start in the first match, however, we won 6-0 against Divine Saviour. Our next match was against Abbots Langley. We started much more confidently, the goals started flying in and we won 5-1.
So, now it was the final match of the day against St. Paul's. They had won two matches and we had won two matches, so it was the decider! It was a tense start as all the children knew whoever won the match would go to the finals at Rickmansworth School in April. St. Paul's started strong and scored 2 goals, then we scored a goal, so it was close. Then St. Paul's had another surge and we got the ball into the D, however, we just could not get the ball into the net. St. Paul's won, 5-1 in the end and are going to the finals.
We came second overall. We are extremely proud of the children; they were a pleasure to take to the tournament and represented our school brilliantly.
Well done to: Macie, Lexi S, Rhys, Henry, Zayd, Cali, Amelia, Isabelle, Daisy and Evie.
Year 5 Watford and District Cross Country Finals
As stated above, on Saturday 29th March, six children from Year 5 were invited to participate in the Cassiobury Park Run due to their finishing places at the fun run earlier in the year. The course was approximately 1700m long with a steady but long incline at the end. Our Year 5 children displayed great determination to complete the run against a total of 100 children participating in the event from a variety of schools in the district. The standard is very high at this event; well done to the following four children who were able to attend for an outstanding effort:
13th – Amelia
30th – Holly
32nd – Hana
34th - Ted
Year 5 Fun Run
On Tuesday 25th February, the children in Year 5 took part in the rescheduled Fun Run at St Paul’s school. The children ran competitively in different races with a relay to finish. All of the children displayed a fantastic attitude and perseverance – none of them gave up!
Well done to the following children who finished in the top 10 and are invited to the Watford and District Cross Country Finals on Saturday 29th March: Ted, Amelia, Harry, Hana, Leo and Holly!
Thank you to all the adults who supported the event, especially for helping the children to walk to and from the event.
Year 3: Healthy Heroes
Year 3 were lucky to have Mr Harrington, from the Three Rivers Sports Partnership, come in to talk to them about being healthy. They found out that there are three types of health; physical health (our body), mental health (our brain) and social health (being a friend). They now know that we have to be healthy in all three of these areas to be fully healthy.
They also looked at what a balanced meal is. They know that we need fruit and vegetables, protein, dairy, carbohydrates, fats and oils and sugars. They identified a different colour for each part of the balanced meal and took part in an activity to further develop their understanding of a healthy lifestyle.
My Personal Best (Tree of Sporting Literacy)
During the Spring term, we are discussing some of the key words on the PE tree of Sporting Literacy.
We introduced new words during our Sports Assemblies and the children were tasked with taking these words into their lessons by discussing them with their teachers.
Next term, we will be exploring the ‘Healthy Me’ tree with a new range of words. During the first assembly of the summer term, we will introduce them to ‘self-belief’ and working our way up the tree trunk thereafter.
If possible, please discuss these words with your child/ren, as they relate to all aspects of their learning, as well as their activities outside of school.
(Images credit: CompletePE)
Spring 1
Dance Festival
Sports 24 - Y4 Dance Festival
Year 3 Indoor Athletics
On Thursday 23rd January, our Year 3 team attended the Indoor Athletics event at Future Academies.
The team was selected based on their attitude and application during their PE lessons and were extremely excited when the day of the event arrived.
The girls team came 3rd overall and the boys came 5th – a great achievement!
Well done to: Lola, Ella, Holly, Aoife, Cameron, Liam, Grey, Adam, Ronnie, Ariz, Priya, and Kacie.
Year 6 Indoor Athletics
Our super Year 6’s did the school extremely proud on Tuesday 17th January when they participated in the Indoor Athletics event. All those involved put in an amazing effort and did their very best in all field and running based events.
The end result saw Walnut boys come in 2nd place and Spruce girls come 1st! Well done girls! They will be off to the final on Tuesday 4th February – good luck!
Spruce 24 - Indoor Athletics
Athletics Walnut 2025
Year 6 Indoor Athletics Final
On Tuesday 4th February, Spruce girls competed in the Sports Partnership’s final at The Royal Masonic School.
The girls displayed great determination and enthusiasm, never wavering from showcasing their best. They completed their events with a smile cheered each other on. Well done girls for reaching the final!
Football Results
The boys and girls team have been busy practising their skills during their training sessions.
Girls:
The girls team played against St Peters in a recent fixture. Whilst the result did not go our way, the parents commented on how much progress the girls have made since their previous fixture – you should be very proud of yourselves girls!
Boys:
The squad has demonstrated an excellent attitude in both training and during matches. They have played some excellent football against some very strong teams. They're looking forward to playing their league games and trying to reach the finals.
My Personal Best (Tree of Sporting Literacy)
During the Spring term, we are discussing some of the key words on the PE tree of Sporting Literacy.
We are introducing new words during our Sports Assemblies and the children are taking these words into their lessons by discussing them with their teachers.
Please take a look at the new words for this term and see if you can discuss their meaning with your child/ren.
(Image taken from CompletePE)
Autumn 2
Year 4 Tri-Golf Final
As you know from our previous newsletter, Maple Team A were invited to the final of the Tri-Golf tournament which was held at Rickmansworth Golf Club on Thursday 24th October. Miss Roades met the Tanners finalists who were in high spirits for their games.
The team put everything they had on the table, displaying excellent skills with their accuracy and were encouraging each other throughout.
We are pleased to announce that they came 3rd overall which is a huge achievement in a sport that may not have been familiar to lots of the children until this year.
We are so proud of the following children: Thomas, Millie T, Owen, Lacey, Bella, Charlie, and Bluebell.
Year 4 Rapid-Fire Cricket
On Tuesday 3rd December, coach Jasmine selected a team to represent the school in the Rapid-Fire Cricket competition at Rickmansworth School. They had the opportunity to display their skills that they had learnt during their PE lessons.
During the competition, we played against Yorke Mead, Sarratt, Arnett Hills and St Peters. The teamwork displayed by Tanners was phenomenal and excitingly, we managed to top our group and make the final!
In the final, we played St Paul’s which proved to be a very close contest. As Miss Brown (from the Sports Partnership) announced the results, our team itched with anticipation. Finally, it was announced that Tanners were the WINNERS by ONE point! This is the first time we have ever won the Rapid-Fire cricket competition, so a huge well done to: Indie, Lacey, Emily, Liam, Freddie and Charlie.
Year 5 Play Lead Training
Both Rowan and Pine have completed their ‘Play Leader’ training this term. The Sports Partnership came to Tanners to teach the children how to lead games with younger children.
They will be leading games on the KS1 playground at lunch time during the Spring term.
Sports Assemblies and Celebrations
Every fortnight, we have a sports assembly. These assemblies are now looking slightly different as out House Captains are taking the reigns for some of it. We have had Amelia and Jackson, Zayd and Stanley who led the sports celebrations.
They all spoke very clearly and the adults in the hall commented on how refreshing it was to see their confidence soaring as they delivered the celebrations.
Well done to the four house captains who have kickstarted this for us and we look forward to the remaining four house captains doing the same in Spring.
Parents/Carers:
If your child/children have a sporting achievement outside of school, please email us at admin@tannerswood.herts.sch.uk so we can celebrate them!
My Personal Best (Tree of Sporting Literacy)
During the half term, we have been speaking to the children about key words that they can use during discussions about their PE lessons or sporting activities.
Throughout the term, we have worked our way up the tree by introducing a new word during each assembly.
We challenged the children to discuss this at the beginning of their PE lessons and to think about how they can be used in all subjects and when socialising.
(Image taken from CompletePE)
Autumn 1
After-school Sports Clubs
Our sports clubs are now in full swing. These clubs offer a wide-range of sports for children to learn and develop their skill.
We will communicate with you when places are available.
Tough Ten
On Sunday 6th October, many children, parents, and staff of Tanners Wood got up bright and early to compete in the 1k, 3k and 5k runs. We maintained our high numbers of participation and, thanks to everyone’s amazing efforts, we won the school’s cup!
If you would like to see the results, log onto https://www.nice-work.org.uk/races/ALTT
A special mention to Amelia, Olivia, Darcy and Erin for raising additional sponsorship which combined reached in excess of £800! To our surprise, we were told that we get to keep half of any additional sponsorship as a school!
Year 4 Tri Golf
Our Year 4 classes took part in the Tri-Golf event which was held at Parmiter’s School. All the children were so very excited and have practised lots during their PE sessions. They were a credit to our school and were impeccably behaved, well done Oak and Maple.
The winners of the ‘A’ teams will go on to represent the sports partnership in the county finals and we are thrilled to announce that Maple Team A won the event!
They will play in the final held on the last day of this half term so we will share the results of this during our next newsletter.
Year 4 Multi-Sport Event
The Year 4 children really have kicked off our sporting season in style having taken part in another event, this time a multi-sport event held on at Tanners! The children took part in a variety of sports that included football, tennis, target throwing and cricket.
Well done to the following children who took part and displayed their best, you are a credit to our school: Indie, Sienna, Paddy, Jack, Layla, Freddie, Nina, Tyler.
Year 6 Stay Active Session
Year 6 took part in a session led by Miss Brown from the Sports Partnership. They played Quicksticks Hockey and were taught new skills including defence and attack.
All children had fun and were inspired to try a new sport!
Spruce:
Walnut:
Year 4 Stay Active Session
In preparation for their Tri-Golf event, Mr Harrington and Miss Brown taught both classes the layout, rules, and skills for the upcoming tournament.
It was good to have a sneak-peak at what the event would look like!
Football
Girls’ vs Divine Saviour:
17.10.24
The girls team held the first fixture on the hallowed turf of Tanners Wood and thoroughly enjoyed themselves! Whilst we did not get the desired result, we displayed great teamwork and perseverance. The girls certainly did us proud!
Thank you to all parents for their support and encouragement.
Boys’ vs St Josephs
15.10.24
We competed in their first match of the season. We travelled to St Josephs in South Oxhey. The team played some outstanding football and ended up winning 10-3. Their attitude throughout the game was exemplary both to the referee and their opposition.
Also, a huge thank you to the parents who transported the children to the game. Without parental support, these games would not happen. We look forward to our next games after half term.
A Special Thank you
We would like to say a huge thank you to the Friends of Tanners Wood (FOTW) for our brand-new football kits.
Both teams have fresh kits to use that are aligned with the colours of our school. They look fabulous!
We will share an image of the children wearing these during the next newsletter.
2024-2025
Year 2: Stay Active Session
On Monday 29th April, our Year 2 children took part in a Stay Active session provided by the Sports Partnership. Kirsty (from the partnership) came to Tanners and led a multi-skills session that taught the children an array of new skills and consolidated previous learning. We look forward to welcoming the partnership back to lead a Year 6 session in Summer 2!
Year 3: Athletics Competition
Our Year 3 classes went to Parmiter’s to take part in an athletics event organised by the sports partnership against Divine Saviour and Abbots Langley. All of the children displayed great determination during the PE sessions leading up to the event. On the day, each child took part in an event and contributed towards the final scores. They all represented our school with great respect and determination to succeed - especially during the extremely close and competitive relay races!
We are pleased to share with you that Larch Girls and Juniper Boys won overall! A huge congratulations to these children who will now proceed to the finals. Well done to all of the children who took part, you did us proud!
The final for Larch girls and Juniper boys will be held at Croxley Danes School on Monday 10th June – we are rooting for you children!
Sports - Y3 Athletics
Year 4: Tennis Competition
This half term, we had four amazing children from Year 4 attend a tennis competition at Denham Way Tennis Courts. Despite the downpour of rain, Archie, Amelia, Mariah and Andy represented us and did so in style – putting their learning from PE into practise!
It was a very close competition in which we made the semi-finals but were pipped to the post by 3 points! We are incredibly proud of their talent and their sportsmanship as all of the children stayed until the end to watch the final and applaud the winner.
Well done children!
Sports: Year 4 - Tennis Competition
Year 6: Rookie Lifeguard and Personal Survival Training
This half term, the children in Year 6 have started their Rookie Lifeguard and Personal Survival training at Woodside Leisure Centre. Their first session was during the last week of term and they thoroughly enjoyed it. They were all pushing themselves to the max and they have already taken away valuable life skills.
Football Teams – Watford Observer
We were asked by the Watford Observer newspaper if we would like to celebrate our football teams on FA Cup weekend and sure enough, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity! The link below will take you to the newspaper article in which both the girls and boys teams are displayed!
This caps off an enjoyable season!
Year 5: Cassiobury Park Run
On Saturday 23rd March, ten children from Year 5 were invited to participate in the Cassiobury Park Run due to their performance at the fun run earlier in the year. The course was approximately 1700m long with a steady but long incline at the end. Our Year 5 children displayed great determination to complete the run against a total of 100 children participating in the event from a variety of local schools in the three rivers area. Well done to the following for an outstanding effort:
Hayley – 14th
Mia D – 39th
Daisy J – 41st
Ivy – 44th
Evie – 45th
Ezra – 32nd
Jackson – 39th
George – 45th
Tommy W – 48th
Seb – 50th
Year 2: Indoor Athletics
On Wednesday 27th March, the Y2 Indoor Athletics Team went to Parmiter’s School to compete in the heats. We were up against five other schools. The whole team were outstanding and everyone did their very best. In the end, both the girls and boys teams finished 3rd. A fantastic result for their first ever competition.
Netball and Football Teams:
Well done to our Girls Football team, Boys Football team Netball team for a fantastic season in which your coaches have seen you develop your skills and grow as a team. You have worked so hard and demonstrated great determination and commitment during training sessions and the matches played. You can all hold your heads up very high!
A huge well done to the Netball team for reaching their final!
Year 3: Healthy Heroes
We were lucky to have Miss Brown from the Three Rivers Sports Partnership come in to talk to us about being healthy. We found out there are three types of healthy; physical health (our body), mental health (our brain) and social health (being a friend). We now know that we have to be healthy in all three of these areas to be fully healthy.
We also looked at what a balanced meal is. We know that we need fruit and vegetables, protein, dairy, carbohydrates, fats and oils and sugars. We identified a different colour for each part of the balanced meal and we played a game to collect cones representing a balanced meal in teams outside.
We had great fun and know the importance of exercise and a balanced meal in keeping healthy.
Year 5: Tag Rugby
Year 6: Indoor Athletics:
Spruce - Indoor Athletics
Athletics
Year 3: Healthy Heroes
We were lucky to have Miss Brown from the Three Rivers Sports Partnership come in to talk to us about being healthy. We found out there are three types of healthy; physical health (our body), mental health (our brain) and social health (being a friend). We now know that we have to be healthy in all three of these areas to be fully healthy.
We also looked at what a balanced meal is. We know that we need fruit and vegetables, protein, dairy, carbohydrates, fats and oils and sugars. We identified a different colour for each part of the balanced meal and we played a game to collect cones representing a balanced meal in teams outside.
We had great fun and know the importance of exercise and a balanced meal in keeping healthy.
Year 3: Stay Active Session
On November 28th, the children in Year 3 took part in a ‘Stay Active’ session provided by the Sports Partnership. The children were taught new skills in Rapid-Fire Cricket and thoroughly enjoyed their session. Thank you to Matt for a great afternoon!
Play Leaders
Pine Class have now had their training which means the children are now ready to conduct playtime games on the KS1 playground. We are finalising a timetable with the Year 5 teachers and the children will begin this at the start of the Spring term. Well done Year 5s!
Year 4: Rapid-Fire Cricket
On Monday 4th December, we took a team to the Rapid-Fire Cricket competition at Rickmansworth School. They had a fabulous time and tried extremely hard; scoring through the gates on many occasions. The competition was very close and we came 4th in our league. Well done to: Mariah, Holly, Harry, Hadley, Phoebe, Josh and George.
Year 6: Basketball
Nine very excited Year 6's made their way to Croxley Danes on Thursday 9th November to take part in a basketball tournament after school. They played several matches, the boys played the first half and the girls played the second. As the tournament progressed, the team gained in confidence and displayed some impressive skills. They gave it their all and were such a credit to our school with their behaviour, positive attitude and team effort throughout the tournament. Well done to Harry, Freddie, Adama, Massi, Annabel, Travis, Maisie, Rosie and Rocky!
Year 5: Fun Run
On Thursday 16th November, the children in Year 5 took part in a Fun Run at Parmiters School. The children ran competitively and then just for fun! All of the children showed great sportsmanship and perseverance. Well done team Tanners!
Play Leader Training - Friday 13th October
Today, the children were joined by Mr Harrington from the Sports Partnership, who provided the class with training to become play leaders. The children discussed what qualities a good play leader should have. They were then given an opportunity to devise their own active games. In the afternoon, the children demonstrated their game to the Y1 children. The children learnt valuable skills that they will be able to use, after half term, to support the key stage one children with playing exciting games at lunchtime.
Year 4: Tri Golf
Our Year 4 classes went to Parmiters School to take part in the Tri-Golf event. They had so much fun - well done to both classes for representing Tanners impeccably well!
Sports Blog Y4 - Tri Golf
Athlete Day: Steve Frew
We had a visit from Steve Frew who visited our school to inspire the children to get active. He completed an activity with each class followed by a whole-school assembly which involved a demonstration by jumping over Miss Rogers! She was delighted by this!
Thank you for the donations received towards the event.
Year 4: Multi-Sport Event
A team of Year 4 children took to the field at the Orchard Academy to participate in a range of sports including Boccia, football, tennis and much more.
They did fantastically well and kicked off our season in impressive style!
Well done to Tilly-Rae, Eli, Ted, Toby, Macie, Leo, Andy, Hanna and Amelia!
Welcome to 2023/2024!
Here, we are aiming to utilise our online platform to share with you updates on our sporting fixtures and events.
Please keep an eye on our blog to share in the children’s success!
Sports Partnership Leaderboard
This year, the sports partnership have started a Leaderboard based on attendance to competitions and positions within the competitions for the 22 schools involved in the partnership. Currently, Tanners Wood are sitting in 2nd place, just two points behind Yorke Mead in 1st place! This is fantastic! Well done Tanners Wood!
Tuesday 30th November
Netball Tournament
Our netball team travelled to Parmiters to play in a tournament between Tanners Wood, Abbots Langley and Divine Saviour. All schools were very excited and warmed up with the much larger netball posts! All teams did extremely well and there was a high standard of play. After two matches, Tanners Wood had won one and Abbots Langley the other. If we won the third and final match against Divine Saviour, we would be one step closer to the finals………. We did! We won! So we are one step closer! Well done to Frankie, Tom, Tayiba, Max, Jessie, Izzy, Eleanor and Kara-Jane.
The final scores were:
Tanners Wood 9 – 5 Abbots Langley
Divine Saviour 0 – 5 Abbots Langley
Divine Saviour 3 – 6 Tanners Wood
We now need to play St. Paul’s to see who goes through to the finals.
Thursday 18th November
Rapid Fire Cricket
We were very lucky to be able to take two teams to the competition. So a team from Oak class and a team from Maple class were chosen to compete. They had a fabulous time and tried extremely hard. The laughter and smiles we had were priceless. Mrs Radia and I loved it! We played each other and drew! Both teams scored 47 runs! The competition was very close and we came 5th and 6th. Well done to Harry, Rosie, Olivia, Ella, Oscar, Diyan, Joe, Cody, Sophie, Anneka and Maisie.
Thursday 11th November
Y5 Fun Run
Wow! What a valiant effort by all Year 5 pupils during this year’s fun run. Super behaviour and excellent perseverance was displayed by all members of Pine and Rowan class. Even though, it was only Tanners Wood and Divine Saviour who took part, all children tried their best in the “Elite races” and “Fun Run” and finished the tough course. All the Year 5 children should be very proud of themselves. Congratulations to Joseph and Lola who won their elite races and well done to the other children who were placed in the top ten. These children will have the opportunity to join Watford Harriers for a special event in Cassiobury Park, next year. I will be in contact with the parents of the children who received a medal as soon as I have the information.
Basketball
Seven very excited Y6's made their way to The Reach Free School to take part in a basketball tournament after school. They played three 5 minute matches in the tournament against other schools in the sports partnership, schools that have beaten us in the past. Ryan, Toby, Jessie, Izzy, Tayiba, Max and Henry played amazingly well and were such a credit to our school in their behaviour, positive attitude and team effort throughout the tournament. We won all of the matches in our group; 8-0, 4-0 and 8-0. Then we found out we were in the final against Yorke Mead School who were the winners of their group and we had spotted as a very strong team. We continued to play well in the final and we won!!! 10-2! The opposing school's teacher said how well our team played and we replaced hand shakes with elbow bumps at the end. In addition to the games competition, there was a ‘how many baskets can you get in 5 minutes’ competition, we came joint 2nd in this with 22 baskets. The winning score was 23!
Game On Sessions
On Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th November, we used part of our PE premium funding to invite a specialist sports club – Game On – into school to teach us new skills from YN to Y6.
In EYFS, Nursery and Reception played activities encouraging hand-eye co-ordination which they loved! In KS1, Y1 and Y2 played Tag Rugby. They loved learning how to catch and throw a rugby ball. In KS2, Y3-Y6 played handball. They loved learning a different sport.
Please look at your child's individual class for photos.
We look forward to next term's sessions.
Thursday 14th October
Tri-Golf Event
Y4 took part in the first competitive event since March 2020, which was held at Parmiters School. All the children were so very excited and there was a huge buzz around their groupings and which activities they would be taking part in. It started in the afternoon, so after lunch they all filled their water bottles and huddled together for their pep talks; you could feel the excitement start to build! The children loved taking part in the various activities and everyone gave it their full commitment, both during the games and as support for others! They were a credit to Tanners Wood and impeccably behaved, well done Oak and Maple.
There are three categories of teams; A, B & C.
The winners of the ‘A’ teams will go on to represent the sports partnership in the county finals and if they win that, they will go on to compete at the Schools Games in June 2022.
The winners of the ‘B’ and ‘C’ teams will receive a medal for 1st place.
The final results were:
1st place – Oak A team
2nd place – Maple A team
1st place – Maple B team
3rd place – Oak B team
2nd place – Maple C team
5th place - Oak C team
Thank you to everyone that helped on the day, the Y4’s really appreciated it!
As Tanners Wood Oak ‘A’ team won the ‘A’ team event, they will be competing in the sports partnership final on Thursday 21st October at Rickmansworth Golf Course. Good Luck Oak ‘A’ Team!!
Sunday 3rd October
Abbots Langley Tough Ten
Over 80 pupils and parents of Tanners Wood got up bright and early to compete in the 1k, 3k, 5k or 10k runs. We were all very excited and loved the element of competition. It was amazing to see so many green t-shirts in the 1k and 3k which made it much easier to see and cheer everyone on! We improved on the attendance of last year and it was so lovely to see so many EYFS and KS1 families running. Well done everyone!
A special well done to Elliot and Mia who were sponsored to take part and raised money for the Tough Ten charities and Tanners Wood School. Elliot raised a huge £90 and, Mia, a fabulous £30! At school we receive half of this, so I will be purchasing more lunchtime equipment for each class with the funds.
If you would like to see the results, log onto https://www.nice-work.org.uk/races/ALTT
A huge well done to:-
1k runners – Matilda, Cheryl, Anais, Hope Emma, Harry, Finley, Jack, Kevin, Holly, Elaine, Seren, Michael, Lydia, Cameron, James, Isla, James, Sarah, Finn, Liam, James, Frankie, Donna, Priya, Grant, Alfie, Jonny, Mia, Mark, Sean, Gemma, Jessica, Callum, Hana, Eva, Freddie, Emily, Audrey, Leo, Anne-Laure and Casper.
3k runners – Jessie, Matthew, William, Olivia, Gary, Ella, Harriet, Gemma, Isla, Emma, Hayley, Sienna, James, Matilda, Mark, Ieuan, Elliot, Annabel, Daisy, Freya, Adam, Jackson, Victoria, Angel, Sharin, Ashish, Poppy, Liz, Sam, Max, Rob, Maisie, Nigel, Leo and Anne-Laure.
5k runners – Russell Dowse
10k runners – Leah Waters and Emily Howcutt
Thursday 14th October
Netball Friendly against St Pauls
St Paul’s came to Tanners Wood to take part in a joint training session which ended with a friendly match. Both sides were nervous and excited to be able to play against another team! They had great fun and played well.
The friendly match ended 3-1 to St Paul’s. However, we all knew our positions and how to pass from one end of the court to another! Fantastic! This is really important. We have great potential for our Netball Tournament on Tuesday 30th November.
Thursday 23rd September
Y4 Multi-Sports Event
A very eager and excitable group of Y4’s took part in a multi-sports event at Sir James Altham Pitch in South Oxhey. They took part in a variety of sports which required hitting, throwing, jumping, kicking and rolling. They had great fun and scored 247 points over the afternoon. Well done Freddie, Olivia, Oscar, Zachary, Chloe and Sophie, they always had a smile throughout and cheered each other on. For taking part, they each received a wristband to help count the hours of daily physical activity they take part in.
