Sports News
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Friday 17 July 2026 An Outdoor Disco for the Ages! Sadly, for some of our Year 6s, this was their very last Fitness Friday and what a way to sign off.The playground was transformed into an open-air disco this morning as children arrived bright and early, ready to throw some shapes and burn off some energy. Cha Cha Slides, Okey Cokeys and a Southill firm favourite, MOVE IT!, had everyone moving. Whether the moves were graceful or simply enthusiastic is up for debate!Our final Fitness Friday of the year also marked a sad farewell to our Year 6 Ambassadors. Over the past two years, they have been an incredible help and have supported every Fitness Friday with enthusiasm, commitment and plenty of encouragement.They leave some very big trainers to fill and we would like to say a huge thank you for all their hard work and support. We wish them every success as they take their next steps and hope they continue to bring the same energy wherever they go.
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Tuesday 14 July 2026 SUMMER SPORTS CLUB - WATER PONG EDITION Our final Summer Sports Club session of the term ended with a splash as the children took part in an exciting game of water pong.The aim was simple: throw ping pong balls into the opposing team's cups to eliminate them all and score points for your team. It's also a game that may come in handy later in life as it bears a striking resemblance to another well-known pong game... wink wink!The children quickly partnered up and began competing for places in the semi-finals. After all the scores had been counted and verified, Lilly and Daisy, Aston and Layton, Gracie and Eric, and Hudson and Freddie had secured their spots in the last four.Two intense semi-final matches followed, with Lilly and Daisy facing Hudson and Freddie in the final. After a closely contested battle, Hudson and Freddie emerged victorious by sinking all six cups to claim the title.As for the forfeit, it seemed a shame to waste all that water. The participants lined up against the wall, ready to receive a soaking from ou
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Monday 6 July 2026 What a Splash-tastic Finale! 💦🎈
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Thursday 2 July 2026 A Week to Remember: Sports Week 2026 My favourite week of the year has come to an end, and what a fantastic week it has been!
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Monday 29 June 2026 Guess Who’s Gold… Gold Again!
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Friday 19 June 2026 Running RIOT at Fitness Friday Gorgeous conditions for Running Riot today. Children were tasked with completing as many laps of the school playground and trim trail equipment as possible before the bell rang to denote the start of the school day.A huge thanks to Matt who took charge whilst I was at a cricket tournament, well done to the Ambassadors who were donning their black t-shirts and preparing the course and, as always, a special thanks to Mr. Frampton for the photos which ensure we can look back fondly on all these magical moments here at Southill.
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Friday 19 June 2026 A Crackin' Day of Cricket! Today was the Year 6 Boys' Cricket Competition at Redlands, organised by Weymouth Cricket Club. However, we had a bit of a problem... nearly all of Year 6 were in St Ives! Rather than not attending – which simply isn't an option for Southill Primary – we arrived with just two Year 6 pupils and six Year 5 pupils, ready to give it our all.
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Monday 15 June 2026 The floor is lava…for balloons 🎈 🎈
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Monday 15 June 2026 Skip 2B Fit... ARE YOU READY!? Another cracking Fitness Friday was packed with fitness goals, magical music and skipping superstars. Our Bronze Ambassadors were out in force throughout the morning, helping others and showing everyone the ropes.
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Thursday 11 June 2026 Whatever the Weather, Southill Succeeds! Southill are made of strong stuff! Today, 12 determined pupils from Year 3 travelled to Weymouth Beach to take part in an exciting multi-skills festival and what an adventure it turned out to be.With grey skies overhead, strong winds sweeping across the sand and occasional bursts of rain, the children could easily have let the weather dampen their spirits. Instead, they embraced every challenge with huge smiles, endless enthusiasm and incredible resilience.Throughout the day, the pupils enjoyed a variety of activities including cricket, handball, ultimate frisbee and rugby. The windy conditions certainly added an extra challenge! Frisbees took unexpected journeys, balls bounced unpredictably across the sand and gusts of wind tested the children's determination. Despite this, the Southill team threw themselves into every activity with confidence, energy and a fantastic attitude.It was wonderful to see the children encouraging one another, celebrating successes and showing great sportsma
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Tuesday 9 June 2026 A Volley Good Afternoon Indeed! This afternoon at Summer Sports Club, we began learning the fast-paced and action-packed game of volleyball. We started by practising two key skills: the controlled dig and set, working carefully with partners to develop accuracy and control before introducing the net.
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Monday 8 June 2026 Putting a New Spin on Sports with Pop & Play
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Friday 5 June 2026 Hulalaaa It's very simple. Turn up, grab a hoop and have fun!It was nice to see so many children this morning exercising before the school day had officially started. Thanks to the Bronze Ambassadors for preparing the hoops and tunes and thank you to Mr. Frampton for capturing the magic on camera.Have a GREAT weekend everybody! Hopefully the weather is as glorious as it was this morning...Tom
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Friday 5 June 2026 A Cracking Day of Cricket! Today, children from Year 6 travelled to Redlands to take part in the Year 6 Girls' Cricket Competition.Having first learned about cricket during the Autumn Term of Year 5, it was fantastic to see the girls putting their skills into practice. The morning session focused on skills, drills and learning the fundamentals of the game. With expert coaching from Weymouth Cricket Club, the children developed their batting, bowling and fielding skills. It was wonderful to see them quickly shake off the cobwebs, grow in confidence and begin to familiarise themselves with the game once again.After lunch, the competition got underway, with the children facing two teams in a series of matches to determine the overall winners. The girls batted in pairs: Avril and Eliza, Georgia and Eleanor, Ella and Bella, and Skyla and Mia.Each team started with 100 runs. Teams lost 5 runs whenever a batter was dismissed and gained runs through boundaries, sixes and runs scored between the wickets.Here are the resu
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Tuesday 2 June 2026 Southill Show Swagger at the Weymouth Dodgeball Tournament
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Thursday 21 May 2026 Wacky Wheels Wednesday – A Wheely Wonderful Celebration! This week, instead of Fitness Friday, we had Wacky Wheels Wednesday to celebrate Walk to School Week, and WOW were we blown away! The effort that the children (and adults!) have gone to to decorate their wheels has been quite remarkable. We had Christmas themes, natural materials, countless balloons, and all sorts of wonderful things used to decorate for this special edition of Scoot and Toot.
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Wednesday 20 May 2026 Ping Pong Pandemonium: Summer Sports Club Serves Up Fun! This week at Summer Sports Club, the weather couldn't quite decide what it was doing (classic British behaviour), so we made the sensible choice and headed indoors for some fast-paced table tennis fun!We kicked things off with a deceptively simple but strangely addictive challenge using just the ping pong ball. Working in pairs, children stood opposite each other across a table and had to bounce the ball back and forth, increasing the number of successful bounces by exactly one each time. Easy at first… until it definitely wasn't. One particularly impressive pair managed to reach a brilliant total of 8 consecutive bounces - a true display of focus, patience and possibly Jedi-level coordination.Next up was our table tennis relay, where we introduced the paddle into the mix. Children had to strike the ball, catch it in their other hand, and then pass the paddle on to their partner, who had to repeat the challenge. It required sharp concentration, steady hands, and some excelle
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Friday 15 May 2026 A Record-Breaking Bounce Bonanza! It had been a little while since our last Bounce Bonanza (mainly because of the very long process of pumping up all the balls and preparing the equipment!), but it was absolutely worth the wait. We were thrilled to welcome a record number of children to Fitness Friday, all eager to take on the challenge of dribbling their chosen ball as many times as possible around our marked playground course.Children of all ages enthusiastically joined in, developing their hand-eye coordination, ball skills, and spatial awareness, while also enjoying plenty of movement and exercise before the start of the school day. The playground was full of determination, concentration, and lots of bouncing fun!A huge thank you to our Bronze Ambassadors for kindly helping to pack away all the equipment afterwards, and to Mr. Frampton for capturing some brilliant photos of the children's wonderfully focused concentration faces during the event.
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Tuesday 12 May 2026 Bat, Bowl and Bedlam! Summer Sports Club This afternoon, the sun was shining, the field was empty and there was only one thing to do... play rounders! Of course, this was not going to be ordinary rounders. Summer Sports Club likes to do things a little differently.
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Friday 8 May 2026 Starting the Day the Active Way Our Bronze Ambassadors were hard at work this morning setting up an exciting obstacle course before the start of the school day. The course included tyres to step through, vaults to jump over, benches to balance across and slides to whizz down!