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Well done to the Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 Firfield pupils for winning the athletics last week out of all 14 schools that attended. The results were tremendous, and the children had a great day out, maintaining a shining reputation for the school. Keep up the hard work!
Congratulations to the girls for winning this year's Ruby League! A big well done from everyone at Firfield.
A group of year 6 boys attended the Erewash School Sports Partnership Cross Country event and were a shining representation of the school. It was an excellent performance by all, they completed the 1.8km event with great determination!
We are proud to have achieved the Gold School Games Mark award for another year, having achieved it for 6 years running. We are proud of all of our pupils here at Firfield not only for their sporting talents but celebrating all their different talents and qualities. A big thank you to all the Firfield Staff Team and a huge thank you to our PE Coordinator, Mrs Smith, Mrs Thomson and Mrs Peach who work tirelessly to organise so many sporting events throughout the school year.
Well done to one of our pupils, Isaac, who was the August Swimmer of the Month at his leisure centre. Isaac had recently moved into one of the Stage 5 classes and has made great progression. Well done for all your hard work continuously improving your swimming skills!
In front of a capacity crowd, Firfield football team achieved a confident 4-0 win against our local rivals. Battling against 7 players and a strong wind in the first half, the game was in the balance until the last minute when Quinn-Lee scored a goal after great teamwork. In the second half, with high spirits and the wind behind us, confidence grew, and we scored three further goals. A brilliant team goal scored by Reilly, a long range superstrike from Harlow and a second goal from, our man of the match, Quin-Lee, rounded off an amazing performance.
A clean sheet from Kenan and Lucas, who both played a brilliant half each, denied the opposition from scoring. Strong performances from Reuben and Joe H at the back helped us dominate the fixture. The midfield duo of Joe F and Alex ensured that we controlled possession and finally great wing play from Harry and Seth kept the opposition on the back foot.
Well done boys, we are proud of your sporting performance!
Daisy in Year 6 has been working hard over the last few years with her Gymnastics. She now follows the elite pathway, compulsory gradings. Daisy currently trains 25 hours a week and recently competed in 2 friendly competitions.
At end of April she has a regional competition which is like a warm up for Comp 2. This is where the gymnasts in the East Midlands compete and kind of ranks them in their area. Daisy scored highest for her age group in the East Midlands at last year's regional.
At the end of May she will compete compulsory 2 and requires a score of 54.00 overall to pass. This is a tough ask as obviously based on the individual's performance that day and falls can cost big deductions, but she’s doing fantastic at the moment, and has scored above 54.00 at both friendlies. It’s covered live on BG app, with scores available immediately as the gymnast competes the apparatus piece.
Regional competition is 30th April so she’s currently building up to that, with nationals at Stoke on 20/21 May.
A pass at nationals is part way there to getting to British Championships (next March). On top of the 54.00 +, she will need to achieve a combined score (target not yet known) at Levels in Guildford in December. If she achieves the combined score, that’s her ticket to compete at the British against all Uk gymnasts at the same level her age….. held this year at Liverpool exhibition centre. GB Olympic gymnasts compete here too in their own age group so it’s really exciting for everyone.
Firfield is so proud of everything that Daisy has achieved so far and wish her luck over the next couple of months. The commitment and dedication that Daisy has given to her sport is incredible.
Good Luck Daisy
Here at Firfield, one of our pupils won 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze during his swimming competition for which he competes nationally. The results were:
Golds - 50m & 100m Back
Silver - 50m Free & 50m Fly
Bronze - 200m IM & 100m Free
He is now first in England for his 50m back long course and 2nd in 100m back long course. A huge well done!
Huge congratulations to Joe who represented Long Eaton Swimming Club at The Derbyshire swimming Championships on Sunday. He won an amazing 2 gold and 2 silver medals.
Joe also broke 2 Long Eaton Club records that have been held since 2008 both in the 50m Backstroke. He has achieved a Regional Qualifying time which ranks him in the top 10 in the Country for all 50m races and 1st in the country for the 50m backstroke.
Unbelievable talent, make sure you get his autograph now everyone!
We want to wish a huge congratulations to our girl footballers for winning the Sapphire League!
The feedback we received was excellent, and the girls should be proud of representing Firfield to such a high level. They have been a roaring success, inspiring so many other girls to play football and represent their schools.
Well done!
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