In the week alone there was an average of 30 students taking part in extracurricular each day. The Y10 boys especially were very keen to get involved in as many clubs as possible with some getting involved both at lunchtime and then again afterschool. The Y7s were also very impressive with their turn out to extracurricular clubs with more and more getting involved each day. This may have been influenced by the launch of our PE Passport scheme. PE PASSPORT The PE passport is a scheme which we trialled last year which was a huge success and as a result we have continued with the scheme this year. The scheme is designed to increase participation in extracurricular activities. As well as allow the department to monitor student’s participation within extracurricular and reward those who attend the most clubs. Within the passport there are 4 levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum and upon achieving each level there will be a reward. The more sessions that the students attend the better the Prizes to include a free trip to watch the Sheffield Steelers ice hockey team and a free place on the Doncaster dome trip. SHORT STORIES
One way we do this is through our leadership academy students become part of from Y7. The leadership academy is run by Mr Marsh in PE and provides high quality, regular support and development for young leaders and volunteers aged 11-19. Who are actively engaged in volunteering & leadership within their school and/or community, in order to develop and grow them as young people, as well as leaders and volunteers. One way in which our leaders gain experience is through helping out with the annual primary events which we host here at the Academy. On Thursday 12th November the Y9 leaders were given the opportunity to lead our KS1 inclusion festival- and what a great job they did!! Claire Hayes, part of the School sports partnership based at Shirebrook Academy gave us this report: “On Thursday 12th November 2015, Shirebrook Academy hosted a Shirebrook Cluster KS1 Sports Inclusion Festival which was organised by Clare Hayes (Shirebrook Cluster SSCo). This event boasted over 120 pupils from six primary schools in the Shirebrook area. The event was also supported by 15 young leaders from Shirebrook Academy, who were organised by Mr Marsh (PE teacher). The leaders set up eight different activity stations around the sports shall which were; Boccia, Kurling, ‘Domes and Dishes’, ‘Rob the Nest’, Agility Ladders, Relay Races, Skittles and Target Throw. Where possible, two leaders were based at a station and they lead the groups through their activity. Schools were greeted by exciting music and enthusiastic young leaders as they sat patiently for the start of the event. Once all schools arrived they were split into eight equal groups and based at a station. The groups spent seven minutes on each station before moving on to the next one. Everyone had a chance to experience all of the activities, and it certainly looked like they were enjoying themselves whilst listening to ‘Let It Go’ from the film Frozen!
and Quarrydale both taking two teams to the competition. The tournament was run in a round robin tournament to ensure that each school were given the same amount of playing time on the night. Upon arrival Shirebrook were the first team to sit off so they were able to watch the competition and get a feel for the game. up; Joseph Whittaker A. Shirebrook had a shaky start conceding in the first minute but Emily Ward pulled a goal back just minutes later. The game from then on was then pretty evenly matched with both teams creating chances. It was Shirebrook who struck first though with a cool finish again from Y10 Emily. Unfortunately though Shirebrook could not hold on to this lead and conceded in the final minute. Final score 2-2. The second game saw us take on Quarrydale B. The girls had settled down from their shaky start and were beginning to play some nice football. Alysia Middleton opened the scoring with a powerful strike from half way. Emily then collected her third of the tournament to finish the game 2-0. The game was a tough one as Shirebrook faced eventual winners Quarrydale B. Although Shirebrook created some good chances Quarrydale were just too strong and beat us 2-0. In our final game of the evening we faced Joseph Whittaker B and Shirebrook really enjoyed this game, creating chances after chances. Emily Ward scored two fantastic goals in this game making her top goal scorer of the tournament. Rebecca Parkin also got her name on the score sheet and Georgia Parsons was ecstatic with her goal – the first goal she has scored for the Academy. Overall results: 5th – Joseph Whittaker B 4th- Quarrydale B 3rd- Shirebrook finished on the same amount of points (7) as 2nd place however our goal difference +4 compared to 2nd place Joseph Whittaker who had a goal difference of +5. 1st Quarrydale A who now goes on to the area finals held at Derby in the New Year. Well do to the girls involved: BR: Georgia Parsons, Emily Ward, Alysia Middleton and Bethany Parsons FR: Rebecca Parkin, Pristina Mathurin and Shania
but they quickly got the hang of it. They were soon both receiving and giving some great full contact tackles. Each member of the team brought something different to the game, particularly Maisie with her huge tackles, Kimmie with her speed, Reanna with her agility and Emily and Ebony’s determination. Throughout the tournament the girls were fantastic and played well as a team. They won 1, drew 1 and lost 1 however the girls were proud of these results and enjoyed their first full contact experience of rugby. The girls really impressed the coaches at the tournament and many of them have been invited to join the Ashfield U13 girl’s team. District X-country On Friday 11th December Shirebrook attended the annual district cross country event. This is always a fantastic event and one which the students thoroughly enjoy (mainly because they tend to get muddy). All 5 district schools attended this event with fantastic numbers – which meant