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• Cross-Country

  Wed 03 Feb 2016 S. Chamberlain
  The children from Years 4, 5 and 6 took part in their third Cross-Country meet last night at an extremely windy and cold Newark Academy. The children were excellent in very demanding conditions and showed great determination. The results will be back in soon and I will make the children aware of their individual times. Well done to all involved.

• Athletics

  Wed 27 Jan 2016 By Mr S Chamberlain

  So proud of the Indoor Athletics team who were amazing on Monday afternoon.

  We competed in the Newark and Sherwood District competition after not having a Newark competition because of a lack of entrants.

  After a little bit of practice the boys and girls performed brilliantly and achieved the runners up spot behind a very strong Lowes Wong team.

  A massive well done to all of you!

• Hockey Matches

  Mon 25 Jan 2016

  On Wednesday 20th Jan the hockey team travelled to The Magnus School for the next round of the hockey league.

  Although 2 of our usual players were 'borrowed' to play football, we still had a great night. Our 1st match was against a strong Highfields team who beat us last time we met. This time due to sheer determination from all our players and some excellent passing of the ball we managed to keep the scoresheet to 0-0.

  This gave the team a boost going into their 2nd game against The Mount. The defence had an excellent game not letting anything through which allowed the attack to push up and cause havoc! A deserved 3-0 win to Barnby Road.

  Game 3 was against Lowes Wong who started very strong and very quick catching Barnby a little unawares with some excellent manoeuvring skills. We soon pulled ourselves together and after a very hard fought game, Barnby managed to score with only a few minutes left on the clock. Lowes Wong came back hard and after an amazing save off the line by our goalkeeper we finally won the game 1-0, much to the delight of the team and Mrs Marfleet.

  Well done to all he players who took part, some excellent skill on show!

   

• County title retained!

  Sun 24 Jan 2016 Mr Barbuti

  The boys 5-a-side football team become the first team to retain the Reprotec Nottinghamshire 5-a-side shield after winning the annual competition held at Nottingham Trent University on Wednesday night.

  There were 5 teams at the event, representing Nottingham City, Worksop, Gedling, Mansfield and Newark. Each team taking part had previously won their district's entry event.

  The first match was the hardest for Barnby, eventually beating St John's from Worksop 8-6. This was a sweet victory as St John's had pipped us to the County outdoor crown in November, despite us beating them 1-0 on the day. The confidence gained from this tough match carried the team forward; in the next three games Barnby scored 26 goals to their opponent's 2.

  The boys have been training specifically for indoor 5-a-side over the past 6 weeks and this application really paid off on the night; anyone who was lucky enough to be there witnessed some exceptional football.

  It is an achievement just to qualify for this event - the boys had to win the autumn Flowserve tournament in order to secure their place. With this in mind their achievement of not only retaining the title, but also winning for the 4th time in 6 years is truly outstanding.

  Match scores and a final table can be found by clicking on the link below.

  Well done boys - you should remember this for a long time.

  http://www.nottsschoolsfa.co.uk/primary-tournaments/reprotec-boys-5aside

  

• Hockey League continues

  Thu 07 Jan 2016 S. Chamberlain
  A massive well done to the hockey team last night in the last round of fixtures. They put in a very spirited performance in their first game against a very strong Long Bennington side who had a lot of experienced players. Unfortunately despite some resolute defending they went down to a 1-0 defeat. However they bounced straight back with consecutive wins against William Gladstone and Farndon in their last two matches. They played some great attacking hockey in these matches and scored some excellent goals.

• Happy New Year & Inset Days

  Wed 06 Jan 2016 S Chamberlain

  Happy New Year to everyone. I hope you all enjoyed the Christmas period. Just a quick note to confirm the remaining Inset days taking place in the remaining months of this academic year. The school will be closed for training on the following dates:

  • Friday 27th May 2016
  • Monday 6th June 2016
  • Monday 25th July 2016

• School Choir

  Wed 09 Dec 2015

  Already the school choir have been involved in many exciting events. 

  On Sunday 29th November (after the lights had been switched on in Newark) we took part in the Parish Church Carol Service. The children did an excellent job singing many carols and this saw them even more excited for the events to come.

  The 2nd Dec saw the choir take a trip to Costa Coffee near the Odeon cinema where, after many songs and lots of fun, the children were rewarded for all their hard work with hot chocolate provided very kindly by Costa Coffee.

  At Wollaton Hall on Sat 5th Dec the weather was bitterly cold but the children didn't let this put them off. While the wind whipped the fake snow into their mouths the children still managed to perform to an amazing standard and all the staff were extremely proud of each and every one of them.

  The next event was the children performing on Newark Radio. This went so well and the children sounded so fantastic that the school are now considering producing an album later on in the academic year.

  A BIG thank you must be said to all the parents, carers, grandparents and siblings that have supported the choir so far. Your support is very much appreciated and we hope you have enjoyed the shows.

  Still to come

  13th Dec - Carol service at Charles Street Methodist church 6pm

  14th Dec - The senior choir will be at Newark Hospital 1pm

  16th Dec - Newark Wharf Christmas Caroling! 6pm

• Chess Charge!

  Wed 02 Dec 2015 Mr Barbuti

  The first round of the Newark Schools' Chess League took place last night at John Blow School in Collingham. Barnby took 4 teams consisting of a mixture of experienced competition veterans and up and coming rookies. In total there were 14 teams at the event from 5 different schools including the chess powerhouses of Sutton on Trent, Holy Trinity & Highfields.

  Each team has 4 members who play 3 games during the evening. Points are scored for each win meaning the maximum points available to any team is 12.

  At the end of the evening all of the Barnby teams are very well placed to move into the spring round; the 'C' team is in 7th place overall with 6.5 points, the 'D' team are 5th with 8 points, 'A' team in joint 3rd place with 8.5 points and current competition leaders are the 'B' team with an outstanding 11 points out of an available 12!

  Individual medals on the evening went to Thomas Carter, Alfie Horne, Nathaniel Cooper, Daniel Pitchford, Toby White & Oliver Birkby for winning all 3 of their matches.

  Well done everyone for a great performance.

• Congratulations Footballers!

  Mon 30 Nov 2015 Mr Barbuti

  Barnby Road footballers attended the Individual Schools' 7-a-side Cup County Finals at Sutton Lawns on Saturday morning, returning to Newark as proud owners of County runners-up medals!

  The boys were representing Newark having won the autumn tournament at Flowserve in October. They were up against teams from each of the districts of Nottinghamshire.

  Starting solidly and getting better as the morning went on, the boys were unbeaten through all their 6 matches, winning 3 and drawing 3. Only one goal was conceded all morning and that came in the first half of the first match!

  Unfortunately too many draws stopped the boys being crowned county champions, with them finishing 1 point behind the eventual winners - St Johns (who they did beat when the two sides met!).

  The standard of football played by the team was excellent.

  Thank you to everyone who took part and especially to parents and staff who supported on an extremely cold morning!

  

• Well done to the Hockey team

  Thu 19 Nov 2015 S Chamberlain
  The hockey team had their next set of fixtures last night. They had two matches and finished with a win and a defeat. The defeat was against a very experienced Bleasby side and although the children worked hard the Bleasby side proved too strong and we were beaten 2-0. In the second match of the evening they played against Sir Donald Bailey and secured a comfortable 3-0 victory in this match. Well done to all involved.