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• Chess Continues to Flourish

  Wed 19 Nov 2014 Mr Barbuti

  Holy Trinity was the venue for the autumn round of the Newark & District Schools' Chess Championships. Numbers were down on last year with some schools having lost key teaching personnel over the summer, however 15 teams from 7 different schools still attended.

  The event was excellently organised and Barnby were one of the strongest groups with competition from Sutton on Trent, Holy Trinity and Highfields in particular.

  After the event Barnby 'A' sit in 2nd place on 9pts (only 1/2 point behind the leaders), the 'B' team are in 3rd on 8pts; 'C' team 5th on 7pts and 'D' team jt7th on 6pts.

  All children played brilliantly in what is an intimidating atmosphere for rookies.

  Special mentions to Josh Ridyard, Gabriel Jenkins, Lucy Finch and Josh Mee who all received medals for winning all 3 of their matches. 

  The behaviour of our children was impeccable and was commented on by other schools. Well done to everyone!

  Spring and summer rounds will be played before the Newark Champions are determined in June.

• Fluctuating Football Fortunes

  Wed 19 Nov 2014 Mr Barbuti

  The A team travelled to Arnold Mill on Wednesday 12th November winning a fiercely fought encounter 3-1 on penalties, after 50 minutes play had failed to produce a goal. It is always unfortunate for any team to lose in this way but the boys are delighted to still be in the county's flagship tournament at the business end of the season.

  Domestic form has not been so stable; both teams put up their weakest performances of the season against Coddington on Monday afternoon, the A team losing 2-1 and the B team losing 2-0. The B team remain in a strong position but the A team no have their work cut out to finish in the top three.

  At county level the A team will be representing Newark at the Nottinghamshire Individual Schools 7-a-side tournament at Sutton in Ashfield on Saturday 29th November and the squad starts indoor training next Monday for their county 5-a-side tournament which takes place in early January.

  League action will resume after Christmas.

• Netballers Runners Up

  Mon 17 Nov 2014 S Chamberlain
  The Netball team were in action on Saturday in the Autumn Tournament. They were in a very tough opening group and after some great performances came out as group winners with three wins and a draw against a very strong Winthorpe team. In the quarter finals they beat a good Bleasby side before overcoming a determined John Hunt team in the semi finals. In the final they came back across the super Winthorpe team who they had held to a draw in the group stages but unfortunately they were just too strong for us this time and beat us in the final. The girls were a credit to the school throughout the morning and we are very proud of their achievements. Well done to all involved.  

  

• Newark Champions

  Sat 18 Oct 2014 Mr Barbuti

  Barnby football team played to their potential this morning claiming their first trophy of the season by winning the Flowserve Autumn tournament. The group stages were incredibly tight but after a couple of below par results the boys won their last two games to progress to the semi finals as group runners up.

  Once in knock out stages the team never looked back. Although they left it late to secure a 1-0 victory against Holy Trinity, AJ Young in goal was never troubled.

  The final finished 0-0 after extra time but it was a game Barnby dominated. Both teams took excellent penalties but the win was secured with two fine saves by AJ.

  Well done to all the players.

  

• Netballers make great start

  Fri 17 Oct 2014 S. Chamberlain
  Well done to the Netball team who made a great start to the season winning all 5 of their fixtures on Thursday evening. They played with great determination and with some extra shooting practice could develop into an even stronger team as the season progresses. Super job girls!  

  

• Parliament at Christmas

  Fri 17 Oct 2014 S Chamberlain
  We have had an exciting opportunity from Robert Jenrick MP for Newark. He would like the children to design a Christmas card under the theme Parliament at Christmas. The picture can be any interpretation and should be completed on paper no larger than A4 size. The name and age of the child should be included within the picture. An application form must accompany the picture and you can call in at the office for one of these or access it from the document on our key information page. The deadline for entries is Monday 27th October. Happy designing!!

• Football News

  Tue 14 Oct 2014 Mr Barbuti

  The boys' A and B teams are both 4 games into the new season.

  It always takes a few matches for new players to bed in but there have already been some very good performances and results.

  Currently the B team have won 3 out of their 4 matches and are top of the league.

  The A team have had two emphatic victories, including an outstanding performance against Lowes Wong, but have also lost two games. It looks like being a very tough league again.

  County competitions are underway - the girls play Cotgrave Candleby Lane on Tuesday 14th October, the boys play Leverton on Monday 20th October. Both teams are hoping to progress a long way in their competitions.

  The girls will also be at Lowes Wong on Wednesday 15th October for their first Newark district tournament. They boys play at Flowserve on Saturday 18th October.

  Good luck to everyone involved!

  Thank you as always to Phil and Lou - our pitches are always the envy of visiting teams.

• Knitting Club

  Mon 29 Sep 2014 Mrs Linford

  We have finished knitting our squares to make blankets for babies and children in Gambia.  The WI ladies helped too and we have sent 6 blankets that are multi-coloured and eye catching.  Mrs McDavid is taking them with her when she visits Gambia in October.  We are looking forward to seeing photographs of them being used.

   

  Our next project is an array of Christmas knitted items.  Watch this space!

• Artsmark Recognition

  Mon 22 Sep 2014 S. Chamberlain
  We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded an Artsmark for the work that we do in the creative arts. We had a visit from an assessor on Friday and they were very complimentary of the school and have given us guidance as to how we could go on to achieve the Artsmark Gold status in the future. Well done to all of the staff & pupils involved in the application we are very proud of the achievement.

• Congratulations to Mrs Beckett

  Mon 15 Sep 2014 S Chamberlain
  Well done to Mrs Beckett who has been made a trainer for the National Association of School Business Managers. This will involve her advising and supporting other business managers around the country. A great recognition for the hard work she puts into this field.