Anna Coggan from Caterpillar Music has some very exciting news!

Caterpillar Music has been nominated for the 'Best National Baby & Toddler Development Activity (Newborn to 2) in the What's on 4 Little Ones-What's on 4 Juniors, 2016 Awards.

Not only that but Anna has personally been nominated for the 'Most Outstanding Activity Leader for Under 5's EAST' category.
 

Anna says 'I am so pleased to have discovered Caterpillar Music classes; offering local children the chance to explore our weekly themes through songs, puppets and music. The classes are fun and relaxed; allowing your child to join in and develop at their own pace...the increase in self confidence week on week is a joy to watch'

Classes are full of fun, giggles, songs and puppets are now available at Barnby Road Academy on Monday afternoons at 2.30pm till 3.10pm. All new customers receive a free trial so come along and join in; you have nothing to lose! I love these classes and want everyone who comes to love them too. I offer discounts for siblings so if you have more than one, bring them both along to enjoy the experience together.

 

If you would like to vote for Caterpillar Music or Anna Coggan (or both) please click on the following link: http://www.whatson4littleones.co.uk/awards.asp

 

 

The netball team were in fine form on Saturday for the spring tournament. They won convincingly in their group with 6 wins out of 6 and without conceding a goal. In the semi finals it was a very tight affair and after a last minute equaliser in normal time they went on to beat Sir Donald Bailey after extra time to reach the final. In the final they were up against Chuter Ede who had beaten them in the Autumn final. They played much better than in the Autumn and took the game into extra time but unfortunately just ran out of steam to lose 2-1. A massive well done to all involved.

It was a delight to listen to all of the competitors at the heats for the Newark Young Musician of the Year competition last night. The children were all excellent and showed real bravery to play individually in front of such a large audience. We had 20 competitors representing us from Barnby Road and fingers crossed we may have some finalists for next week. A massive well done to all of the children involved.

A massive well done to the boys indoor cricket team who won their qualifying tournament convincingly and now move in to the last 4 of the Nottinghamshire championships. The boys adapted extremely well to the different demands of indoor cricket which took place at Trent Bridge. Well done to all involved.

A team of 9 boys and 9 girls from year 3 through to year 6 had an excellent morning today at the annual swimming gala held at the Grove Leisure Centre in Balderton. Nine schools from the local area (including Barnby Road) took part in what turned out to be a very close competition. After an outstanding effort from the Barnby Team (and lots of screaming from Mrs Kelly!) the children managed to score 180 points which put them in third place behind Bleasby and the Highfields schools. A massive well done to all the swimmers who took part.

Please don't forget we will be building our money spider on Friday 12th February. It would be great if you could spare some loose change from your 2p and 1p tins to help us with a bit of fun fundraising. Last year we built the super dragon as seen on the accompanying pictures.

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.

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!

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!

 

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