National Finals await Cundall Swim Squad
Our swim squad are off to the national finals after competing at the regional ESSA (English Schools Swimming Association) primary school’s Swimming Championship at The John Smiths Stadium, Huddersfield. The Medley team finished 3rdand qualify for national finals at Ponds Forge in Sheffield on the 18th June. Head of Girls’ Games, Mrs Bessey said: “I would like to say a huge thank you to Mrs Pollock and all the work she has done over the past two terms.” “We wish them all the luck in the world and we know they will represent Cundall well and do themselves proud.” Our successful team is made up of Minnie Pollock, Oscar Fenby, Pippa Bentley, Otto Cockcroft & Issie Farris Wilson. Well done team.
Cross Country Champions
Cross-country runners recently competed at the St Martin’s Ampleforth Invitation Cross Country. The Under 9 boys romped home as team winners, as did the Under 11 girls and the Under 13 boys. The extremely impressive individual performances are: UNDER 9 UNDER 11 GIRLS UNDER 13 BOYS I ZOING 1st R PETTIFER 1st F WHARTON 1st F MAINEY 3rd H BARKER 2nd J ZOING 2nd M ALTON 4th K SANDERSON 3rd T SCREETON 3rd A ARMSTRONG 5th V MOODY 4th B FORSHAW 6th O POLLOCK 7th J TOMLINSON 5th C BLACK 10th J MINDENHALL 8th A BULLOCK 7th
Karate Grading
There were lots of nerves and excitement last Saturday as four members of the Karate Club were graded for their Red Belt. Sensei Court 7th Dan was the external examiner overseeing the grading although the grading itself was conducted by our own Leckby pupil and Sensei 2nd Dan Isabella Mallon-McCarty. Isabella, an experienced Black Belt and qualified teacher/instructor, was responsible for training the boys being assessed and in charge of their actual grading. Isabella is offering her expertise and skills to the Karate Club as part of the Volunteer section of her Duke of Edinburgh Award; she said she was delighted with their attitude and the standard they achieved. Congratulations therefore to Hugo Hynd, Thomas Stringer, Henry Scagell and Alex Twibill who all performed extremely well and passed their Red Belt grading with flying colours. Mr McCarty was very pleased with the grading day and would like to thank Sensei Hunzinger Black Belt 1st Dan for his help, support and expertise.
Sports Report – week ending Sunday 6th September
Cundall Manor girls started the new sports year on a positive note: we hosted Giggleswick with back-to-back hockey matches and recorded an unbeaten afternoon of results. The Under 13 girls began proceedings with the biggest win in the form of an 8-1 victory, which the Under 14s then followed up with a 3-1 victory. The closest match was left until the end, with the Under 15 girls drawing 2-2. On behalf of the whole sports department, Mr Liley would like to thank all parents, in advance, for their support of the girls and boys at the fixtures and remind everyone of our excellent reputation as supporters, who forever encourage our own children and applaud the good play of both teams. Furthermore, Cundall Manor School prides itself on producing strong competitive teams and therefore any requests for absence from a fixture need to be communicated, in advance, to the Joint Heads. This does not guarantee that permission will always be granted as only under special circumstances will an absence be authorised. Many thanks for your continued support.
Karate Grading
Saturday 27thJune was grading day for the members of the Karate Club, when Sensei Court 7thDan watched the children go through their syllabuses. The grading was a success with William Blythman and Patrick Cunningham achieving Orange belt, and the following achieving Yellow belt: Annabel Hartley, Sophie Pointon, Daniel Cunningham, Joseph Scott, Isaac Zoing and Theo Veakins. All children achieved a 1stclass pass. Sensei Court told Mr McCarty that the children were sharp and focused and were a credit to the club and the school.
Pre-Prep Sports Day
Every single pupil in Pre-Prep (and some parents!) joined in the fun of Friday’s magnificent Sports Day.
Sports Day in Main and Upper School
A hugely enjoyable and successful day of athletics for pupils in Main and Upper School.
PP2 Sports Activity Afternoon at Highfield
PP2 had a fun-filled afternoon at Highfield. They took part in a carousel of activities which included running, hurdles, javelin and long jump. The hardest was the triple jump which was quite challenging to master. The children enjoyed making new friends and trying out all of the activities on offer. Before it was time to head back to school the children were all treated to a delicious match tea. The afternoon was great preparation for sports day as well as being great fun.
Cundall Manor Equestrian Success
Our Equestrian Team were out in action on Saturday at Northallerton Equestrian Centre. The team, consisting of Jemima Fawcett, Kate Sanderson and Issy Saxby, finished third with Kate being placed 5th individually and Issy 2nd. Well done girls!
Chocolate Cake Race
A wonderful afternoon on Friday saw the annual Chocolate Cake Race and infamous Vale Run take place. In perfect running conditions boys and girls from throught Main and upper School set off for their two laps of the whole school campus whilst the Vale runners ventured out onto Mr Swier’s fields and then complete the remainder of the chocolate cake race a distance of approximately 3 miles in total. The winning house that got to indulge in the fabulous cake at the end was Stuarts. In the Vale Run the winners of the respective cups were: Main School Boys Freddy Wharton Main School Girl Ruby Pettifer Upper School Boys Ben Mewes Upper School Girls Amalia Watkins In the Pre-Prep Chocolate Cake Run, there were winners in each year group as well as an overall house ranking: Reception 1st Thomas Higgs Saxons 2nd Ruby Cartwright Tudors 3rd Saskia Simpson-Daniel Normans PP1 1st Tom Moody Stuarts 2nd Alfred Abbey Stuarts 3rd Harvey Mercer Saxons PP2 1st Monty Woodhouse Stuarts 2nd Joseph Horn Normans 3rd William Keens Tudors Overall House Results for Pre-Prep: 1st Saxons, 2nd Tudors, 3rd Stuarts, 4th Normans