Competitions
Hockey Tournament
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Today, a few members of our school community represented St. Thomas' in a Hockey tournament in partnership with Herne Bay High School.
The children participated with enthusiasm, energy, sportsmanship and great skill. We played 3 matches, drawing 2 and runners-up in the 3rd.
A huge well done to our team: Diana, Dawid, Caelean, Jasmine, Edhalyn and Lawrence.
"I loved the morning and was so happy when I scored" - Jasmine, Year 4.
"What a brilliant competition. I was so glad I played" - Dawid, Year 3
"It was tough and the teams were good" - Caelean, Year 4
Bhangra Dance Workshop
Wednesday 13th March 2024
Today, the whole of the school took part in a Bhangra Dance Workshop to help enrich knowledge of different cultures during a fun and educational session.
During this lively and joyous lesson, the children learnt how to dance Bhangra with our instructor Senjuti. They also learnt that Bhangra dance originated in the Indian subcontinent, the Punjab. Bhangra was traditionally danced at the time of the spring harvest festival and is an ideal workshop for bringing Diwali to your school.
In a typical performance, several dancers execute vigorous kicks, leaps, and bends of the body—often with upraised, thrusting arm or shoulder movements - to the accompaniment of short songs called boliyan and, most significantly, to the beat of a dhol (double-headed drum).
We embraced the challenge of learning a new style with enthusiasm and interest
Deanery Day
Wednesday 7th February 2024
Year 4 headed to St. Anslem's School today to take part in the annual Team Building Deanery Day.
The morning session saw the children take part in a series of team building activities where they had to work well together to solve many problems.
After lunch, all children took part in a benchball competition, against many different local schools.
I am please to say that the whole of year 4 displayed great teamwork, effort and most importantly sportsman and indeed sportswoman-ship throughout the day.
Year 4 Speed Stacking Personal Challenge Competition
September/November 2023
INDIVIDUAL CYCLE
Sports Day 2023
On Friday 14th July 2023, St. Thomas' was able to host our annual sports day, welcoming parents, grandparents, friends and siblings.
The first part of the morning saw the children taking part in a variety of challenges through our 'potted sports' activities. A mixture of throwing, athletic ability, dribbling and obstacle courses were expertly led by children from year 5 and 6.
The second part of our sports day featured 'track events' - all children competed in either a flat race, a novelty race or a relay race
All children participated with energy, focus and sportsmanship during 'potted sports' and 'track events', earning points for their respective houses.
Thank you to all those who were able to attend our sports day - your support is invaluable.
In a very tight final standing - well done to each and every participant - a huge congratulations to St. Elizabeth's house for picking up the sports day trophy this year.
Year 4 Minilympics
7th June 2023
Year 4 took part in the Canterbury Minilympics on Wednesday 7th June 2023, at Birley’s Playing Fields in Canterbury. This event was organised by the outreach Team at Canterbury Christ Church University and The King’s School and featured 6 different schools from the surrounding area.
The day consisted of team athletics, sports science, field testing, cricket, and a fun discussion of healthy lifestyle and diet.
All children were impeccably behaved, competed with enthusiasm and thoroughly enjoyed the day.
"I loved playing cricket, I hit the ball really far." - Elena
"My favourite part of the day was the athletics, I got to take part in different sports." - Dominic
"I enjoyed using the different equipment to see how fast I could run." - Alexa
"Athletics, cricket and playing new sports was my highlight." - Dexter
highlight." - Dexter
Deanery Day - Year 6 - 24th May 2023
All students from Year 6 participated in the annual football and netball competition held at St. Anselm's Catholic School, with 5 other schools from the surrounding area.
All children took part in a 5-a-side football competition as well as a 7-a-side netball tournament (both split into a seperate girls and boys competition).
All children participated with enthusiasm, skill and teamwork - to many, new skills where developed and transferable skills learnt. Well done to you all!
"Netball is not really my sport, but I enjoyed playing and learning new skills." (Matthew - year 6)
"I enjoyed the whole experience." (Jia - year 6)
"The day was split into two events and I liked participating in both." (Taiye- year 6)
Year 3/4 Football 2023
During term 5, selected children in Year groups 3 and 4 participated in a football competition in collaboration with Herne Bay and East Coastal School Sports Partnership.
The children all participated with great energy, enthusiasm, sportsmanship and were a great credit to themselves and the school.
The team played 4 games - drawing 1 and narrowly being defeated in 3.
A huge well done to Alex, Ovoke and Jesse from year 3 and Dominic, Mikolaj, Max, Taya, Lilianna and Chloe from year 4 - you were all superstars!
"We're feeling nervous!" - Alex, Year 3
"I'm confident!" - Lilianna, Year 4
"I'm nervous but confident at the same time." - Mikolaj, Year 4
"I'm proud." - Dominic, Year 4
Deanery Day - Year 4 - 22nd March 2023
Year 4 headed to St. Anselm's Catholic School to take part in a team building day with 5 other catholic schools from the surrounding area.
The first part of the day saw teams divided and taking part in circuit-style activities to build team work, conflict management and develop personal skills.
The second part of the day saw St Thomas' participate in a Benchball competition against the other catholic schools.
Well done to all of you for your wonderful effort, sportsmanship and pride at representing the school.
"I loved taking part in the different activities" (Jaeden - Year 4)
"It was fun and I was tired" (Alexa - year 4)
"I tried my best all the time" (Lilianna - Year 4)
Cross Country 2023
On Wednesday 8th February 2023, 11 children from across St Thomas' Catholic Primary School participated in a Cross Country competition hosted by the School Games team at Herne Bay High School.
The competition was split with over 300 children in total participating from different schools from the surrounding area.
Our Key Stage 1 team had to run 500 meters - Congratulations to Leon and Zymirah from year 2 who both placed very highly.
"I felt nervous and excited for the race." (Leon, Year 2).
"At first I was nervous but I enjoyed the running. It was fun!" (Zymirah, Year 2)
Our Key Stage 2 team was split into categories - including year groups and boy/girl races.
Representing Year 3/4 and running 1,000 meters were: Darcie (Year 3) and Jolena (Year 4) for the girls and Ovoke (Year 3) and Dominic (Year 4) for the boys. Again all children placed very highly in a field of very strong competitors.
"It was good and it was fun. It was nerve-racking at the start." (Jolena, Year 4)
"It was very tiring, a few people got in my way but I kept going." (Darcie, Year 3)
"I really liked it. I was filled with confidence from my team. I felt like I could win it!" (Dominic, Year 4)
" I was nervous at first then I started to get confident during the race. I kept going even when my chest started hurting." (Ovoke, Year 3)
Representing Year 5/6 and running 1,500 meters were: Esme (Year 5) and Neya (Year 6) for the girls and Santiago (Year 5), Isaac (Year 5) and Louis (Year 6) for the boys. In a field full of competitive runners, once again our children did not disappoint and all finished the race well positioned.
"I was exhausted after the race but it was fun and I had a good time. My team mates were cheering for me which was also helpful." (Neya, year 6)
"It was tiring running against lots of other girls, they were competitive but it was fun to be a part of it and try my best." (Esme, Year 5)
"It was fun to cheer my team on but it was hard because we had to run really far!" (Louis, Year 6)
"I had hope and I believed I could do well." (Santiago, Year 5)
"Even though I didn't win I still had fun. My goal was to not stop running and I achieved that goal." (Isaac, Year 5)
All children participated with great sportsmanship, enthusiasm and pride as they battled across a variety of challenging terrains including concrete and a sports field.
A huge congratulations to every child who took part - we are all so very proud of you.
Mr Todd
Sports Day 2022
St. Thomas' was able to welcome back children and parents for our annual sports day this year. All children participated with enthusiasm, commitment and enjoyment during 'potted sports' and 'track events'.
Well done to each and every participant and a huge congratulations to St. Catherine's house for picking up the trophy.
Cross Country Competition 2022
On Wednesday 2nd March, 12 children from across St Thomas' Catholic Primary School participated in a Cross Country competition hosted by the School Games team at Herne Bay High School.
The competition was split with about 250 children in total participating.
Our Key Stage 1 team had to run 500 meters - Congratulations to Ovoke and Darcie from year 2 who both placed very respectfully in a strong field of competitors.
Our Key Stage 2 team was further split into categories - including year groups and boy/girl races.
Representing Year 3/4 and running 1,000 meters were: Jolena (Year 3) and Esme (Year 4) for the girls and Dominic (Year 3) and Mark (Year 4) for the boys. A huge congratulations to Esme who finished 1st in the girls race!
Representing Year 5/6 and running 1,500 meters were: Neya (Year 5) and Holly (Year 6) for the girls and Louis (Year 5), William (Year 5), Ignacy (Year 6) and Jason (Year 6) for the boys.
All children participated with great sportsmanship, enthusiasm and pride as they battled across a variety of challenging terrains including concrete and a rather boggy sports field.
A huge congratulations to every child who took part - we are all so very proud of you.
Mr Todd
Speed Stacking Club
Speed stacking, is an individual and team sport that involves stacking 9 or 12 (usually 12) specially designed cups in pre-determined sequences as fast as possible. The cups are specially designed to allow for speedier times. Participants of speed stacking stack cups in specific sequences, by aligning the inside left lateral adjunct of each cup with that of the next. Sequences are usually pyramids of 3, 6, or 10 cups. Players compete against the clock or another player.
The club is run by our fantastic sports leaders, who dedicate some of their lunch time to support the smooth running of the club. Here are some photos of speed stacking in action...
Sports Days 2021
As you are aware Covid-19 as had a huge implication on all of us here at St. Thomas’. In what should be a celebration of all things sporting at the end of the year, we took the following action.
All classes participated in a ‘class bubble’ sports day during their PE lessons. As you are aware, following recommendations from the DFE, outside visitors were not permitted on the school grounds.
Therefore, we took the decision to upload images to our website of the children competing. All children took part with respect and complete sportsmanship.
Well done to St. Thomas' house, who were the overall winners of the competition.
Cross-Country Competition 2021
During term 4 and 5, children in Year groups 1-6 participated in a virtual cross-country competition in collaboration with Herne Bay and East Coastal School Sports Partnership.
The children had to complete the course in the quickest time possible.
The rules and regulations of the event were:
Key Stage 1
Year 1 and 2 had to run 500 meters.
Key Stage 2
Year 3 and 4 had to run 1,000 meters.
Year 5 and 6 had to run 1,500 meters.
The children were able to complete the distance during PE lessons during term 4 and 5 by running on our Daily Mile Track several times round (the distance was verified by the Herne Bay Sports Partnership before hand).
Well done to every child who completed the event - you were all superstars!
Speedstacking Competition 2021
During term 4, Years 1-6 participated in a Virtual Speedstacking Competition in partnership with Herne Bay and East Coastal School Sports Partnership. During PE lessons, and falling in line with Covid-19 restrictions, 174 children from across the school took part in the competition.
The rules of the event were:
Key Stage 1
All children had to complete a 3-6-3 stack.
Key Stage 2
All children had to complete the Individual Cycle (comprising: Starting position of a 3-6-3 then a 3-6-3 stack followed by 6-6 stack followed by a 1-10-1 stack and ending back at the 3-6-3 starting position).
The aim of the competition was to complete the challenge in the quickest time.
All children participated with a smile and all enjoyed learning a new skill.
Well done to each and every child who participated.
Basketball Competition 2020
During term 2, Years 1-6 participated in a Virtual Basketball Competition in partnership with Herne Bay and East Coastal School Sports Partnership. During PE lessons, and falling in line with Covid-19 restrictions, 172 children from across the school took part in the competition.
A total of 11 schools from across the partnership participated in the competition.
A huge congratulations to our winning team from Year 1 Elioira, Alex, Josiah and Kalina who came 3rd overall for the Basketball competition in their year group against the 11 participating schools.
Well done to each and every child who participated.
The rules of the event were:
1) All team members had to stand behind the 1st cone (closest to the hoop), which was placed 2 metres away from the hoop.
2) The timer started.
3) Each participant took it in turns to try and score a basket from the 1st cone, whether they scored or not they moved to the back of the line. When they successfully scored 4 baskets between them....
4) The team moved back a metre to the 2nd cone where they scored 3 baskets.
5) Then to the 3rd cone, another metre away and scored 2 baskets.
6) The timer stopped when the team scored 1 basket from the 4th cone.
The aim of the competition was to complete the shooting challenge in the quickest time.
Cross Country Competition 2020
On Wednesday 29th January, 14 children from across St Thomas' Catholic Primary School participated in a Cross Country competition hosted by the School Games team at Herne Bay High School.
The competition was split into large schools and small schools and we competed alongside many other small schools from the area, about 200 children in total!
Our Key Stage 1 team had to run 500 meters - no mean feat!
Congratulations to Jensen and Jolena from year 1 and Demi and Robert from year 2.
Our Key Stage 2 team was further split into categories - including year groups and boy/girl races.
Representing Year 3/4 and running 1,000 meters were (including final position in brackets):
Phoebe (4th) and Holly (20th) for the girls and Louis (16th), Jason (5th) and a huge congratulations to Ignacy (1st) for the boys.
Representing Year 5/6 and running 1,500 meters were (including final positions in brackets):
Emily (7th) and Tifi (8th) for the girls and Leo (7th), Oliver (8th) and Zerich (14th) for the boys.
All children participated with great sportsmanship, dignity and pride as they battled across a variety of challenging terrains including concrete and a rather soggy sports field.
A huge congratulations to every child who took part.
"It was brilliant, can we do it again? Next week?" - Leo (Year 6)
"It was great fun, we all did well. I am so proud of myself" - Oliver (Year 6)
"The field was a bit soggy, but it was fun" - Ignacy (Year 4)
"I loved every part of it" - Phoebe (Year 3)
"It was hard but fun" - Jolena (Year 1)
Darran Challis
The children and staff here at St. Thomas' had the opportunity to workout alongside top Invictus Game athlete Darran Challis.
Darran spent time with the children, inspiring us with his life story whilst linking sporting and Christian values. His work ethos really rubbed off on all of us.
A truly fantastic day had by all.....
