Sports Newsletter

Autumn 2019

Since the beginning of term, Moulsham Junior School have taken part in a

range of sporting competitions organised by our sporting body, the

Chelmsford School Sport Partnership. A number of children have

represented the school and have succeeded in reaching the Essex county

finals in some events and achieving great positions overall.

Here are some of the competitions we have already competed in:

Our year 6 boys and girls battled it out in a 7-a-side tournament with an

A and B team fighting off their competitors with some great passing and

moving and finishing with some great shots on goal. Well done boys and

girls!

Moulsham then entered a table tennis tournament and successfully went

through to represent Chelmsford in the county finals and fantastically came

3rd. Well done! A great result for Moulsham.

A few of our year 3 and 4 children had the pleasure of visiting the luxury

Falcon Bowls club where the Bowls competition took place. This was a very

busy morning where parents/carers had the privilege of watching the

children compete. All children were guided by some of the residents of the

club with their professional knowledge and advice. The children had a great

morning. Well done!

In the early month of September, Moulsham entered a very competitive

cross country competition with over 15 schools in Chelmsford competing.

Moulsham proved that they could hold their own with a number of

individuals and teams qualifying for the county finals. Edan Mullet (4 King)

stormed his way passed the finishing line resulting in a fantastic 2nd place

where he awaits the next challenge with the county finals 2020. Hugo

Young (6 Hughes) also finished in 3rd place securing himself a place in the

county finals. Our year 5 boys team (Tom Cassidy, Charlie Lunt, Josh

Cowell, Oliver Smith-French and Leon Kolath) finished the race with an

impressive 1st place position, they also await the next round in the county

finals.

The recent Year 3 and 4 Cross Country league competition tested all the

children through strength, determination, endurance and the will to win and

most definitely they proved they had it all, with Moulsham winning 3 out of

the 4 possible races. Their fitness was tested with a challenging distance

around the athletics track at the Chelmsford Sports centre. All parents

and spectators showed great support and encouragement for all the children

competing.

Following the Rugby World Cup 2019, a few of our year 5 and 6 children

took part in a Tag Rugby tournament held a Writtle College. Some great

tries scored by Moulsham secured them a space reaching the country finals

which will be held in 2020. Great work boys and girls!

Moulsham then took to the stage competing in one of the fastest racket

sports played, Badminton. Moulsham went through to the second stage to

secure a space for the county finals, but unfortunately just slightly missed

out by finishing in 3rd place with a Bronze medal. Another amazing

achievement!

Here at Moulsham Juniors, our PE curriculum convers a diverse variety of

sports, one of which being dance. We took 16 enthusiastic children to

compete in a Dance festival held at Chelmsford Sports Centre. Before the

competition began, the children took the opportunity to take part in the

dance workshops, which comprised of street dance, strictly come dancing

(The Cha Cha) and theatre and musical. This helped them get rid of those

stage nerves before their performance. Their carefully choreographed

moves were performed to the classic soundtrack, ‘Eye of the Tiger’.

What a performance it was!

Like most sports, Boccia, Archery and Kurling requires good hand-eye co-

ordination. A selection of children enjoyed the opportunity to compete in all

these events against other schools in Chelmsford. This event was held at

the Chelmsford Sports and Athletics Centre. Moulsham displayed a

fantastic performance by showing they had great concentration and

attention to accuracy in the events.

The Reed Football League Moulsham held an inter-school girls football

competition with 6 local schools visiting to

play in a round robin day tournament. This

was great success for all the participants

and the children gained a huge sense of

achievement, especially our Year 6 girls who

officiated all the games played. Moulsham

managed to win the tournament and the girls

were very proud of their performance. Moulsham have recently entered the large schools boys and girls football

league. The girls team kicked off their first game playing St Michaels.

This was a very competitive game from start to finish; both teams kept it

at a draw until the last 5 minutes of full-time when unfortunately, St

Michaels slotted 2 goals past us. The girls never gave up, they played their

hearts out to the bitter end but the result ended in St Michaels winning 2-

0.

The boys B team had their time with the visitors of Great Baddow Primary

school. The match kicked off with both teams attacking from end to end

some with some great shots and near misses. Both goal keepers showed

sheer determination and the match finish evenly with a 0-0 result.

Our tag rugby club has kicked off to a flying start. We played a friendly

with Beehive Lane school, using both our A and B team. A recent after-

school fixture also saw us play a total of 4 games with an end result of 2

wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Both teams played very well.

Chess club Our children who attend chess club have had

the opportunity in playing competitively

against St Cedds primary school. They

showed great concentration and some good

strategic moves and managed a win of 11-7.

Well done Moulsham!

Moulsham have had a very busy start to the school year and we will

continue to encourage our children to take part in sport and build their

confidence to be able to compete. We will all look forward to the 2020

competitions and wish all the teams the best of luck for reaching the

county finals.