Snow day!

Many thanks for your support today - it's much appreciated. It looks like the snow will gradually disappear over the weekend, so we'll see you all next week as usual.

Hockey

As the team sang after winning..."We are the Champions!" Not quite of the world (that will come in time!) but definitely the winners of the Horbury Pyramid Hockey Competition! On Tuesday, two teams made the short trip to Slazenger HC to take part in the Quick Sticks competition organised by ACES Sports. It was a cold and windy day, but this did nothing to dampen the spirits of the two teams, aptly named the 'Panthers' and 'Rhinos'. After a compelling afternoon of close games and agonising misses, the Rhinos came out triumphant, winning 4 and drawing one of their matches. As always, both teams represented the academy superbly and it was great to be able to take two teams, particularly as one of the smaller schools attending. Great job all around!

Class 3 Tennis

On a similar sporting theme, I'm delighted to announce that Class 3 will be having tennis lessons as part of their curriculum PE after Easter. These lessons will take place at Slazenger Sports Club and will be delivered by LTA coach, Alice Robson. Alice is the resident tennis coach at Slazenger Tennis Club and Ackworth School and, in 2020, was the winner of the LTA National Development Coach of the year.

Wellbeing Week

We have also arranged a day at Slazenger as part of our Wellbeing Week in June. The whole school will be taking over Slaz and will be participating in Football, Archery, Hockey, Tennis and Bowls...plus a lovely picnic lunch! More details to follow.

As we did last year, we are seeking help with activities for wellbeing week. If you, or if you know someone who would be willing to spend half a day (or a full day!) at HBA delivering to pupils, please let us know. We are looking for workshops for both physical and mental wellbeing.

Have a lovely weekend and stay safe in the snow.

Mr Tuddenham