Seven pupils represented Stratford Manor in the Newham Panathlon competition held at UEL Sports Dock. Competing against six other schools in challenges such as kurling, basketball shooting, target throw and bowling. At the end of the competition, the scores from each event were added together and we finished in 2nd place overall! Each pupil was awarded a silver medal and certificate for their hard work and a new trophy for the school to display.  A huge congratulations to our team who showed the Stratford Manor school values throughout the trip. 

On Wednesday, sixteen pupils in year two represented Stratford Manor Primary in the Newham Sports Hall Athletics Competition at Newham Leisure Centre. This was their first experience of a sports competition representing Stratford Manor. All pupils demonstrated incredible teamwork, determination, and sportsmanship. Their hard work and dedication paid off as they secured a fantastic third-place finish! We are incredibly proud of their achievements and the way they supported each other, making this a memorable experience for everyone involved. Blake said "The support from my teammates made me very happy and helped me perform at my best". Ella added "I had lots of fun on the trip, especially the races at the end. I can't wait to go again". Congratulations to all the participants for their amazing performance!  

Event results 

Boys 50m hurdles relay - 1st (Idrees & Kevin)

Girls 50m hurdles relay - 2nd (Ella & Sara)

Boys 50m relay - 2nd (Mikey & Archie)

Girls 50m relay - 1st (Fatoumatta & Isra N)  

Boys 80m relay - 3rd (Vlad & Zakariya)

Girls 80m relay - 3rd (Freya & Ellie)

Boys 4x50m relay - 2nd (Archie, Vlad, Kevin, Mikey)

Girls 4x50m relay - 3rd (Ellie, Freya, Ella, Fatoumata)

Boys chest push - 2nd (Blake & Idrees)

Girls chest push - 2nd (Sara & Fatoumatta)

Boys standing long jump - 3rd (Archie & Zakariya)

Girls standing long jump - 3rd (Freya & Ein)

Boys speed bounce - 3rd (Vlad & Kevin)

Girls speed bounce - 4th (Isra S & Ella)

Boys Javelin - 2nd (James & Mikey)

Girls Javelin - 4th (Ellie & Isra N)

On Monday Hafsa, Haseeba, David and Ayub represented Stratford Manor in the Newham New-Age Kurling competition held at Rokeby School. Teams were split into two groups and with one win, two draws and a loss helped us to a 3rd place finish in our group, narrowly missing out on a place in the semi final. Well done to all who took part.  

The Panathlon Foundation is a charity that gives children with different abilities and needs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland opportunities to engage in competitive sport that they are so often otherwise denied.

Panathlon reached out to teachers who have been regularly attending our competitions and asked them to nominate a pupil who has grown, excelled,overcome, and been inspired through their involvement in Panathlon. 

Francis has been attending Panathlon events with me since 2019. Since then his confidence has grown exponentially and to me I can’t believe that it is the same child that I met in year 1. As well as attending extra

curricular clubs at school they also tell me that they love their weekly swimming lessons. 

As one of the senior pupils in our Panathlon team, this year he was awarded the role of team captain. He makes everyone in the team feel happy and helps them to enjoy the Panathlon events. The younger pupils within the school and our Panathlon team look up to Francis and see him as a role model. Well done Francis, we are all very proud of you!

On Tuesday 10 pupils represented Stratford Manor in the Newham 10 pin bowling competition at the o2 arena. The pupils were split into two groups and were competing against five other teams. Our first team scored a total of 351 points to finish in 4th place. Our second team finished with 432 points to finish in 2nd place. A special mention goes to Ayub who not only scored over 100 points and joined the 100 club but he finished with 114 points which was the highest score of the whole competition. Well done to all pupils who participated.  

10 Pupils represented Stratford Manor in the Newham 10 pin bowling competition at the o2 arena. After playing the game the scores were added and we had finished in 3rd place having scored 415 points. Well done to everyone who participated, you showed the schools values throughout the trip!

Well done to our cheerleading team who represented Stratford Manor at the Newham Cheerleading showcase held at the ExCel Centre. The team have been working hard this past term to learn their new routine and they performed it to the best of their ability on the day. This led us to achieve the silver award. Well done to all who participated!

On Wednesday 11 pupils across all year groups went to the Aquatics Centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to participate in the Panathlon Swimming Gala. Across the day, pupils took part in different games and races. Out of 7 teams competing, Stratford Manor finished in 4th place overall. But the biggest win of the day was seeing the children enjoy themselves and gain confidence in the water. Although it was difficult at first, the children never gave up, showing our school values in true Stratford Manor spirit. Staff at Panathlon also commented on how impressed they were with our pupils resilience and determination. Well done to all who participated, we are very proud of you.  

On Monday, six pupils represented Stratford Manor in the Newham New Age Kurling competition held at Rokeby School. Our team showed all the Stratford Manor values throughout the trip. After playing four matches, we narrowly missed out on making the semi finals. Well done to everyone involved!  

On Thursday, 6 pupils were chosen to represent Stratford Manor in the Newham Boccia competition at Newham Leisure Centre. After remaining undefeated in the group stages with 3 wins against New City, Keir Hardie, Curwen and a draw against Scott Wilkie we finished top of our group and went straight through semi finals. After a close two ends, Stratford Manor narrowly lost to Chobham 3-2 meaning we finished the competition in 3rd place overall. Well done to all who took part. 

Due to our KS1 tenpin bowling team winning the Newham competition, in December we qualified for the London finals which took place on Tuesday at Funscape in Romford. We were competing against 11 other schools on the day. After 10 frames, Stratford Manor scored 525 points. That included 10 spares and 1 strike. Top scorer was RA with 102, HA 97, AM 92, MA 82, DC 83 and JP 62. Once all the scores were added, the places were announced. We finished in 6th place in the whole of London! The whole team were awarded medals for their fantastic achievement. Well done to everyone, we are very proud of you all! 

On Friday, the Stratford Manor All-Stars had competed in their first cheerleading competition of the season at the ExCel Centre. This year we have 11 new members! The squad has been working hard over the past term to perfect their routine. The All-Stars competed against 12 other Newham primary schools. After a great performance consisting of high lifts, cartwheels, forward rolls and back bends we were awarded the silver award. Now the hard work continues to prepare for our next showcase at the end of March. A huge well done to the whole squad, we are so proud of what you have achieved. 

Last week all of our girls in KS2 went along to UEL SportsDock to participate in a ‘Women in sport’ workshop. The day started with a welcome and being introduced to the two special guests Kylie Grimes MBE and Valerian Spicer. Kylie Grimes MBE is a triple Paralympian and the only female on the Paralympics GB wheelchair rugby team at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Valerian took part in 2 commonwealth games, 2 world championships and she became Dominica’s first ever medalist at a continental championship. 

The day was aimed at inspiring the next generation of females into sport. The girls took part in different sports such as boxing, skipping, cricket, basketball and a motivational speech from Kylie Grimes MBE. After a morning of sports, the girls had a well deserved break then got the opportunity to watch the UEL Phoenix Womenbasketball team play against Essex University.

Our cheerleading team have been working hard on their new routine this term. With constant practice, our pupils showing a huge amount of determination over the past few months. All with the end goal to perform at the ExCel London to the best of their abilities. After a fantastic performance our cheerleading team were awarded the 'gold award'. It was the perfect ending for our year 6's who would be leaving using to move to secondary school. Well done to all that took part! Please head over to our dedicated PE twitter page (@ManorPrimaryPE) to watch the performance. 

We are extremely proud to announce that Stratford Manor's School Games Mark is 'Gold' for the second consecutive year.  This showcases what a priority PE and physical activity has continued to be at Stratford Manor. The pupils have experienced new competitions and a variety of sports trips. We have built a strong foundation for all pupils at Manor and we are very much looking forward to the future and what we can achieve.

We are very proud to announce that Stratford Manor have been awarded the Silver Quality Mark from the Youth Sport Trust. The quality mark is a nationally recognised badge of excellence for PE and sport. This award recognising the hard work that has gone into our PE provision this year. Next year we will be aiming for the gold award!

On Friday our cheerleading squad took part in the Newham Cheerleading showcase at the Excel Center in Royal Docks. The team have been working tirelessly this term learning and perfecting their routine.  After an action packed showcase we took to the stage to perform. After the performances the results were in. We won the Gold Award! Congratulations to every member of the squad. We are very proud of you all! The training starts now for our next showcase in June! 

This week we have had pupils taking part in a level 1&2 cycling course. The course is aimed to increase knowledge and confidence of riding their bicycle. The first two days, pupils were riding within the school grounds learning hand signals and rules of the road. Once they had the knowledge and confidence they took their bicycles out onto the road. They cycled through the local streets up to the greenway. Everyone has shown a great amount of determination throughout the week. Well done to all!  

On Tuesday our year 4 girls went to Eastlea School to participate in various workshops to celebrate International Women's Day. Our girls participated in workshops such as self defence, pin making, fact finding and empowering you and your voice. All our pupils left feeling inspired to be the best that they can be!

On Friday 10th February we held our Spring Fundraiser. 

We decided on a collective challenge that all pupils worked together to achieve. The pupils challenge was to complete a marathon collectively. Over the day, children and adults had to opportunity to run, walk, skip etc laps of the track and tally up their totals until as a school we have completed the length of a marathon (26 miles). All pupils showed a great amount of courage and determination to complete the marathon. 

Well done to all!  

On Monday 24 year 5/6 students participated in a cycling workshop at Lee Valley VeloPark with British Cycling. Pupils got the chance to ride a bike in the middle of the track that Team GB famously won 8 gold medals in 2012. They started off by riding their bike up and over a ramp and through an obstacle course. Moving onto different cycling games and activities, then finished off with a 2 person race to find out our cycling champion. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity in which the children will never forget. 

Our cheerleading team have been working on their new routine for our Christmas Showcase at the ExCel Centre. The team showed great determination and resilience over the past term in getting their routine ready. After performing our routine at the Christmas Showcase, Stratford Manor were awarded the 'Silver Award'. Well done to all pupils involved. Our next aim is to get 'Gold Award' at the next showcase at Easter!

This week 16 pupils in year one and two had the opportunity to represent Stratford Manor in the Newham SSP KS1 Mini Olympics held at Eastlea Secondary School. Pupils participated in a variety of sport challenges earning points at each station. Pupils spent 8mins on each station completing the challenges. The challenges ranged from Golf to relay races to football shooting. For the majority of our pupils it was their first opportunity to represent Stratford Manor in a sporting competition. All pupils competed to the best of their abilities which earned them 6th place overall. Well done to all involved!

This week 8 pupils represented Stratford Manor in the Newham Panathlon competition held at UEL (University of East London). Stratford Manor competed against 7 other schools in a range of activities such as table top cricket, bowling and polybat. Once all the scores were added the standings were announced. Stratford Manor was joint first but after a countback of overall games won we finished in second place. It was an amazing experience for our pupils to showcase their skills at UEL SportsDock. Well done to you all!

This year some pupils have been taking part in a non-contact boxing club afterschool club. During the club the children have learnt about discipline, different types of punches and how to defend themselves. This week those pupils were invited to Fight For Peace gym in North Woolwich. Upon their arrival, the children were taken on a tour of the facilities including offices, weights room, dojo and the boxing area. Pupils then had a boxing session with Coach Kenny from Fight For Peace who himself was on the Team GB talent pathway squad and is now a boxing coach. Pupils left with having had an amazing experience and a Fight For Peace t-shirt! Well done everyone! Fight For Peace run boxing, judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu twilight clubs for children aged 7-14 free of charge. For more information on the clubs please visit https://fightforpeace.net/​ If you have any other questions then please see Mr Murphy.

This week 12 pupils took part in the Newham 10 pin bowling competition at the o2 arena in association with Panathlon. All pupils played a game of bowling and their scores were added together to have a team score. Our KS2 team finished with 438 points which placed them between 4th-9th. Our KS1 team finished with 501 points which put them in 3rd place. 

This has been the first academic year that we have had no interruptions with lockdown for a number of years. It has also been my first full year at Manor without any interruptions.  It has been wonderful to see the pupils back in school and enjoying a normal school life. Since September we have made PE and physical activity a priority at Manor. We have enjoyed many sports trips and attended a high number of sporting competitions competing at a high level. We have invested in a variety of new equipment. The children are more active during playtime and lunchtimes. We have built some amazing foundations for the children at Manor and we are very much looking forward to the future and what we can achieve. I am please to announce that our School Games Mark for this academic year has been upgraded to a 'Gold Award'. Thank you to all parents/families for your support this year with PE!

A group of year 5&6 students have been participating in a primary schools programme run by the Golf foundation. Pupils have been receiving coaching from a professional PGA coach on the school grounds. The last session of the 6 week programme took place at Wanstead Golf Club. Pupils put their chipping and putting skills to the test, then finished with everyone driving a ball off the tee at the first hole. This was a truly amazing experience for our pupils. We are looking forward to running a gold club next academic year!

Manor All-Stars have dedicated their time and effort in rehearsing for our the summer cheerleading showcase. Our dedicated pupils were practicing during their  break and lunchtimes to perfect their routines. We performed at the Excel Centre in front of a 200 capacity crowd and won the gold award! A massive congratulations to all our cheerleaders! We look forward to carrying on our amazing work next academic year!

Our pupils half way through the 'Skip2bfit' 6 week skipping challenge. We have already seen some amazing scores and progress! Pupils are determined to beat their previous weeks scores. Well done to all of the pupils for their hard work this half term in PE. We will be celebrating the pupils success in the final week before the Easter holidays. 

On Friday, our cheerleading squad had their very first cheerleading showcase! Pupils have been working on different aspects of cheerleading having only start this club 9 weeks ago. Although it has been a challenging time, the pupils didn't give up and all performed to the best of their abilities. Manor came away with joint 2nd place. We are looking forward to the cheerleading squad learning more routines and having the opportunity to represent Manor at many more showcases. A massive thank you goes to Simone and Ascension Eagles for leading the club!

On Monday, 5 lucky pupils were selected to go on a trip to Hollwood Bowl at the o2 arena. They took participated in a 10 pin bowling challenge. Each school had their own lane and their scores were recorded. All the pupils showed great sportsmanship and respect throughout the trip. Once the scores from all the schools were added, we had a presentation. Manor finished in 4th place and again all pupils received a medal. Mr Murphy is very proud of all the pupils that took part. Well done everyone! 

We would like to say a massive thank you to Sir Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes F1 team for sending our year 2 class, that is actually named 'Hamilton' signed pictures and stickers or Lewis. It was heart warming to see the faces of the pupils light up when they were given their gifts. You are inspiring the next generation. Thank you to you all!

In the last week, our pupils have had the opportunity to represent Manor Primary in various sports competitions. Last week, 6 pupils went on a trip to Southern Road primary school and participated in a New Aged Kurling competition. This was the first time that our pupils had played this sport and we won our first two matches! Once all the scores were added, it put Manor in 4th place overall. All of our pupils came away with a medal for their efforts.