Swimming Gala Information

The children swam so well today at the trials - we are taking them all to the gala next Friday. Mr Cornwell is busy working out races and teams. Some children will do 1 race, some more - but the focus is on the team! The arrangements are as follows…

Children will need to be dropped off at Palatine Leisure Centre for 8:40am next Friday. There is lots of space for parents to stay and cheer - it is recommended - this event is great!

They will need to bring with them their swim wear, their swimming hats for long hair, goggles, towel and hair brush. The event is due to finish around 11:45am, at which point the children will need bringing back to school to have their lunch. They will be booked into the 12:30pm sitting. Do work together to help each other out with lifts and let us know if you need any support too.

School Football Trials 2025/26

At the end of this school year, we are hosting our trials for next years school football teams.

If you are currently in Year 4 and 5 and are interested in playing for the team next year, please complete the form below and attend both of the sessions dated below if possible.

We have had 4 teams this year such as a girls team and 3 boys teams.

Even if you played in the football team last year, you will still have to try out again to keep your place or you can try out in a new position.

The dates for these trials will be after school on;

Tuesday 24th June 2025

Tuesday 1st July 2025

Girl's Football Tournament- Thursday 15th May

This tournament will be held at LSA after school between 3:45-5:00.

Please pick your child up from the school office at 3:15pm for a 3:45 kick off.

The tournament will be played on astroturf so astro trainers will be needed.

Please bring your football kit, shin pads and your trainers in a spare bag to get changed at school, before being picked up.

The children selected to play are;

Y6

Elsie, Cora, Faye, Millie, Layla, Bella

Y5

Charlotte

A-Team Football Tournament-Tuesday 6th May

This tournament will be held at LSA after school between 3:45-5:00.

Please pick your child up from the school office at 3:15pm for a 3:45 kick off.

The tournament will be played on astroturf so astro trainers will be needed.

Please bring your football kit, shin pads and your trainers in a spare bag to get changed at school, before being picked up.

The children selected to play are;

Y6

Archie, Rex, Dominic, Liam, Ben, Benjamin, Rafe, Arthur

Y5

Lorenzo, Logan

Swimming Gala Trials

The Year 5 and 6 swimming gala has been scheduled for Friday 23rd May at Palatine Leisure Centre. We now need to hold trials for any of the children wanting to take part.

These will take place the Friday before, Friday 16th May during school time. The triallists will walk down to the pool and back again during the day. We will then let the children know who has been successful. Those selected will represent the school the following Friday from 8:30am - 12 midday. On this day, the team will be dropped off at the pool - parents can stay and support - they can then be brought back to school. Thosw wishing to trial will need to bring their swimming costume, swimming shorts, googles and towel into school on the 16th - they can also wear their PE kit.

Please complete this form if you wish your child to trial. More details about the gala will be available nearer the time for those selected.

Summer 1 Extra-Curricular Opportunities

It is such a short half term, but there are some extra-curricular opportunities in place for the children at school. With the arrival of the summer term, cricket, rounders and athletics will feature once again. Some of these clubs will run over into the second half of the summer term.

There are also a number of tournaments coming up for some of our sports teams, we will communicate these to each team individually.

Please sign up to the clubs using the buttons below.

Spring 2 Extra-Curricular Opportunities

With the sun now shining and daffodils in bloom, we are hoping that all of the outside events can get up and running this half term.

As per previous terms, the Mini-Vinnie group will continue to run on a Monday after school and Choir on a Thursday whilst they prepare for The Big Sing at Lowther Pavillion on the 5th March - only for a few weeks then there will be a break until Summer. On a Tuesday after school, Mr Nay will be working with our All Stars children as part of our club offer there.

We have two school football and netball fixtures this half term due to other schools pulling out of the league. These will be on Tuesday 18th and 25th March for the football and netball and Thursday 20th and 27th March for the girls football.

Tuesday 18th/20th March v Lytham CofE @ LSA

Tuesday 25th/27th March v Clifton @ LSA

Please do look carefully at the dates that the clubs will run on so you are aware when they start and then stop.

Please sign up to the clubs using the buttons below.

Year 5 & 6 Indoor Athletics Competition- Wednesday 15th January

This is to take place at Stanley Park Sports Centre, Blackpool, FY3 9HQ on Wednesday 15th January.

The event will start at 12:30pm-4:00pm

Children will have lunch in school as normal and will be taken to the sports centre via a coach- provided by school. The children will need to be picked up from Blackpool Sports Centre when the event finishes.

Children are to wear their PE kit and to have plenty of fluids. Water is highly recommended but the children are allowed an isotonic hydration drink.

Parents are welcome to come and watch the event

The children taking part are listed below

Girls Boys

Elsie Archie

Cora Rex

Bella Dominic

Faye

Millie Jacob

Layla Ben

Gabriella Gus

Erin Liam

Sophia Benjamin

Niamh John Paul

Daisy Lorenzo

Charlotte Seth

Rose Logan

Beth

Matilda

Spring 1 Extra-Curricular Opportunities

Here is our Spring 1 extra-curricular offer. Please click on the button below to see what is available and what your child can sign up for. If you child attends the All Stars Wrap Around Care at school and would like to take part in the clubs, please still complete the form so that we can amend registers. Children will be able to attend All Stars before of after the clubs.

As per previous terms, the Mini-Vinnie group will continue to run on a Monday after school and Choir on a Thursday whilst they prepare for The Big Sing at Lowther Pavillion on the 5th March. On a Tuesday after school, Mr Nay will be working with our All Stars children as part of our club offer there.

Please sign up to the clubs using the buttons below.

Girls Football Tournament- Wednesday 11th December

Next Thursday, there is a girls football tournament for schools across Fylde that we have entered.

The tournament will be held at AKS on Wednesday 11th December from 12:30-4:00.

The first game kicks off at 12:30 so children will need to be picked up from school at 12:15. Children will then be taken home via parents from AKS at the end.

If you are struggling to arrange pick ups then please either let Mr Cornwell or Mrs Gregan know or you can arrange your own pick ups with other parents.

Children will have lunch at school at 12:00pm.

Due to the number of teams entering, the finish time is anticipated to be approximately 2:30pm.

All parking is to be off site at AKS on either King Edward Promenade or Inner Promenade.

The girls chosen to play are;

Year 6

Elsie, Cora, Bella, Layla. Millie, Faye

Year 5

Charlotte, Daisy, Beth

Football Tournament - Tuesday 5th October

Next Tuesday, there is a football tournament being held for A teams across Fylde, ran by the Schools Sports Partnership. We have decided to enter our team.

The tournament will be held on Tuesday 5th November from 12.30pm - 4.00pm at AKS on the fields. All parking needs to take place off site on either King Edward Promenade or Inner Promenade.

The children will have their lunch before leaving for the tournament, please collect your child at 12.30pm from school and take them to AKS. Mr Nay and Mr Cornwell will accompany the children there. Please could you let Mr Corwell know who is collecting your child, if it is not you, their parent. They need to be in their school football kit, shin pads and football boots and plenty of layers for this chilly weather. Please ensure that they have plenty of water and snacks for the afternoon.

The children, staff and parents are representing our school on the day, we need to ensure that we are respectful to all there.

The boys playing in the tournament are:

Archie, Liam, Benjamin, Ben, Rafe, Lorenzo, Logan, Rex,

Autumn 2 Extra-Curricular Clubs and Opportunities.

Please click on the button below to see what is available this half term and what your child can sign up for. As always, we will rotate options throughout the year to give all children access, whilst also looking at the competitions taking place. If you child attends the All Stars Wrap Around Care at school and would like to take part in the clubs, please still complete the form so that we can amend registers. Children will be able to attend All Stars before of after the clubs.

We are tweaking what we offer through Judo Education and now offering it as a permanent club where the children will compete and grade. This is really exciting and a lovely development for our school. The children who sign up will be the same children throughout the rest of the year. This will be run direct through Judo Education.

It is lovely that our choir is back on with Miss Woodend as we approach Christmas. Every Thursday, from the second week back, Miss Woodend will be leading a group of children from Years 4, 5 & 6. We are so excited to see what you do! This will then lead into the Big Sing Festival in Spring.

Please sign up to the clubs using the buttons below.

Football and Netball Teams

A massive thank you for all of your hard work and commitment in coming down to the training sessions (very early) to show us that you are passionate about your sports and representing Our Lady’s.

Please see the list below to see which team your child will be playing in. The timetable for fixtures, including dates and location are available on the sports page.

Netball Teams

All of the girls who trained last week will represent the school teams this year. Following the training session on Friday, squads will be decided, but all girls will play in the fixtures.

Beth, Isioma, Layla, Lily, Bella, Daisy, Cora, Rose, Charlotte, Gabriella, Tilly, Millie, Sophia, Poppy, Faye, Matilda, Rose

Full PE kit and appropriate trainers required

Football Teams

A Team Boys Girls Team

Archie Connor Elsie Burrough

Rex Barrow Cora Hughes

Rafe Barker Bella Swann

Liam Fallows Layla Little

Ben Bonixo Millie Kidd

Benjamin Ellis Faye Whelen

Lorenzo Izzo Charlotte Reid

Logan Donegan- Fearn Beth Cassidy

Daisy Uttley

B Team Boys

With there being so many trailists, all whom showed excellent attitude, behaviour and ability, we have created two B teams so that everyone has the chance to represent the school football team. These teams will rotate weekly with B1 playing the first week and then B2 playing the next. There are 6 league fixtures in total so both teams will get 3 fixtures each.

B1 B2

Gus Bonixo William Davies

John-Paul Leyden Tommy Sale

Jacob Barrow Teddy Couch

Toby Cosgrove Sean Donnelly

Hugo McKenzie Hudson Earnshaw

Ciaran McGow Seth Hoddy

Rory Cuffe Louis Senior

Fixtures

There will be three fixtures this half term, and then three in the Spring term. For this half term, the fixtures and venues are as follows:

Tuesday 24th September - Our Lady v St Peters at LSA High School

Netball A & B Squad, Football A Squad and B1

Thursday 26th September - Our Lady v St Peters - Our Lady to host

Girls Football

Tuesday 8th October - Our Lady v AKS at LSA High School

Netball A & B Squad, Football A Squad and B2

Thursday 10th October - Our Lady v AKS - venue to be confirmed

Girls Football

Tuesday 15th October - Our Lady v Hall Park at LSA High School

Netball A & B Squad, Football A Squad and B1

Thursday 26th September - Our Lady v Hall Park - venue to be confirmed

Girls Football

All children playing will need to be collected from school at 3.30pm and taken to the games. For games at LSA, parking will be available at the old sixth form college, you can then walk to the school from there. Football will be played on grass and netball on the hard courts. LSA young leaders will be officiating the event in order to develop them as leaders. We will respect them and support them in their decisions.

Autumn 1 Extra-Curricular Opportunities and Names

As we start our new year starts, so does our extra-curricular offer. Please click on the button below to see what is available and what your child can sign up for. As always, we will rotate options throughout the year to give all children access, whilst also looking at the competitions taking place. If you child attends the All Stars Wrap Around Care at school and would like to take part in the clubs, please still complete the form so that we can amend registers. Children will be able to attend All Stars before of after the clubs.

Please sign up to the clubs using the buttons below.

Year 5/6 Dynamo Cricket Tournament

First of all, apologies for the late notice. We were given the wrong date initially and have only just been made aware of the actual date.

The tournament will take place this Tuesday 18th June at Lytham Cricket Club- starting at 1pm-5pm.

Due to late notice, we will offer transport to the cricket club but we can not offer transport back to school after the event. So if this option is chosen, we will take your child to the cricket club and then parents would take the children home from the cricket club, after the event has finished. You can pick your child up from school at 12:30pm and take them to the cricket club if you would prefer.

Lunches will be as normal, the children will have their lunch in school slightly earlier. Unfortunately, only 10 children could be taken to the event.

The children chosen to take part are:

Stanley, Evan, Owen, Leo, Edi, Archie, Ben B, Cora, Bella, Sophia

Please complete the form below so we know how each child is getting picked up from school.

If your child can not take part in the event then please let me know ASAP

Swimming Gala Selections- Friday 14th June 2024

Friday 14th June, which is the first week back after half term, will be this years swimming Gala at Palatine Leisure Centre, Blackpool, FY4 2AP.

We were limited to around 4 children in each category.

Well done to the children chosen to take part.

Year 5 Girls:

Elsie, Niamh, Ella, Sophia, Esther

Year 5 Boys:

Benjamin, Luke, Isaac, Arthur

Year 6 Girls:

Millie, Iris, Tabby, Daisy

Year 6 Boys:

Owen, Max, Stanley, Edi

Arrival will be 8:45am as we are in the first slot for the changing rooms. Parents are to take their child straight to the leisure centre and then back to school. Scheduled finish time is 12:30pm so the children will have lunch at school.

Parents can stay and watch with their being a seated stand at the leisure centre.

Children to come wearing their PE kits (with their hoodies) and are to bring their swimming costume, towel, goggles, swimming cap for anyone with long hair and plenty of fluid to stay hydrated. Isotonic drinks are acceptable. No energy drinks. Water is advised.

Make sure to have a fueling breakfast as snacks are not allowed during the gala due to the children being poolside.

Netball Tournament Selections

Next Thursday, the local netball tournament will be played at Lytham St Annes High School. It will start at 3.30pm, hoping to be finished by around 5.15pm at the latest. Please can you collect your child from school at 3.10pm and take them to the event.

We are only able to take one team to the tournament.

Well done to the following girls who have been selected:

Daisy, Iris, Nicola, Tabby, Millie, Faye, Esther, Bella

The girls’ will need to be in full netball kit and school PE kit with appropriate trainers. Plenty of fluid will be required to keep hydrated.

The tournament is being run by the young leaders from LSA who will be supporting, running the table, umpiring and lots of things. Please be kind and courteous to them.

Summer 1 Extra-Curricular Names and Places

Please find above the names of the children who have signed up for the extra-curricular clubs this half term.

Archery, Judo and Mr Nay’s football sessions start tomorrow.

For the archery and judo, can all children come in through the main entrance, they will then be directed to where they need to go; depending on where the activity is. Please ensure that you have paid £28 before the session starts tomorrow.

The cricket clubs start next week and will run for the next 5 weeks.

Half-Term Judo Club - in school

We are always looking at ways to increase opportunities for our children in school. One of the ways that I have been looking into is wrap-around care and how we can support before and after school, and during the holidays. For the past couple of years, Judo Education has been running clubs for us before school on a Friday; very successfully.

This Easter holiday, they will be running a half-term club from our school hall. Places are limited, so if you would like your child to attend, please click on the link below to book.

Please see info below:

This year will now be run at Our lady star of the Sea Primary School in Lytham FY8 1LB. From the 2nd of April to the 5th April.

Where: Our Lady Start of the Sea Primary School Lytham FY8 1LB

Ages: (4-13) *Must be in Reception 23/24*

Dates: April Tuesday 2nd, Wednesday 3rd, Thursday 4th, Friday 5th 2024

Times: Drop off between 8:30am and 9:30am pick up between 4:30pm and 5:30pm 

Cost: £100 for the full 4 days or £25 per individual day. 

What will my child need: Packed lunch, plenty of drinks and snacks, trainers, and dressed appropriately for the weather, warm Jacket/Sun cream. 

Activities: Judo, Fencing, Archery, Gaming area for break times.Plus multi-sports(football, tennis etc)