New Age Kurling

On 30th April we held our annual NAK festival at Matravers School, Westbury for West Wilts KS1 SEN students. We also did some 'Speed Stacking' activities. Approximately 40 children with a wide range of learning difficulties attended.

The Matravers Young Leaders did a great job helping to organise the morning.


Updated May 2008

Catch up with what's been happening in the Westbury Cluster

Winter has been a busy term for the Westbury cluster with a variety of sporting events!

Sports Leaders
45 year 10 students are training to become sports leaders at the moment and are visiting Westbury Infants, Westbury Juniors and Westbury Leigh to take sports activities with years 1, 2 and 3 children

The leaders also help with many of the festivals that are organised for the primary schools and, without exception, have been excellent.Recently they have been in action again March 26th and 28th helping to organise multi-skills and badminton workshops for the primary schools.

High 5's Tournament @ Matravers Weds. March 5th
Winners: Westbury Leigh	Runners up: Westbury Juniors	Third place: Dilton Marsh
The winner will now represent the Westbury cluster at the West Wilts Final. Thank you to year 9 netballers Hannah, Jodie and Amy for their help with this event and the West Wilts Final.

West Wilts Area High 5's Final @ Matravers Weds March 12th
Winners: Aloeric	Runners up: Westbury Leigh	Third place: Fitzmaurice
The winners of each area festival qualified for this final. Despite some very windy conditions a good afternoons play was enjoyed by all. The top 3 teams from this competition qualify to play in the County final in Swindon.

Football Festival: Years 3 & 4
Played at Redland Lane on Monday March 3rd. 6 teams participated in this fun festival with all players receiving a certificate and a football goody bag from E.on. Thank you to Westbury club for their support.

Tag Rugby Tournament
This tournament was played at Leighton recreation ground on Friday Feb 29th. Five primary teams took part in this competition.
Winners: Westbury Leigh 'A'
2nd : Westbury Leigh 'C'
3rd: Dilton Marsh

Thank you to Westbury rugby club players for helping and supporting this event.

Tag Tails Festival @ Matravers
60 Years 1 & 2 children took part in a tag tails festival in the School sports hall on Feb 6th. Everyone enjoyed a very lively time and all the games were played with great enthusiasm.

New Waterpolo Club
This club was available to Key Stage 3 Matravers School students during term 3. A new venture for the school, with the support of the community swimming coach Alma Borthwick and Westbury swimming pool, students were able to experience a sport that they may never have tried before. It proved very popular and will hopefully inspire those who took part to look towards joining a local team. There is a possibility that we will run a synchronised swimming club in the Spring Term!

Warminster & Westbury Primary Schools Football Tournament On Saturday 1st March the Warminster and Westbury schools held their annual 6-a-side Football Tournament at Warminster Highbury Boys football ground. This year due to other commitments only 6 teams were able to take part. The tournament ran as a league with all teams playing each other. Most of the matches were very close, however at the end Newclose School, who were last year's winners, just over took their close neighbours the Avenue School by a single point to take the trophy.
Alan Chapman, the Lions President, presented the Lions Cup and medals to the winners and runners up.
Alan Chapman with winners Newclose School	Alan Chapman with runners up Avenue School
Updated March 2008

TOP LINK training for our students

On Friday 8th February students from Kingdown and Matravers attended the TOP LINK conference at Bath University with students from Partnerships all over the South West.

They were given training on how to run a festival and shown the skills needed to make a festival successful. These students are now planning their own festivals.

Updated February 2008

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Multi skills Workshop

On Wednesday January 23rd Matravers hosted a multi skills workshop for year 1 children. A range of 6 different activities tested skills of co-ordination, balance and agility. Space hopping, new age kurling, speed stacking and an agility circuit were among the activities offered and thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Sports leaders from Matravers did a fantastic job helping to organise each station.

Updated January 2008

Young Leaders Award

This award has been running at Matravers during term 2. Held over 4 sessions 32 year 6 children from the local primary schools have attended each week. The aim is to train young leaders to lead activity sessions in their own primary school. They proved to be a very committed and lively group who, no doubt will prove to be a band of volunteers and role models for the future.

Updated December 2007

Years 3 & 4 Football Festival

Held at Redland Lane, teams from Bitham Brook, Dilton Marsh, Chapmanslade, Westbury Leigh and Westbury Junior School took part in this festival. All children thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. They played with great enthusiasm and energy.

A group of 6th formers from Matravers took responsibility for the setting up of equipment, the timing and refereeing of the games. They were Jo F, Laura H, Simon C, Nick B and Marcus L. The help was invaluable Thank you!

Updated December 2007

SEN Activity Day Matravers School hosted a festival of activities on Wednesday 5th December where Primary School children who have special needs and are in main sream school and children from all the special units were all invited. Young Leaders and staff from Matravers School assisted with the day. The children were able to take part in trampolining, judo and dance and all had a great time. Cadbury in the Community sponsored the event Updated December 2007.

"Flash slideshow" Images from the SEN Activity Day

Trish Ritchie
School Sports Coordinator