02 Apr Sporting Update – Summer 1 2025
Summer 1 Sporting Update
St Marys Cyclists Shine at the Iconic Velodrome in the Olympic Park!
We had a supremely enjoyable day racing at the Velopark in the Olympic Park. The Velopark is an outdoor professional race track that goes around the Velodrome stadium. In an array of super exciting races, we had some great results with Ada gaining a double gold and Amina, Charlie, Preston and Lily all achieving top 3 finishes. I was super proud of the cycling team as they put everything into each race and showed great teamwork by encouraging and supporting their team-mates. A memorable day for all. Thank you to the parents of Charlie, Lily and Ada for supporting too.
Cycling Team: Jono, Preston, Noah, Charlie, Alexander P, Robyn, Lily, Ada, Amina, Stefania,
Sitting Down Volleyball
On 1st May, a small group of children took part in the Sitting Down Volleyball event. This was an inclusive event, designed to raise awareness of Paralympic sport and was a big hit with the children as they learnt new skills, had fun and picked up a cheeky bronze medal along the way. Well done all!
Bikeability: Cycle training for Y4 and Y5!
Over the last two weeks over 40 children gained a cycling award at school. Through the Bikeability training (cycle proficiency) Y4 children gained their Level 1 award and Y5 completed their level 2 award. The children enjoyed developing their skills both in and outside of school (Y5), developing their cycling skills and their awareness of road cycling and how to be a safe cyclist. Alongside the Haringey Cycle League, we’ve really developed cycling at St Marys and this important life skill can make a big difference to making a greener, more active community. Well done to all involved!
Haringey Basketball Cup
On 28th March we participated in the Haringey Basketball Cup. With 20 schools we were put in to a group of 5. Only the winners of each group had the opportunity for medals. We started with big wins against St Martins and Lea Valley, we drew with St Pauls and lost to Coldfall – the eventual winners. In the following round we won 2 more against Rokesly and Harris and drew another. We played some excellent basketball and, on another day, could have achieved a medal. Za’ni was a standout performer but it was a real team effort. We ended up 7th out of 20. Well done to all involved.
Basketball Team: Za’ni, Noah, Emir, Jah’mai, Maria, Krystle, Yanet.
St Mary’s Shine at Highgate Dance Festival
On 26th March, our dance team went to the Highgate Dance Festival. Prior to this we held a Dance-Off to decide who got to attend and I was blown away by the amount of talent on show! Two groups were selected and they combined their dance to create an amazing performance. It’s a fantastic event where the children experience a dance masterclass and learn a new dance from scratch from Highgate School 6th formers. In the afternoon, each school performs that dance as well as their own to a full auditorium. Our performance had a ton of charisma and looked very professional. It was received with lots of cheering from an impressed audience. A fantastic experience for those involved.
Dance Team: Amina, Shayla, Olivia, Kacia, Danya, Alayah, Mabel, Maia, Amelia, Alicia, Tamika, Harmony, Robyn, Rauhah, Gaby
