summer term.qxp - Suffolk New Academy

U13 ‘B’ Netball Tournament
On Thursday 13 March, we hosted our first regional
Netball tournament. Eight schools from the local area
attended the tournament. It was a highly enjoyable
afternoon with a good standard of netball demonstrated
by everyone. Even when the rain came down at about
four o clock, all the teams played on. A special thanks
must go to a large number of older girls who gave up
their time to help out with the tournament. They did a
fantastic job and our visiting teachers commented on
how helpful and polite they all were. Well done!
Final Results
1st Deben
2nd Farlingaye
3rd Thurleston
4th Holbrook
5th Chantry
6th Stoke by Nayland
7th East Bergolt
8th St. Jo’s
9th Claydon Miss Bailey
Wheelchair Basketball
On Wednesday 7 June the PE
department ran a Gifted and Talented
wheelchair basketball session for 17
pupils. Paul Oxford a basketball coach
from Iceni warriors lead the two hour
session. Pupils had the opportunity to
practice using the chairs, shooting and
passing. The pupils then played 3v3
games putting into practice some of
the skills they had learnt. The game is
played on a full sized court with the
same height baskets, so pupils
discovered that they required more
power when shooting. Wheeling the
anti-tip chairs up and down the court
was physically demanding and required
pupils to adapt their spatial awareness
skills to the new setting. It was a very
enjoyable session and a fantastic
opportunity to have an insight into
disabled sport. Thank you to Paul
Oxford for his time and expertise.
Miss Bailey
Trampolining
Competition
On Wednesday 12
March three girls from
year 8 represented the
school in the district
Trampolining
competition at
Holywells High School,
they were Sarah Dye,
Emma Turpin and
Shenice Hendry. All
girls had to perform a
‘set’ routine followed by
a ‘voluntary’ routine.
They faced some tough
opposition with a total
of 32 pupils competing
in their age group. The
girls performed
exceptionally well with
Sarah finishing eighth,
Emma Turpin finishing
fourteenth and Shenice
Hendry finishing
twenty-sixth. The girls
had an enjoyable
afternoon competing in
the competition.
Miss Bailey
Duke of Edinburgh Update
As the picture shows the duke of Edinburgh group have
been busy preparing for their expedition weekends.
They will have to plan their walking routes, learn about
first aid and be able to cook their own food!
Along with the expedition pupils have had to spend
considerable time working on; learning a skill,
volunteering for a service and working on their fitness by
participating in a physical recreation.
Pupils will undertake a short practice walk after school.
They will then go on a practice expedition, which must
involve an overnight stay under canvass. They will have
to carry all of their own equipment and cook dinner and
breakfast for themselves. Hopefully the weather will be
kind for the final assessment expedition in June!
We wish you all the best of luck in completing your
bronze award!
Miss Bailey
Duke of Edinburgh group:
Ryan Neave, Daniel Hitching, Lewis Brown, Josh Silburn,
Chloe Bilner, Chanelle Phelan-creasey, Sam Pond, Adele
Barker, Lesleyann Bach, Ella o’Riordan and Joelle Leilich