1.12.2014 Year 5/6 Football Invincibles

On a bitterly cold Monday night, the Year 5/6 Football Team competed in the first round of the Doel Cup. The teams were split into two competing groups with the top teams from each group going through to the March event.
Rydon's first match was a tough challenge against Bradley Barton, but a quick start saw Rydon emerge victorious 3-0. Next, Blackpool, who played well, were narrowly defeated by a single goal. A 4-0 win against Mortenhampstead saw Rydon playing some excellent football which was then followed up by a 2-0 win against Buckfastleigh. Canada Hill were next and a superb goal saw Rydon narrowly win  1-0. With Rydon undefeated a local derby was the final group game against St Michael's. A high-tempo match saw both sides go close, however, both sides had to settle for a 0-0 draw. Rydon finished top of their group and more impressively did not concede a single goal in the tournament! Great work team! 

19.11.2014 Year 5/6 Boys Cricket

On Wednesday 19th November, the Rydon Boys Cricket Team travelled to Paignton to compete in an indoor tournament. The first game saw Rydon narrowly defeated by 7 runs with South Brent the victors. The next game saw an ever improving Rydon side win by 62 runs against All Saints. Rydon finished second in their group and were then put into the play-off group for 4th, 5th and 6th respectively. Their next match was against Canada Hill and some great fielding and bowling saw Canada Hill restricted to 208 runs. Rydon were quickly on the offensive with the bat and scored a massive 260 runs. Broadhempston were the next opponents and some more great batting saw Rydon emerge victorious. The boys had a great day and did Rydon proud. Well done.

Year 5/6 Indoor Cricket Tournament 12 November 14

On Wednesday the 12th November, 8 girls from years 5 and 6 headed down to the Indoor Cricket Tournament in Paignton.  Having won the event last year the girls were keen to replicate the previous girls success. The first 3 matches were part of the group phase of the competition and in each match the girls grew in confidence beating Chudleigh, Abbotskerswell and South Brent. These fantastic results meant that we were through to a semi final match which we won convincingly. Nervously the girls faced Exminster in the final. Both teams were showing signs of nerves, Rydon had chosen to field first and were under pressure when the first 2 batsman from Exminster smashed the ball around the room scoring lots of runs between them. We held our own though and with some careful fielding and accurate bowling we were able to keep them increasing their total too much, ending the innings on 215 runs. Faced with our target the girls took educated risks and ran cleverly to achieve a victory with a winning innings score of 240......Champions again!!!
Well done girls, you showed some fantastic skills and also a very kind sporting attitude that was clear to see.

Sainsbury's School Mark Success! 24.9.14

It has been a successful start to the new school year for Rydon as we have been awarded the Sainsbury's School Mark 'Silver Award'. This wouldn't of been possible without all the contributions from staff, pupils and parents. Well done Rydon!!

03 July 2014 Year 5/6 Girls Football Tournament

On the hottest day of the year the year 5/6 football team headed off to Coach Road, in Newton Abbot for the annual football tournament. We started off confidently and secured a victory with a 5-0 win over Kingskerswell. Our next fixture was against Bradley Barton and again with some fantastic team play we ended up winners with a 6-0 scoreline.  The following fixtures were a repeat of the first 2 matches, luckily for us these re matches resulted in very similar outcomes. We progressed to the semi finals with a clean scoresheet!
The semi final match was against a strong Highweek side. This was where our first challenge came. Highweek scored, we had a  big task ahead to remain in the competition. With true determination Hannah used her skills to forge forward and score the equaliser, from then on our confidence returned and we managed to go on to win the tie 4-1!
Decoy, our regular nemesis, were our final opponents. Playing to retain our title as tournament winners the girls gave it their all and worked so hard , as a team, and grabbed victory!!!!
Champions again!!! Mr Lee was unable to attend the tournament but can be safe in the knowledge that the girls did him proud and deserved their win!! Well done, Hannah, Sophie, Ella, Jasmine, Madi, Arabella, Abbie, Shawna and Mr Slinger( parent helper).

3.7.2014 Yr 5/6 Cricket

Well done to the boys who represented Rydon at the Year 5/6 cricket tournament at Shaldon C.C. on Thursday. It was a baking hot day which saw all teams compete to a high standard. Rydon won there first game against All Saints and then followed that up with a dramatic win over Ipplepen. Their final game saw them narrowly defeated by an ever improving Shaldon team. Overall the team finished a respectable second behind Exminster. All the boys played brilliantly and comments were made by spectators on how well they represented Rydon, both on and off the field. Well done boys!!

25.6.2014 Devon Schools Summer Games 2014

It was a slightly overcast morning which saw 10 pupils leave Dyrons at 8.00am on Wednesday. The Year 3/4 Tri-Golf Team had earned the right to represent Rydon at the Devon Schools Summer Games at Plymouth. The children enjoyed the opening ceremony before being transported to where the Tri-Golf was taking place. All members of the team represented Rydon proudly and came an admirable 7^th, which actually meant they were 7^th in the COUNTY! After the event, the children took part in a taster session of boules within the massive complex of The Life Centre. It was a brilliant, albeit tiring day with a few people resting their eyes on the journey back. Well done!

25.6.14 Year 3/4 Dartmoor 3 Ball

Well done to the year 3/4 Dartmoor 3 Ball team who recently won the school partnership tournament held at Teign School. These children will now go on to represent the school in the 'finals' which will be held at Stover School on the 9th July.

19.6.14 Year 5/6 Girls Cricket

On Thursday 19th June the year 5/6 cricket team headed off for a tournament at Shaldon Cricket Club. It was a scorching hot, sunny day and a superb location to be in with such wonderful weather! We played our first 2 matches as part of the group stage and were successful in both, which meant we had a place in the final. We faced Ipplepen in the final match, at first we were a little intimidated by their overarm bowling and their professionalism. Ipplepen played impressively and were very good a batting but our fielding matched them and we were able to reduce their run scoring and also got some of them out! Our batting was steady and consistent. Unsure of the final scores, we felt proud to have played so well and had really enjoyed our afternoon. Amazingly, we were announced as the overall winners, actually winning by over 20 runs!!! Fantastic!!!
Well done girls, you all played really well and deserved your T Shirts and Trophy.

18.6.2014 Dartmoor 3-Ball Runners-up

Well done to the Year 5 Dartmoor 3-Ball Team who finished in second place at Teign on Wednesday. It was a scorching hot day and all teams were up for the challenge. Rydon beat Chudleigh Knighton and Christow to earn a place in the Sports Partnership Finals, which will be held at Stover in the near future. Brilliant effort Rydon. Good luck in the Finals!!!!!!

13.6.2014 Tri-Golf Success!!

Well done to the Rydon Tri-Golf team who came third out of fourteen teams on Friday. It was a glorious day at Dainton Park Golf and the Year 3/4 team will now represent Rydon at the Devon Games to be held in Plymouth. Brilliant!

12.6.2014 School Partnership Rounders Tournament

On Thursday 12th June, the Year 6 Rounders' Team headed off to South Dartmoor Community School for a tournament.  Having only had a very limited amount of practise, we were a bit nervous at the start. As we warmed up to playing, we found our form and managed to win the first 2 matches against Decoy and Bovey Tracey's  B Team. These victories secured us a place into the winning teams' final. Facing Shaldon and Bovey Tracey's A Team was going to be a challenge as we had previously watched them score heavily.  Battling throughout, we were involved in a close game against Bovey Tracey but we were overpowered by some excellent scoring and unfortunately we lost the encounter. We were undeterred and prepared ourselves for the next game positively.  Shaldon were outstanding in both their fielding and batting and even with our best efforts we sadly lost but were proud, safe in the knowledge that we had tried our best. Overall, it was a most enjoyable hot, sunny and fun afternoon.  Many thanks to all of the parents who helped with transport and for their support during the game.

11.6.2014 Friendly Cricket vs Highweek

On Wednesday, Rydon played Highweek at the Rec. It was a lovely day and great cricket was played. Rydon scored 178 runs in their two innings which was only narrowly beaten by 11 runs. This was an amazing result seeing as the Rydon team was Year 4 and Highweek were Year 6! Great team leadership from Jake with some excellent fielding from all members of the team meant that the game was decided on the last over! Well done!

20.5.14 Rydon Football Champions!

On Tuesday evening, the Year 5/6 B team played the Primary School's B Team Final against Chudleigh. Rydon made a great start with an early goal and then added two more before half time. Another three goals were added in the second half to make the final score an incredible 6-0!! Special mentions go to Harry for scoring a superb hat-trick! Also to Luke, who made two world class saves to keep a clean sheet. However, every member of the team played brilliantly and contributed to the win.
Well done Rydon!!!!

19.5.14 Dartmoor 3 Ball Festival

On Monday, children from Year 3 were invited to take part in a Dartmoor 3 Ball Festival at Teign. It was a fun and active morning with only a few showers putting a halt in play. The children took part in several activities linked to the game and hopefully this will continue in school.

Netball : Open Cup Champions

On Tuesday the 1st of April a Netball tournament took place at Bradley Barton after school. We were all really excited and ready to win! In our first match we played against Kingskerswell, we won that 4-0. In our second game we were exceptional and displayed some fantastic netball skills and finished 6-1 winners.  Our final game was about Bradley Barton and was tense....we all felt nervous. The result of this game was 4-0 to us, this meant that we had won the tournament. All of the schools were called together for the results . We were so happy to have won and collected a Cup and medals for each of us!
Well done to Madi, Sophie, Amber, Ella , Millie, Charlotte and Holly.
report by Holly.

Year 6 Netball 31st March against Highweek

On Monday 31st March, the 2 Rydon teams went to play their last fixture of the season at Highweek Primary School. When we finally arrived ( after one car took a slight detour ) we started with the B team fixture.  After the first quarter we were 5 goals up, Bradley scored 4 and Amelia !.  In the next quarter we scored a further 2. in the end we finished with a score line of 15-0. Well done to everyone!

Now it was the "A" teams chance to shine. The first quarter saw us score 3 goals and our opponents scored 1. In the second quarter we scored 2 more goals, 1 by Charlotte Parker and 1 by Millie West. In the third quarter 3 more goals were scored by Ella and Madi. During the last 5 minutes we managed to get another 2 goals scored by Holly and Amber. The final score was 9-1.

I would like to congratulate everyone on their win and fingers crossed we will have news soon about our league placing.  We would like to say a massive thank you to Mrs Clark for coaching us and giving up her time to coach us. She is the best coach we could ask for.

Report by Charlotte.

On Thursday 26th March, the Year 4/5 Futsal finalists headed down to the sports 'Hub' at Paignton Community College. Our matches started with a tough fixture against Oldway Primary School. We started a little shakily and allowed our opponents to score 3 goals, but as the match progressed our confidence grew and we started to show our true skills with some excellent passing and defending. Unfortunately our form came a little too late and we suffered a 3-0 defeat.  The next team we faced were our local rivals Bradley Barton. This time we started off with a lot more confidence, we displayed some fantastic team work and our defence was unbreakable although the final score of this match was 0-0. Finally, we faced Curledge Street. This was a close game and having initially conceded 2 goals, a win was looking a little doubtful. However, Tate found his form to score a hat-trick and secured a 3-2 victory.  As the results came through, we were placed 3rd in our group, only missing out on 2nd place through goal difference. In the play off for 5th or 6th place overall, we were up against Exminster; the team we lost to in the earlier stages.  The match was very tense and whilst we led 1-0 for most of the game, we sadly conceded a goal in the closing seconds. This meant that we were faced with ...PENALTIES!

Without hesitation, Luke stood up as goalkeeper and made a fantastic save, then both Ryan and Harry scored. Unfortunately for Exminster, their next attempt fell wide, meaning that we were victorious!!!
We finished the competition in a very respectful 5th place. Well done boys!!

Sports Relief @ Rydon

On Friday the school had lots of sporting fun as they raised money for Sport Relief. All the children took part in some 'Super Circuits' in the hall as well as a throwing challenge on the playground. They also found out why they were raising money in some classed based sessions.

Children from KS1... ready for 'Super Circuits!'

These were the brilliant Sport Buddies who helped children at each exercise station. Thank you to Luke, Charlotte, Bradley, Sophie, Holly, Amelia, Scott, Harry and Harry.

Look at these children getting fit!

It was a brilliant day! Thank you to all the parents for the generous donations.

Year 5&6 football match v Canada Hill: 19.3.14

The Y5&6 Rydon football team played a league match against Canada Hill today. Unfortunately the A team lost, despite a strong second half performance, but the B team won convincingly. This means they should win the B team league. Well done to all the players!

Rydon Winners in Gymnastics Finals: 19.3.14

Today, two teams from Year 5&6 and a Year 3&4 team took part in the area gymnastic finals. They did amazingly! All three teams finished winners in their category so progress to the county finals. Congratulations to them all!

17.3.14 Futsal Tournament

On Monday 17^th March, a Year 4/5 Boys Futsal Tournament was held at South Dartmoor. Rydon were put in a group with Bradley Barton, Highweek, All Saints Marsh and The Grove. 

The first match was a tough encounter against Bradley Barton. Some great passing, together with solid goalkeeping, saw Rydon victorious by one goal to nil. The second game was against Highweek who had also won their opening match. Great play from Tate as well as Ryan saw Rydon take an early lead which was extended when Harry was introduced to the game. Another clean sheet was kept for the defensive duo of Josh and Lucas, with Luke looking unbeatable in goal. Another great game against All Saints Marsh saw Tyler score a hat-trick with Rydon not conceding a goal. The end result of 12-0 didn’t truly reflect all the great play from both sides. The final game in the group was against The Grove. Rydon won 5-0 meaning that they hadn’t conceded a single goal in any of their group games!!

With Rydon securing top place in their group they progressed to the Final which was against another undefeated team, Exminster. It was a close game, which saw great passing from both teams. Exminster took an early lead with Harry equalising for Rydon straight away. Unfortunately, two quick goals put Exminster ahead and saw them win 3-1. However, Rydon have now progressed to the County Finals which will be held in the near future.

A big thank you to all the players who represented Rydon admirably, as well as to all parent supporters! Well done Boys!!

Year 1 Games with Teign Students

Over the last few Mondays, students studying GCSE PE from Teign School have worked with children in Year 1 in PE. Working with small groups, the students organize different physical activities and the children really enjoyed all the sessions.

Year 1 children having fun in PE!

Mountain Bike Event @ Haldon 17.3.14

Today the Rydon bike team entered a mountain bike competition at Haldon forest. In all, 24 children from Rydon took part!

First they all raced around the twisting and undulating course for one lap in a time-trial. After a short rest, they raced around against each other school. The Teams in Year 5&6 came 6th and 13th out of 16 teams. The teams in Year 3&4 came 9th and 13th out of 14 teams.

All the children tried their best and should be proud of their achievement! Thank you to all the parents (and grandparents) for their support too.

The Rydon Bike Team!

Year 4 Football Tournament @ South Dartmoor - 10.3.14

On Monday 10th March, Rydon competed in a football tournament held at South Dartmoor. Five other teams were involved which made the event a great success. Rydon's opening game saw a magnificent 12-0 win which was followed by a well fought 1-1 draw against Bradley Barton. During the game both keepers were tested with each keeper living up to the challenge.

Rydon's third game was against Bovey Tracey and, thanks to some excellent passing, Rydon came out on top by 7 goals to nil. However, the following match was a fiercely fought affair. Both Rydon and Blackpool played hard but the game ended with Blackpool narrowly victorious by a single goal.

Rydon's final game was against Dunsford and although all members of the team had given everything, energy levels remained high which lead to a great win to finish the tournament on a high.  Well done Rydon!

Year 5 Cycling Club

Today the cycling club cycled to the new bridge in Newton Abbot. Martin Burrows, from SUSTRANS, and Paul, our Bikeability instructor, took us on a ride on the cycle paths around the racecourse, over the bridge, along the river to the Penn Inn, under the subway, through the park at Milber, then we headed back to the bridge and around the race course again, before finally arriving back at school!



The Y5 bike all ready to go...



... and here we are on the new bridge in Newton Abbot!

Last week we cycled around a short mountain bike course in the school grounds as well as practised some cycling skills, like track stands, on the playground.

 

Next week we will do some cyclocross and BMX style races!

Year 3/4 Gymnastics Champions!

On Friday 28th February, Rydon entered into a gymnastics competition held at Teign School. A team of six children competed and under the wonderful guidance of Mrs Clarke managed to not only do well, but actually win the event! There was a fantastic team spirit with all members cheering each other on. The team will now go through to the Finals which will be held later in the term. Well done Rydon!! 

Year 5 and 6 Indoor Athletics Finals: 28.2.14

On 28th February, Rydon's Athletics team took part in the finals of the indoor athletics tournament.

Year 6 Netball Update 27th February - Ipplepen

Both year 6 teams took part in a netball match on Thursday 27th February against Ipplepen Primary School. The first match got off to a slow start with the score line remaining goalless in the first 2 quarters.  We had a breakthrough with our first goal and then found our form.  Ipplepen were a tough opposition displaying some excellent defending skills. We finished victorious with a 4-1 win.  Fabulous work , well done girls!( Mrs Clark)


Rydon School took part in a netball match against Ipplepen. The B team match was up by half time, it was 7-1, we were doing brilliantly!Fantastic, we won the game 11-1. I managed to get 8 cracking goals out of the 11. Leah scored 1 and Jasmin scored 2. (Bradley)

Netball Match v Bradley Barton 13.2.14

Just before half term, our netball A and B teams played against Bradley Barton. Our A team played extremely well and beat our opponents convincingly. This was a great change in fortunes after we lost to them narrowly in a cup competition last term! The B team also played very well and won too. Well done everybody for their great effort. Let's keep on improving!

Tri-Golf Club for children in KS1

This half term, 30 children from Y1 and 2 have enjoyed taking part in a tri-golf club after school led by golf professional Mike Cayless. 4 sessions were at school and 1 session was held at Dainton Golf club.These sessions followed after each class had tri-golf lessons during their PE time and the children  really liked using the super plastic clubs and balls which makes golf very accessible for younger children.  It was a great opportunity for all!



Mike Cayless, golf pro at Dainton Golf Club, led the sessions.




Here are a few children who attended the golf club!

Year 4 Cycling Club

Year 4 have been enjoying attending our bike club. With the expert help of Martin Burrows, from SUSTRANS, and Paul Fursdon, who leads our Bikeability courses, the children developed their cycling skills. They took part in races on the field, skills courses on the playground and even cycled up some of our steep off-road hills 'mountain bike' style. The children really enjoyed themselves!

Super cyclists from Year 4

More super cyclists from Year 4

Netball Match Rydon vs Bovey Tracey 30.01.14

A netball match took place on Thursday 30th January against Bovey Tracey Primary School. We were all very excited and looking forward to a good match.  The first quarter started well and we scored 5 goals and a further 2 goals in the second quarter.  By the end of the game we had scored another 2.  Throughout the game Bovey played really well and scored a good goal to bring the final score to 9-1! We are all really pleased that we are carrying on our winning streak and look forward to our next match.

Netball match v Kingskerswell - 23.1.14

On the 23rd January a netball match took place between Rydon and Kingskerswell. We were a bit worried at first, but that soon changed. We were ready for the challenge. After the first quarter we were 3-1 up and we played really well. We continued to play well and remained in the lead. Eventually the final whistle blew and we had won 9-3!!!

Mountain bike event – 7.10.13

On Friday 7^th October, 16 children from years 3,4,5 & 6 competed in a mountain bike event at Haldon Forest. For some children this was their first ever race on a bike, whereas others had a bit more experience.

The children first had a time trial, one lap of the course, which enabled them to learn the route. Later they had a two lap race!

Everybody competed well. First back for Rydon in the Year 5/6 race was Luke D finishing 3^rd, and Maddie, first girl finisher, soon followed. First back for Rydon in the Year3/4 race was Ross, with Maisie close behind.

Our Cycling Stars!

 

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