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!