P7 Sportshall Athletics

Very well done to our wonderful P7 athletes who gained a highly respectable Third Place at the Sportshall Athletics Edinburgh Finals at Meadowbank on Monday 8th December. Our team narrowly missed being selected as one of the top two teams to progress to the East Scotland Finals, and we pass on our congratulations to the two successful teams at Dean Park and Bonaly Primary Schools. Thank you to Mrs Barker, Mrs Nowell and parent Mrs Kitchin for accompanying and to Mrs Walker for preparing the children so well and also co-ordinating the event. P7 pupils can be justly proud of great team work, trying their very best and showing excellent sporting attitudes. Each team supported a Commonwealth country in a parade at the start of the event. Sciennes was representing Scotland and Mark and Dante looked superb sporting their kilts!
More photographs on the P7 Class Page.

A message from Mrs Walker:

Thank you for bringing your team to the Be Part of It Sportshall Final on Monday 8 December 2014 at Meadowbank Sports Centre.   

Congratulations to Dean Park Primary School, winners of the Hope Trust Trophy and Gold medallists.  They along with Bonaly Primary School will represent Edinburgh at the Inter Area event in February 2015.

All teams performed very well with some outstanding performances on both Field and Track.

Three New Girls Records were established:

Cerys, Sciennes Primary School -  Speed Bounce 69 in 20 seconds

Iona, Dean Park Primary School - Triple Jump 5.90 metres

Gugu, St Joseph's Primary School - Long Jump 2.03 metres

The score sheet is attached and the point scores and places are listed below.

1st	Dean Park Primary School	206
2nd	Bonaly Primary School	198
3rd	Sciennes Primary School	167
4th	St Peter’s Primary School	164
5th	St Joseph’s Primary School	162
6th	Nether Currie Primary School	122
7th	Buckstone Primary School	121
8th	Pentland Primary School	99
9th	Longstone Primary School	81
10th	Colinton Primary School	77

There will be an article in the Scotsman on Tuesday 16 December 2014.

I hope everyone enjoyed The North Edinburgh Samba Band.   I certainly thought they added to our event.

Thank you to Edinburgh College students and staff for their support of our Sportshall Athletics programme.

Please pass on my thanks to your coaches and parent helpers.  I would particularly like to thank the school staff for their support of this event in December to end our Commonwealth year.

Happy Christmas!

Beth Walker