Non-uniform day on Friday

Parents will receive a letter shortly informing them of a 'sponsored' non-uniform day on Friday. The cost will be £1 or more for pupils to wear their own clothes and support two good causes in doing so.

We will be raising money for a special excursion for our most brilliantly behaved Year 6 pupils whilst also supporting the work of FBB with some of our pupils.

See the video below to find out more about the FBB charity.

Sports Fusion Football Tournament

The Y3/4 football team recently participated in their second football tournament this year at Brixton Community Sports Centre.  The pupils played a league format and then qualified for the 'Challenge' cup.  

The team were facing Hillmead B team in the quarter-finals, resulting in a 1-1 draw during regular time.  Penalties had to decide the match and Griffin were triumphant, eventually winning the game 2-1 on penalties.  

Unfortunately, Hillmead were to get their revenge through their A team in the semi finals, beating Griffin 3-0.

The pupils worked hard, gained a lot of experience and were well behaved throughout the day.

Kind regards,

Walter Mendoza
PE Co-ordinator and Health & Well-being Leader

Y3 & 4 Football Competition

Some boys from Leopards and Tigers class took part in a Sports Fusion football tournament at Ferndale Community Sports Centre before half term.  For the majority of the team, it was their first inter school sports competition but they showed great composure, hard work and resilience against schools from Lambeth and Wandsworth.  The team finished fourth in their league and will look to improve on that position during the next competition in the summer term.

Football tournament

Pupils attended a 6-a-side football tournament organised by AFC Wimbledon at Southfields Academy on Tuesday.  It was the first football tournament for a lot of our young team but they produced decent results against more seasoned squads and have gained valuable experience on and off the sporting field.

Sellincourt          2 - 0    Griffin

Ronald Ross       2- 0     Griffin

Penwortham       2 -0     Griffin

Trinity St Mary's  2 - 0    Griffin

Friendly

Sellincourt          2 - 2    Griffin (Nathan, Tiffany)

Y5/6 Girls 5-a-side football competition

The girls had a very successful sunny day competing against 30 other teams on in the Wandsworth Primary Schools Girls Football Competition.  The girls drew their first match and then went on to win 5 consecutive games before losing to Honeywell, the eventual winners of the competition.

The girls finished 2nd in their league and were drawn against Holy Ghost in the quarter finals of the tournament.  After an intense battle during full time and extra time there was still no winning team and the result had to be decided by penalty shootouts.  After some epic saves from both goal keepers the game still couldn't be decided and went to nail biting 'sudden death' penalties.  Luck wasn't on our side and unfortunately we lost the match at the last hurdle.  Holy Ghost progressed to the final where they were beat 1-2 by Honeywell, the only schools we lost against on the day.

Despite the heart breaking exit out of the tournament the girls should be really proud of their hard work, effort, organisation and team work  they exemplified throughout the competition.

League Results

St Boniface              1 - 1    Griffin (Tiffany)
Chesterton              0 - 3    Griffin (Tiffany x 3)
Southmead              0 -2     Griffin (Tiffany x 2)
Penwortham           0 - 2    Griffin (Shanay, Tiffany)
Trinity St Marys      0 - 2    Griffin (Tiffany x 2)
Highview                 0 - 1    Griffin (Tiffany)
Honeywell               2 - 0    ​Griffin

Quarter final result (After extra time and sudden death penalities)

Holy Ghost            4 - 3    Griffin (Shanteya, Tiffany, Harleigh)

                                                        (2 saves from Emily)

Mr Mendoza

Football tournament and Sports Award

Wandsworth Primary Schools Y5/6 Boys 5-a-side competition
The boys had an enjoyable day of competitive football at Wandle Leisure Centre this week.  The team worked really hard and were very well disciplined defensively and creative on the attack.    The boys behaviour and sportsmanship on the day were commendable. The team finished 4th within their league of 8 teams: this is even more of a respectable result considering most of our team consisted of Y5s.  

Results
Southmead                             1 - 0 Griffin
Westbridge                             0 - 2 Griffin  (Gianni S, Joseph M)
Fircroft                                    0 - 2 Griffin  (Gianni S x2)
Sacred Heart , Battersea       2 - 1 Griffin  (Isaiah B)
Riversdale                               0 - 1 Griffin  (Joseph M)
Furzedown                              3 - 0 Griffin 
Brandlehow                            2 -0 Griffin

Sainsbury's School Games Mark
The school has received the Bronze level of the Sainsbury's School Games Mark for 2014/2015.  The award is a Government led scheme to reward schools for their outstanding commitment to the development of sport competition across their school and community.  This is the first time the school has received the School Games Mark and we will be working towards the Silver and Gold level this academic year.  A massive thank you to all the pupils, staff and parents who have helped to gain this award.

Kind regards,
Walter Mendoza

PE Co-ordinator