Dear Colleagues
Once again we are pleased to be working with 'Clip 'n Climb Thanet' to offer a climbing event for Year 3/4 children. The event is most suitable for BEGINNERS without any previous experience of climbing and will take place on Tuesday 6th February 2024, 1-3pm. Further details and an entry form are attached, which should be sent to Stephanie Selsby (NOT ME!), sgo@ursuline.kent.sch.uk . There is a limit of 6 teams for this event and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis from 7.30am on Friday 19th January 2024. Entries close at midnight on Friday 26th January 2024. Please note that parent spectators are not permitted at this event.
Also attached are all the details regarding the Change4Life Festival for Years 3/4, which will take place at Garlinge Primary School on Thursday 8th February 2024, 4-5.15pm. This event is aimed at those who attend your Change4Life Club and/or those children who never normally get a chance to represent their school at sport. There is a limit of 8 schools for this event and entries, including contact details, should be sent to Jade Bailey (NOT ME!), baileyj@garlinge.kent.sch.uk , no earlier than 7.30am on Friday 19th January 2024. Entries close at midday on Friday 26th January 2024. Parent spectators are not permitted at this event.
A reminder that the Passport Affiliation fee invoices for this academic year, 2023/24, are being sent out by The Ursuline this month. Please alert your finance people to look out for them and urge them to get the invoices processed as soon as possible. The fees remain at £750 for Junior, Private and through Primary Schools; £250 for Infants and Small Schools. This counts as eligible expenditure from your Sports Premium.
The following FREE course and resources information from the LTA will, I'm sure, be of interest to many of you.
Dear Primary School staff,
I hope you had a great festive break, and welcome back to the new school term. We have an exciting opportunity for you to attend a face-to-face training session for the NEW LTA Youth Schools Tennis Teacher Training programme as detailed below: .
Date: Wednesday 6th March 2024
Time: 4-6pm
Venue: Deal Parochial CE Primary School, Gladstone Road, Deal CT14 7ER
LTA Accredited Tutor: Tom Carlton
The course is a FREE two-hour face to face LTA Accredited Tutor led training session, where each school staff member that signs up and attends will receive:
• Free resource pack including ring bound lesson ideas, stickers, certificates and more!
• PE lesson plans with accompanying videos
• Personal development aids
• Competition tools
• Cross curricular resources
All school staff who complete the free primary training course will receive a resource pack, and a £250 voucher (limited to one per school) to spend on tennis equipment, or ten hours of curriculum based coaching from an LTA Accredited Tennis Coach. The course can be attended by any school staff member, and more than one staff member from the same school can also attend for free.
Please find the booking link below:
To book your place please complete the following two quick steps below:
Create your LTA Youth Schools Advantage account - Register for Advantage (lta.org.uk)
Using the login details created above, book your place here - Primary Teacher Training - Deal Parochial C of E Primary School
If you have any further questions, please ask.
Many thanks,
Karen Drake
Participation Development Partner
+4479 4647 8675
LTA
The National Tennis Centre
100 Priory Lane, Roehampton,
London, SW15 5JQ
www.lta.org.uk
Also attached are flyers for the Margate FC Wildcats Girls, MiniGators (18 months - 3 years) and Saturday Club (4-11 years) football programmes, which may be of interest to many of your budding footballers. Please feel free to distribute the information or just print off a copy of each flyer and put them on your school notice boards.
And finally, a reminder from Stephanie, our SGO, about expressing your preferences for the exciting Thanet Games in July 2024! Here is the information she sent out earlier this term in case you missed it:-
Good morning all,
2024 will be the very first time we can experience Thanet Games. It will be known as Thanet Games 2024 and is a celebration of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Together with Thanet District Council and Sports Connect, we will be offering an opportunity for every school to take part in at least one event during this week (8-12th July). We will also be arranging a Thanet Torch Relay to visit every school. These spread to Secondary and SEND specialist schools also. We understand this is a busy time of year, so wanted to ensure you had all the information in plenty of time. You can access the Primary Overview, Entry Pack, Entry link and Event Specifications related to your school intake HERE (or using the link at the bottom of this page). Please note, the bottom sections on the Event Specifications (Site Guidance and Equipment Lists), are part of a working document and final information regarding each site will be shared with you when your entries are secured.
These will provide you with the information you require to know whether each event is suited to your pupils. The entry link will enable you to set your preferences for all events. You will not be guaranteed entry at this point, once all entries are collated prior to the closing date, schools will then be allocated their events…much like the ballot system when purchasing tickets for the Olympics or selecting a desired Primary/Infant School at aged 4.
This information is better explained in the Entry Guidance using the link provided. The first closing date, which is to set preferences is 8th February 2024.
Best Wishes
Gary Rees
Chairman & Administrator
Thanet Primary Association for School Sport
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