This week Year 3 and 4 shared their nativity performance at a dress rehearsal and two evening performances.   The singing sounded fantastic as the children had worked hard to learn lots of songs and there were some super solos. To add to the musical theme there was a group of percussionists accompanying the singing and even some kazoo playing!  Some children had a huge amount of lines to learn and all the children acted their parts really well.  The children showed dedication and commitment over a number of weeks as they worked towards having the show ready.  This was particularly evident when it came to the performances; there were lots of children with colds and coughs who battled through and gave it their best.  There were also a couple of children with main parts who were really poorly; Tomos came in both evenings to do his part despite spending the days in bed ill and Oliver stepped in at last minute (45 minutes before the show!) to cover another main part as unfortunately someone else was poorly.  It really was a case of ‘the show must go on’ so a massive well done to all the children; they really impressed the staff and we were very proud of them all.

Congratulations to the Springbank indoor athletics team who, for the second year running, claimed the crown of Priesthorpe cluster champions last week. In the area final all the winners of the previous rounds met for a fiercely intense round of athletics at Priesthorpe High School. In the early stages of the competition Springbank were well matched with their competitors claiming between first and third place in all the girls and boys runs. At the same time, the field events were dominated by the Springbank boys and girls with the majority claiming first and second place overall. It was the relay section of the competition which ended up making all the difference though with both the boys and girls laying down an extraordinary marker by taking the hurdles and sprint relays with a clean sweep of first places in a display of pure focus and determination. At the close of play it came down to a tight call but Springbank ended up taking the title by a matter of points over regular rivals Lower Wortley. The athletes are now going into the top-six contest in the Leeds City finals which take place in January - an outstanding effort by all!

Leeds Town Hall was the venue for some spectacular singing on Tuesday evening as 8 of our Year 6s took to the stage as part of the LSMA Festival Choir. The choir was made up of over 200 children from 43 different schools across Leeds. They were joined by other choirs from Leeds and the City of Leeds Youth Orchestra. The music which came from these young people was incredible and our children should feel very proud to have been part of this event. They have behaved impeccably at every rehearsal and again at the concert on Tuesday and the hard work and dedication they have shown in learning the songs has been fantastic. We are incredibly proud of them and look forward to participating in the LSMA concert in the Summer.