Archive 2015-2017

Competitions & Festivals

Tuesday 20th Feb Years 5 & 6 Boys football team

On Tuesday 20th February the  Eldon boys football team had  a fantastic afternoon winning both Football matches against Edmonton county & St Edmunds primary school. 

Years 5 & 6 Girls Football Team

Eldon vs Houndsfield

The girls enjoyed their first home football match against Houndsfield unfortunately the girls lost 3-1 but played really well.

Gymnastics Festival -  Years 3 & 4 2017

On Tuesday 28th November the Year 3 & 4 children competed in this years Borough gymnastics competition. After coming 2nd in last year's KS1 competition they had a reputation to live up to! It was a very consist performance and the children came 4th out of 22 schools.

Gymnastics Festival Years 5 & 6 2017

Year 6 had the difficult task of competing against Year 7s and 8s. Eldon Primary School achieved 7th place, however, based on our floor, we were in the top two schools.

Friendly netball match at Firs Farm Primary School

On Wednesday 8th November Eldon Primary School where kindly invited by Firs Farm Primary School to a girls netball match. After an exciting evening the match finished 3 - 3.

Enfield Ignatians Tag Rugby Tournament

On Friday 17th November the Year 5 and 6 boys and girls took part in Enfield Ignatians Tag Rugby Tournament. There were over 40 schools at the tournament, ​unfortunately Eldon didn't progress into the later stages.

Boy's ESFA Football Competition

On Wednesday 1st November 2017 the Eldon football team entered the ESFA football competition. 17 schools in Enfield entered the competition. The Eldon boys played well, but didn't win enough matches to proceed to the later stages.

Football League

On Tuesday 19th September the Eldon boys made a great start to their football league season with a 3-1 win over Raglans Primary followed by a great 2-1 win over St Pauls Primary.

After an excellent start the boys then went on to play Firs Farm on Tuesday 10th October where they were very unlucky to lose their first game 4 - 1.

Break, Lunchtimes & Clubs

Tottenham Hotspur Play Buddy training

Year 5 children having Play Buddy training with a coach from Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
They are learning about projecting their voices, health and safety, ideas for games and keeping children engaged.

Curriculum

Achievements

See GB Athlete Theo Spalding lead a fun, inspirational fitness circuit with pupils at Eldon in our Gallery.

Healthy Habits, Healthy You!

“You are what you eat!” The sorts of foods you eat in a day actually become a part of your body. So, if you choose the right sorts of foods, you’ve got a much better chance of staying healthy. Visit the Nestle Healthy Active Kids website for more information.

After the whole school warm up the children spend an hour and half aiming to gain as many points as they can on their sports day cards. Children can earn 3, 2 or 1 point on each event and can go to the same event a maximum of 3 times. Many events are timed e.g. football race, sprint, hoop race, bean bag race.  There are also aiming, jumping and throwing events where points are on earned by the distances thrown or jumped.  The children are constantly active and have to use thinking skills and decision making to score the as many points as they can. 

Medals and certificates are awarded in each year group to the top 3 highest scoring boys and girls.  Plus the class who has the highest average number of points win a trophy.  The awards are handed out in a sports day assembly the next day.

Congratulations to our winners!

Crystal win with an average of 22.77 points

Albert Einstein win with an average of 31.53 points

Venus win with an average of 38.24 points

Cardiff win with an average of 41.86 points

Individual winners and runners up

1st place:

Sara A and Ebenezer Year 3, Ariana, Erona and Jonathan Year 4, Safo and Gabriel Year 5, Thakmina, Ensar and Omar Year 6.

2nd place:

Eunice and Jonathan Year 3, Jahnaya and Chase Year 4, Sumaya and Abdulrahman Year 5, Samartha and Taylor Year 6.

3rd place:

Mumtaz and Aiden Year 3, Victoria and Wahib Year 4, Abida and Dakarai Year 5, Hibo, Samiha and Cetin Year 6.

Competitions & Festivals

Enfield District Sports

We took Year 3,4,5 and 6 children to Lea Valley sports centre to take part in Enfield District sports. They took part in a number of events which included: hurdles, 600m, 75m and 150m sprints, and relays.

We came 10th out of 22 large schools and Dakarai in Year 5 won a gold medal for winning his heat in the 150m sprint.

All the children tried their best and showed great determination.

Year 3&4 Football Tournament at Tottenham Training Ground

Year 3 & 4 had the opportunity to take part in a 7aside football tournament at Tottenham Hotspur training ground to experience the facilities of a Premier league football team. 

KS2 Netball

Well done to the girls netball team for winning this years netball league without losing a match. What a massive achievement!

SEN Panathlon Trip

On Monday 24th April Eldon where invited to the SEN panathlon competition at lea valley sports centre. The competition had 10 school teams with a maximum of 8 children per team. This consisted of a rotational system across 10 games, all based on Panathlon multiskills and table top sports. This gave the children the opportunity to take put in a number of events that they hadn't experience before.

Girls Netball match on Tuesday 18th October 2016  

The girls continue their great unbeaten run with another 2 wins against Brimsdown & Oasis Hadley that makes it 4 wins and them topping the league table.

Boys Football Eldon vs Oasis Hadley Monday 10th October  

A fantastic 4-1 win for the Eldon boys against a very strong Oasis side, well done to Alex on his first match scoring 2 goals.

Girls netball match Tuesday 4th October

A fantastic start to the netball season with the girls winning their first two matches against St Matthews & Cuckoo Hall primary.

Girls football match Tuesday 27th September 2016

The girls enjoyed their first football match against Hazelbury & Churchfield. Unfortunately the girls lost both matches but played really well.

Boys Football Team 2016

The boys enjoyed their first football match against St Matthews Primary. Eldon played really well but unfortunately lost the match 2 - 0.

Break, Lunchtimes & Clubs

Adult Play Leader

Years 3-6 play competitive matches in different sports each week with the adult play leader during lunchtime.  12 children per class attend each week.  It is to encourage the children to take part in physical activity and to help make up part of their 60 minutes a day. 

Team up to be Champions School Breakfasts

On Monday 10th October 4 children from the Infants and 4 children from the Juniors attended a special trip, with Miss Hussein and Mrs Bathija, to the White Hart Lane stadium as part of the Team up to be Champions project sponsored by a charity.

We were given several cereal boxes for our breakfast club and got to go through the tunnel and pitch side and met the mascot Chirpy. The children also received a gift at the end.

Morning booster skills club 2016

8 Year 3 - 4 children are taken out of class every Monday & Friday morning to help them with their basic throwing & catching skills.

Active break times 2016

Our Active break times encourage the children to skip in groups or by themselves  to music for 10 - 15 minutes every day. This helps with their 60 minutes a day.

Curriculum

Daily Exercise 2016   

The children follow a small routine every day for 10 minutes which helps with their coordination to music.

Year 3

Basketball

Children are practicing dribbling the ball with both hands. They are controlling bouncing the ball on the spot followed by walking and then jogging and running skills.

The children then practised different passing drills such as chest pass, bounce pass (throwing the ball towards the floor before their partner receives it) and under arm pass.

At the end of the session children are able to aim and shoot at the target.

Year 4

Year 5

Gymnastics

Year 5 gymnastics lesson on the theme turning and spinning.

It was the first gymnastic lesson this year so Miss Hussein was setting the expectations.  The children were practising travelling lightly on their feet and experimenting with a variety of different turns and spins and concentrating on which body part is leading.

Miss Hussein filmed a group using the iPad to show them what they were doing and then discussed how it could be improved.

Year 6

Gymnastics

Children are taught to mirror their partner’s movements. They are practicing side by side mirroring and identical movements.

Here the children are practicing various rolling methods, balancing and trotting.

Team Building

We understand that Years 5 & 6 are crucial in preparing students for secondary school and our team building activities create the perfect atmosphere to improve teamwork and communication skills.

By working with students to develop perseverance through experiential learning, they create their own answers and solutions by trying out different ideas and learn not to be given the answer.

Achievements

An Exciting Summer of Sport!

During the summer term classes are linking some of their work to these sporting events - looking at measures in maths including time; length and height; comparing world records; statistics; comprehensions on athletes and Olympic events.  In PE each year group has an athletics focus where they are aiming to improve their technique to improve their personal best.

In assembly on 10th June to celebrate the start of Euro 2016 each class and department drew out a team to follow in the tournament.

Every class has a wall chart to help them follow the results in Euro 2016. 

See how they get on using these links:

Euro 2016 Standings

Rio 2016 Records

Rio 2016 - Team GB

Sports Day 2016

After the whole school warm up the children spend an hour and half aiming to gain as many points as they can on their sports day cards. Children can earn 3, 2 or 1 point on each event and can go to the same event a maximum of 3 times. Many events are timed e.g. football race, sprint, hoop race, bean bag race.  There are also aiming, jumping and throwing events where points are on earned by the distances thrown or jumped.  The children are constantly active and have to use thinking skills and decision making to score the as many points as they can. 

Medals and certificates are awarded in each year group to the top 3 highest scoring boys and girls.  Plus the class who has the highest average number of points win a trophy.  The awards are handed out in a sports day assembly the next day.

On Thursday 2nd July we were very lucky with the weather.  It was a fantastic day where the children behaved impeccably and worked really hard.  Many children beat their record from last year.  The year 3 children did well on their first Junior sports day.

Individual winners and runners up

1st place:

Jahnaya & Akram Year 3, Roxana, Nevena & Abdurahman Year 4, Samartha & Abdi Year 5, Precious & Huseyin Year 6.

2nd place:

Ariana & Varagan Year 3, Aisha, Dorothy, Dakarai & Adrian Year 4, Thakmina & James Year 5, Francisca & Hakan Year 6.

3rd place:

Sude, Puvishika & Chase Year 3, Rosine, Cagan & Gabriel Year 4,Melis & Taylor Year 5, Fadime, Omari, Andrew & Michael Year 6.

"I enjoyed taking part in all of the different events," Juweriya - Year 3

"I enjoyed choosing whatever I wanted to do," Tariah - Year 3

"I enjoyed that you were allowed to pick whatever event you wanted to go to next," Simay - Year 3

Sport Relief

The school raised £542 for Sport Relief. Each class went onto the field and ran or walked a mile for this good cause. The children demonstrated many of the Olympic values in particular determination and some may have even achieved more than a mile.

  First Kicks Project

The children were taken to The Matchroom Stadium, home of Leyton Orient Football Club. The children were lucky enough to meet the players before their warm up and get their autographs.

The Match ended:

Leyton Orient 1 vs 0 Morecambe  

Achievements

Competitions & Festivals

Year 3 & 4 Boys Football at Tottenham Hotspur

On Thursday 16th June the year 3 & 4 Boys experience their first football festival. Which all the players played really well in, winning 4 out of the 6 matches we played. Well done boys.

Tri Golf - Thursday 9th June 2016 

Year 5 and 6 enjoyed a great experience at Bush Hill Park Golf Club with Eldon finishing in 3rd place which is a great achievement.

Girls ​Football at Tottenham Hotspurs - Tuesday 7th June 2016

Well done to the girls football team who started the tournament really well, but due to bad weather the tournament had to be cancelled.

Cross country running

A secondary teacher from Oasis has been testing all the Year 5 and 6 children on a cross country circuit on the field to select children to attend a competition against 3 other primary schools on Monday 30th November. 

Gymnastics Festival

Selected children from Years 3-6 have been working hard on their sequences with Alex from First Kicks in preparation for the gymnastics festival at the start of December.

Break, Lunchtimes & Clubs

Bike Ability

Bikeability is a cycle training programme. It’s about gaining practical skills and understanding how to cycle on today’s roads. Some of our children in Year 6 have been taking part in this programme to improve their skills and confidence in cycling. The training was provided by Cycle Confident Ltd who work with the Road Safety department at the council.

The training covered both off-road level 1 training (core basic skills) and then on to on-road level 2 training, on quiet local roads.

Year 6 will also be taking part in the training next year so make sure your bikes are ready!

I learnt how to sign and how to look behind your traffic shoulder and turning shoulder.

Alisha

When you are turning look behind your turning shoulder.

Abdullahi

I have learned that you should always look from your traffic shoulder (right shoulder) just in case a car is coming or coming in speed.

Michael

I learnt how to signal.

Batuhan

Always do your signal before turning.

Alrich

I learnt that you must know where to ride on the road.

Devran

I know a few rhymes like the width of a door and a little bit more, or see and be seen.

Fatima

You only need to signal when there is a car. When you turn left or right you always look. New lane, new look. Do not keep on changing your gear. Recognise typical hazards and understand the highway code.

Arda

During Bikeability I learnt how to do U-turns and signals.

Sebastien

You ride outside of the door zone a little bit more.

Elijah

You should always stay a bike length away.

Orson

Adult play leader continues to be a great success with children from each year group playing small sided matches of invasion games.  The sport changes each week and the children sign up for what they want to take part in.

Year 5 have started the Play buddy system where at lunchtime they play games with the children in the Infants.  Some children have shown some excellent leadership skills and will be sharing some ideas for games in the next training session with the PE team.

Curriculum

Spring Term

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Maths link to Olympics

Year 6 have been measuring long jumps and seeing how many attempts it took the to jump past Greg Rutherford's Olympic record of 8.31m.

The children measured their longest jump and converted it into cm.  They also completed 3 individual jumps and divided by 3 to find their mean average.

Autumn term

Year 3

A great start saw them creating a dance to show the story of Jason and the golden fleece which linked to their literacy and history work on Greek myths.  It was great to see the children using their imagination and creativity, thinking carefully about their movements.  They used different techniques to put the movements together for the different sections of the dance - question and answer; canon; unison.

In games they developed their basketball  and hockey skills and worked on creating space and passing.

Year 4

In gymnastics the children have been working on balance and receiving body weight.  They have made sequences and have been aiming to include 6 actions in their sequences. 

In games they have worked on keeping possession in football and controlling and receiving in netball.  They have played small sided games to help develop these skills.

Year 5

For one of the sessions they have been working on support play in hockey where they have played small sided matches and worked. In gymnastics they are developing sequences incorporating turning and spinning.  Plus one session a week they attend a swimming lesson at the local pool. 

Year 6

Year 6 have completed a Team Building OAA unit of work in order to prepare them for their trip to the Herts Young Mariners Base.  The children have worked on a variety of activities and reflected on their team work in pairs and in groups when faced with different challenges.  They have developed the skills of co-operation, listening, trial and improvement.

In games they have worked on attacking and defending play in netball - playing in different positions on the court. They have also been developing their tag rugby skills.

In gymnastics the focus has been mirroring and matching with a partner creating sequences with 8-10 actions.

Achievements

London Youth Games

The Eldon Federation represented the Enfield borough in the London Youth Games at Crystal Palace. Our star swimmer won a Bronze medal for her individual event, two Silver medals in relay races and Gold as part of the Enfield team. We also had a Quadkids team selected to represent Enfield in four athletics events. We are so proud!

Boys Football (Tottenham Hotspur Training Ground)

Well done to The Eldon Federation boy’s football team for coming 2nd place in the Enfield borough tournament.

Girls 6 aside Football

The girls came joint 2nd in their group, but went out by one goal on goal difference.

Boys Borough Football

The boys came joint 1st in the competition, but lost on goal difference.

District Sports

A big well done to our athletics team who took part in the district sports and finished 5th out of 16 large schools. On finals night we finished with Bronze medals for hurdles and the Year 5 girls relay. We also won three Gold medals for Year 6 80m sprint, Year 6 girls relay and Year 6 boys relay! Well done Eldon!!

Betty Smethurst Award for Enfield schools in Gymnatics

Well done to Eldon Junior School for being the first school to win this award for great behaviour & presentation!

Swimming

In year 6 we have boosted children to help them swim 25m.  39% could swim 25m at the end of the programme in year 5, but this has now increased to 70%.

Activ8 Summer Holiday Programme at Eldon

Monday 27th July – Friday 14th August 2015 9am - 3.30pm 

3 Week holiday programme for 6 to 11 year olds

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. PLACES ARE LIMITED. PLEASE BOOK BEFORE 3rd July 2015

Cost per day 9am – 3.30pm - £5

Activ8 is an action packed day of sports including football, basketball, hockey, cricket, netball and much more. Our aim is for children to have lots of fun whilst also working on their key sporting skills and team work.

Children will need to bring a packed lunch each day and lots of drinks to keep hydrated (no fizzy drinks please).

Children will be supervised by 3 excellent members of the First Kicks coaching team.

To book please collect a Register and Consent form from Eldon Junior School.

For more information email first.kicks@hotmail.co.uk or contact Mr Remy on 07964159476

Active8 Summer Timetable 2015

First Kicks Sports Limited, 5 Norfolk Road, Enfield, EN3 4BG Company Number. 7750930

Jump Rope For Heart - Sponsored Skipping 

The Federation is having a Jump Rope For Heart event on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th of July.

Jump Rope For Heart is the British Heart Foundation's popular skipping initiative that encourages boys and girls to take part in physical activity that is fun, rewarding and heart healthy. It’s educational and helps to raise money for our school and the fight for every heartbeat.

Please ask your family and friends to sponsor your child to skip to the beat.

Infants will be skipping for 10 minutes and Juniors will be skipping for 20 minutes.

Sports Day 2015

After the whole school warm up the children spend an hour and half aiming to gain as many points as they can on their sports day cards. Children can earn 3, 2 or 1 point on each event and can go to the same event a maximum of 3 times. Many events are timed e.g. football race, sprint, hoop race, bean bag race.  There are also aiming, jumping and throwing events where points are on earned by the distances thrown or jumped.  The children are constantly active and have to use thinking skills and decision making to score the as many points as they can. 

Medals and certificates are awarded in each year group to the top 3 highest scoring boys and girls.  Plus the class who has the highest average number of points win a trophy.  The awards are handed out in a sports day assembly the next day.

On Thursday 2nd July we were very lucky with the weather.  It was a fantastic day where the children behaved impeccably and worked really hard.  Many children beat their record from last year.  The year 3 children did well on their first Junior sports day. 

Competitions & Festivals

Road to Rio

London Youth Games

On Thursday 2nd July, The Eldon Federation represented the Enfield borough in the London youth games for athletics. 10 children from Years 5 and 6 represented the school, 5 boys and 5 girls. The children took part in a sprint event, long distance run, jumping event and a throwing event. We did not win the competition however, each child exceeded expectations and did Eldon proud.

Boys Football (Tottenham Hotspur Training Ground)

Well done to The Eldon Federation boy’s football team for coming 2nd place in the Enfield borough tournament. The boys played very well throughout the tournament, winning every single game in the group stages, progressing into the final. In the final the boys played against Eversley Primary school and were narrowly beaten in the final 1-0. Great effort from the boys, well done.