Tuesday 4^th October

A year six dodgeball team was today entered into a festival held at Wildern School. Fourteen schools from the local area participated in the event which gave all of the pupils an opportunity to improve their skills in the sport. Fair Oak played really well in their fixtures and thoroughly enjoyed the competition. Our team won their first game against Netley Abbey but unfortunately lost the next three matches, all of which were really close encounters. Well done to all of those who took part and represented their school superbly!

Tuesday 11^th October

Our lower school cross country runners were entered into the South Eastleigh and Winchester cross country race held today at Swanmore College. The standard of competition was extremely high and all of our athletes performed brilliantly. Individually, ten of our sixteen runners finished in the top ten of their races which is a fantastic achievement. The overall results were as follows (the lower the points total the better):

• Year 3 boys team finished 2^nd with 46 points. Two of our team finished in the top ten.
• Year 3 girls team finished 1^st with 28 points. Three of our team finished in the top ten.
• Year 4 boys team finished 2^nd with 60 points. Two of our team finished in the top ten.
• Year 4 girls team finished 1^st with 33 points. Three of our team finished in the top ten.

Well done to all of our athletes. What a lot of cross country talent for the future we have in our school!

Tuesday 18^th October

It was the turn of our upper school cross country runners to participate in their South Eastleigh and Winchester races today at Swanmore College. The event took the same format as the lower school meet last week. The overall results were as follows (the lower the points total the better):

• Year 5 boys team finished 2^nd with 75 points. One of our team finished in the top ten.
• Year 5 girls team finished 3^rd with 26 points. Three of our team finished in the top ten.
• Year 6 boys team finished 1^st with 54 points. Two of our team finished in the top ten.
• Year 6 girls team finished 2^nd with 43 points. Two of our team finished in the top ten.

What a fantastic set of results. Well done to all those who ran so brilliantly for our school!

Tuesday 20^th September

Berrywood School hosted the first football tournament of the year for year 5 and 6 boys today. Fair Oak began with a hard fought one nil victory against Shamblehurst and then followed that up with a nil nil draw against a physical Netley Abbey side. Durley were our next opponents and our boys secured their second win with a two nil scoreline. St James were the penultimate fixture for our side and unfortunately, it was our opponents who came out on top by a goal to nil. Fair Oak put in a superb performance in the last match, winning three nikl against Bursledon. These results gave our boys eleven points and a second place finish, just a point behind the winners, Netley Abbey. Well done to our team who all showed great sportsmanship and worked so hard throughout the event, representing our school superbly. We are very proud of you!

Monday 26^th September

Our girls football team got their season underway with an away match against Bursledon in the first round of the Hampshire Cup today. Fair Oak began the game superbly, scoring early which settled any nerves our girls may have had. They went on to dominate the half, pinning Bursledon into their own half and added a further four goals to leave the half time score at 0 – 5 to Fair Oak. In the second half our girls added one more goal which meant that the final score was 0 – 6. Well done to our team who are now looking forward to seeing who our opponents will be in round two.

Tuesday 27^th September

A year four dodgeball team was today entered into a festival held at Wildern School. Fifteen schools from the local area participated in the event which gave all of the pupils an opportunity to improve their skills in the sport. Fair Oak played really well in their fixtures and thoroughly enjoyed the competition, losing three matches and drawing their last match against Berrywood. Well done to all of those who took part and represented their school superbly!

This week the pupils of Fair Oak Junior School competed in our annual cross country races. Below are the year group results:

The overall house totals are as follows:

1st     St Patrick (490 points)

2nd    St George   (473 points)

3rd    St David   (438 points)

4th    St Andrew  (418 points)

Well done to all of the pupils who took part!

Monday 11^th July

Winchester athletics track was the venue for the Quad Kids athletics country finals that our year five and six athletes had previously qualified for. Competitors scored points depending on how well they did in their track and field events and these points were collated to give an overall team total. The boys and girls points were then added together to give a school total. When our athletes had finished their events and the calculating was completed, the overall standings were as follows:

What a great effort from all of our athletes!

Tuesday 12^th July

Botley Primary School today hosted a sports leadership event. A selection of our year 5 sports leaders had previously created multiskills activities aimed at year two and three pupils. Today they got the opportunity to run those activities for pupils from other schools. Fair Oak also took a team of year three pupils all of whom had a fantastic afternoon! Well done to all of those who took part.

Thursday 14^th July

Year two visited us today from Fair Oak Infants to play rounders matches against our year three pupils. The games were competitive but were played in a lovely spirit. All participants enjoyed themselves any many new friendships were forged! We look forward to welcoming the year two pupils to our school in September!

The Year 5 County Cricket Finals took place today at Locks Heath Cricket Club. Both our A and B teams were participating. The competing teams were split into groups with each team playing every other team in their pool. The winners of the pools would go through to the final. Fair Oak B lost their three opening fixtures against Droxford, Hook with Warsash and Springhill but all of those matches were very close affairs. They did pick up a win in their last match, comfortably beating Hasleworth B to end on a high. Fair Oak A began with a narrow loss to Cornerstone but then beat both Hasleworth A and Springhill B to put them in a good position going into their last fixture against Park Gate. However, our opposition were a little too strong and it was Park Gate who won and booked their place in the final. Well done to all of our participating cricketers who should feel proud of the way they represented our school today.

Tuesday 19^th July

Today sixteen of our year five and six dancers took part in a dance festival in the Wyvern Dance Studio. Together with Wyvern dance leaders the participants choreographed their own routine based upon the upcoming Commonwealth Games which is being hosted by Birmingham and begins later this month. The quality of the routines that were produced were amazing as I am sure the audience who came to watch the final performance would agree. Well done to all of those who took part.

This week all of our pupils have participated in House netball and rounders matches. Below are the year group results:

The overall house totals are as follows (highest points total wins):

1^st     St Andrew (95 points)

2^nd    St David (94 points)

3^rd    St George (90 points)

4^th    St Patrick (81 points)

Well done to all of our fantastic athletes!  

This week all of our pupils have participated in House basketball and tag rugby matches. Below are the year group results:

The overall house totals are as follows (highest points total wins):

1^st     St David (141 points)

2^nd    St Andrew (138 points)

3^rd    St Patrick (115 points)

4^th    St George (100 points)

Well done to all of our fantastic athletes!  

Tuesday 7^th June

Two teams were entered into a boys cricket tournament held at Lapstone Park today between schools from the South Eastleigh and Winchester partnership. The competing teams were split into two leagues. Fair Oak B found themselves in League A and began their campaign with a loss to Shamblehurst. That was followed by a second defeat to Droxford before a final group fixture with Upham which ended in an entertaining draw! In League B, Fair Oak A started with a comfortable win against Durley and followed that up with a second victory, this time against Freegrounds. This set up a final encounter with Berrywood who had also won both of their matches. Unfortunately for our boys, it was Berrywood who came out on top by just four runs. These results meant that Fair Oak B finished in fourth place in their group and would play in the Plate competition while Fair Oak A were group runners up and would play in the Cup event. Fair Oak B lost their first match in the new competition to Freegrounds but ended the event on a high with a good win against Durley to finish in seventh place overall. Fair Oak A lost in a close encounter to Droxford but then won their third/fourth place playoff match with Upham to finish the tournament in third place. Well done to both of our teams who played the game in great spirit throughout!

Monday 13^th June

Fair Oak played their cricket County Cup quarter final match at home to St Bedes today. The visitors won the toss, decided to bat first and then posted a competitive 289 for 4. In response Fair Oak struggled due to some superbly accurate bowling and lost wickets at a fairly regular interval to finish on 155 for 15. Despite this result, our team should feel proud of their efforts today against one of the favourites for the competition this year.

Tuesday 14^th June

It was the turn of our girls to play their area cricket tournament today. The format was the same as the boys event with teams being spilt into groups. Fair Oak 1 began with a comfortable win over Berrywood before losing a close match to Upham by just two runs. Fair Oak 2 lost to Droxford and then to Durley while Fair Oak 3 began with a loss to Freegrounds but then beat Shamblehurst. These results put both Fair Oak 1 and Fair Oak 3 through to the top ‘Cup’ group in the second stage of the competition on runs scored! Fair Oak 2 were in the third or ‘Bowl’ group for this second phase of the event. Fair Oak 2 began with a loss to Upham and then ended their tournament with a loss to Shamblehurst to finish in ninth place overall. In the Cup group, Fair Oak 3 began with a win over Droxford. Fair Oak 1 then lost to Droxford and in the final group game, Fair Oak 1 beat Fair Oak 3. This meant that all teams had one win each. The winning team was decided by adding the runs each team had scored in their matches. Fair Oak 3 finished third in the group and therefore third overall but Fair Oak 1 finished first and because of this, they will now play in the County Finals at the Ageas Bowl later in the month! Well done to all of our girls who played superbly throughout the event.

Tuesday 21^st June

Fair Oak entered two teams into an emerging football tournament hosted by Swanmore College today. For many of our boys it was the first time they had played in a football competition but they all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Unfortunately neither of our teams ended up with a win but Mr Stredwick was extremely proud of all of the players who never gave up and always played with a positive and supportive attitude to both their team mates and the opposition players. A brilliant experience was had by all! Well done boys.

Thursday 23^rd June

The Hampshire School Games Festival took place today at Winchester Sport and Leisure Park and Fair Oak took two teams along to participate in a number of fun events including roundnet, skateboarding, tennis, orienteering, athletics and many more! There was certainly a festival feel to the day with over one thousand children attending from schools across the county. Our pupils had a fantastic day and they certainly represented our school beautifully showing teamwork, enthusiasm and resilience in abundance, particularly in the skate park where our pupils had one or two falls (Mr Stredwick included) but they all picked themselves up, dusted themselves down and went again! Well done to all of our participating children – we are all really proud of you.

Monday 27^th June

Fair Oak entered five teams into a rounders tournament held today on our school field. The competition took a league format where every team played every other team. The side with the most points at the end would be crowned winners. After all the fixtures had been played, the final standings were as follows:

Well done to all of our wonderful rounders players!

Tuesday 28^th June

Today our girls cricket team played their County Finals Tournament at The Ageas Bowl. The team had previously qualified by winning a competition at The Lapstone Park playing fields. The competing sides were split into groups with every one playing every other school in their pool and the most successful teams then qualifying for the top group in the next stage of the tournament. Fair Oak began with a narrow two run win against St Patrick’s Primary and then followed that up with a comprehensive forty seven run win over Wimborne Juniors. This meant that our girls won their group and would therefore be in the top pool in the next stage of the event. Fair Oak began against an extremely strong Milford on Sea team and it was our opponents who came out comfortably on top with an exceptional display of both batting and bowling. Next up for our girls were Western and this game was much closer but again unfortunately for our girls, our opponents proved a little too strong and edged out our girls in an entertaining game. Our team should be proud of their efforts today in reaching the top pool and finishing third overall in the County Finals! Well done to all those involved.

Recently the pupils at Fair Oak Junior School took part in our annual Potted Sports event. The standard of competition was remarkably high with new records being set in many disciplines. Well done to all those who participated and a big thank you must go to all parents for their continued support of this event. Here are the final results:

House Results

1^st  St Andrew (5235 pts)

2^nd  St Patrick (5125 pts)

3^rd  St David (5074 pts)

4^th  St George (4944 pts)

This week all of our pupils have participated in House Athletics. Below are the year group results:

The overall house totals are as follows (lowest points total wins):

1^st     St David and St George (both with 1199 points!)

2^nd    St Patrick (1211 points)

3^rd    St Andrew (1270 points)

Well done to all of the pupils who took part!

Tuesday 3^rd May

Fair Oak today entered two teams into a cluster netball tournament. The top two sides would make it through to the South Eastleigh and Winchester finals event next week so there was added incentive for all of the participants. After all of the fixtures had been played, the final league table was as follows:

Well done to both of our teams for some great performances today!

Tuesday 17^th May

Fair Oak took a development athletics team to a quad kids event hosted by Wildern School. The athletes had to perform four events including 80m sprint, 600m run, standing long jump and a howler throw. Points were awarded according to our teams performance in each event. The overall standings will be announced at the next quad kids competition later in the month when the scores from all participating schools will be collated.

Wednesday 18^th May

Our girls football team had previously qualified for the Premier League Primary Stars National Football Finals Tournament and today represented Southampton FC at Vicarage Road, Watford. The standard of play was extremely high. Our girls were drawn in a group with the representative teams of Newcastle, Bristol Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion. We began with a narrow one nil defeat to Newcastle and this was followed by another loss, this time to Bristol Rovers by two goals to nil. Our final two fixtures ended in one nil defeats to Wolves and West Brom. Despite these results, our girls can be proud of themselves as they pushed each of their opponents hard throughout their matches and were unlucky not to come away with a win. Well done girls for making it this far in a competition in which over one thousand schools entered!

Tuesday 24^th May

Fair Oak entered two teams into the second South Eastleigh and Winchester quad kids event which this time was hosted by Wyvern. The same events were run as in the last event. The final standings were as follows:

What a brilliant performance from all of our athletes. Well done to Fair Oak C who have now qualified for the County Finals!

Wednesday 25^th May

The Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth was the venue for the indoor athletics country finals that our year five and six athletes had previously qualified for. Competitors scored points depending on how well they did in their track and field events and these points were collated to give an overall team total. The boys and girls points were then added together to give a school total. When our athletes had finished their events and the calculating was completed, the overall standings were as follows:

What a great effort from all of our athletes – county runners up!

Thursday 26^th May

Botley Primary School today hosted a sports leadership course aimed at year 5 pupils. The role of being a young ambassador for PE was discussed as well as the benefits of participating in sport and physical activity. The children created their own physical activity games which they will lead at a multi skills festival for year two and three children after half term!