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Our Phoenix team attended a Boccia Tournament at James Hornsby and displayed some excellent Boccia skills. We drew 1 game and won 4 games in our group so we progressed onto the final to battle for the gold medal. With a very close match, our Phoenix team won the silver medal! Well done to everyone, some outstanding teamwork and sportsmanship showed throughout the competition. You should be very proud! GO PHOENIX! 

The Phoenix Girls football team played their second home match of the cup against Dilkes Academy and displayed some excellent football. A very close match, but a penalty gave the opposition the victory! Special mention to B.M.B and A.E - our players of the match - for their determination and football ability showed. A huge well done to all the team for the best football played as a team so far!

The girls football team played their first ever away match at West Thurrock Academy and played extremely well. Unfortunately, we suffered a defeat against a tough opposition but showed resilience and brilliant football throughout. Special mention to E.E - our player of the match - for outstanding hard work and our captain I.W for amazing leadership. Well done to everyone!

It was Mr Clark's A team's turn to represent the school this week in dodge ball, and the children were incredible. After a slow start the team went on to win 4 games in a row, meaning they just missed out on going through to the finals placing 2nd out of a possible 6 in their group.

A special mention to C.M for his amazing coordination throughout the games and his leadership skills on and off of the court. 

Well Done to everyone that took part! Go Team Phoenix!

The girls football team played in their first competitive league fixture as a team today and played extremely well. Roll on roll off substitutions meant that each player got lots of game time and it was a great chance for the girls to play together as a team. Special mention to E.K for an amazing performance in goal and helped lead by example throughout the game. 

It was an excellent match and the girls did themselves proud. Well done Phoenix!

Mr Clark was extremely pleased with the children who took part in the first interpose tournament of the school year. the team finished 5th out of 10 schools, winning 2 games out of the possible 4. The children were a credit to the school.

Go team Phoenix!

Phoenix's medal table

Below is an overview of the medals that the children at Phoenix have recently won.

District medals

Gold medal - Long Jump (Year 6)

Gold medal - Rounders ball throw (Year 6)

Silver medal - Shot Putt (Year 5)

Bronze medal - Rounders ball throw (Year 6)

Thursday 27th June 2019 - Charity Marathon day

What a day!! The sun shone down... a marathon was run... the 2012 Olympic Torch carried... a Summer-time picnic eaten and a Fun Fun Fun Afternoon enjoyed by children, staff and parents!

Today we remembered Mr Richards (Del) and all he did for us as a school, a staff and a community.

Del has been the backbone of our school for more than 12 years. He truly was a legend to us all and had such a big and generous heart for the children; always giving his time and enthusiastic support for everything they did. Nothing was ever too much trouble. He had been staff governor at Phoenix Primary School and Nursery for 7 years, such was his dedication to the children, their education and all round wellbeing. Del relished being part of a team that has brought our school to the forefront of achieving in Essex.

Phoenix Primary School and Nursery held a Marathon Fun Day in memory of our Site Manager, Derick Richards (Del). All 550 children and staff took part in a relay that totalled a whole marathon. Music supplied by DJ Matt Horton of Phoenix FM helped to kick start the day with a whole school warm up and kept spirits high and momentum going for the marathon itself. The first lap of the track saw our Nursery team and members of Del's family carrying the Olympic Torch, originally used in the London 2012 Olympics. The morning’s sporting events were followed by a whole school summer time picnic, giving the children a change from their usual school dinner routine.

After school, a fete style fun afternoon was held in the playground and opened up to parents and siblings to enjoy. Teachers in Stocks was by far the most popular stall – they got a thorough soaking by very enthusiastic pupils!

All monies raised are being donated to Cancer Research UK which is the charity chosen by the school’s Junior Governing Body for this academic year.

We raised an amazing £4,002. Thank you for all your kind donations and sponsorship!

Special thanks to our contributors:

Thomas Ridley Ltd, Lloyds Bank Billericay, Penn Sports UK, Phoenix FM, Happy Days (Canvey Island) and Basildon Sporting Village.

Photographs by Louise Williams of LMP Photos Ltd

Thursday 20th June 2019 - Basildon New Challenge Dance competition

Year 3 and 4 - Runners up

Year 5 and 6 - Winners

14 teams from Basildon Primary Schools came to Phoenix to compete in our first ever dance competition. Guest judges, Hayley Clark, Head of Dance at Woodlands and Emma Watson, former Freestyle Disco/Rock 'n' Roll National competitor were very impressed with the standard of dancing and the enthusiasm of all the children competing.

Many visiting teachers have asked if we will run this competition again next year, so watch this space. We are very proud to announce that our Lower KS2 team took 2nd place and our Upper KS2 team came 1st! Congratulations to our teams and thank you to Mrs Symes for coaching them! 😊

Monday 17th June 2019 - Phoenix boys football trials

On Monday 20 boys from years 3-5 took part in the Phoenix football trials. The day was a mixture of drills and matches which gave the boys a chance to be selected for the school football team next year.

The boys also got the opportunity to wear the new Phoenix away kits.

All 20 of the boys were successful and will make up the A,B and C teams for next year. Well done boys!

Thursday 13th June 2019 - Alex Danson hockey tournament (Bronze)

Phoenix had a great day at the Alex Danson hockey tournament today. We eventually finished 3rd overall.

Well done Phoenix!!

Tuesday 11th June 2019 - Quad kids Year 3-6

The year 3, 4, 5 and 6 children were sporting their new Nike teams kits yesterday in the annual quad kids event.

Each child takes part in a long jump, a sprint, a howler throw and a long distance race. Overall the year 3 and 4 team came 5th with the year 5 and 6 team finishing 4th and narrowly missing out on a medal.

All children performed excellently and will be shortlisted for the Phoenix districts team in a few weeks time.

Thursday 23rd May 2019 - Intrahouse Foot golf tournament

Miss Larking took the lucky children from years 3-6  out to take part in the Phoenix Foot golf event. It was the first time the children had tried the sport and every child performed extremely well. The red Firedragons were the victors of the day and will have their house name added to the intra house shield.

Thursday 23rd May 2019 - Intrahouse basketball tournament

Mr Clark took the year 3 and 4 children out to take part in the Phoenix Intrahouse event. The yellow thunderbirds were the victors of the day and will have their house name added to the intra house shield.

Thursday 21st May 2019 - Dance in a day

Year 4 children from 10 schools across Basildon came together at Phoenix for a day of dance. The children warmed up, made their own routines in groups and then learned 5 dances.

The show, put on for teachers and parents in the afternoon, was nothing short of spectacular, finishing with an emotive performance from the Greatest Showman. Today in Basildon, this truly was the greatest show!”

Wednesday 15th May 2019 - The KS1 active essex physical education awards

On Wednesday two KS1 children went to an award ceremony at Chelmsford Football Club to collect their Active Essex PE award for the hard work they have put in this year. The Phoenix Primary School has been working hard to raise the profile of physical education in KS1 and these awards are proof of the impact that the teaching has had on the children. The children should be proud of achieving such a prestigious award.

After school clubs Summer 2019 

Cross curricular PE and Science

Science club tested the effects of friction and forces by taking part in a group Boccia and Kurling competition.

Tuesday 26th March 2019 - All star cricket event

The children had a lot of fun at the All Star cricket event hosted by Essex Cricket. There was a carousel of eight different cricket drills to help develop the children's cricket skills. 

Monday 18th March 2019 - Intrahouse handball tournament

Children from the schools four houses tried out our brand new handball set in an intrahouse handball tournament.

The children had lots of fun and the blue team (The unicorns) were the eventual winners.

Thursday 14th February 2019 - Essex cricket taster sessions

On Thursday a cricket coach from Essex cricket visited the school to deliver taster sessions to the year 3 and 4 children. The children really enjoyed the drills and activities and they have been given the opportunity to attend extra sessions outside of school.

A big thank you to Essex cricket for taking the time to visit us.

Tuesday 12th February 2019 - KS1 football festival - Winners

On Tuesday six girls and six boys took part in the annual KS1 football festival. Overall the girls finished in first place. The boys came 3rd in their group and narrowly avoided progressing to the next rounds.

Well done to all the children that took part.

Hybrid hockey Intra House tournament - Wednesday 6th February 2019

3 children from each colour group went head to head in the half termly intra house tournament. The Hybrid hockey tournament was a mixture of different hockey disciplines that together made a fun sport for children that were new to hockey.

The overall winners of the tournament were the Thunderbirds. 

Monday 14th January 2019 - Level 3 Boccia Tournament - 5th in Essex

After finishing 1st place in the level 2 Boccia tournament the Phoenix Boccia team were invited to compete in the level 3 competition against the best teams in Essex.

The team finished 5th overall out of 18 schools after a fantastic effort from the whole team.

The children also got the opportunity to meet a Olympic bronze and gold medalist  Daniel Bentley and talk about the sport in more detail and learn stories about the athletes own experiences.

5th in Essex is a huge achievement and the team should be proud of themselves.

Tuesday 8th January 2019 - Indoor Athletics tournament

On Tuesday sixteen year 5 and 6 children took part in an Indoor athletics tournament at The James Hornsby school.

The children took part in the following events:

Overall the team finished with a total of 220 points.

Well done Phoenix!

Tuesday 11th December 2018 - Hockey tournament - Bronze (3rd place)

Phoenix's A and B hockey team participated in a round robin style tournament against 6 other local schools. After winning their last four games the A team clinched 3rd in a very tight overall table.

Well done Phoenix!

Thursday 6th December 2018 - Active live survey

Years 2, 4 and 6 took part in the Active live survey. The idea of the survey is to measure the activity levels of the children across the school and to see how the school improving its standard of PE.

Tuesday 4th December 2018 - Badminton tournament (Bronze)

On Tuesday five children represented Phoenix in the annual school games badminton tournament. After making it through a really hard group the team finished 3rd overall and received a bronze medal. 

The school have ordered some new multi use nets for PE lessons and clubs so we look forward to taking the children out to more badminton events in the future.

Well done to the all of the children who took part.

Tuesday 27th November 2018 - Inter house basketball tournament

On Tuesday our year 5 and 6 basketball team competed in a basketball tournament at James Hornsby School. The team came 5th out of 12 schools in their first tournament playing as a team.

A big well done to all the children that took part.

Friday 23rd November 2018 - KS2 Bench ball intrahouse tournament

1st - Red

2nd - Yellow

3rd - Blue

4th - Green

Game 1 - Red 7 - 6 Yellow

Game 2 - Blue 6 - 3 Green

Game 3 - Red 4 - 4 Green

Game 4 - Blue 2 - 3 Yellow

Game 5 - Red 4 - 4 Blue

Game 6 - Green 4 - 4 Yellow

Friday 23rd November 2018 - KS1 football Intra house tournament

1st - Green

2nd - Red

3rd - Yellow

4th - Blue

Green 2 - 1 Red

Blue 1 - 0 Yellow

Blue 0 -  1 Red

Yellow 1 - 1 Green

Red 1 - 0 Yellow

Green 2 - 0 Blue

Thursday 15th November 2018 - Year 5 Intrahouse Boccia competition

On Thursday both yeah 5 classes competed in an Intrahouse Boccia tournament to win points for their allocated house colour. Boccia is a sport aimed at all ages and abilities where the children throw coloured balls from a seated position and aim to get as close to the jack as possible.

The year 5 children were split into red, blue, green and yellow house groups and competed in 1 on 1 matches. The tournament went down to a tie break between the Unicorns (blue) and the Thunderbirds (yellow). The overall winners were the Unicorns and their house will be added to the Intrahouse shield.

Tuesday 13th November 2018 - Boys football tournament

The boys football team played in their first competitive tournament as a team today and played extremely well. Roll on roll off substitutions meant that each player got lots of game time and it was a great chance for the boys to play together as a team.

It was an excellent tournament and the boys did themselves proud. One done boys.

Tuesday 6th November 2018 - Girls football tournament

On Tuesday the girls football team took part in their first football tournament. The girls had never played in the same team before the competition but they played excellently in every game. All ten girls played some part in each match during the very competitive group stages. Everyone who took part should be extremely proud of themselves and I am looking forward to organising some games for them in the coming months.

Next up is the boys football tournament which will take place on Tuesday 13th November 2018.

Tuesday 16th October 2018 - Boccia tournament (winners)

Six children represented the school in the annual Boccia tournament at James Hornsby. Team one won the competition and brought a gold trophy back to the school. A total of eleven other schools competed head to head on the day.

Another gold medal!! Well done team Phoenix!!!

Tuesday 9th October 2018 - Dodge ball A team competition

It was the A team's turn to represent the school this week in dodge ball and the children did really well in a tough group. The team of 10 children came joint 5th overall and won a lot of games in the process. Well done to all that took part.

Monday 8th October 2018 - Intrahouse indoor athletics competition

24 children competed against each other to earn points for their houses. Each child attempted a standing long jump, a target throw and a  10 x 10 metre run.

The overall winners on the day were the green house (Leprechaun). They will each get a medal and their house name will be engraved on the Intrahouse shield.

Friday 5th October 2018 -  Year 6 Intrahouse football tournament.

A fantastic football tournament took place at Phoenix! Our Year 6 children competed all day to reach the final. When they weren't playing they were warming up and learning new skills.

Our winning teams each received a medal. Our referee Brian Taylor also presented a 'Player of the Day' award to the top girl and boy player. The Referee was looking for players who consistently showed Teamwork, Enthusiasm and Determination. The 2 players truely excelled themselves - Well done!

Tuesday 2nd October 2018 - B and C teams dodge ball tournament

Well done to the 20 children that were selected for the B and C team dodge ball tournament. The children gave their all and won a lot of games on the day. Well done to everyone that took part.

Year 5 and 6 New Age Kurling 25th September 2018 (Runners up)

Four children represented The Phoenix Primary School at our first competition of the 2018-19 calendar. The New Age Kurling event was held at The James Hornsby school and Phoenix placed 2nd out of eight other schools. The next competition is the dodgeball B and C team tournament which will be held on the 1st October 2018.

2017-18 Phoenix Primary School medal table

The Phoenix Primary School Family fun day 2018

The theme for sports day this year was the Commonwealth countries. Each class had the opportunity to complete nine different sporting stations. Each child's score was added to their house colours total.

The overall winners on the day were The Firedragons (Red). A fantastic effort from all the children that took part.

28th June 2018 - Quad kids level 3 tournament

After winning the year 2 Quad Kids district competition the year 5 and 6 team were invited to the county wide tournament. The team finished 6th place out of every school in the county. A huge well done to the team for representing Basildon.

12th June 2018 - Quad kids Level 2 event

Year 3 & 4 = 3rd place

Year 5 & 6 = 1st place

On Tuesday 12th June 2018 a team of year 3 and 4's and a team of year 5 and 6's went to James Hornsby to take part in the annual Quad kids event. Each child participates in 4 different events including a sprint, a long distance run, a long jump and a vortex throw. The year 3 and 4 team came 3rd overall and the year 5 and 6 team won the event

Level 3 Archery competition 24th May 2018

On the 24th May 2018 four children represented the school in the schools very first archery tournament. The children performed extremely well against the very best children in the county and finished 3rd in their group.

Level 2 Rapid Fire cricket tournament (1st place)

On the 17th May 2018 our cricket A team took part in the Level 2 Rapid fire cricket tournament. The children returned from the event victorious after finishing in first place. The team will now represent the school at county level in the Level 3 rapid fire competition. 

14th March 2018 - Year 3-5 Intra-house football tournament.

Children of different ages from the four houses competed in a league style format to earn points for their house colour.

The Leprecauns (Green) won both the boys and girls league.

Basketball Tournament - Silver (2nd place)

Well done to the Phoenix basketball team on coming second place in the tournament held at The James Hornsby School.

All that played showed great resilience and put in lots of effort.

13th September 2017 - Phoenix held its first Intra-house tournament.

Athletics tournament.

A member of each year group (1-6) were invited to participate in an Intra-house athletics tournament to earn points for their school house colour. 

The children took part in three events a jump, a throw and a running event. Overall Thunderbird (Yellow) won the event and are the first house to have their names engraved on the Intra-house shield.

Year 6 Intra-house tournament 2018