Alizah, Year 5, scored a great goal against Rothwell Juniors FC on Sunday and was awarded player of the match despite sustaining a knee injury.

Well done and get well soon.

ACE girls played St Urbans at home on Thursday, January 30th.

ACE were a little sluggish during the first 10 minutes of the game but settled just before half time. St Urbans scored and ACE were working hard at the half time mark. 

In the second half of the game Erin , Amy and Alizah were exploring every opportunity presented and after a short while Erin scored.

It was a game of end to end play,  and in the latter half of the game as a result of a goalmouth flurry of shots and blocks,  St Urbans hit the back of the net.

Well done to Erin, Amy, Bella and Alizah for great efforts.

Score 1-2 to St Urbans.

On Tuesday our Y5/6 school football team took part in the Falkingham Cup against Woodlesford Primary School. This was the toughest fixture so far this year as Woodlesford are known for being a very strong team. The match did not disappoint.

The game started very end to end with chances for both teams. Harlee going close for us and Robin making some super saves in our net. Woodlesford took the lead with a great finish and we went into half time 1-0 down. Woodlesford started the second half strong and went 2-0 up but then ACE flew into action. Ben delivering a great cross and Harlee headed home to make it 2-1. Harlee then broke free again and took the keeper on to make it 2-2 and ACE’s tails were up. With only 2 mins left, ACE were awarded a penalty and Harlee completed his hat trick. 3-2 ACE. In the last second, Woodlesford got a controversial equaliser to send the game to penalties at 3-3.

After 3 penalties per team, we ended up losing 2-1 and were eliminated. However, in my opinion this was the best all round performance I’ve seen from our u11’s. Not only with their skill on the pitch but also the way they encouraged each other, their gamesmanship and the way the whole team consoled the players missed their penalties. We now continue our league games where we are top of the league.

MOM – Huw Heaton for a near flawless defensive display making tackle after tackle, block after block and his leadership skills on the pitch.

On Tuesday, the U9s team played Immaculate Heart of Mary, at their school. 

It was a very narrow and small pitch and ACE struggled with it being used to
lots of space. In the first half Immaculate Heart scored first , followed by the second goal.

ACE continued to pressure. As Josiah’s foot struck the ball from a corner it curved and in a blink of an eye it was in the net. It was a spectacular goal and even Immaculate Hearts parents responded with claps and cheers.

Unfortunately, we could not score again despite strong efforts and Immaculate Heart hit the back of the net.

It was our first loss in 7 months , but we are ready to fight back next week.

Josiah, William, Gryff and Matthew played really well. Matthew was voted man of the match by the opposition.

Score 3-1 to Immaculate Heart.

On a very pleasant Tuesday afternoon ACE hosted Whitkirk Primary in the Datacable Cup second round. 

In the first half ACE were looking strong with a 1-0 lead thanks to Gryff.

The second half was a battle with both teams really playing for a win. Whitkirk scored and from that moment in was a very intense situation. There were shots, blocks, speedy attacks and strong defence.

William made a perfect pass, with precision to Yasa, and ACE took the lead again. 

The final whistle finally came with an ACE win, and we are on our way to the quarter finals. 

Special mentions to William, Josiah, Gryff and Matthew maximum effort but have to say everyone played well.

Score 2-1.

Children from ACE were invited to attend a game at the Horsfall Stadium, on Saturday, November 30th. 

At half time our children took to the field in attempts to score penalties. It’s a nerve racking situation and look at the concentration on the faces of Liam and Nivan both Year 3. Matthew Poole Year 4 and Ben Chambers Year 5 with Bernat Year 4 also took penalties. We are so proud you all and that you were brave enough to take part! 

I would like to say a huge thank you to all the parents who supported the event, and brought their children along.

With a 4-1 win against Sherwood Collieries and a great performance from Dan Francis, who is  one of our ACE coaches, it was a nice afternoon. 

ACE hosted Fountain Primary from Morley on Tuesday 26th. It was a lovely sunny afternoon and our U9s squad were very excited with the prospect of a possible cup run.

Yasa scored early and went on again to score in the first half. ACE had control of most with several bear misses on goal.

In the second half there were lots of positive passing opportunities and ACE quickly used those options well, as William scored.  A short while later Nivan threw the ball into play. Yasa and William teamed up to create another goal for William. 

Matthew in goal made two good saves. ACE defence was strong once again. 

Well done U9s forward to the second round. 

Result Win 4-0

ACE played away on Tuesday, 26th November at St Paul’s. We walked to the game and spirts were high. 

Our squad have really begun to be a very positive team and enjoy lots of humour in training. 

In the first half we were confident and with speed and trust in each other,  the goals began to flow. With Amy and Erin on the wings , and Suraiya storming with great pace through the middle the girls were very difficult to stop.

The second half was exactly the same. More goals were flying in and the girls kept their composure, whilst holding their defensive line. 

Some great saves from Murewa including a leap to ground the ball. 

Eventually St Paul’s manage to grab a goal.

Goals by
Erin 3
Amy 2
Ebony 1
Suraiya 2

ACE win 8-1

So proud of our ACE girls 

On Friday 22nd November Miss Patchett and Mrs Connolly took 12 KS2 students to Roundhay to compete in the North East Leeds School Games Cross Country Festival. 29 schools took part in the competition with over 100 children running in each race.

Our Year 4 students, Ava, Mollie, Ethan and Seb all took part in the competition for the first time and gave it a fantastic effort. They had to run 1 lap of the course which was 900m. They loved experiencing the event for the first time and really pushed themselves to some brilliant finishing places. They all completed the lap and even finished with smiles on their faces!

Year 5 students, Alice, Thembi, Dominik and Ben had to run 2 laps, this distance was 1500m. Again, they all finished the race and gave 110% effort. The sun was shining down as they Year 5s completed their race. For some of these students it was also their first time at the festival.

Last up to run was our Year 6s, Erin, Suraiya, Oscar and Jeremiah. They also had to do 2 laps and complete to 1500m distance. Jeremiah ran half the race with 1 shoe as his shoe lace came undone in the first lap! He never gave up and continued right to the end. Suraiya is a fantastic runner and used her motivation to keep going when the others in the race started to tire.

A special shoutout goes to Ben (Year 5) and Erin (Year 6) who both finished their races in the top 10. This is outstanding! We are very proud of all our students who took part in the festival, they never gave up and it was nice to see them cheering and encouraging other schools. We now await the final results to see if any of our students qualify to the next round.

After lots of work on compass points and directional skills development, including coordinates and developing keys our plans for one afternoon had to be amended.

Mrs Cosgrove and 6D found themselves in pouring rain and no indoor space. We decided to have a competition displaying our cartography skills. 

The children did not let me down. Benji’s winning map used a grid system and clear coordinates. Aubrey came second with a neatly drawn map with a lovely easy to read key. Third place was a group effort with a holiday type village complete with hotels clear signage to the spa, rooms, restaurant etc

All the children who won received logic style puzzle books and novelty pens. 

Well done guys!