Mellis Church of England Primary School - 'To Be Our Best'

A fine showing from the Mellis swimmers at the recent Inter-School Swimming gala!

Another set of medals for the School Netball and Hockey teams, who took bronze in both recent interschool events!

Well done for the Mellis KS2 athletes that represented the School so well at the recent Inter-School Athletics Tournament! A great team effort - grand to see!

They earned themselves a place at County Finals no less - and competed honourably against a very strong field!

A huge well done to the Girls' Football Teams at the recent InterSchool Tournament.

Mellis took Gold!

Team Building!

Our Year 3 Squad represented the School extremely well in the team building event hosted by the High School! With a series of events designed to draw out cooperation and mutual support they did themselves proud!

Well done to Red House who took the Sports Trophy for '23! Here are the House Captains with their prize!

A huge well done to our Rounders teams who represented the School with considerable elan at the recent inter-school tourney!

A very creditable 6th out of 14 at the Netball County Finals! Well done to the team!

A solid showing for our cricket teams, with Bronze being taken at the Inter-School Tournament at Mellis Cricket Club grounds!

Anyone for Tennis? The Mellis tennis squad acquitted themselves very well at the inter-school tournament recently! Results are yet to be advised, but lots of praise for sportsmanship and good attitudes; one of our younger chaps got a medal for determination, so good for him!

Bring me my Chariots of Fire - Part 2!

Following the Interschool Cross Country earlier this year, this time it was the turn of the top five placed runners from each year and gender to compete against the best of the best! A very competitive field, with Mellis children figuring very prominently! A fine race run by all them, and it is worth remembering that these runners are all in the top ten of their gender/year group across thirty schools!

The School reprised its annual Interschool Cross-Country Event at Mellis Common on Friday, with over 300 children competing! A fine showing of Mellis runners in the top five for each category!

Mellis took Gold at the recent InterSchool Netbal Tournament, with the other team taking an honourable fourth! With coaching from an Olympian Netball team, a grand day!

A huge well done to the Year 1/2, the Year 3/4 and two Year 5/6 teams who did so well at the recent InterSchool Gymnastics Tournament, taking 3 Golds and 1 Bronze between them! A fantastic effort - many thanks to all concerned!

Our Year 6 sports captains have organised a week long series of PE activities for the whole school, raising £400 in the process! As well as activities at lunchtime, we also had Karate demonstrations to raise the profile of outside sports!

A huge well done to the KS2 Atheltics team who represented the School so well at the County Finals at Athletics! This achievement puts them in the top 3% of Suffolk Primary Schools!

Well done to the Yr5 Boccia team who placed 5th in the InterSchool Boccia team! For Boccia, think a variation on Bowls or Petanque!

The Girls' Football Team competed very honourably in the very high level games of the County Finals! Well done to them for qualifying in the first place, and great efforts in the second!

A top performance in both skill and teamwork saw the Mellis Girls' Football Teams emulate their national adult contemporaries take Silver and Gold respectively in the InterSchool Football! Fab show!

A top performance in both skill and teamwork saw the Mellis Rugby team take Gold in the Inter-School Tournament! Fab effort!

We're really pleased to say that Mellis has again been awarded the Gold Sports Mark!

Well done for all who have helped to make this happen!

The School was ably represented by four children in the recent tennis tournament - exactly the kind of event that has earned the School this accolade!

Mellis School was represented very positively by two teams in the recent Cricket tournament! AA very civilised afternoon was had by all, and we even came away with a Bronze placing!

Well done all.

Mellis School reprised its traditional role as host of the InterSchool Cross Country race - this time the final, where the top 10 boys and girls from Years 3-6 across 30 schools race across the Common! Excellent running from all partipants, and a fine showing from Mellis Pupils!

The Year 4s receiving hockey training from an instructor from Harleston Magpies Hockey Club!

The Mellis Hockey teams took Silver at the recent Hockey Tourney - and the lion's share of the Values Commendations for good sportsmanship and positive atitudes!

The Year 5/6 hockey teams represented the School very well at the Inter-School Hockey tournament held at Harleston Magpies Hockey Club!

The whole School went for a long distance run around the perimeter of the grounds this morning in support of Sports Relief!

Members of year 5 and 6 went to compete in a local Sportshall athletics event. They all did incredibly well in their field and track events. The track events were particularly close with other teams! Overall, the team came second and were really proud of their achievements. 

The Basketball Team brought back Bronze medals after taking part in the under 11’s tournament at Debenham Leisure Centre. Well done to all the children!

Thanks to Scarlet’s superb artistic skills and the £1000 gained from the competition she entered the school has been able to purchase lots of new play equipment for playtimes and lunchtimes. Our team of year 6 pupils have taken on the role and responsibility to lead play at playtimes! Well done to all who volunteered to become a play leader and of course to Daisy once again! As you can see from the pictures below, it is fair to say the new equipment has been a big hit with all!

Year 4 and 5 have been receiving hockey coaching lesson from Harry Reidy – a coach at Magpies Hockey Club in Harleston! It’s safe to say the childfren are really enjoying these coaching sessions and will even be visiting the hockey club soon to train and play on the astro at Magpies – very exciting!

Huge congratulations to our pupils who attended the Boccia tournament! Medals brought back once again! Well done to all!

22 Year 4s made the trip out to Stradbroke on Friday last, where they practised the cardinal character traits of sportsmanship, positive attitude and resilience in a range of different games! Blessed with good weather, they player Tchoukball, an outdoor version of Benchball, and Dodgeball against other schools. They acquitted themselves very well, both in terms of the attitudes shown and the games played!

The School despatched two teams to the InterSchool Rugby Tournament on Wednesday, and a good time had by all. Super to see such lovely sportsmanship and team work, and all had reason to be proud of their efforts. Well done to the Development team who took Bronze!

Mellis CE School hosted the traditional Cross Country Run for nearly 400 pupils from Years 3 - 6 on Friday. With the wind at their heels, the pupils of the School dug deep and ran magnificently well; grand stuff from all concerned!

Congratulations to all those who took part in the annual Football competition at Hartismere! Both teams played extremely well and displayed excellent sportsmanship and team work skills – well done everyone!

Swimming Gala!

A huge congratulations to the Mellis Swim team who competed and came 3^rd in the County Finals competition at Bury St Edmunds. The results are as follows:

Overall Bronze. 3rd out of 17 teams!


Samuel Backstroke 1st
Charlotte backstroke 2nd
Dom breaststroke 3rd
Florence breaststroke 4th
Oscar freestyle 1st
Alex freestyle 3rd
Boys relays 2nd & equal 1st
Girls relays 2nd and 2^nd

An amazing result, well done to all involved!

 

What a superb result at the Quadkids for the Mellis Athletics team this week. Congratulations to the year 1/2 team who secured the bronze medal and the year 5/6 team who brought home the silver – a fantastic result for both teams. And, a huge congrats to the year 3/4 who finished first bringing home yet another Gold meal! Wonderful sportsmanship all round too, well done team!

Mellis School hosted its traditional Cross Country Final at the Common, with 80 finalists queuing up to 'run the Common'! A fine effort by all concerned!

The Year 3s and 4s Tennis team represented the Schooll very well indeed, with one team scoring Gold, and the other narrowly missing the final by only two points! Well done to them as well!

A huge congratulations to the schools gymnastics teams for yet another wonderful display this year! All of our teams have worked tremendously hard over the last term and competed brilliantly at the competition. The year 3/4s placed fourth out of the 6 teams competing, demonstrating superb skills and team work. Our year 1/2s finished first out the four teams competing, and secured the Gold medal, as did the year 5/6 team – a superb result well done!

Both teams will now go on to compete at the County finals on the 5^th July at Bury St Edmunds. A huge thank you to all the staff and volunteers who helped train the teams in the run up to the event – your support is simply invaluable!

Thanks to the money raised during the ‘Sports for Champions’ fundraiser the school has been able to purchase a brand new sports kit as modelled by our wonderful Sports Captains! The kit now represents our ‘Mellis’ colours with the school name printed on the back! In total 16 brand new kits have arrived and are ready and waiting to be worn for the next competition. Thank you to you all for a superb fundraising effort!

Well done to the school rugby team who attended the competition at Thomas Mills this week. Our team, without any practises (thanks to the ‘Beast from the East’) arrived somewhat unpractised and under prepared. However, they played brilliantly and were able to secure themselves 4^th place in the tournament. A superb performance, well done all!

A huge congratulations to the Basketball team who competed at the competitition at Debehnam High this week. Their level of play was truly outstanding securing the team the Gold medal! Well done to all involved and a special thank you to Mrs Hicks for accompanying the team!

Well done to the Hockey team who competed in the Quicksticks completion at Hartismere. It was certainly the coldest event of the year so far and the children battled through in freezing conditions to finished in 3rd place in their group. Superb play and sportsmanship once again from the Mellis team, well done to all involved!

A huge congratulations to the school netball team who competed against 5 other teams at the competition at Hartismere High this week. The team’s performance was just outstanding. Their quick pace, accuracy, movement and superior team work skills earned them 5 wins out of 5 and a total of 62 nets scored with only one conceded! A wonderful result and truly truly deserved. Well done to all those involved – gold medals all round!

A huge congratulations to the school netball team who competed against 5 other teams at the competition at Hartismere High this week. The team’s performance was just outstanding. Their quick pace, accuracy, movement and superior team work skills earned them 5 wins out of 5 and a total of 62 nets scored with only one conceded! A wonderful result and truly truly deserved. Well done to all those involved – gold medals all round!

Having completed superb application forms and demonstrating an excellent attitude towards PE both inside and outside school, Alex and Louis have been chosen for the role of our new Mellis School Sports Captains. Both pupils have an excellent attitude towards Sport & PE and also demonstrate excellent leadership and teamwork skills! Congratulations to them both! We look forward to seeing what they have in store for pupils and sport this coming year! 

Congratulations to the Mellis School Rounders team who competed in the competition at Hartismere High School this half term. Both teams played brilliantly and displayed superb sportsmanship skills throughout day! Well done to the ‘A’ team who finished in 3^rd place securing the bronze medal. An excellent result, well done to all involved.

Congratulations to the Mellis School Athletics team who competed in the Outdoor Athletics competition at Hartismere High School this half term. The teams performed brilliantly!

The year 2 team finished 4^th in their group

The year 4 team finished in 2^nd place securing the silver medal

The year 6 team finished 3^rd securing the bronze medal.

A huge well done to all involved!

Congratulations to both Lucas and Michael who have obtained a LTA rating of 2!  They have been playing lots of tennis matches around Suffolk and Norfolk. It is a excellent achievement by both of them. 

Well done boys - a super achievement - we're very proud of you!

Congratulations to the Kwik Cricket team who took part in the competition at Stradbroke this week. Our team put in a sterling performance, finishing in third place and earning themselves a bronze medal! Thanks again to those parents who helped with transport and to Mrs Williamson for attending the event with the children. Well done to all involved!

Well done to all those who were involved at the Quadkids athletics competition at HHS school last week. All 3 teams put in a wonderful performance across a range of events! Well done to all 30 Year 2, 4 and 6 pupils who took part. A great day was truly had by all. Results to be announced by the school sports organisers soon!

Congratulations to Torin and Annabel who both secured first place and gold medals in the Cross Country finals this week! Congratulations also go to Michael who finished 3^rd and won the bronze medal in the year 3/4 race! We are so super proud of you! Well done to all those who competed in the Finals, a super effort all round, we’re so very very proud of each and every one of you!

Congratulations to the Year 3 & 4 Tennis team who took part in the competition at Stradbroke this week. Both teams put in a sterling performance with one of our teams achieving a silver medal. Thanks to those parents who helped with transport and to

Mrs Soper for attending the event with the children. Well done to all involved!

Congratulations to the Year 3 & 4 Tennis team who took part in the competition at Stradbroke this week. Both teams put in a sterling performance with one of our teams achieving a silver medal. Thanks to those parents who helped with transport and to

Mrs Soper for attending the event with the children. Well done to all involved!

On Sunday 23^rd May, children from Mellis School attended the Stradbroke Aquathlon where by children competed in a swimming and running race. The event tested the children’s stamina and strength across both sports and we are delighted that all our pupils finished the race securing themselves a medal. Huge congratulations to all involved!

Well done to the swimming team who took part in the gala at Diss Swimming Pool on Monday 24^th April 2017. The team of 4 boys and 4 girls competed in a range of swimming events and secured themselves a bronze medal! A superb result, well done Swim Team!

A huge congratulation to the year 5/6 gymnastics team who secured the ‘Gold’ medal once again in the Key Steps Gymnastics competition at Hartismere this week. Congratulations also to the year 3/4 team who came 4^th in their event. The children work so hard every year, we’re very proud of you all – well done! A huge thank you also to Mr Cattermole, Mrs Mortlock and Jules Grimes who have trained the teams for the event!

Congratulations to the Mellis team who won the silver medal at the Quicksticks hockey in the ‘Emerging’ competition on Thursday 2^nd February. Also, congratulations to the Mellis team who also finished 3^rd in their group in the ‘Development’ competition. Both teams played superbly and demonstrated superb skills and excellent sportsmanship! Well done Team Mellis!

Congratulations to the Sportshall Athletics Team who came second at the indoor competition on Wednesday 17^th January 2017! The team excelled in the track events and demonstrated real talent in many of the races. Pupils from across KS2 participated in the event and their combined scored awarded them a team Silver! Well done to everyone involved.  A special thank you to the wonderful Miss Frost who also helped organise both the athletics training session and club!

Well done to all the Key Stage 2 children who participated in the Pyramid Mellis Cross Country run on Friday 16^th October. Over 500 children from schools over the pyramid attended the superb long distance running event. Despite the cold, all the children ran with such grit and determination! Well done everybody! A special shout out to those Mellis children who finished in the top 5 of their race and will go onto to compete in the finals competition which will be held later in the year! Also thanks must go to Mr Ryle, Mr Cattermole, Mrs Clay and Mrs Maclean who help organise the event.

On Friday 30^th September all the pupils throughout the school experienced a 30 minute taster session of Karate. We were visited by Shaun, a black belt Karate instructor, who gave the children a demonstration and then led a 20 minute group Karate activity. The children thoroughly enjoyed the session as you can see from the photos.

If you would like further information on attending the ESKA Karate club at Diss High School and to book your free taster sessions please use the following contact details.

Shaun: T: 01603 418751 | M: 07860 554235 | E: shaun@eska.co.uk | W: www.eska.co.uk

A HUGE congratulation to the Mellis Basketball team who won gold at the tournament on Tuesday 2nd February at Stradbroke High School. They played brilliantly as a team and thoroughly enjoyed all their matched. A big thank you must go to Mrs Hicks for running the club and accompanying the children too. Well Done Team!

A big congratulations must go one of Year 5 boys for recieving his red belt in taekwondo. It takes skill and discipline to achieve this so well done you!

Congratulations to one of our Year 2s on achieving his purple hat in swimming. Plenty of hard work and determination must have gone into this achievment. Well done!

On Tuesday 26th January our brilliant athletics team travelled to Framlingham to compete in the 2016 sportshall athletics. Comprised of indoor track and field events, they showed great determination and strength, and won many of their track events. Huge congratulations to all involved and as always to the wonderful parents for helping to transport- we couldn't do it without you!

Congratulations to all the pupils who took part in the Football tournament held at Hartismere High School on Thursday 21st January. They did brilliantly and won all of their games before being knocked out in the semi-finals of the competition by 1 goal! Brillaint sportsmanship was observed as always as the stayed to cheer on the other teams. Well done team!

Congratulations to all the pupils who competed in the Mellis Cross Country on Friday 16^th October. Once again the event was a huge success with over 450 pupils across Key Stage 2 competing from across the local area! A huge congratulations to Mellis children who finished 2^nd in the year 6 girls race,  10^th out of the year 6 boys, 2^nd in the year 4s race and 1^st in the year 5s race! All of who will now compete in the finals which will take place later in the year! Well done to all involved and a huge thank you to those who helped to both organise and run the event!

Congratulations to one of our Year 6s, who swam a whopping 100m at Stradbroke Swimming Pool last Monday. This was huge achievement for this young man and we couldn’t be prouder! Well done!

Congratulations to two of our Year 6s who have been selected for the role of ‘Mellis Sports Captains’ this year. Although both keen footballers, these two pupils are always keen to participate in all types of different sports and represent the school on a regular basis in many different events. They have an excellent attitude towards Sport & PE and also demonstrate excellent leadership and teamwork skills! Well done!

Congratulations to Tician and her dance partner, Tia, who came 1st in the pairs section of the 101 Street Dance Comp in Norwich on Sunday 13^th August! An excellent Tiz, well done!

Congratulations to Emily Bates for making the Suffolk FA advanced coaching team for girls.  After various different trials the top 15 of 40 entrants were invited to join the squad! Well done Em, we’re extremely proud of you and your achievement and look forward to hearing all about the upcoming matches and tournaments. Good luck!

Congratulations to the rounders team who finished a very respectable second at the Stradbroke tournament on Wednesday! The team played brilliantly and secured the silver medal after a close final against Gislingham! Well done team!

Congratulations to the rounders team who finished a very respectable second at the Stradbroke tournament on Wednesday! The team played brilliantly and secured the silver medal after a close final against Gislingham! Well done team!

On Monday 22nd June the year 5 & 6 pupils competed in the Swimming Gala at Diss Pool. All pupils competed brilliantly and the children finished in 2nd place, narrowly missing out on the top spot by just 5 points, Mellis' best ever result in the swimming. In total the team secured 2 gold medals, 1 silver and a bronze! Well done to all involved and thank you to Mrs Scates for organising and taking to the team along to the event!

On Saturday 20th June, two year 6 pupils, Imogen and Tom,  competed in the Great East Swim which is an an outdoor swimming event and takes place annually at Alton Reservoir, Holbrook, Suffolk. Imogen finished 3rd overall and 1st in the girls, a real triumph well done Immy! Congratulations to Tom too who also finished 8th out of 50 competitors! Well done to them both, a truly fantastic race!

On Tuesday the 16^th of June Mellis cricket team went to Stradbroke Cricket ground to compete in the heats for the county cricket final. They did superbly well and finished top of their group, narrowly missing out in a place in the final. A huge congratulation to the 10 year fours and fives that came third in the tournament and played brilliantly, showing great team spirit and sportsmanship throughout.

On Friday 12th June, Mellis was extremely fortunate to have a visit from British Gymnast, Danny Lawrence. Danny was England's Commonwealth Captain in 2010 where he won the mens silver medal for gymnastics! He spent time working with the children completing a fitness circuit, putting all the pupils through their paces completing a series of aerobic challenges. In order to raise money for both the school and future British athletes, the children have been very busy gathering sponsorship money (total to be announced next week). Danny even showed of some off his superb skills to the children including, backwards somersaults (without hands) and walking handstands! Our year 5/6 Gym team in turn then showed off their winning routine, and received some wonderful feedback from a very impressed Danny! A truly remarkable and memorable day for all involved thanks to Danny Lawrence and Sports for Schools!

On Wednesday 3^rd June 2015 the year 3&4 tennis teams attended the tournament at Framlingham High School. All teams played fantastically well and finished in both 1^st and 2^nd place, an absolute triumph! Well done to all involved! Bring on the finals in June! Congratulations to all involved!

Now in its fifth year, Mellis School hosted the Annual Inter-Cluster Cross-Country Run, with participation of over 100 children who were fianlists from the earlier Pyramid events. Mellis children took Bronze on both Year 5 Girls' and Year 3 Boys' races, and Gold in Year 4 Boys'. Thanks all for their support and participation.

A huge congratulations to Katie, our fabulous year 6 netball captain, who has been recently training with the 'Thetford 3' Netball team in Norfolk. After only a few short months she has already been picked to play for the under 14s team (3 years older than her actual age!) We are very proud of you Katie! 

Congratulations to the Mellis School Quicksticks team who came second in the pyramid Quicksticks tournament! It was the first time Mellis school had ever reached further than the group stages of the competition and Mrs Kaufman (the school PE coordinator) was thrilled that Team A were able to secure the silver medal after a tense final with SRH Framlingham! Well done to all three teams who took part in the competition. Yet again the team work and superb attitudes of the children were outstanding!

Congratulations to the Mellis School Netball team who secured both the Gold and the Silver medal at the recent High 5s Netball Tournament at Hartismere High School. After both teams won their groups and their semi final the scene was set for a mighty Mellis final! After a very tense and thrilling final, the A team won by just one goal! Mrs Clay (our school netball coach) was extremely proud of all the children who took part! Yet another fantastic win for our school. Well done to all our medallists and a huge thank you to Mrs Clay for once again training the team and accompanying them to the tournament!

A huge congratulations to both teams who entered the Tag Rugby tournament at Diss RC! After a truly remarkable final Mellis A team finished in first place and sealed the Gold medal! Mellis B team also played extremely well and finished 3rd in their group. An absolutely fantastic result for all involved. Not only did the children demonstrate superb skills but also wonderful sportsmanship! Congratulations 'Team'!

Well done to the Basketball team who came 3^rd in the tournament held at Stradbroke High School on Friday 6^th March. The team played very well and thoroughly enjoyed all their matches. A big thank you to Miss Whymark for both training and accompanying the tem to the tournament.

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Congratulations again to Holly for competing in the ‘Under 13s - Keith Ward Memorial Games’ in Kings Lynn. A keen athlete, Holly is now competing in a number of competitions outside school. Holly performed brilliantly and secured the following medals:

Shot Putt – Gold Medal – 4 metres 49 cm

Long Jump – Silver Medal – 3 metres 84 cm – Ranking 27^th in the UK and 5^th in East Anglia!

60m sprint – Bronze Medal – 9.2 seconds – Ranking 58^th in the UK and 4^th in East Anglia.

Well done Holly!

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Well done to Albert who competed in the 2015 Boys Under  11s Schools Table Tennis Championship. He finished in 3^rd place out of a staggering 28 children from around Suffolk. Albert is a keen ping-pong player and is currently a member of Stowmarket Table Tennis Club.  Congratulations again Albert, we’re very proud of you!

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Congratulations to Holly Harrison for competing in the Norfolk Sportshall County Championships, she received medals in the four of the different events. Well done Holly! She will also now go on to compete for Norfolk in the regional finals and we wish her all the luck in the world!

Gold – 2 Lap Sprint

Gold – 2 Lap Hurdles

Silver – Speed Bounce

Bronze – Standing Long Jump

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Congratulations to the Athletics team who came 3rd in the Sportshall Athletics tournament at Framlingahm on Thursday 3rd December. The event involved competing in lots of different track and field events which the children thoroughly enjoyed! A technicality with team numbers meant we were unable to finish in 2nd place (even though we did secure the second highest number of points and were only 4 points away from 1^st place). However, the team of 20 pupils from year 5 & 6 are of course delighted to with their bronze medals. Well done to all involved!

Well done to the Mellis School Netballers who won the pyramid netball cmpetiton at Stradbrok on Friday 28th Novemebr. The team played extraordinarily well and won all of their matches, A fantatsic result, well done! The 2nd team also played fantatsically well with Mrs Clay commenting on their superb skills and the level of confidence displayed. A huge thank you to Mrs Clay for training the team and accompanying them to the match. Thanks must also go to all the parents who came along to support. We're very proud of you girls, well done! Now bring on the High 5s competiton next term....!

Congratulations to the Mellis Football team who came 3^rd out of 27 teams at Stradbroke!  The team narrowly missed out on a place in the finals but played extraordinarily well in their final match. Well done to the B team as well who also only lost one of their games!. Miss Corke was delighted with their performance and praised both teams for their outstanding sportsmanship throughout the tournament. Well done Mellis, we’re very proud of you! . 

Due to the extensive hardwork of our very Mrs Kaufman, Mellis has achieved the Sainsbury's Games Bronze award!

A fab well done to her! Silver next . . . 

Wow, well what a tournament it was! Congratulations to all those in year 5 & 6 who competed in the Athletics tournament at HHS on Monday 30^th June! Mellis enjoyed huge successes in many of the events! Well done to all those involved in the competition! The results were;

Jack – Shot Putt – Bronze

Ellie – Long Jump – Bronze

Connor – Speed Bounce – Bronze

Ellen  – Speed Bounce – Bronze

Holly  – Vortex – Bronze

Maisie - Shot Putt – Bronze

Ben  – 800m – Bronze

Connor – Vortex – Silver

Max – Shot Putt – Silver

Maisie – Long Jump – Silver

Maisie, Ellie, Elsie & Holly – Relay – Silver

Connor, Albert, Jack & Ben – Relay - Silver

Connor – Long Jump – Gold

Holly – Speed Bounce – Gold

Abi – Vortex – Gold

Holly – 800m – Gold

Connor – 800m Gold

Congratulations to all those who played in the Rounders tournament at Stradbroke last week! Both teams played extremely well with one of teams finishing second and receiving silver medals! Another superb result for Mellis! Well done!