Our year 5 children went along to Thorp Academy today to enjoy an afternoon of sports activities with several other local primary schools. A circuit of different games was set up and, in groups, they had the opportunity to try rugby skills, football dribbling and...
Year 6 PE unit for the last few weeks has been orienteering. During these lessons, the children have made obstacle courses and plotted them on maps, made their own symbols for a map key, used compasses to give directions and followed maps to locate beanbags hidden in...
We have had lots of valuable discussion around equality, what it means and how it is relevant to us. Year 6 rehearsed and recorded themselves singing a song which encompassed these discussions. The children chose 'Where is the Love' by the Black Eyed Peas. We enjoyed...
Thank you to 2S for gaining us a determination certificate for our P.E Blazing the Trail project. You have all done a super job!
In P.E, we have been recording our final gymnastic routines. We have been focussing on pointing our toes, holding balances for up to 8 seconds and making sure our transitions are smooth. As you can see, the routines were very impressive!
Some of our Year 6 children were lucky enough to take part in the Inter school Basketball event held at Thorp Academy on Wednesday afternoon. Each school played each other and games were then played for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Our team played really well with some...
We have been developing our throwing and catching skills in PE. We used the underarm technique to throw a ball or beanbag to our peers. Using our hand-eye coordination, we practised throwing and catching from a variety of distances.
We have been learning to play handball in PE. It's a fast sport! We have been learning to catch and throw accurately and with correct technique. It's a real skill to move into spaces, to create opportunities for our team mates to catch the ball and score a goal.
We have been having a great time in PE learning some new skills in Tag Rugby. We have to try really hard to dodge and swerve if we want to keep our tags. It's hard work! We have also been learning how to run with the ball and how to lateral pass.
