We had a fabulous afternoon at Thorp Academy today, where we took part in lots of different athletics activities.
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Chance To Shine
Year 4 have been taking part in the Chance To Shine training sessions. A cricket coach has been training Year1, 2, 3 and 4 in order to compete in an intra- school cricket competition later this term. The children had a great time practising their skills and learning...
Tennis tournament
Some of our fabulous year 3 and 4 children attended a tennis tournament at Whickham and made us very proud! They all played in individual competitive matches over half a court earning points for the whole team. They were well prepared as they were able to practice...
Types of Training
Year 6 are half way through their new PE unit, types of training! They are learning about 4 different types of training: continuous, interval, fartlek and circuit. Today we tackled continuous training, which when the children rated on the rate of perceived exertion...
Multiskills at Thorp Academy
We enjoyed our trip to Thorp Academy where the sport leaders ran a variety of multiskills activities for us to participate in. Even the rain didn’t stop us having a great time!
Badminton
Year 6 really impressed during their badminton unit in PE! They were able to transfer skills from their previous tennis unit to prepare them, helping them with: correct ready position, correct grip on the racket as well as understanding how forehand and backhand shots...
Bikeability
This week, the children in Nursery have enjoyed Bikeability. First, we learnt all about bike safety, why we wear a bike helmet and the parts of the bike. Then we practised moving around and keeping our balance, before building up some speed and practise gliding. The...
Football team
One of our football teams has just finished their tournament league fixtures. They played 3 league tournaments at Winlaton, playing 5 games each round. Our first tournament was a tough one resulting in defeats. This did not dampen our spirits as they continued to...
Chance to Shine Cricket
Today we enjoyed our second cricket session in school. We thoroughly enjoyed having a go at batting and fielding. Miss S was so impressed!
Dance Festival 2023
Today 3M and 7B represented their school in the Gateshead Dance Festival. The theme this year was courage and dressed as little Pinocchios, the kids showed enormous courage getting on one of the biggest stages in Gateshead. We are immensely proud of all their hard...