Blog by Tag: Physical Education

Congratulations to our very own Squash Champion! Winning 3 out of 4 games (losing to the overall winner). Finishing 4th in the U13 age category. What a fabulous achievement! 
 

Year 6 have been learning how to work together as a team. 

Year 3 learnt how to hold their sticks properly and control the ball. They did this through a series of really fun games.

Continuing our team games in PE, Reception played their first game of dodgeball. The children were split into teams and the rules were explained. The children then had to hit the other team with the ball or they were out. Lots of skills were used, such as team work, avoiding the balls and throwing…

Year 4 focused on their balancing skills and evaluating their partners work. They attempted to hold balance positions for 3 seconds. 

In Reception we have been learning how to play team games in PE. The children were split into two teams with one team turning the cones one way and the other team having to turn them back. We then counted up how many each team had at the end and one team was the winner! We learnt how to play as a…

Year 4 reviewed their gymnastics skills today. They focused on:

- travelling (hopping, skipping and leaping) 

- jumping (pencil, straddle and star) 

- rolling (rock, teddy bear, pencil and forward roll) 

- balancing (front support, back support, arabesque, shoulder stand and bridge) 
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In Reception this half term we have been building on our gymnastics skills. We have learnt how to do a tuck, pencil and straddle hold and how to do a tuck, teddy and forward roll. We then moved on to learning how to do a pencil, twist and star jump and finished the half term with different ways to…

Congratulations to the children in Year 5 who passed their Cyclewise level 1 and level 2 this week. They have all worked very hard to achieve this and are all keen to practice their new skills on the roads. 

Year 5 have had a busy week learning how to ride their bikes more safely. They learnt how to get on and off their bike correctly, how to set off safely by looking over their shoulder to check for traffic and how to signal when turning left or right and how to manoeuvre correctly when doing so.…

Year 1 had a fantastic time learning how to play Wheelchair Basketball. This was a fantastic experience for everyone. We quickly learnt the skills needed to manoeuvre the chairs and soon were playing tactically. A P.E. lesson to remember! 
 

Year 6 enjoyed a taster rugby coaching session this morning with local rugby coach, Mr Telford, from Egremont Rangers. They learnt some essential ball skills and attacking and defending techniques.