Blog by Tag: Physical Education

Year 5 had a blast with wheelchair basketball today! They started with a game of tag to get the hang of it and then moved on to competitive basketball matches. The instructor was impressed by how quickly they picked it up and how well they worked together as a team.

Year 6 had a fabulous time experiencing Wheelchair Basketball today. They had to use many skills and coordinate these in a different way in order to navigate the wheelchair and play the game. 

Our Year 3 children have been perfecting their animal dances. They had some great moves. The Sports Values were shown and recognised in Cameron, Ella, Adalyn and Mia.

This week in Nursery we have been putting our maths prepositional skills into practise by building an obstacle course. The children placed planks on the tyres to balance and climb on. I modelled language like “on, up, over and under” to the children as they made their way along the different parts…

Some of our Year 1 and 2 children represented us at a Multiskills event at Whitehaven Academy yesterday. They took part in a variety of activities. They behaved impeccably and showed all the values of school games. We are immensely proud of them all.

Some of our Year 1 and 2 children represented us at a Multiskills event at Whitehaven Academy yesterday. They took part in a variety of activities. They behaved impeccably and showed all the values of school games. We are immensely proud of them all.

Today, KS2 representatives participated in a Multi-Skills Tournament at St. Bees School and secured 2nd place! The children demonstrated their abilities in throwing, catching, striking, kicking, coordination, running, and jumping. They all worked together as a team to achieve this great…

Year 2 have been working on how to manoeuvre within a space safely and be aware of those around them. The children are growing in confidence when dribbling and passing a ball, in a space, to each other using their feet. They cannot wait to use their honed skills in future lessons to participate in…

Year 5 had an amazing week at Copeland Pool, where they worked on enhancing their swimming skills. As the week went on, their confidence and stamina noticeably improved. They also had great fun participating in 'noodle' races, playing sharks, and diving down to retrieve items from the bottom of…

Cameron, Ivy and Mollie have been showing excellent Sports values; respect, determination, teamwork, resilience and responsibility. During dance, Miss Mason awarded them with stickers for showing specific qualities. Well done

Year 6 have been perfecting their cricket skills of batting and bowling then putting it into practice during a match. 

This half term, Reception have a football coach each week. This week we have been learning how to control a ball using little kicks and how to pass it to a member of our team. Great start Reception!