We can push ourselves further. We always have more to give.
A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect. National Curriculum for Physical Education, purpose of study
Fruit salad and basketball
by Maisha and Maryam A This week, we made fruit salad that had a lot of our favourite fruits in it. We split into groups to get our equipment, and we were learning how to prepare food safely and hygienically. In our group's fruit salad we chose purple grapes,...
New Age Curling Event
Some of our pupils were lucky enough to join an inclusive sports morning at St Saviour's Primary today. Some children from years 3-5 from Lansbury Lawrence joined children from St Saviour's and St Paul's to try out some New Age Curling with coaches Alfie and Sheela!...
PE: dancing, dribbling and dodging
This term all children are learning sport-based skills and dance and movement skills in their PE lessons. Year 1 and 2 are learning how to control, dribble and pass a ball successfully with their feet. They learnt that control means to keep the ball close to you using...
“Nets Go” Kahlo Class!
This term in PE, year 5 are learning the sport of Netball! Netball uses lots of different skills - so it can be a tricky sport to learn and play - but Kahlo Class are showing determination to succeed! This week, we practised our chest passing skills in small groups....
Goldsworthy’s seed dance
In Goldsworthy class we have been learning about plants growing in our PE lessons. We were learning how to be champion dancers by controlling our bodies carefully, creating movements and listening for ques. We learnt a poem about seeds and worked as a team to suggest...
Making friends in Early Years
In Carle class this week, all of our children have been making friends with each other and exploring the environment with curiosity. Enjoying some Bark Breakfast in the Mud Kitchen Zahir & Mohammed began building a structure out of the blocks - part castle, part...
Look at us! Hamilton class play and learn whilst developing their fine motor skills.
Why are fine motor skills important? Fine motor skills involve small muscles working with the brain and nervous system to control movements in areas such as the hands, fingers, lips, tongue and eyes. Developing fine motor skills helps children do things like...
What a sunny sports day!
The children ran, jumped, skipped, cheered and encouraged each other while enjoying all the activities this morning. We have been practising for several weeks and looking forward to the opportunity to compete. We don't know which team won overall, but the children...
No rest for the wicket
Both Riley and Van Gogh classes in Year 4 started a brand new cricket program last week which will continue during January. Every Friday morning we will be improving and enhancing our cricket skills with thanks to Platform Cricket. Last Friday was our first session....
Children in Need
Today, Lichtenstein Class had fun raising money for Children In Need, which is a charity that helps disadvantaged children around the UK. We wore our own clothes and held a hurdles event. First we practised our jumping by seeing how many times we could jump over the...