Physical Education

Through the study of PE, our pupils will understand the importance of healthy living, fitness and know how their bodies work. They will also learn the value of teamwork and develop collaboration skills alongside positive decision making .They will develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities, be physically active for sustained periods of time, engagement in competitive sports and activities  and lead healthy, active lives.

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Children will learn subject specific vocabulary relating to their year group, this can be accessed by clicking on this document:

Physical Education Progression of Vocabulary

Forest School -Easter themed

Forest School -Easter themed

Today in school, Nursery and Reception class were very excited to take part in Forest School, because it had a very special, tasty Easter treat included! At the start of the session, Phil told us that Oscar Monster wanted to find worms and ladybirds underneath logs....

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Basketball

Basketball

In our basketball lesson this week, the children played in teams of 5 or 6, high passing and bounce passing to each other, whilst other members of the other team were defending. A team member was transferred to the other side, if an incomplete amount of 5 passes were...

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Gateshead Dance Festival

Gateshead Dance Festival

We are incredibly proud of our Year 4 children who performed at the Gateshead Dance Festival in the Glasshouse on Tuesday afternoon. The children performed to the uplifting song ‘Sky full of stars’ by Coldplay. They showed incredible energy and enthusiasm throughout...

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A Sunny Morning at Forest School

A Sunny Morning at Forest School

What a beautiful, sunny, warm morning we had at Forest School yesterday! The sun was shining bright, the sky was blue and we watched airplanes flying throughout the sky. We spent lots of time working together in small teams. We made mint soup in the mud kitchen out of...

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The Three Peaks

The Three Peaks

In Geography this half term, Year 4 are learning about mountains. They have learnt about the features of a mountain and how they are formed. Today, the children have used an atlas to name and locate the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales. Then, using...

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Netball

Netball

This half term, our topic is netball. Following a quick fun warm up to remind ourselves of the tactics involved in attacking and defence, we recapped various passes used in netball; chest pass, bounce pass and shoulder pass. The children thought about the positioning...

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Bikeability in Reception

Bikeability in Reception

This morning in Reception class, we were so excited to hear that we would be taking part in ‘Bikaebility’. We were greeted by Richard, who told us that he would be teaching us some bike skills on balance bikes. First, we put on our helmets and Richard adjusted the...

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Forest School Fun!

Forest School Fun!

Yesterday, Nursery and Reception class were so excited to be the first children to visit Forest School this half term! Phil introduced the muddy monsters at the beginning of the session. Oscar monster enjoys picking up little creatures and listening to what we get up...

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Basketball in Year 3

Basketball in Year 3

This week Year 3 were treated to a special basketball session led by Phil. We started off by learning some of the key rules before practicing our dribbling techniques. We played a game of treasure hunt where we had to dribble the ball to another team to steal their...

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Football

Football

Today we have enjoyed taking part in Little Kickers. Our coach came into school and helped us to listen to instructions, kick the ball, take turns and to control the ball. We all really enjoyed taking part.

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