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
Cricket
In our PE lessons this half term the children in Year 5 are learning the rules and skills of cricket. This week, in groups of 4, they played a warm up game involving 6 cones and 3 balls, where they had to accurately place the ball on the opposite side of each cone,...
Forest School Thursdays
What a gorgeous, hot, sunny morning it was for Nursery and Reception class to attend Forest School this morning. First, Phil told us that all of the Muddy Monsters were hiding in Forest School so we had to find where Eddie, Chloe, Oscar and Ella were! We then enjoyed...
Netball
In PE this week, Year 6 continued to develop and build on their foundational netball skills. The children learnt basic ball skills which included throwing the ball with accuracy using chest pass, shoulder pass and bounce pass and catching skills. They worked hard to...
Dodgeball
In PE this half term, Year 3 are learning to play dodgeball. The children loved their first session on Wednesday which introduced the children to the mix of physical and social skills which will be developed throughout the unit in a fun, fast-paced way. Physically,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...