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

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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Forest School

Forest School

This afternoon, it was Year 6’s turn to attend Forest School with Phil. The children were surprised with a bell tent in the middle of Forest School, complete with a fire burning stove, where they use cotton wool and flints to light their own fire. They also enjoyed...

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Fitness Circuits

Fitness Circuits

In PE, year 3 have been enjoying taking part in some fitness circuits. The children have worked their way around various stations working on various activities to develop strength and stamina. these have included; shuttle runs, squats, toe taps, step ups, star jumps,...

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Slide Tag

Slide Tag

In PE this week, Year 3 have been learning about defence and attack. Children in one team had to defend their treasure by not allowing the other team to pass. They were only able to slide horizontally across their line to tag an attacker. The children had lots of fun...

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Year 5/6 Girls Football Competition

Year 5/6 Girls Football Competition

This afternoon we headed to the Powerleague for a Y5/6 girls football competition held by the Gateshead SSP. The rain certainly did not dampen our spirits and the girls showed brilliant sportsmanship and perseverance throughout. We scored over three goals and...

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