Sports
Inspire Dance Festival 2025
A huge well done to all of the children in Year 4 who performed at this years Inspire Dance Festival organised by the Gateshead Schools Sport Partnership. The event took place at the Glasshouse on the Quayside with seventeen other schools taking part to showcase their...
Little Kickers Coaching
Reception are very lucky to have Little Kickers teaching them football during their PE lessons this half term. The children have been working hard to dribble, kick and keep control of the ball during a variety of games and activities. They have used good listening...
Year 2 Gymnastics
This half term our topic in PE is gymnastics. We have been focusing on basic shapes and balances and performing them individually and with a partner. These skills require a lot of teamwork, patience and resilience in order to be successful. Following this, we have...
Dancing Around The World
Our PE topic this half term in Year 4 is ' Dance from around the world'. We have explored different dance styles from India, Africa, China and America and have enjoyed creating a performance piece to match each of the unique countries. The children have worked in...
Dancing Through The Ages
Our PE topic this half term in Year 5 is 'Dance'. We have been focusing on the different dance styles throughout the ages ranging from 1920 up until now. The children have worked in groups and have loved exploring the variety of dance styles from each decade and...
Children in Need 2024 in Year 5
Today, the children in St. Aidan’s celebrated Children in Need Day 2024. The children came into school wearing a piece of yellow clothing and were so kind to donate £1 towards the charity. The whole school took part in a Pudsey Bear raffle too! There were some...
Gymnastics Club
Year 3 and 4 have thoroughly enjoyed developing their gymnastics skills in their after school club every Wednesday. The children have focused on a range of single and partner balances such as bridges and headstands and were given the opportunity to chance to create...
Girls 6 A-Side Football
On Friday, ten girls from Year 5/6 took part in a 6 a-side football competition based at Powerleague Gateshead. 23 other schools were involved with over 250 girls taking part! Not only at the competition but during training sessions in school, the girls have shown...
Invasion games
In year 2 this half term we have focused on invasion games. During our lessons we have introduced a range of skills including throwing, catching, striking, attacking and defending. We have worked on spatial awareness and the importance of working together as a team...
Football
In year 6 this half term, our topic in PE is football. The children have focused on keeping control of the ball and dribbling at different tempos to get free from a defender. They have identified the correct shooting technique to use in different situations and worked...