Physical Education: Blog items
Date: 29th Jun 2023 @ 4:09pm
Today we finished our health week activities with a double dose of health. First, the school nurses visited us and taught us about the eatwell plate; after she read us a story about eating the different food groups, we sorted some items into the correct parts of a plate remembering we need to eat the most fruit and vegetables. She even challenged us to create rainbow plates with our meals.
Next, we had a yoga session with Miss Sophie where we focused on our breathing ensuring we were calm and relaxed. Miss Sophie recapped lots of our poses and we enjoyed trying to recreate them.
We have thoroughly enjoyed all our health week activities and we will remember all the ways we can keep ourselves healthy and the importance of it.
Date: 29th Jun 2023 @ 2:51pm
Year 6 had a great morning at Aspire Academy for their sports day. They took part in a range of events from sprinting to javelin. All of the children displayed great teamworking and sportsmanship skills and had a great time. We are very proud of everyone for taking part.
Date: 29th Jun 2023 @ 2:42pm
What a fantastic Health Week in Year 4! Such a busy week. On Tuesday, we took part in a Dance workshop. On Wednesday, we welcomed parents and carers in for 'Together Time' and we showed what we have learned this year about healthy eating. Later on Wednesday, we realyl relaxed and took part in a Yoga session. It was so nice to be calm and chilled. Our Health Week was then topped off by a fantastic Sports Day at Aspire. The children tried so hard and participated brilliantly.
Date: 28th Jun 2023 @ 7:03pm
This week Year 1 have taken part in lots of different activities for Health Week, including a yoga workshop, a dance workshop and a visit from our school nurse. We have enjoyed taking the oppourtunity to learn new skills and to take part in these different experiences.
Date: 28th Jun 2023 @ 7:32am
Yesterday, Year 2 were grateful to have a workshop with Tom from Wigan Warriors. Tom did a stuck in the mud themed warm up which taught us how to hold a rugby ball correctly to ensure an opponent cannot knock it out of our hands before we learnt how to score a tri. In teams, we had to run across the hall and get passed the tri line and tap the ball on a cone to take it back to our team in the style of a relay; to make it more challenging, Tom added some defenders who tried to stop the attackers getting to the tri line. We really enjoyed the activity and we are looking forward to our other activities still to come as part of Health Week.
Date: 26th Jun 2023 @ 2:42pm
Today, to begin Health Week, Year 2 were lucky to have a dance teacher come into School and give us a dance workshop. After completing a fun warm up, we learnt a few basic cha cha steps which could be encorporated into our showcase dance. The teacher introduced our song and set the scene that we were completing a dance that showcases our pride, strength and self-belief. We learnt the timings to a cha cha and then learnt some steps for a paso doble styled dance as it is a powerful dance and that was what we wanted to showcase. We practised the steps lots to the music- I'm a Survivor, trying to remain in time and did a final performance at the end of the workshop. Everyone really enjoyed it and tried their best to get into character. We are looking forward to the rest of health week!
Date: 19th Jun 2023 @ 12:08pm
Year 6 had a brilliant second session of Handball with Mr. Williams. We focused on the skills needed to play the game including how to throw and receive accurately and the importance of finding space on the pitch. All the children worked extemely hard and displayed excellent teamwork and sportsmanship in today's lesson.
Date: 18th Jun 2023 @ 12:36pm
Nursery have been diving under the sea this week as the read the story "Billy's Bucket". This is a fabulous story about a little boy who can see all sorts of sea creatures in his bucket. The children have been thinking about what they would see in their bucket if they had a magical bucket, developing their fine motor muscles by catching fish and threading jelly fsh tentacles and creating their own buckets and sea creatures. We've had a super time under the sea!
Date: 15th Jun 2023 @ 4:42pm
Yesterday, Year Two went outside and enjoyed a carousel of activities which helped us to practice our fundamental skills. We split into small groups and completed most of the activities in short bursts these included: skipping, throwing and catching, throwing with accuracy into a hoop, balance on the trim trail, dribbling a ball using our hands whilst moving as well as racket skills. We enjoyed all the activities and look forward to continuing practising our skills over the coming weeks.
Date: 15th Jun 2023 @ 3:10pm
Today we had our first Forest School session of the year. It was a veyr hot day so we made the most of the tarpualins and made plenty of shelters to keep out of the sun. Whilst we were down there, some of us made jewellery using elder branches, some of us finger knitted and some of us explored the pond and surrounding area, where we saw lots of tadpoles and even a couple of frogs. We are looking forward to our next session.
Date: 15th Jun 2023 @ 3:00pm
This week we have started gymnastics in our P.E sessions, and looked at balances. We identified patches and point on our body that we can spin and balance on. The children created sequences looking at changing our heights and varying our spins.
Date: 13th Jun 2023 @ 7:56am
Today we began our new PE unit of handball with Alan Williams, our local sports coach. With the weather being extrememly hot, we definitely worked up a sweat!! We practised our throwing and catching skills using the official balls, which are smaller than we are used to. Over the session, we became more accurate and powerful with our throws. By the end, we were able to hold small 3 v 3 games to practise and demonstrate our catching, throwing and dodging skills. We can't wait for our next session!
Date: 25th May 2023 @ 4:03pm
Nursery have been exploring farms this week and we have had so much fun! We've sheered sheep, made pigs, cows and chickens, counted farm animals and made milkshakes. The children have been developing their finger muscles by using tweezers to put wool on sheep and building pens for the animals out of playdough.
Date: 25th May 2023 @ 1:38pm
This week Reception have been enjoying Sports Day.
They took part in teams, working together, following the rules and always trying their best.
Take a look at the photos of us cup stacking, speed bouncing, throwing bean bags into hoops, running in the egg and spoon race, competing in an obstacle course and we mustn't forget- welly throwing!
Date: 24th May 2023 @ 7:04pm
Today Year 1 enjoyed sports day! We participated in team races, cup stacking, speed bounce, dome and dishes, welly throwing and bean bag throwing. We all had a fantastic morning and thoroughly enjoyed participating in all the different activities.
Date: 24th May 2023 @ 5:02pm
Today, Year Two participated in our annual sports day. We completed lots of different activities including: races, speed bounce, welly throw, bean bag challenge, under and over team races, stuck in the mud, speed stack and a rest station where we refuelled with water and had a much needed sit down. Throughout the afternoon, we demonstrated many characteristics such as team work, determination, perseverance and participation and everybody should be proud of the effort they showed. Well done Year 2!
Date: 22nd May 2023 @ 3:38pm
Today we went to Blackpool Football Club's stadium - Bloomfield Road - for the Fit2Go festival. We took part in several activities including dodgeball, dance, netball and circuit training. At the end we got the opportunity to go and have a look at the dressing room where the Blackpool players go before and after games.
Date: 19th May 2023 @ 3:48pm
In gymnastics this week we used a variety of equipment to practise our counter-tension and counter-balance. We ended the session by linking some of our balances together with movement.
Date: 18th May 2023 @ 11:51am
This week we have been enjoying a great story called Bumble Bear all about a bear who loves honey so much he decides to join bee school! We have been exploring the striped pattern of the bumble bee, learning how bees make honey and making our own bees out of playdough. The children have also been following a step by step guide to draw a bee - great for learning how to follow instructions! Its been a very buzzzzzy week!
Reception- Learning Fundamental Skills in PE
Date: 12th May 2023 @ 4:33pm
This week in PE, Reception have been improving their fundamental skills of jumping, running and stepping up onto a bench. The children were split into teams and had to jump off the bench, grab a cone and then jump back onto the bench.
Take a look at our photos!
Date: 4th May 2023 @ 10:43am
Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell left us a gift of some slime! The chilldren had a great time exploring the slime and it initiated some wonderful converstaions with the children. They used some great words to describe the slime such as "stretchy, sticky, boingy and bouncy". They were fascinated watching the slime stretch and talked about how long their slime was and whose was longer. The slime also provided a super work out for the childrens fingers with all the pulling, stretching, poking a rolling.
Year 6 - Counter Balances and Counter Tension
Date: 3rd May 2023 @ 2:41pm
In this week's PE lesson, we continued with our gymnastics unit. We focussed specifically on counter balances and counter tension. Working with a partner, we learned that counter balances use a pushing force to create a stable balance. Counter tension uses a pulling force to create stability. We created various holds and learned how to safely support our partner.
Date: 28th Apr 2023 @ 2:13pm
Date: 26th Apr 2023 @ 3:23pm
Today we began our gymnastics unit of counter tension and counter balance. We spent the session experimenting with balancing on the floor and benches using bodily points and patches. Over the unit we will develop our balancing skills to create sequences with others.
Year 4 - Getting ready to race
Date: 26th Apr 2023 @ 1:31pm
Last week, we learned how to position our bodies for a race start ('ready' and 'set'). This week, we used those skills in relay races. We also learned how to pass the baton to our teammates from the front and from behind.
