Physical Education: Blog items
Date: 23rd Feb 2023 @ 3:32pm
Year 6 began their new PE unit this week by learning several yoga poses, which improve posture, strengthen the core and increase flexibility. We started with the a simple mountain pose before moving on to the tree pose, warrior pose and chair pose. We then eded the session with a relaxing meditation.
Eco at Boundary-Walk to School!
Date: 21st Feb 2023 @ 5:46pm
'Walk to School' campaign started again in September 2022. It promotes the benefits of walking to school- keeping healthy and reducing air pollution. The class winners so far are:
1st- Rowan
2nd- Hawthorn
3rd- Maple
Well done to all the children who continue to walk to school every day!
Reception- PE Throwing and Catching!
Date: 21st Feb 2023 @ 11:05am
The children in Reception have been learning how to throw and catch a ball using their hand eye coordination skills.
They worked together to throw the ball into a hoop, then they practised bouncing and catching it on their own and finally they had to throw a ball to each other .
Take a look at how we did!
Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 8:33pm
This week the children have been learning about different cultural celebrations including taking part in dragon dancing, The children watched some videos of different festivals and observed how the dragon moved to the music. During PE the children have been exploring different ways in which they can move their bodies to music. They worked together in groups to create their own dragon dances and performed them to the other children in the class.
Date: 19th Feb 2023 @ 7:50pm
On the last day of Spring 1, we welcomed parents and carers into school so that the children could showcase everything they have learned during our Fit 2 Go course. From living a healthy lifestyle, to teeth health, as well as physical and mental health, the children showcased their work brilliantly. Four children from the year group won certificates for their fantastic efforts during Fit2Go. Well done everyone!
Nursery Enjoyed the Snowy Weather
Date: 19th Jan 2023 @ 10:48am
Nursery didn't let a little bit of snow and ice stop them from having fun! The children went outside and explored the icy conditions by touching the ice and discussing what it feels like. We used words like cold, spikey, hard and melt to describe the ice. The children were very excitied to find that the water in the mud kitchen had frozen and some bowls had been frozen under the ice!
Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 6:13pm
We begin our PE unit by playing team building and communication games. The children had to work as a team to protect the person who was wearing the bib. After several attempts, they learned how to communiate effectively and move around the hall as a group. We then began to learn two passes used in netball - the chest pass and the bounce pass. After practising each one, the children were challenged will some passing and moving games.
Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 3:14pm
In PE this week pupils in year 5 were asked to create balances. Working in pairs, pupils created a simple routine of rolls and balances, which could be high or low, broad or narrow. Each performance was viewed and then children tried to improve their performances.
KS2 - Blackpool Schools Football Tournament
Date: 9th Jan 2023 @ 2:08pm
This morning our KS2 boys football team took part in the Blackpool Schools Football Tournament, which they qualified for before Christmas. The rescheduled event saw all schools from Blackpool take part in a couple of fixtures to determine who would go on to represent Blackpool at the finals on Friday.
As always, our Boundary boys put on a great show of character, determination and although they didn't qualify for the final, they came away smiling after a spirited performance.
Well done to all KS2 boys involved in today's event, you've done your school proud!
Date: 6th Jan 2023 @ 2:46pm
This half term we will be completing our Fit2Go programmes with Blackpool Football Club Community Trust. The programme consists of a practical lesson and a theory lesson. Each week there is a different theme to the week.
Week one: Healthy lifestyles
Week two: The Eat Well Guide
Week three: Physical activity
Week four: It's all about balance
Week five: Snacks and label reading
Week six: Teeth and hydration
For our theory about healthy lifestyles this week, we looked at what we need to stay healthy. For example, 9-11 hours sleep, drink water and a balance of foods from different food groups. Then for our practical we did some warm ups and then played dodgeball.
Date: 5th Jan 2023 @ 3:37pm
Today was our first Forest School Session! Although it was very rainy and muddy, we had lots of fun thinking about the new Year. We played Robins and Frost Sprites, a game of hide and seek, to think about how the frost comes in winter and we made wands/staffs to warn off the cold of winter and keep the light shining in our hearts throughout this period of time. The children had great fun despite their muddy clothes!
Year 6 meet and greet with BFC players
Date: 15th Dec 2022 @ 12:34pm
Today Year 6 were lucky enough to have a meet and greet with 2 1st team Blackpool FC players: Shayne Lavery and Sonny Carey. During their visit, Year 6 pupils asked them a range of questions, such as 'Who is the toughest team you've faced?', 'How did you feel when you first stepped out at Bloomfield Road as a Blackpool player?' and 'What job would you have had if you hadn't have been a footballer?'
We'd like to thank the players for taking the time to visit our children and answer their questions.
Key Stage 2 Boccia Competition
Date: 12th Dec 2022 @ 12:00pm
This morning saw 6 of our KS2 pupils visit Blackpool Sixth Form to take part in the School Games Boccia Competition. Boccia is a game designed for all, where pupils sit down and take turns throwing balls towards a target. To score points, you must get as close as you can to the jack (white ball), against an opposition.
Not only did our pupils represent Boundary with fantastic behaviour and respect, they finished first place in the competition, meaning they will now go on to represent Blackpool in the School Games finals in February 2023! A massive well done to all who took part, a great display of concentration, skill and effort!
Date: 30th Nov 2022 @ 11:00am
We have been reading the story "Whatever Next!" By Jill Murphy. In the story a little bear makes a rocket out of a cardboard box and flies to the moon! We have had some super spaced themed activities including making space ships out of shapes and throwing the right number of space rocks in to a box. A favourite was making a giant planet by splatttering paint - great for working those big muscles. The chiildren also did some great mark making describing their trip to the moon.
Date: 29th Nov 2022 @ 8:47am
On Monday morning we travelled to Blackpool Sports Centre to take part in this year's Sportshall Athletics competition. The competition saw students compete in various field and track events, such as Standing Long Jump and the 4x1 Relay.
Unfortunately we fell short of qualifying for the North schools section but, as always, our pupils represented the school with great pride and attitude, with the team scoring highly in plenty of their events.
Nursery - Aliens Love Dinopants!
Date: 24th Nov 2022 @ 11:28am
It's been pants crazy in nursery this week! We have been reading the story "Aliens Love Dinopants" all about aliens and dinosaurs who share a love of underpants! The children have been busy designing their own underpants and creating their own aliens. They really enjoyed blowing paint with a straw and adding eyes to make an alien! They have been counitng aliens, matching pants with the same pattern and feeding aliens at the funky fingers table! One day we even discovered some alien eggs. We waited patiently until they were ready and then we help the baby aliens hatch from the eggs!
Key Stage 2 Cross Country Race 2
Date: 24th Nov 2022 @ 9:18am
On Wednesday morning, 13 of our KS2 pupils from Year 4-6 travelled to Stanley Park to take part in the second Cross Country race of this academic year.
The course was a long and wet one, with plenty of muddy trainers crossing the finish line, but our Boundary pupils showed fantastic determination to secure some fantastic finishing positions. Each place gains points for our school, and after 2 races we are currently third out of all participating Blackpool schools. Many of our pupils who took part in the first race showed improvement in their finishing positions, which is great to see.
There are 6 races in total, with 4 coming up in 2023. Keep your eyes peeled as we gain more points that will see us progress up the table!
Date: 21st Nov 2022 @ 3:40pm
Date: 21st Nov 2022 @ 3:39pm
This morning our KS2 boys football team travelled to Stanley Park to take part in the Utilita Cup, organised by Blackpool FC Community Trust. The tournament saw our boys placed into a group facing various schools from across the Fylde Coast.
The team battled well, representing Boundary well and putting their all into their performances. Falling short in the group stages meant we missed out on the semi-finals but the boys showed real determination, some fantastic skills and positive play against tough opponents.
Date: 17th Nov 2022 @ 11:26am
Today we had our second dance session based on the Haka. We recapped on the what we learned last week, which was the first 22 seconds of the dance. We then split the class and performed it at each other, making sure we used our faces to intimidate our 'opponents'. Once we had perfected the first section of the dance, we then improvised the next 22 seconds of the dance. We had to move as a group towards the other group and then perform our own actions that we thought would be inkeeping with the haka. Look at how firece we look!!
Date: 16th Nov 2022 @ 10:49am
Nursery have been exloring Autumn this week. We have talked about all the signs that it is Autumn including colourful leaves, conkers and acorns on the ground and the weather getting a bit cooler. The children have loved looking at Autumn objects with a maginifying glass and talking about what they could see. We also made some great leaf people - everyone looked different! To help us develop our subitising skills, we picked a card with 1,2, or 3 dots on and then had to add the same number of leaves to a tree and for our fine motor muscles the chilren put loom bands on pinecones and used tweezers to move conkers in to a bowl.
Date: 9th Nov 2022 @ 9:55pm
There's been alot of pop, whizz, bang, whoosh and crackle in nursery this week as we have been celebrating Bonfire Night. The children enjoyed sharing their experiences of Bonfire Night and were able to recall the fireworks they saw. They described the fireworks using words like "big", "loud" and "bright". It was lovely to hear them talking about their experiences and making links between what they had seen and what their freinds had seen.
Date: 9th Nov 2022 @ 8:12pm
As part of our PE curriculum we have begun a spiritual journey in Yoga. Pupils are learning some of the most common yoga poses and movements, as well as developing the ability to control their bodies, breathing and thoughts. Yoga involves balancing and stretching all parts of the body, moving in a controlled way and being peaceful and mindful.
Date: 9th Nov 2022 @ 3:39pm
Today we began our dance journey in PE and this half term we are going to be focussing on the Haka. Today we watched the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team perform the Haka before a match and talked about their facial expressions and how they made themselves appear intimidating. We will be learning the basic parts of the Haka and adding our own bits to it as the weeks go on.
Date: 8th Nov 2022 @ 4:08pm
Well done to the girls who played their first match against Devonshire this yesterday. They didn't win but they worked hard and showed great resilience 
