PE

The Stars and Rainbow classes went to Moat to take part in a multi sports camp with some students. They had a great time practicing balancing, hand eye coordination and jumping skills. With children finishing the session saying ‘they loved it!’.

We visited Moat Community College to take part in some sports activities. The children worked in groups to play badminton and they learned different techniques they can use when playing Badminton.

Big Moves

Nursery children have been developing their core muscles and strength by rolling the tyres. They have shown great determination, enthusiasm, and concentration when rolling them around the playground.

Pushing & Pressing

Developing strength in muscles in the nursey by pushing and pressing down hard on the play dough. ‘Look, look’ such fascination about the patterns and prints made.

Movement

This week year 1’s learnt a new skill called a pivoting. We applied the skill to the different movements we had learnt in reception such as: side steps, grappling, skipping and jogging. The importance of pivoting is to be able to turn and control your body quickly and to generate power and momentum. This skill can be applied in games such as football and will help defending. 

Pivoting Video

In PE, the year 1 children have enjoyed creating a dance sequence of 4 or more moves using the movements and skills they have explored during their PE lessons. They worked together in groups and shared their creative dance sequence in a dance competition!

Balance

The Year 2 children have been learning all about balance, look how great they are at balancing!

Movement

Year 2 children have been applying movement skills during a game of bench ball!

PE with Moat

Sports Day

The nursery children have been strengthening their arm and hand muscles by manipulating and moulding the playdough. They have also been developing their coordination to use the tools with good coordination and strength. These are important so we can use pens and pencils to write.

The nursery children have been strengthening their core muscles by lifting and rolling large logs, balancing, and climbing the climbing frame, riding the bikes and scooters with speed and coordination.

Reception

Children have been learning to move their bodies in different ways. We have been learning how to side step and gallop. Side steps enable children to pivot, move and change directions quickly when playing different sports. These movements help children develop confidence and control when moving.

Year 1

Year 2

The children in reception have been doing gymnastics. They have been learning different types of rolls such as log roll, rocket roll and the teddy bear roll was the challenge. The majority of the children’s favourite roll was the rocket roll.

Children in Spring 1 will be learning how to move their body in different ways, confidently changing directions. They will also be linking moves together with a partner in time to music and perform simple movement patterns.

We have been learning how to roll and collect a ball. The children have really enjoyed learning how to throw and catch a ball.  They then applied this skill to play piggy in the middle. Children have also been dropping a ball from shoulders height and catching it after a bounce. The children have been learning how to kick a ball using their feet. The children then used this skill to kick towards the goal.

Children in reception have enjoyed learning the names of cricket equipment such as: cricket bat, ball, wickets, base, underarm throw and over arm throw.

Reception sport day was super fun. From sprints, sack races, egg and spoon races and balancing bean bag races. All the children had an amazing day!

In year 1 one we have been learning how our body can move in different directions, side steps, galloping, hopping, marching, and for progression we attempted those skills by doing it in zigzag motion where there were testing themselves following cones. When playing bench all side steps have helped children to avoid the ball and intercept the ball.

In year 1 gymnastic was a really exciting time because we had a special visit from Sam Oldham who is a professional gymnast whose gone on to represent the GB in the Olympics where he had won bronze medal. Children were very enthusiastic when learning gymnastics as they met a real gymnast. we had children beginning to master the front roll, walking across a low beam, jumping off different apparatus.

In year 1 we are beginning to master the skills we had learnt in previous terms but this time round we had to link travelling moves that change direction and speed, link moves together with a partner and variety of moves on the beat.

In year 1 children have been working on dropping the ball from shoulder height and collecting with two hands or one hand to make it more challenging they were also working with partners doing sequence passing, which allowed them to introduce a partner in the middle where they were able to play piggy in the middle and then further on as they become more confident we introduced bench ball.

In year 1 we have had a coach come in from Leicestershire county cricket club and in every week where we will be learning techniques of how to ball, bat and catch which then we will be following up and using the skills when we play caterpillar cricket.

In year 2 we learnt different was of our body are able to move, hopscotch forward and backward, side steps forward and backward, galloping, marching, skipping and hopping forward backward. When performing these skills, we tried to do it with speed and quality and we also spoke on how learning these skills can benefit us in different sports.

In year 2 gymnastic was a really exciting time because we had a special visit from Sam Oldham who is a professional gymnast whose gone on to represent the GB in the Olympics where he had won bronze medal, they were mastering skills such as jumping of apparatus, walking across low and higher beam, performing front and back roll some were also leading into splits and cartwheel, the children were also performing their own 3 sequence

In year 2 we are mastering how to compose and perform simple dance routines, develop a range of dance movements and improve timing alone, with partner and group and with all this we worked creating movements that show rhythm and control.

In year 2 for ball skills we are using our bodies in different ways to make a connection with a ball. For example catching the ball in different ways like over the shoulder, beside the body and below your knees. We are working on striking the ball with a bat, kicking the ball with either foot, throwing the ball to our partners and trying to do a rally. We also introduced playing football

In year 2 we are mastering the correct technique of bowling, batting and catching and also learning the rules and how you can score points and win the game. The game we learnt to play is called super striker.

Sports Day

In the autumn term we had a special visit from an Olympic Gymnast. Sam Oldham visited the school and carried out circuits with children in reception through to year 2. Children raised £865.74. Sam Oldham also carried out a whole school assembly and explained his role and what he does. Children were inspired by Sam and this fed nicely into our Autumn 2 term as we were learning gymnastics.

Year 1 children from Uplands, Highfields and Charnwood all went to Moat Community College where the students arranged different activities. The children from all three schools were mixed together so they could experience interacting with new children!

The Stars enjoyed taking part in the multi sports camp at Moat where the children practiced their balance and hand eye coordination.

The cricket specialist from Leicestershire cricket county club taught the children how to bowl the ball. They children loved this game as they had to aim the ball at the wickets and knock down the wickets. Children are beginning to develop the bowling technique.

Rockets had the opportunity to learn how to play cricket with an expert cricketer  from Leicestershire Cricket Club. We learnt the skills of how to hold a cricket bat and do fielding. Rockets enjoyed playing cricket and are looking forward to learning more cricket Skills.

YouTube

• PE with Joe Wicks
• Cosmic kids Yoga
• Jedi writing cursive
• Jump start Jonny
  • Just dance kids
• Milkshake

BBC

• Andy’s wilds workouts
• BBC music, movement and songs audio

YouTube

• NHS hand washing
• Brush your teeth
• Good habits

BBC Bitesize

• 5 a day song

• Oliver’s Vegetables by Vivian French
• See inside your body by Colin King
• First encyclopaedia of the human body by Fiona Chandler