A wonderful week of sport was also celebrated in our Forest School with an orienteering challenge. Map reading is such a useful skill to learn and all ages could take part in this simple navigation activity . The children were provided with a site map marked with location symbols and a set of instr
Well done to Year Six (Mrs Galvin’s class) for completing their Race for Life today. The children ran 10 full laps of the school field – a very impressive feat! It was fantastic to see how much effort they put into the run and how supportive they were of each other. Thank you to everyone who has
This afternoon, Year 2 had their Sports Day! The children participated in lots of different events to score points for their teams (Red, Yellow, Blue and Green). First, the children threw nerfs as far as they could, completed an obstacle course, tried to score a goal in the penalty shoot-out and com
Finally it stopped raining and we were straight out, music playing, for our 8 laps of the field for our very first Race for Life. We discussed some dedications at the start and what the Race for Life was about and after a warm up, we set off…… The children wrote some really nice dedications to
I’m sure everyone is feeling a little down this morning after such a stressful and disappointing outcome yesterday. However, upon reflection, this team has brought us a welcomed distraction over the last few weeks and allowed us to think about something positive when there have been so much stre
Although we will not be able to have parents at the traditional annual sports day event, we have organised a Sports Week which will take place between Monday 12th July until Friday 16th July. During the Sports Week, the children will take part in a range of activities related to sport, fitness and f
What an exciting two days! The children were so thrilled to get on the bus and go on a trip to Gibside! After such a wet weekend we were blessed with sunshine all day and it was warm enough to enjoy lunch out on the grass too. We completed orienteering, some art, the low ropes and also a coupl
In Year 2 this term, the children are learning all about gymnastics. They have been developing their flexibility, co-ordination and control. We have practised lots of different stretches and we have begun to learn lots of tricky rolls! The children have shown how sensible they can be and have been p
All week, the school has been talking about the European Football Championship! Each class in the school has been given a country to support throughout the championships and all of the children are excited to follow their team (and England, of course) throughout their matches. The teams each class h
In Year 2, we have been extremely lucky this week to have an additional PE session led by Mr McMann! The children participated in 8 different activities challenging them in lots of different ways! The first activity required the children to complete a two footed jump into hoops laid across the field
