Reception and Year 1 performed some cosmic kids' yoga. Reception explored yoga balances relating to a story based on dinosaurs. Whilst Year 1 explored a jungle including performing lots of yoga poses relating to wild animals such as lions, monkeys and crocodiles. 

Year 2 played games that tested their agility, speed and ability to balance as well as using their senses. Games included Traffic lights, Banana Tag and Catching tails. They also practised their coordination skills by developing their ability to dribble a football successfully. 

This week Mr Jew has continued to teach Tag Rugby to Year 3’s working on making tackles. Year 4 and 5 have been continuing with dodgeball, focussing on accurate throws and ways to avoid being hit and Year 6 have had their first handball lesson outside where they learned about the ‘3-step’ rule and played small sided games.

Mr Jew is now teaching Year 3 Tag Rugby. This week the pupils have been learning how to pass and receive the ball accurately standing still and on the move.

His is also teaching Year 4 dodgeball. This week pupils have been learning the rules of starting a game and how to dodge and catch.

Mr Jew and Miss Beamond have selected two children from every year group as the P.E performers of this half term. These children have been chosen for demonstrating our school values within P.E lessons and making excellent progress. Well done.

In P.E this week KS1 children did yoga sessions that tested their flexibility and balancing skills.

KS2 children took part in fitness sessions which used all muscles in the body and tested their level of fitness. Exercises included lunges, running, star jumps, core moves.  

This week in PE Year 6 learnt how to perform line dancing and country dancing. They then performed a whole group dance to 5, 6, 7, 8 and Cotton Eye Joe. 

Year 3, 4 and 5 all looked at different traditional dances around the UK. The children learnt about Morris dancing, Irish dancing and Highland dancing as well as which country in the UK each of the dances is a tradition from.

KS1 have been performing dances from around the world including the Samba from Brazil, cha cha from Cuba, Zumba from Colombia and waltz from Germany.