Tag Netball

This term, Year 6 will be focusing on ball skills in PE. Today, we have been developing our reaction and response in a game of tag netball.

PE

Year 3 have been practising their footwork skills and developing their co ordination skills.

Y6 throw tennis

This week, the children in Year 6 were developing their reactions in PE and then applied this to a game of throw tennis.

Year 5 PE – Endball and Spatial Control Skills

In PE we have been practising our ball control skills and using these to improve our Endball gameplay.

PE in Y1

This week in PE, Y1 were focusing on their balancing skills and transferring from one leg to the other without falling.

Y1 Popping pirates PE

This week in PE, Y1 have been practicing their balancing skills. We worked in pairs to balance as many pieces of ‘treasure’ onto our pirate partner as we could. They then had to balance on one leg, trying to keep as many pirate ‘treasures’ in place as possible to gain the most points.

Y6 balancing and counter balancing in PE.

Year 6 have been working together to solve physical challenges using a variety of balancing techniques.

❤️🌈⭐️ Fun Friday in Early Years ⭐️🌈❤️

What a lovely morning we have had in our early years department this morning. ⭐️
We have been using our water play equipment, we have been pouring, mixing and strengthening our developing gross and fine motor skills.

Year 5 – PE – Coordination & Counterbalancing

In PE, we have been focusing on our coordination skills with our footwork; walking forwards and backwards along a line in different ways using balancing skills to assist us. Alongside this, we have been working with a partner to practise using our weight to counterbalance them in different shapes and forms.

Year 4 PE

Children have enjoyed learning about balance this week.

Year 4 Daily Mile

We made the most of the winter sun to do our daily mile today!

Year 4 PE

Year 4 have been thinking about different parts of the body and how they move when comparing movements and skills.

Achievers 28.2.25

Our amazing achievers this week!

PE – Stance and Footwork

In PE the children were practising different types of movement and stance when in-control-of and passing a variety of objects around.

Y3 PE

Year 3 have been working on their balancing skills and working with a partner to balance in different ways.

Year 5 – PE – Judo

Year 5 enjoyed a ferocious first judo lesson on Thursday.

Sponsored Obstacle Course 20.06.25

A huge well done to all of the children who took part in our sponsored obstacle course on Friday. All the children had great fun completing the course and so far we have raised over £1,000 with more sponsor forms to still be handed in! An amazing achievement everyone, well done!

Y5&Y6 Town Sports- 24.06.25

Well done to the children who took part in the Wigan Town Sports event at Robin Park Arena today. We are extremely proud of all the children for trying their best and cheering each other on! A big well done to John who has made it to the final for the 80m sprint, good luck John!

Year 4 P.E

We have had a great P.E lesson today working on our agility. Children focused on how to stop and start safely and working on arriving in the correct position to collect the ball.

Y6 PE

Year 6 have been developing strategy and teamwork skills through invasion games.

Year 1 PE

Year 1 have been learning to land with balance and control.

Y6 Dodgeball

In PE this term, Year 6 are working on developing their stance skills so they can balance with minimum wobble and maintain a good posture. Today they have practised catching a ball thrown at knee height and above the head whilst continuing to balancing. They then had a go at applying this skill in a game of dodgeball.

Water Play 💦❤️🥰

Winter weather didn’t stop our preschoolers from enjoying water play outside ❄️💦
The cold didn’t bother us as we splashed, poured, and laughed together, staying active and having fun ☀️🪣
Outdoor play in all seasons helps children build confidence, resilience, and a love for learning 😄🌿

Year 5 – PE – Static Balance

Whilst some of the children still complete their swimming qualification, the rest of Year 5 have been busy for the last few weeks of term practising and challenging their static balance skills back at school. Some of us more successfully than others!

Pancake Challenge.

Today in Reception, things got flipping fantastic! 🥞

We challenged the children to a one-minute pancake flipping contest and asked, “How many can you flip in a minute?” Using their fantastic gross motor skills, the children carefully flipped their playdough pancakes in the pan while counting each one.

There was lots of concentration, excitement and big smiles as they tried to beat their own scores. What a fun way to build coordination, confidence and counting skills all at the same time!

Y3 PE

The children have been working on their ball control skills with a partner.

Year 1 – Ball control

The children in Year 1 have been focusing on ball control in PE. They had to maintain control of a ball whilst moving it around their bodies with two hands, one hand and using their finger tips.

Y6 PE orienteering

Y6 were working in teams using compass directions and following different routes to spell words in their PE lesson.

Year 5 – PE – Seated Balance and Floor Work

In PE, we have been focusing on using core muscles and upper body strength to transition objects whilst holding a position.