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PE Term 2 Week 1 and 2 Gymnastics
Mat Skills Focus:
- Balances
- Jumps
- Rolls
- Handstands
- Cartwheels
Apparatus Focus:
- Pupils will explore different equipment setups
- They’ll be encouraged to create their own ways of moving from one side to the other
This approach supports creativity, problem-solving, and physical literacy.
Everybody loves this term in the gym, so I’m sure their will be plenty to talk about when they get home.
PE Reminder
Please ensure pupils:
- Come dressed appropriately on PE days
- Have appropriate footwear. Now that the weather is changing, footwear can be changed before PE.
- Have hair tied up
- Remove jewellery and watches before the session
Week 1 and 2 Mat Skills
Week 1 – Shapes and Rolls
Week 2 – Rolls, Handstands and Cartwheels
⚽🏉 PE Focus This Term: Football & Rugby Skills
This term, our PE lessons have centred around developing Gross and Fine Motor Skills through football and rugby. Pupils began with football, practising key techniques such as passing, dribbling, and shooting, and learning how to apply these in game situations.
Over the past three weeks, we’ve shifted our focus to rugby, where pupils have been learning essential skills like passing backwards, moving with the ball, and understanding important rules such as staying behind the ball carrier and avoiding forward passes.
To reinforce these skills in a fun and active way, we’ve played a variety of engaging games including:
- Canadian Goose – a fast-paced game of ball-stealing and flag-pulling.
- Flag Fury – collecting and attaching flags while staying on the move.
- Bears and Buffaloes – racing to score tries while dodging defenders.
- Great Escape – escaping defenders without losing a tag.
- Rugby Freeze Tag – tagging and freeing teammates with high fives.
- Inside the Raven’s Nest – a team challenge to collect and protect rugby balls.
The pupils found the football work more challenging. It has been nice to watch them grow in confidence throughout the rugby sessions.
