Weeks 5-8 Skipping

We started by developing our individual performance from a basic skip to trying  different actions with our feet like jumping jacks, ski’s, twists, etc.  We could also try moving the rope differently by doing cross overs and a double rope with one jump.  In our second week we introduced partner work, where we both still had our own ropes but tried to skip in time, and skipping on a bench.  We finished the block with group skipping using the longer ropes.

Week 9-12

This week sees the start of our last 4 week block of the term and the year, which is Rounders.  Here are the first two games we are doing.

– Circle and line – In 2 halves, 1 half stand in a circle and pass the ball around circle.  The other half stand in a corner and 1 at a time run around edge of gym.  See how many passes the circle team can make in the time it takes the other team to all have 1 shot each.

– Passing rounders – 2 teams, 1 fielding and the other batting.  The batters throw the ball out and run once round all the stumps.  The fielders score by throwing the ball as many times as they can before the batter gets home.  The team with the most throws wins.

The 22nd of April was Earth Day and we learned a song called ‘Give The Earth The Care It Needs’.  We added four groups of percussion instruments to the song: boomwhackers, tambourines, triangles and claves.

Here is a clip of us playing our instruments.

Please click on the link below to see what P1/2A are learning about in Term 4:

P1-2 Curriculum Info Term 4 25-26

P1s have been learning about the volume of water and practising  pouring water into different containers to show that they were full, empty, half full, almost empty, almost full.

We also took on the challenge of finding out how many scoops/cups it took to fill different sizes of containers. We kept track of our counting using tally marks. Some of us had to be really patient and counted as high as 68 scoops!

 

We had fun celebrating World Book Day in P1/2A.

Some of us dressed up as characters from our favourite books, we shared lots of stories and we had a special World Book Day Book Bug with Mrs Grant.

The P7’s shared stories with us and we read our reading books to them!

We finished Term 3 with a block of badminton, focusing on developing agility, balance and hand-eye coordination.

Term 4 Overview

We are finishing the year off with three activities for four weeks each.

1 – Athletics with Determination and Resilience

2-Skipping with Stamina

3- Rounders with Cue Recognition.

In Music, as part of our World Book Day activities, we learned a song all about the Gruffalo, the lovable character created by Julia Donaldson. We learned the words and the melody first and then added some actions to help us.

Below are slides of each of the four verses and also a little video clip of the class performing.

This week we begin our third four‑week block of PE. So far this term, the class has enjoyed learning dance and handball, and we wanted to share what we’ve been working on.

Dance

In our dance block, pupils explored how to use movement to express ideas. We focused on:

• Using imagination and responding to different stimuli
• Travelling, stillness, shapes, jumps and gestures
• Changing rhythm, speed, level and direction
• Repeating patterns in movement
• Showing expression and confidence

The children had great fun experimenting with creative movement and performing short sequences.

Handball

During handball, we concentrated on building throwing and catching skills and taking part in small‑sided games. Pupils learned some of the key rules of the sport:

• Players have 3 seconds to pass or shoot
• Players may take 3 steps only while holding the ball

We also practised moving into space to make successful passes and talked about how handball is a fast‑paced, exciting team game.