In PE this term, P5 have done netball, hockey and football.  All invasion games where we could use some knowledge across the games.

This week in PE we started Netball.  Through all the different activities we worked on throwing, catching, pivoting, team work, accuracy of aim, attacking, defending and decision making.

We have been doing athletics in PE.   We spoke about athletics being made up of three events, running, jumping and throwing.  We only had three weeks of the term left and only managed to do running and jumping activities.  We will hopefully do throwing after the holidays.  We were lucky to be outside on our running week, having a good amount of room to develop speed.  We loved the hurdles activities and the standing long jump over chalk figure of ourselves.

We did 4 weeks of badminton in PE.  The main focus of the block was to develop our ability to hit the shuttle.

P5 started the term in PE with a dance block.  We covered a lot of different topics making us think about how we moved, the direction we took and when we started, stopped or changed action.

The 2 videos below show us skipping and stopping for 8 counts each, working in two groups performing the opposite action from each other.  The first video shows our first attempt.  We then discussed how we could improve and practiced counting, moving and stopping as one group before trying again as 2 groups.  We also spoke about listening to the phrases of the music to help us stay in time.  The second video shows the improvements we made and how we used the space better.

I think you will agree that the practice and discussions made a huge difference and the task was performed so much better the second time.

Today in PE we had our Christmas party games.  Here we are in action.

We had a few changes to the equipment this week.  The wide box was a section higher, the narrow beam came after the wider benches and at the frame, the ropes were out.  When discussing the equipment set up, we spoke about changes of height, direction and width.

Here we are in action.

We have been busy in the gym doing gymnastics.  We started on the mats developing our floor skills, focusing mainly on rolls, handstands and cartwheels.  We have had one week of the equipment, where we explored all the different stations.

We have finished the term in PE with fitness.  We learnt about the ‘S’ Factor.  All the components we need to consider to stay healthy start with an S:

• Stamina
• Strength
• Speed
• Suppleness
• Spirit
• Sustenance
• Sleep
• Skill

Here we are in action.

PE Reminder

– Hair tied back

-All jewellery removed

-Wear appropriate clothes – tee shirt, tracksuit bottoms/leggings, trainers.

In PE we have been doing dodgeball.  We have played lots of new games while focusing on our Balance & Control and Respect & Tolerance.

Here we are in action.