PE at Swan Lane First School

 Our current standings after out Health and Fitness related competitions! 

Key Stage 1 have been working very hard on there Gymnastics skills. We have been jumping, rolling climbing and travelling our way through this term! 

  10 facts about England women’s football team! 1.According to more of FIFA’S numbers, over 13 million women and girls were playing organized   football across the world in 2019. Englands’s win has the power to inspire plenty more young girls in the UK to challenge stereotypes, get involved in football and grow their confidence in sport. 2.The England women’s football team earned around £67,000 each from the tournament-which would have been less than the men’s team. 3.The average footballer runs around 10k in a match. The official states from the Lionesses’ final match have not been published but, according to a sports facts website, the average premier league level footballer runs 10,14km per game. Midfielders have a higher average, with around 11,2km per game. Even the goalkeeper will average 4.3km per game. 4.Goal scorer Chloe Kelly could have missed the match.24-year-old Chloe Kelly, who scored the wining goal in the last minutes of extra time, spend the year before the tou

Dodgeball is a team sport in which two teams try to throw balls and hit opponents, while avoiding being hit themselves. The man, the myth, the legend. Tim Fullerton, and his rise bunch has been dominating the scene of dodgeball. Dodgeball is not a famous sport however, we do play it in swan lane if you really like dodge ball you could do a dodge ball after school club on every Tuesday (I hour after home time.) Players must not interfere with or touch any balls while out. Players are not permitted to kick or step on the ball however they may put the ball on the ground. Players must remain within the court at all times, unless collecting dead balls and no player can hold a ball for more than 5 seconds. dodge ball was first played in Africa over 200 years ago. A normal match of dodgeball is 40 minutes however our match of dodgeball is about 5 minutes. There can be 6-10 players in a dodgeball match. You can only hold a dodgeball for 10 seconds however in swan lane you can hold it for howev

Charlotte Marie Edwards was born in Huntingdon on December 17,1979. She grew up on a farm with her loving family: her brother David, her mum Yvonne and her father Clive. Charlotte started playing cricket with her brother and it grew from that she broke a world scoring record before her 18 birthday she played for many teams, Kent, Hampshire, Southern Vipers and even some teams in Australia. Edwards became the first woman to be appointed to the world cricket committee and she received several awards including winning the 2009 1cc women’s world Twenty20. Later (may 2016) she retired from international cricket and finally from all cricket (September 2017). I am sure you will agree that this incredible woman has had a successful career and is an inspirational figure to be proud of.      IT

House Cup Captains, Lunch Time Sports Survey We wanted to make our Lunch Time Sports Session as great as we can!  Children were asked if they enjoyed PE and Sport whilst in school. The options were ‘Yes’, ‘Sometimes/ Activity Dependant’ and ‘No’. We asked the children which sports or activities they would most like to see during their Lunch Times.   New Lunchtime Timetable After reviewing our survey, we have created this new Lunchtime timetable. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Skills Playground Games Basketball Fitness Activities Ultimate Frisbee. Advertising and Tracking To get our timetable we will be creating posters to go around the school. We will also be asking our Sports Coach to track the numbers of pupils taking part each day.

Steph Curry (who is known as one of the best basketball players ever) inspires me to achieve my goal. He plays for the Golden State Warriors at age 34. Steph was born in Akron, Ohio, U.S 1988. He wears a mouth guard pretty much every single game he played. He won the NBA in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022 he has been named MVP, most valuable player, 2 times. Steph chews on his mouthguard to stay calm and focused. Stephen Curry became a hero when he battled through adversity to make it to the NBA by being humble, keeping faith in his god and staying strong to achieve his dream. If he didn’t play basketball he would play golf. When I grow up I want to be as humble as Steph Curry and how passionate he is to his sport. In his own time, he likes to arrange and design his own home. This is also what I like to do in my free time I took this inspiration from Steph and other things he does. Curry has made 77 three-pointers in training. He made a website that you can pay for to get better at shooting

This term a big focus for Years 3 and 4 is Problem Solving. Through these lessons we are learning how to work as a team, communicate effectively and think outside the box!

Over the next month our House Captains will be writing our Blog! They have produced articles about Sports, or Sportspeople that have Inspired them to be active!

 After an incredible first term of action the current standings are....

Before Christmas we attended the Worcestershire School Games Indoor Athletics competition at TDMS. We participated in a range of events, these included; Relays, Jumps and Throws as we competed against most of the schools in the local area. Our pupils competed valiantly throughout despite competing against many Year 6 pupils!

Our PE Leadership Group met to discuss all things PE and School Sport. We discussed how we can maximise our School Blog and Lunchtime Sport Sessions. Look out over the next few weeks to see what we put into place.

 The PE House Cup is in full swing! Points are awarded each week in our celebration assembly to 1 sports star in each year group. Children then get an opportunity throughout the year to compete within different tournaments and skill games in order to score extra points. This allows all children at Swan Lane to experience competitive sport. Our current scores are below!

 We have had an extremely busy Autumn Term 1 at Swan Lane! KS1 have been busy working on their Agility, Balance and Co-Ordination within their Multi Skills topics this term. We play lots of games and take part in challenges to help us develop these vital building blocks for physical activity. Human Buckaroo is always a big hit when we are practicing our Balancing skills. KS2 are working on Invasion Games. We look to develop ourselves as games players by learning about Possession, Passing, Positioning, Penetration and Space across a range of different Sports.

On Wednesday morning Swan Lane attended the Annual Quicksticks Hockey Tournament run by the School Games. We competed against 100's of children from across South Worcestershire in 4v4 hockey matches. We scored lots of goals, won lots of games and most importantly had loads of fun!!!

The 2022/23 House Cup Official began this morning! Unity, Spirit, Virtue and Endeavour will compete within PE lessons and through competitions to score points in order to win the prestigious Swan Lane House Cup. During our Celebration Assembly our Captains were announce. A rigorous application process was put in place which produced our 4 House captains for this year. Simas, Isobel, Taylan and Vika will represent their houses and will form our PE and School Sport Working Group to help improve and promote Sport and Physical Education throughout the school. Keep Checking back throughout the year for some exciting updates.