PE at Swan Lane First School

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!