BISI Badminton festival

6 children participated in a BISI badminton festival practising badminton based skills and practising new ones.

Wearing the kit that the Bronze Ambassadors had made last year when they won an Inspire+ competition.

Racket control...

team work...

hitting and receiving skills...

throwing and hitting...

aiming to get the shuttle into the hoop/ cone...

rally time- how many hits to and fro could the pair manage?

Gym in Class 1

Carole Foote continued teaching gym to class 1 this week where children enjoyed learning and practising different ways of travelling and moving across the floor.

                                         Children had to spin the hoop and then travel around it.

Now to travel across the floor using different equipment....

hoops...

cones and  benches...

jumping...

walking on all fours...

balancing...

lots to do.

Squash club Year 4,5 &6 and Gym Competition club.

The club for Years 4,5 and 6 is squash and we welcomed back coach Colin. Many children have returned having enjoyed the club last year and were keen to further develop their skills.

Fore hand and back hand were practised.

A mini ralley hitting the ball above the red line on the net trying to keep the ralley going with partners.

Next week mini games start.

Gym Competition Club Preparation.

Preparation and coaching for a gym competition in March has started this term with children from different years.

Mrs.James works with the children fine tuning their skills and techniques.

Older children keep a watchful eye on younger ones, encouraging them as they work.

Football club Years 1,2 &3 and Class 1 Gym

Peter from Inspire + started the football club this week for Y1,2 and 3. Children were in the hall learning drills and practising skills.

Learning to dribble the ball...

turn around the cone and pass the ball back in a straight line.

Gym in Class 1 

This term Carole Foote , a gym coach, is working with all children in class 1.

Miss Wade said the children really enjoyed their first lesson and worked hard on the skills taught.

I came in at the cool down session and will try to photograph different skills next week.

Resilient Me with Sophie Allen

Inspire+ coach and mentor Sophie Allen visited us to take 2 workshops aimed at Y 5 and Y6 to develop resilience and self belief. She talked to both groups about problems and what to do if children had any- who to talk to and how to become confident and resilient under pressure- be it peer pressures, pressure of exams and school work...

question and answer sessions

Good advice Sophie.

KS1 Dance Club

Years 1,2,3 and 4 enjoyed 6 weeks of different dance routines lead by Micky a dance coach from Inspire+. At the end of every session I was invited in to see what the group had learned.It was always a pleasure to watch the children who (mostly) were all smiles and proud to share their dances.

A perfect pose to finish this routine.

Thank you Micky- 6 lovely routines with Happy being one of my favourites.