Hockey in UKS2

by Crowe | Mar 30, 2022 | Beeches, Elms, Health and Well-Being, Oaks, Sport, Willows

This term, in upper key stage 2, we have been doing hockey. The children have built upon skills learnt in year 3 and 4 and continued to improve various skills. Specifically, we have focused on more accurate push passes, controlling the ball and how to successfully...

Hockey in LKS2

by Mrs Ramanandi | Mar 25, 2022 | Bluebells, Health and Well-Being, News, Snowdrops, Sport, Tulips

This half term, the children in years 3 and 4 have been working on their hockey skills. The children have learned how to control the ball around a pitch. The children have worked hard on being able to stop the ball when receiving the ball or changing direction. Over...

Cricket Taster Sessions in KS1 and LKS2

by Crowe | Mar 25, 2022 | Bluebells, Events and Visits, Health and Well-Being, News, Nightingales, Owls, Robins, Snowdrops, Sport, Tulips

This week, children in KS1 and LKS2 were lucky enough to have a visit from Durham Cricket Club. The coaches gave them some information about the cricket clubs that they offered in the local area and then gave the children a taster of what attending one of these clubs...

Y5/6 Futsal at Heworth

by Crowe | Mar 23, 2022 | Beeches, Elms, Events and Visits, Health and Well-Being, News, School Teams, Sport, Willows

Yesterday, 15 children from year 5 and 6 attended a futsal skills session at Heworth Grange. hey had an intense 90 minutes of futsal, with a mix of 1 v 1 and 4 v 4 activities that were based around understanding the key techniques and laws of the game. The group...

Y4/5 Girls Football

by Crowe | Mar 18, 2022 | Elms, Health and Well-Being, News, School Teams, Sport, Tulips, Willows

Yesterday, a team of girls from year 4 and 5 attended a football tournament at Glynwood Primary. The girls, who had never played as a team before worked really hard together. They played two matches against Glynwood and Oakfield. While they unfortunately lost both...

Y5 Boy’s Football

by Crowe | Mar 8, 2022 | Elms, Events and Visits, Health and Well-Being, News, School Teams, Sport, Willows

Last week, a team of year 5 boys attended an after school football competition. The boys worked really well as a team to play 3 matched against other schools. Unfortunately, they lost 2 of their matches but managed to draw another! The boys had a great time out and...