Physical Activity
After School Sports Clubs
At The Willows we are keen to offer as many sporting opportunities to our children as possible. We also provide alternative sporting and physical activities that are not always taught in P.E., to allow more children to access and enjoy physical activity and learn new skills. Extra curricular P.E. and sport clubs are available throughout the year for different age groups across school.
Have a look at the posts below to see what we’ve been up to!
Golden Mile
The Golden Mile is a safe, simple and measurable health & physical activity initiative accessible to all our pupils regardless of age or ability. We aim to inspire and encourage our school community through physical activity with the focus on fun, rewarding personal achievement, raising money and school competition.
We reinforce the message from the Department of Health that children should engage in regular daily physical activity habits across the week, every week all year round.
The Golden Mile is an ALL YEAR ROUND initiative whereby pupils and staff can get involved. We can either walk, jog or run around our Golden Mile track and then record our laps ready for the Year 6 children to collate the results and announce in assembly who our weekly winners are.
Our Latest Sporting News
Year 3 and 4 Dodgeball!
This week, the children took part in an Inter-House Dodgeball competition and the children in years 3 and 4 teamed up to play dodgeball matches in their house teams. The children had a great time and can't wait to find out which team won!
Year 5 and 6 Dodgeball
Year 5 and 6 took part in some heated Dodgeball games for our whole school competition. There were balls flying everywhere as the children did some amazing ducking and weaving to avoid being hit.
Year 4 Cricket
This half term, Year 4 have enjoyed learning new skills in cricket during P.E. lessons. As well as improving on key skills like striking, throwing and catching, the children have played mini games of diamond cricket and quick cricket to improve their team skills and...
Year 5 Cricket
Year 5 managed to get their hands on a bat and even had a go at bowling. There were some amazing batters. Check out their batting stances.
Super Year 4 Netballers!
On Tuesday 19th September, 6 children from Year 4 took part in the Carr Hill Fylde Year 3 and 4 Netball Tournament. The event took place at Carr Hill High school in the Sports Dome against 8 other local primary schools. The tournament started off without using formal...
Fylde Football Champions!
Over the last three Mondays, 8 children from Year 5 and 6 have been taking part in the annual Carr Hill Fylde Football League. After playing 8 games, scoring over 40 goals and conceding just 1 goal in the entire tournament, The Willows ended top of the league and...
Year 5 Tag Rugby
Year 5 have been learning all about Tag Rugby. There are lots of new rules that are making it hard work, such as keeping two hands on the ball at all times and only being allowed to pass backwards. This last rule is really messing with our heads, but we are trying so...
Year 5 Cricket
Year 5 managed to dodge the rain and had their first day of Cricket. We developed our catching skills and had to dribble the ball with a stump. It felt more like Hockey than Cricket, but it helped us improve at holding the bat correctly.
Year 4 Scooter Fun
Year 4 are very excited about using our new school scooters to get to and from swimming this year! We have been getting used to riding the all-terrain scooters around the playground and school environment and even practised marking out the road layout to get ready for...
Year 5 Tennis
Year 5 are working on our Tennis skills. We have been trying to aim and direct the ball with more accuracy, but it is quite tricky. Maybe one day we will be ready for Wimbledon!
Year 3 and 4 – Inter-House Handball Competition
Reception Forest SchoolWhat a great time we all had at Forest School. This week we were using the saw to make wood cookies. We also looked for dandelions to make dandelion tea.
Inter-House Handball Competition
During the week commencing 21st March, every child across school competed in our most recent intra-school competition - Handball. Handball is a fast paced, energetic and inclusive game which is best described as a mixture of netball and football. A football pitch...
Year 5 Gymnastics
Year 5 have been working really hard in gymnastics. We have been focusing on partnered work looking at counterbalance and counter tension. It requires a lot of strength, creativity and teamwork!
Year 5 and 6 Carr Hill Dodgeball Tournament
Two teams of children from Year 5 and 6 took part over two consecutive weeks in this year's Carr Hill Dodgeball Tournament. The mixed teams of boys and girls took part in competitive dodgeball competitions against 11 other teams from local primary schools. There was...
Year 6 Skateboarders!
On Tuesday 29th September, Year 6 had an hour's skateboard coaching with Issy from Team Rubicon Skateboarding. This was in a bid to engage the childr5en in physical activity and my goodness, did they engage! All of the children loved learning how to ride the...
Year 5 and 6 Carr Hill Athletics Tournament
On Tuesday 30th November, 22 children from Year 5 and 6 represented The Willows at the annual Year 5 and 6 Fylde Sportshall Athletics Tournament at Carr Hill High School. Every child took part in field events such as the long jump, standing triple jump, javelin and...
Year 3 – Skateboarding!
Year 3 enjoyed their skateboarding session outside. The children tried pancake flips, push offs and turns - they were fearless and loved every minute! A big thank you to Issy from Team Rubicon for teaching us some amazing new skills and sharing his talents with us!
Year 3 – World Cup Workshop!
Year 3 are very excited about the World Cup and had a fabulous time at the world cup workshop on Tuesday. They had a great time dancing, playing ball games and looking at lots of different flags. The children then used atlases and maps to locate the countries of the...
Year 3 and 4 – Inter-House Dodgeball Tournament!
This week, the children took part in an Inter-House Dodgeball competition and the children in years 3 and 4 teamed up to play dodgeball matches in their house teams. The children had a great time and a big congratulations to Saint Theresa (red team) who won!
Year 3 – Glow Dodgeball Day!
On Monday, each class had an allocated P.E. slot in the hall under U.V. lights playing glow in the dark dodgeball. The children came dressed in their own, pastel coloured clothes which shone in the dark and we covered our faces in exciting glow in the dark face paint!...
Year 6 Glow Dodgeball
On Monday 7th November, The Willows held a Glow Dodgeball Day, where every class had an allocated P.E. lesson in the hall under U.V. lights playing glow in the dark dodgeball. The children came dressed in their own, pastel coloured clothes which shone in the dark and...
Scoot At School Fun!
On Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th October, our whole school took part in Scoot At School Day. Each child was invited to bring in their scooter and helmet (or borrow a scooter from our breaktime fleet) and spend several 20 minute sessions throughout the...
Year 3 – Scoot at School!
Today we brought our scooters to school and enjoyed scooting throughout the day to keep ourselves fit and healthy. We had lots of fun zooming around the playground and we can't wait for another day scooting at school!
Year 6 WW1 Dance
In P.E. this half term, Year 6 have been linking their P.E. work to their history topic of World War 1. The children learnt all about different aspects of WW1 trench life and then chose 4 different aspects to portray as freeze frames. The children worked in groups to...
Year 6 Bikeability
During our second week of the Half Term, Year 6 completed their Bikeability training. Instructors from the GoVelo company came into school and taught the Year 6 children how to check and ride their bike safely. Once the children showed they were confident navigating...
Year 3 – Budding Gymnasts!
Year 3 have been working hard on their gymnastic skills in PE! They have been perfecting how they travel around a room; practising their balances on 1, 2, 3 and 4 points; perfecting their rolls and have started to create a sequence of moves with a partner. The...
