Partner balance with a top box.
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Partner balance on a bench.
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A team of 3 balance on a bench
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Imaginative partner balance under a top box!
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Partner balance over a bench
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Year 3 and 4, Cherry and Willow classes have been working with a specialist gymnastic teacher this term.
Their gymnastics has improved and they have really enjoyed this extra input.
We also attended Gymnastic competition on March the 16th. 12 children from year 5 and 6, Maple and Beech class represented the school.
They performed stunning floor routines and exciting vaults plus they tried out some team balances. Check out the photos!
Super vault!
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Vault including a straight jump.
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THE GYM TEAM
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3 team balance.
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Another 3 man balance!
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Super vault
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Getting into a 3 team balance
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Strong balance
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Another balance with 3
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Impressive balance
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As a class we helped this pair to improve their challenging partner balance. First tip bring the legs together, both children.
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Now move the hands further towards the feet
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Next tip, look up!
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A much improved balance- all the tips were provide by the other children. Good job!
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Sports Events this term provided by our School Sports Partnership (SSP)
Year 5&6 Quick Sticks Hockey Festival ECC Astros Gipsy Lane – 2 teams entered
Year 3&4 Quick Sticks Hockey Festival ECC Astros Gipsy Lane – 2 teams entered
Year 5&6 Quick Sticks Hockey Competition ECC Astros Gipsy Lane - 1 team entered
East Devon Quick Sticks Finals at Kings School– Year 5&6 – Let’s hope all goes well and we could qualify to play!!!!!
Tag Rugby Festival Year 5&6 Girls Withycombe School 4 – 6pm
SEND Festival ECC Years 2-6
Gymnastic Competition and Festival Marpool School, Years 3- 6 Time slot to be given during the school day.
Cross Country at Bicton Arena for Year 3 - 6
A beautiful winter sunny afternoon for our first Quick Stick Hockey lesson
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YES we can - wear the gum shields to play hockey and smile too!
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Working out how to dribble the ball and hold the hockey stick.
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Developing our skills
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Our amazing Year 3 and $ Quick stick Hockey Team!
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This team won - every match but its also their sportsmanship and team spirit that stands them out as WINNERS
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The Red team played soooo well! WE are proud of you all!
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The Green team played soooo well! WE are proud of you all.
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Quick Sticks Hockey
I am planning to teach Quick Sticks Hockey to Cherry, Willow, Maple and Beech Classes.
Quicksticks is designed to introduce young people (7 to 11 years) to the game of hockey. It is 4-a-side, can be played on any surface, and uses a larger, lighter and safer ball. It is a fun, fast, safe and exciting game.
We have purchased shin pads, enough for a whole class, but the children will need their own mouth guard. They can wear their own shin pads if they have them. We will also provide hockey sticks.
We will have some mouth guards on sale at Reception for £1 or you can purchase them from ProServe or any sports shop.
Check out the game at:
http://www.playquicksticks.co.uk/
Don’t forget to pack tracksuit bottoms or under layers in your PE kit, we will be outside when possible.
Mrs Turner
The BIG SWIM
Cherry and Willow classes enjoyed celebrating National School Swim Day with Jane Hushon, owner of Swim Devon at the Cranford Club.
Lots of water confidence building in an environment of fair competition.
The BIG SWIM with Jane Hushon from Swim Devon
at the Cranford Club
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at the Cranford Club
Yellow team from Willow Class - working together
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Green team and Black team - co operating
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Green team working as one!
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Celebrating National School Swimming Day
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New half term begins................in our PE lessons!
Year 3 Cherry and 4 Willow having enjoyed cricket the last half term (Strike and Fielding Game), have now started to learn to play High 5 Netball the junior pathway to Netball. (An Invasion Game)
I was so impressed with Year 3 (Cherry Class) who by the end of the first lesson could cross with their partner, moving the ball with super catches and good footwork.
Year 5 Maple and 6 Beech have begun a series of lesson om another Invasion Game, Tag Rugby. We have a beautiful Autumn afternoon on the field and worked on how to hold, pass and run with a Tag rugby ball.
Year 1 and 2 Sycamore and Rowan, were in the hall exploring the fundamentals of Stability, which we are working on as we begin to explore our gymnastics curriculum. Some super balances from both classes.
Welcome to Physical Education at St. Joseph's!
We have had a great start to the new term.
Years 1, 2, 5 and 6 have all enjoyed a Sherborne Developmental Movement session. (SDM).
Sherborne Movement helps you ,"feel at home", in your body and develop relationships. It's also lots of fun!
Years 3 and 4 have been working with a professional cricket coach from Devon Cricket - Sophie Whitlock. We developed our batting skills this week.
We have moved onto bowling, looking out for the straight arm compared to our bent throwing arm!
Last week of cricket with Sophie Whitlock, professional cricket coach form Devon Cricket. We have improved our skills, bowling, batting, fielding and team work. . After School Cricket club have cricket teas to celebrate.
Year 5 and 6 have been developing their High 5 Netball skills. We have new netballs and post are on their way.
Year 1 and 2 have been working on throwing to a target and starting to play small games. They have enjoyed some cricket theme target practice too.
Last Cricket session with our Devon Cricket Coach - celebrated with Cricket Teas
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More teas!
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Sophie Whitlock , the Devon coach enjoyed our teas too.
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We had to use a soft ball and have the Cricket match inside because of the rain.
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Cricket action
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Curriculum PE with Sophie Whitlock from DEVON Cricket
Batting practice
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Batting practice
A game of Bats
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Sophie bowling in the game of Bats
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Bats - practicing fielding and batting
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Batting practice
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Eye on the ball - can you seethe ball in this shot?
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Sherborne Developmental Movement (SDM)
Partner rock - a shared relationship
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Partner rock - a shared relationship
Partner rock.
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Group rock - requiring cooperation and care
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A room of group rocks
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2 halves of a class rocking
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Getting ready to rock
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Wow whole class rock achieved!
Great picture Louie
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Great picture Louie
Sherborne Developmental Movement (SDM)
Working in a team to move one member of the team safely round the hall.
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Working in a team to move one member of the team safely round the hall.
Co operation, team work, communication and all wrapped up with some simple fun.
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Looking after your friend on the blanket, Kevin head pillow position to keep your head safe too.
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PE Kits
Please can you help your child to ensure they have their PE kit in school.
The PE lessons with me are on the following days but the children will also do PE on other days with their class teacher.
The best plan is to keep the PE kit in school all week.
This can be tricky and expensive if you attend clubs outside school. I heard a good tip this week to save buying 2 pairs of trainers. It's to keep your trainers in your school bag so they can go home and come back each night and leave shorts and T shirt in your PE bag on your peg,
What is our PE kit?
- Black shorts, a plain white T shirt and trainers. When the weather turns you can add tracksuit bottoms to the bag as we will do some PE outside.
Keep on running at Running Club on Fridays after school.
After School Clubs
Please check this page for information about the PE After School Clubs. A letter is also sent out at the start of every half term.
Year 5 & 6 Quick Sticks Hockey Festival at ECC
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The Year 5 & 6 Quick Sticks hockey Team - - super results at the Festival. 3 wins and 2 draws!!!
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Hockey Player waiting to sub on.............
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Action on the Quick Sticks Hockey Pitch.
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More running action on the pitch.
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Running Club Update
We have nearly 50 children coming to running club on a Wednesday night.
Collectively, our weekly laps of the school have, would mean that we've run all the way to The White Cliffs of Dover.
We have run, 433km, but we had 2 more weeks since that calculation!
Children you are amazing. Leigh. Nora, Amanda and Liz and parents huge thank-you for helping this club to run! Mrs Turner x
The long route around our school
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10K plus runners passing!
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Here they come - running!
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Keep on running!
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Thumbs up for running club!
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star jump off a box
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Gymnastics - The Diver
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Strength posture, taking weight on your hands
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How to jump onto the box
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Key Stage 1 Aesthetics Festival - the gymnastics element
Yoga puzzle complete - now try the posture
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Working on a yoga puzzle
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Concentration
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Yoga puzzle
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Yoga posture
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And breathe
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Aesthetics Key stage 1 - Yoga element
The Super Hero Dance performed by all the schools
White T-shirts are St Joseph's children
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White T-shirts are St Joseph's children
Duet dance
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Super Hero dance
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Key Stage 1 Aesthetics - The dance Element
New for this term - Yoga on Thursdays 3.30pm to 4.45pm
This is a new club held at AYE’s Shala, 5 minutes walk from school. We will explore yoga postures, developing flexibility, relaxation and mindfulness in a calm purpose built space. Please indicate if this would be something your child would benefit from in order to help me allocate places. If it is oversubscribed we will look at more provision or running further courses.
Bridge and "crab"
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Finishing postures -
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Relaxation and meditation
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Balancing
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Another balance
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New for this term - High 5 Netball Club - on Wednesdays after school 3.30 - 4.30 pm
Please meet in the hall to change, when your teacher has released you. I would recommend track suit bottoms and a top as we will be outside if it is not raining.
Check out https://englandnetball.co.uk/high5/ for some great High 5 Netball tips!
Cross country at Bicton on Tuesday 10th October
4pm - 6pm
Please note that this event is taking place at Bicton Arena NOT Bicton College as in previous years.
The Link is below
http://www.bicton-arena.co.uk/contact-us/find-us.ashx
Well done to the 25 children who competed in this event it was a very challenging course!
We had some outstanding results:
1st in Year 3&4 Boys race
9th in Year 3&4 Girls race
2nd in Year 5&6 Boys race
2nd and 10th in Year 5&6 Girls race
2nd place in Year 5&6 Girls Race - fantastic run
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1st Place in Years 3&4 Boys race - outstanding run
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10th place in the Year 5&6 race from a year 5 runner - watch this one for next year!
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Proud finish
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Year 3&4 competitors
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Proud of each others achievements
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Year 4 boys team
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Year 4 girls , beaten their positions form last year
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Cross country team spirit
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Award time for winners
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Winner's awards
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High 5 Netball Team - fantastic effort over 4 games! A super start - well done team St Jos.
Year 5&6 High 5 Netball Festival
Super squad of 7
Hop, skip jump!
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Hop, skip, jump!
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Hop. skip, jump!
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Hop, skip, jump!
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Chest Throw
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Wow - chest throw
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Turbo Jav
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Turbo Jav
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Turbo Jav
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Hurdles
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Team St Jo
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Relay Hurdle
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Relay Hurdle
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Relay Hurdle
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Relay Hurdle
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Year 5&6 Sports Hall Athletics
Fantastic effort from our team of 12
Events this half term with the Exmouth Learning Community, supported by Dartmoor School Sports Partnership (September to October)
Friday 29th September 9.30 - 12.00 EEC Tennis Centre - Sports Hall Athletics Year 5&6 - A team of 12 have been invited to attend. Fantastic team spirit at this event. So proud of this team!
Monday 2nd October 4 - 5.30pm ECC Sports Hall - Hi 5 Netball Festival - A team of 7 have been invited to attend. Great team work at this event. many very keen to compete at the next event.
Tuesday 10th October 4 - 6pm Bicton- Cross Country Competition - letters given out at Running club on Friday but all welcome. Ask Mrs Turner for a form to complete to enter. If you want to run you can!
And we did run- wow see the results above!!!!!
Monday 16th October 4 -5.30 pm ECC - High 5 Netball Festival Year 3 &4 - 2 teams were selected but the event was cancelled due to the weather it will be rearranged.
Thursday 19th October 9.30 to 3pm Year 5&6 - E D GO Ride Cycling Competition - talk to Mrs Turner if you are interested. Sadly we can't attend as Year 6 are on a residential and Year 5 have an event planned on this date. Next year for this one!