PE & Sport

PE & Sport

PE & Sport Team

We are pleased to announce that the selection process for Sport Council members, PE Monitors & Playground Leaders for the academic year 2020/2021 is under way. Pictures and news about the progress made will follow soon...

Swimming

The children in Y3/4 swim on Friday afternoons at Hengrove Leisure Park. If your child is going swimming they will need: a swimming costume/ trunks above the knee, a towel and goggles. Long hair will need to be tied back.

Term 1: No swimming due to Covid-19

Term 2: No swimming due to Covid-19

Term 3: No swimming due to Covid-19

Term 4: TBC

Term 5: TBC

Term 6: TBC

Should your child still be working towards obtaining these skills after completing Y4, they will be invited to continue going swimming in Y5/6 once Covid-19 guidance allows.

The National Curriculum states that pupils should be taught to:

swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]
perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

Gymnastics

If your child is in Y2, Y4 and Y6 they will visit The City of Bristol Gymnastics Centre in order to complete a six week block of gymnastics sessions. In order to participate they will be required to wear their PE kit.

Term 1: No gymnastics due to Covid-19

Term 2: No gymnastics due to Covid-19

Term 3: No gymnastics due to Covid-19

Term 4: TBC

Term 5: TBC

Term 6: TBC

The children in Reception will receive specialist gymnastics sessions from Bristol Forever Sport coaches in school during Term 4.