--- title: "Year 5 PE - Athletics: Shot Put" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-07-08-year-5-pe-athletics-shot-put" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Year 5 PE - Athletics: Shot Put ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/cc5fb70e-6f7a-4db9-a042-1d1145205f79.jpg) 8 July 2026 ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/cc5fb70e-6f7a-4db9-a042-1d1145205f79.jpg) Year 5 Channel Their Inner Olympians in Athletics! This week, Year 5 took to the school playground for a fantastic Athletics session, turning their focus to the power and technique of the shot put. The children worked hard on mastering their throwing stance, learning how to safely "push" the shot put from their shoulder rather than throwing it like a ball. It was wonderful to see their determination as they focused on their aiming points and pushed for maximum distance. The class did incredibly well, showing fantastic technique and sportsmanship throughout the lesson. Watch out, Team GB—we might just have some future Olympic champions in our midst! [Year 5](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/year-5) [PE](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/pe) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/01ac47bb-dd4d-4550-a1e1-8e3fcb0fa2f3.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-07-07-year-4-history-the-maya-and-the-cacao-bean) Previous ### [Year 4 History - The Maya and the Cacao Bean](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-07-07-year-4-history-the-maya-and-the-cacao-bean) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_2026-07-07-13-56-02-065.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-07-09-year-6-orienteering-competition) Next ### [Year 6 - Orienteering Competition](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-07-09-year-6-orienteering-competition) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)