Image of Nursery - PE - Balancing on a Ball
19 Mar

Nursery - PE - Balancing on a Ball

We had lots of fun in our PE session today. We have been learning how to sit and balance on a ball. This was very tricky to do but we all did so well. We also tried balancing with a partner using our feet and legs.

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12 Mar

Year 3 - PE - Rounders

This week in P.E. year 3 have been learning to play rounders. They have learnt how to hold the bat, how to ball and field. They played three games during the lesson and played brilliantly and showed great team spirit.

Image of Year 1 - PE - Athletics
7 Mar

Year 1 - PE - Athletics

In PE, the children have completed a relay race as part of their athletics unit.

Image of Two’s Room - Exploring Outside
5 Mar

Two’s Room - Exploring Outside

We had fun exploring the outdoor area and we found some wiggly worms and slugs.

Image of Two’s Room - Dear Zoo
5 Feb

Two’s Room - Dear Zoo

We have had a good week so far in nursery. We have been looking at our story, Dear Zoo. We dressed up like the different animals and moved our bodies and made noises like the animals. We made animal footprints using the different coloured paints. We also made elephants which have long trunks and big ears! In our physical development room we have been practising our crawling and climbing skills. More fun to come!

Image of Two’s Room - Exploring Outside
5 Feb

Two’s Room - Exploring Outside

We had fun exploring the outdoor area and we found some wiggly worms and slugs.

Image of Year 5 PE Tennis Skills
26 Jan

Year 5 PE Tennis Skills

Today in our pe lesson we were learning backhand and forehand, year 5 had lots of fun and we needed very good eye coordination.

Image of Nursery PE - Throwing and Passing
24 Nov

Nursery PE - Throwing and Passing

This week in P.E the children have been developing their throwing and catching skills, passing the bean bags to each other and developing our core strength.

Image of 2’s Room - Exploring Outside
15 Nov

2’s Room - Exploring Outside

We had lots of fun exploring the outdoors today! We made leaf soup in the mud kitchen and enjoyed climbing on the climbing frame. We love exploring in Autumn time with all the leaves crunching under our feet. We made sure to wrap up warm today and had so much fun!

Image of Year 4 - PE Netball
14 Nov

Year 4 - PE Netball

Today in our PE lesson we have been passing and receiving the ball using chest pass, one/two handed passing and then we practised using the netball nets to see how many goals we could get.

Image of Year 5 PE - Netball
14 Nov

Year 5 PE - Netball

Today in our PE lesson we have been passing and receiving the ball using chest pass and bounce pass. We practised using the netball nets, aiming and shooting.

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9 Nov

Football Team

The football team represented Darwen St James' excellently tonight and showed great team work. They smiled and had fun from start to finish and we are very proud of them all. Well done!

Image of 2’s Room - Physical Development
6 Nov

2’s Room - Physical Development

The children in 2’s room have been exploring their new room, designed to promote their physical development. They are able to climb, jump, balance and develop their motor skills.

Image of Year 1 - PE Moving in Different Ways
13 Sep

Year 1 - PE Moving in Different Ways

Year 1 enjoyed their first P.E lesson in the hall today. We were focusing on moving in different ways without bumping into each other! We also played a game of sharks in the sea to practise our listening and response skills. You can see some children saluting the captain for letting them on board.

Image of Year 3 - Tennis
21 Mar

Year 3 - Tennis

Year 3 have been developing their tennis skills in PE with Progressive Sports. The children have made great progress this half term.

Image of Year 1 PE - Football Invasion Skills
5 Jan

Year 1 PE - Football Invasion Skills

Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed their first invasion skills lesson with Tom from Progressive Sports today. This half term we are learning football skills.

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5 Jan

Year 5 PE - Football Skills

We began our football topic in PE with Tom from Progressive Sports. This week we practiced the skill of dribbling, applying the transferable skills of control, decision making and spatial awareness.

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23 Oct

Progressive Active Camps

Holiday Camp Announcement!!! After the successful launch of our 1st Holiday camp we are pleased to finally announce that we have confirmed a 2nd venue to run our camps from. starting from October half term. Starting from October half term we will be working at Darwen St James CE Primary Academy along with West End Primary school were we are excited to reach out to more children and continue to inspire and encourage children to be physically active over the holiday periods. If you would like to book onto either venues please follow our booking page link below: https://progressive-sports-lancashire.class4kids.co.uk If you have any queries please don't hesitate to get in touch. We look forward to seeing you soon

Image of Football
29 Sep

Football

Super proud of our football team tonight who played in their first match of the season! Despite not winning, they showed great resilience and a growth mindset! Well done!

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14 Sep

Y2 PE

Y2 started the Gymnastics unit 'balance and co-ordination' today. The children worked so hard and used their growth mindset when balancing on the higher equipment. Well done Year 2!

Image of Y5 - Progressive Sports
12 Jul

Y5 - Progressive Sports

Year 5 decided to use the money they had made from selling lemonade in Nurture to pay for an afternoon with James from Progressive Sports. They have absolutely loved their afternoon of Diamond Cricket and Dodgeball.

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11 Jul

Witton Park Athletics

The gang at Witton Park athletics and our podium winners Marnin and Mansion- well done! Thank you to all the children for taking part in this annual event and to everyone's patience in us getting back after car park gridlock! A big thank you to Miss Meagher, Mrs Skinner and Miss Evans for giving their time to enable the children to attend!

Image of Y5 PE
29 Jun

Y5 PE

In PE today Y5 were thinking about map reading skills as part of their orienteering unit. The children have thought about how to create a map of school using various objects. They did a great job showcasing their leadership, teamwork and creativity skills!

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23 Jun

Y1 PE - Outdoor Games

Y1 have been learning about and trying out different outdoor games as part of thir PE topic this half term.

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16 Jun

Netball

The Netball team played their absolute hearts out tonight at the Darwen Schools final. They won 1 out of the 3 matches against St Edwards, St Paul’s and Sudell. Well done girls! We are all very proud of your efforts!

Image of Nursery - PE
16 Jun

Nursery - PE

This mornings P.E lesson out in the garden, moving our bodies and naming body parts.

Image of Year 3 PE
30 Mar

Year 3 PE

In PE Year 3 have been practising their striking and fielding skills.

Image of Nursery - The Great Outdoors
11 Feb

Nursery - The Great Outdoors

Nursery have been exploring outdoors as part of their learning through play ethos. The children had a fantastic time and burned off lots of energy!

Image of Year 3 - Basketball
7 Feb

Year 3 - Basketball

This term Year 3 have enjoyed learning to play basketball. They have learnt about throwing, passing, bouncing and ended the term with a competition.

Image of Year 3 - Connections Work
16 Nov

Year 3 - Connections Work

Year 3 have been learning dance in ther PE lessons this half term, here they are learning about connections.

Image of Y4 Swimming
18 Oct
Image of Y6 PE
6 Oct

Y6 PE

Year 6 were lucky enough to have a visiting PE teacher from D.A.C.A., Miss Billington, come into our lesson to teach us how to move like gymnasts. We learned that gymnasts make themselves taller and wider, and that they move gracefully. We all had a lot of fun!

Image of Team DSJ - Football.
23 Sep

Team DSJ - Football.

Well done to our football team who came away with a 4-1 win and a hard fought 3-3 draw in this afternoon’s matches at Witton Park! Two great games… well done!