Spring Term - Year 3 - Tennis & Inclusive Sports

 Year 3 have made a fantastic start to their new focus for this half term in PE. During this period, the children will be developing their skills in tennis as well as taking part in a range of inclusive sports activities.

Over the past two weeks, our tennis sessions have focused on developing hand–eye coordination and improving wrist control when using a racquet. The pupils have also been working on ball control, practising a variety of skills and techniques to help them become more confident when handling the racquet. In addition, we have spent time using the nets without racquets, allowing the children to concentrate on body positioning, movement, and spatial awareness, as well as encouraging more tactile and controlled play.

Alongside tennis, the class have been enjoying a variety of inclusive sports, which aim to bring everyone together through teamwork and cooperation. These activities have included developing netball skills and techniques, with a particular focus on passing drills and communication within a team. The children have also taken part in different variations of rounders, such as football rounders, which have helped to build their understanding of game rules while keeping the activities fun and engaging for all.

Overall, Year 3 have shown excellent resilience and enthusiasm when approaching and learning new sports. They have demonstrated a willingness to try new skills, support one another, and persevere even when challenges arise. Well done, Year 3 - keep up the fantastic work!










Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
Continuing with our focus for this half-term, in the last few weeks Year 3 have concentrated on athletics both indoors and outdoors. The students have been participating in a wide range of athletic activities, developing their skills in throwing, jumping, and running. In the throwing events, they practised target throwing, chest push, javelin, and shot put, learning to apply correct technique and maintain control. During the jumping activities, students enjoyed taking part in the speed bounce and long jump, where they were encouraged to improve their coordination, balance, and power. As part of their field events, the children also took responsibility for marking and officiating the results within their own groups. This not only supported their understanding of how events are scored but also helped them develop fairness, accuracy, and teamwork. We incorporated a variety of relay races, including those using reverse boards. The week concluded with endurance running, where pupils show...
Read more

Music

Image
 In music this week we were thinking about how the timbre of instruments (the way they sound) contributes to creating a picture in the head of the listener. We listened to some of the Carnival of endangered animals by Debbie Wiseman and thought about how the music represents the animals. We had a go at moving around the classroom to the music pretending to be the animals which the children enjoyed a lot! 
Read more

Geography

Image
Today we started our first geography unit of work in year 3 and we are going to be looking at cities and counties. We started today by looking at the continent we live in of Europe and identifying some countries that we know in Europe. We found out that Italy looks like a boot and that some countries are landlocked. We had a go at using atlases to help us identify some of the countries in Europe and where they are. 
Read more