Sport
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lthough many fixtures and competitions were cancelled this year, there are still plenty of sporting highlights, from team successes to individual achievements.
St Peter’s 2-8 All children at St Peter’s 2-8 participate in two specialised physical education lessons each week, as well as a dedicated swimming lesson. The children learn the skills of many competitive games as well as gymnastics and dance, and Inter-House competitions usually take place at the end of each half term for both Year Two and Three. This year we enjoyed Inter-House Hockey in September, Inter-House Tag Rugby in December, Inter-House Netball in February and Inter-House Football in March. Following the completion of our new Playground and Sports Courts, we now have a wonderful space for children to develop their skills and play with their friends. Extending the whole area has also increased our tennis and netball facilities for the whole school. Before lockdown, we also enjoyed welcoming other schools to St Peter’s for special sports workshops. In January, we hosted 50 pupils from Yarm School for a football and netball workshop. The sunny weather provided a great opportunity for the girls to show off their netball skills on our new playground and courts whilst the boys focused on improving their football skills through a variety of different drills and games on the 1st XV. In February we hosted a Tag Rugby Workshop for Year 3 girls and boys with Hill House. The weather was in our favour once again, making it a lovely afternoon of sport. The children thoroughly enjoyed the carousel of Tag Rugby drills, especially diving onto the crash mat to score a try. In February, Year 3 took part in this year’s Inter-House Netball Competition. The children thoroughly enjoyed cheering on their house mates and participating in the Netball matches. It was fantastic to see the children’s abilities in the sport and how much they have progressed over the last few weeks. It was clear to see they had an understanding of the game and enjoyed working with one another. On Friday 13 March, the children also took part in a sponsored Colour Run in aid of Sports Relief. The children raised a whopping £500, which will help change the lives of many around the world. The day was a huge success, which was clearly evident from the big smiles on the children’s faces. It was an extremely colourful afternoon for the children at St Peter’s 2-8. Many thanks to everyone involved in making this event possible.
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