Medway Schools Attend Kent School Games Finals

NEWSLETTER TERM 3 2017 MEDWAY SCHOOLS ATTEND KENT SCHOOL GAMES FINALS Following the local Mini Youth Games, Primary School Games and Secondary School Games events in Medway, several schools were able to qualify to represent Greenacre Sports Partnership in the Kent School Games Finals. The Kent School Games, winter events, were once again held at Medway Park in February and consisted of the following sports: • Handball • Primary Sportshall Athletics • Secondary Sportshall Athletics • Rowing • Badminton • Basketball The schools that represented GSP were: • Handball: Greenacre Academy and St John Fisher • Primary Sportshall Athletics: St Andrews Handball Champions: Greenacre Academy U13’s • Secondary Sportshall Athletics: Greenacre Academy and Walderslade Girls • Rowing: Greenacre Academy • Basketball: St Marys Island A big congratulations to all the Greenacre Sports Partnership schools who represented Medway at the Kent School Games. Especially to Greenacre Academy who qualified through to the South East Handball Competition in May and will also be attending the National Rowing Competition in March. Greenacre Academy Yr 7 Rowing Champions Greenacre Academy Yr 9 Rowing Champions REMINDER: GSP PE & SPORTS CONFERENCE 2017 All head teachers, primary sports coordinators, secondary PE teachers and Governors representing PE are invited to attend the Greenacre Sports Partnership’s PE & Sports Conference on Tuesday 16th May 2017 at Greenacre Academy. Further details will soon be sent to all schools, but the day will consist of workshops on Inclusive PE, Active Maths, Healthy Schools & National Updates from the Association of PE (AfPE). There will also be networking stands, CPD and the release of the new GSP EYFS Activity Cards. It’s a day not to miss!! Primary Snapshot

Maundene Basketball TEACHER OF THE TERM For term 3, the following nominations have been made by the GSP team: Lizzy Ball: Holywell Lizzy has used the time well to ask questions and take full advantage of the support available when delivering gymnastics. She has used the feedback provided to adapt her delivery, increase her confidence and challenge her students. Well done Lizzy! Danielle Franklin: St Benedict’s YR 3 & 4 SPORTSHALL Danielle would be the first to admit ATHLETICS that she lacks confidence when delivering a variety of sports. However, On Thursday 26th January, the year 3 she has really taken on advice and & 4 Primary School Games Sportshall feedback to deliver her hockey lessons Athletics Competition took place at to a high quality. Well done! Medway Park. 29 primary schools participated, with 14 of those being Charlotte Weaser: St Marys from the Greenacre Sports Partnership. Charlotte is always very prepared with extra resources for pupils to use in their SWIMMING The following schools participated: lessons. She took on board all that 14 Greenacre Sports Partnership • Swingate Primary • Horsted was advised and ensured it was added Schools participated in the • Warren Wood • Hoo St to her delivery of the term. The pupils Mini Youth Games Swimming • Burnt Oak Werburgh really enjoyed the lessons and showed Competition which was held at • Balfour • St William of lots of progression. Medway Park. • Delce Perth Sophie Morris: Eastborough Well done to: • St Michaels • Maundene Sophie got the most out of pupils • Balfour • SMATT • St Thomas More • Wayfield by delivering a fasted-paced lesson. • Cuxton • St Mary’s Island • Saxon Way • Kingfisher She enjoyed learning more complex • Delce Academy • St Thomas gymnastics skills and new terminology, Swingate Primary School finished in • Horsted More which she used effectively in lessons. 1st place and will be representing • St William of The winner of the GSP Teacher of • Lordswood Greenacre Sports Partnership at the • Oaklands Perth the Term, for Term 3 is Lizzy Ball. Kent School Games Finals in the Well done to LIzzy and the • Saxon Way • Pilgrim summer. other nominees. • St Benedicts • Walderslade YR 5 & 6 SPORTSHALL

BASKETBALL Term 3 ATHLETICS TEACHER OF THE TERM On Tuesday 31st January was the On Thursday 19th January, the year 5 This certificate is awarded to: LIZZY BALL Mini Youth Games Basketball which

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Athletics Competition took place at �� a total of 49 schools across Medway Medway Park. 31 primary schools �� and 23 of these schools are from the Vikki Bell participated, with 16 of those being Sports Partnership Manager Greenacre Sports Partnership. from the Greenacre Sports Partnership. Well done to: The following schools participated: • All Saints • St Benedicts • Balfour Jnr • St Mary’s Island • Burnt Oak • Horsted LESSON SUPPORT: • Burnt Oak • St Michaels • Delce • Saxon Way TERM 2 FEEDBACK • Cuxton • St Thomas • Swingate • New Road During term 3: • Delce Academy More • Maundene • Kingfisher 16 teachers received the 1:1 • St William Of • Hoo St • St Michaels • St Thomas More Lesson Support Werburgh Perth • St William of • Balfour • Horsted • Swingate 93.8% of staff improved their Perth • Wayfield • Kingfisher • The Pilgrim confidence levels • Lordswood • Lordswood School • St Andrews • Warren Wood 100% of staff rated the support • Maundene • Walderslade as Excellent, with the remaining • New Road • Warren Wood St Andrews School finished in 2nd rating the service as Good. • Oaklands • Wayfield place and will be representing Greenacre Sports Partnership at the If you are interested in this support • Saxon Way Kent School Games Finals. please do not hesitate to contact us. SECONDARY Snapshot

Howard School. 10 schools from across Medway took part in the competition SATELLITE CLUBS and a total of 128 pupils participated. The following secondary schools The results from the event were: are currently involved with the Kent Sport Satellite Clubs programme, Year 7 & 8 Girls: working closely with local 1st Rainham Mark Grammar sports clubs to provide sporting 2nd Walderslade Girls opportunities for secondary aged 3rd Brompton Academy pupils: 4th Strood Academy • Abbey Court: Medway Park 5th St John Fisher Disability Sports Club 6th Hundred of Hoo 7th Thomas Aveling • Bradfields Academy: Medway Park 8th Rainham Girls Disability Sports Club SSG SPORTSHALL • Chatham Grammar School for Year 7 & 8 Boys: Boys: Kent Crusaders Basketball ATHLETICS 1st Rainham Mark Grammar Club 2nd Howard 128 Participants! 3rd Greenacre • Fort Pitt: Medway RFC 16 4th Strood Academy • Walderslade Girls: Holcombe Teams! 5th Thomas Aveling Hockey Club 10 Schools! 6th Hundred of Hoo • The Rowans: Walderslade Judo 6th St John Fisher Club On Thursday 12th January, the Howard 8th Brompton If you are interested in hosting a School Sports Partnership & Greenacre Greenacre Academy and Walderslade satellite club or would like further Sports Partnership hosted the seventh Girls School will be representing information please do not hesitate to event of the Secondary School Games, Greenacre Sports Partnership at the contact us. the Sportshall Athletics, held at the Kent School Games Finals.

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ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING RESOURCE CARD: BADMINTON: YEAR 6

CRITERIA RELATES TO: WEEK 5

SKILLS Fundamental Skills MAIN LESSON: THE SMASH SHOT 3 The racket makes contact & Movement Can they jump with good technique to a high ability? with the shuttlecock in front of the body. 2 KEYWORDSCan they jump with a certain degree of control? The racket reaches Stillnes LESSON PLAN: DANCE: YEAR 1: WEEK 5 1 • Can they jump with help, but to a low ability? high above the head. EQUIPMENTTactics, Rules & • Start 3 Works in a team & demonstrates the use of tactics & the understanding of rules. RESOURCE CARD: BASKETBALL: YEAR 6 LESSON OBJECTIVE: To learn how to create and demonstrate a clear• Percussion beginning,Teamwork instrument middle and an end• Finish to their routines. • Music 2 Can work in a team & understands the rules. RELATES TO: WEEK 1 1 WARM UP (10 MINS) Starts communicating within a team. The racket face should Show & Link 3 aim to hit the shuttlecock Shouting out different moods and feelings or using pictures of Can they link the skills: run and jump over a swinging rope to a high ability? WARMin a downwardsUP: CoURT motion emotion faces, pupils to recap on movements that reflect that 2 toward the floor on the emotion. Can they show and link: jump over a raised skipping rope? opponent’s side. MARKingS DIFFERENTIATION E.g. teacher shouts out happy: Pupils skip/bounce around the 1 Show how to jump. Free throw Three-point line room with smiles on their faces. DescribeLESS ABLE Ways to Mid court 3 line MAin LESSon: BoDY PoSiTion ImproveGive them ideas for start/finishAre positions.able to describe and improve performance. Centre line MAIN LESSON (20 MINS) 2 circle Explain to pupils that when performing we need to show the MORE ABLE Are able to describe performance. Base line audience when we are starting and when we finish, by holding Give them more difficult1 Are questions able to see when differences observing/evaluating in performance against a simple model. a still position so they know when to clap and cheer. Using a their own performance. Keep the head percussion instrument, ask pupils to hold a shape at the beginning, Fitness & Health 3 Shows a solid understanding of why physical activity has health benefits. up and don’t when the tambourine starts to shake they move around the Ask them to hold a still balance in the middle of the routine. bend the back. 2 space, and when the teacher stops using the tambourine they Has some knowledge of why physical activity has health benefits. have to stop in a controlled manner and hold a still position 1 Has little knowledge of why physical activity has health benefits. Don’t slap the ball, again. Highlight any good positions that create a stable balance. use the fingers to Develop: Back with their partners from previous week. Can they push the ball down and not the palm add a start and a finish position to their routines? of the hand. GAME/COMPETITION (15 MINS)

Video pupils performance and let them watch it back to comment Basket on their own performance. (hoop) Backboard Free throw lane Sideline (in red AKA ‘the paint’) Try to keep the ball from For simple basketball rules, see Resource Week 6. bouncing above Ensure knees are waist height. bent, allowing the player to change direction. £150 per year group or £800 for years one to six FREE assessment tracker £100 per year group

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