Sport at St John’s How important is it in your life? We asked - Do you like playing sport? YOU SAID –YES WE DO!! Yr 3 - 30/30 Yr 4 – 28/30 Yr 5 – 28/30 Yr 6 – 29/30 Total – 115 out of 120 = 95.83% Those who said no said: • “It’s not my thing” • “Boring” • “I’m very bad at it” • “I prefer computers” Those who said yes • “Awesome”, “I like being active”, “Interesting and intense” • “Get to go outside in the hot weather”, “It’s good for me” • “I like keeping my six pack”, “You get fit”, “Playground learning instead of lessons” • “Helps you exercise”, “Keeps you healthy”, “Enjoyable”, “Makes you strong”, “I like running around” • “You can just do it”, “I feel like a different person”, “Brings out the competitive side of me” • “I’m good at running”, “I like team leadership”, “Exciting”, “Epic”, “Something new to learn” • “It gives you energy”, “Because I do”, “Something I can do in my spare time”. But mostly you said •BECAUSE IT’S FUN!!!!! What’s your Favourite Sport? • Year 3 picked 12 different sports – Football (11), Swimming (6), Tennis (3), Cricket (2), and 1 each for Climbing, Gymnastics, Basketball, Sack Race, Badminton, Roller Skating, Ballet and Karate. • Year 4 picked 11 different sports – Football (10), Tennis (4), Swimming (3), Gymnastics (3), Athletics (3), Basketball (2), Badminton (2) and 1 each for golf, horse riding, rounders and cricket. • Year 5 picked 11 different sports – Football (13), Swimming (3), Basketball (3), Netball (3), Cricket (2) and 1 each for Gymnastics, Skateboarding, Rugby, Table Tennis, Tennis and Athletics. • Yr 6 picked 13 different sports – Football (9), Tennis (4), Swimming (2), Go- Karting (2), Rugby (2), Table Tennis (2), Cricket (2), Athletics (2) and 1 each for Skiing, Climbing, Basketball, Gymnastics and Horse Riding. What sport are you best at? • Yr3 – Football (11), Swimming (6), Gymnastics (3), Tennis (2), Skipping (2) and 1 each for cricket, badminton, karate, ballet, climbing and egg & spoon. • Yr4 - Football (8), Gymnastics (6), Swimming (5), Tennis (3), Badminton (2), Running (2) and 1 each for cricket, horse-riding, golf, boxing and throwing. • Yr5 – Football (12), Swimming (6), Basketball (3), Rugby (2), Table-Tennis (2), Cricket (2) and 1 each for gymnastics, running and tennis. • Yr6 – Football (8), Swimming (4), Table-Tennis (3), Running (2), Tennis (2), Rugby (2), Go-Karting (2), Basketball (2) and 1 each for climbing, skiing, horse-riding, cricket and gymnastics. Do you go to any sports clubs? • 64 children belong to sports clubs. Most of these are football teams but we also have members of tennis and swimming clubs, as well as horse-riding, karate and dance. Team sport or Individual? • Team – 59 (48%) • Individual – 41 (34%) • Both – 22 (18%) Sport and your family • A lot of our children play sport with other members of their family including going swimming, or for a bike ride, a game of cricket, football or tennis. Which football team do you support? • ARSENAL - 55 fans • TOTTENHAM – 17 • MANCHESTER UNITED – 12 • LIVERPOOL – 9 • WEST HAM– 3 Have you watched sport live or on TV? • A lot of children have been to watch football live at the Emirates Stadium, White Hart Lane, Old Trafford, Wembley and Barnet. Some children went to the Olympics or Paralympics. • Nearly all the children watch sport on television. Sporting Heroes Is there a new sport you’d like to try at school? Would you like to play more sport at school? • 108 said (90%!) • 12 said No (10%).