PHSE | Birkwood Primary School

Basketball

Nov 26, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 5

Applying principles of defending and attacking to small-sided games.

Gymnastics

Nov 26, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 5

Counter balancing and travelling in small groups.

We discussed ways we can be kind to each other and how to help others.

Nov 19, 2025 | PSHE, Year 2

Basketball

Nov 19, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 5

Principles of man to man marking and defence strategies.

Anti-Bullying week

Nov 17, 2025 | PSHE, Year 2

As part of Anti-Bullying week, we discussed how saying mean things can hurt people and the qualities we look for in a friend.

The PANTS rule and a visit from The Pantosarus

Nov 13, 2025 | PSHE

This week the children had an important message delivered by NSPCC and The Pantosaurus. We learned the PANTS rules, shared the PANTS story and even had a dance to the PANTS song!

Dodgeball

Nov 4, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 5, Year 6

Consolidate attacking understand and apply attacking tactics y5/6 MA

Poetry by Heart in Year 5 – Leslie Gibbes-School Day

Oct 24, 2025 | English, Year 5

Handball lesson 2

Oct 24, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 5, Year 6

We consolidated our possessional skills and recapped how to pass the ball in handball games.

Health Related Exercise Lesson 2

Oct 24, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 5, Year 6

We looked at the cardiovascular system and performed cardio circuits to develop our aerobic fitness.

Handball Lesson 3:

Oct 24, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 5, Year 6

We consolidated defending and applied defending tactics in game situations.

Health Related Exercise: Lesson 3:

Oct 24, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 5, Year 6

We looked at understanding the meaning of flexibility and performed a flexibility circuit to develop our own flexibility.

Handball lesson 4

Oct 24, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 5, Year 6

We consolidated our defending tactics and decision making in game scenarios.

Health Related Exercise Lesson 4: we looked at the meaning of strength and how it affects our bodies. We also completed a strength circuit.

Oct 24, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 5, Year 6

We also completed a strength circuit.

Basketball recap

Oct 22, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 5

Revisiting key rules whilst considering the fundamentals of dribbling and shooting.

Peter Thorpe art

Oct 22, 2025 | Art & Design, Year 5

Creating our final Peter Thorpe art work...

Year 4 Class Trip to YSP

Oct 17, 2025 | Art & Design, English, PSHE, Year 4

Having learned about Barbara Hepworth and her love of nature in our art research, we were very excited to see her work for ourselves. We enjoyed discussing The Family of Man and walking around, appreciating the stunning surroundings. After lunch, we participated in a...