Primary Weekly Update - 25.02.21 - News - Barnet Partnership For School Sport

Primary Weekly Update - 25.02.21

Barnet Twin Towns Challenge

In no time at all we have successfully reached both our third and fourth destinations, Ramat Gan (Israel) and Morphou (Cyprus). In doing so we have ticket off two more continents on our list, Asia and Europe, having already visited North America and Africa.

Following our departure from Jinja (Uganda) we travelled north through South Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, before briefly crossing the Red Sea and into Israel. This section of the journey covered 2,190 miles. From here we travelled 239 miles across the Mediterranean Sea and into our fourth destination, Morphou (Cyprus).

We are at the halfway stage in terms of Twin Towns visited (Montclair, Jinja, Ramat Gan and Morphou), however with the remaining four destinations in Germany and France, you could say we are approaching the home straight.

A big thank you to Monkfrith, Moss Hall Jnrs and the Barnet Strava Club for their contributions this week. A reminder that in recognition for your pupil’s efforts so far, we have designed printable A5 certificates which can be found in the resources section here.  

          

                                                                                           

Resources for Parents/Guardians

We are continuing to collate a PDF spreadsheet, attached, for schools to circulate to their school community. It contains useful links of ways in which parents/guardians can motivate their children to stay active and healthy throughout lockdown. We continually update this information each week with the latest resources released, which are marked ‘New’.  

To access previous editions of our weekly update please click here

 

 

Barnet Virtual Dance Festival – Final Reminder

Thank you to the 30 schools that have already registered for this year’s Barnet Virtual Dance Festival.  A final reminder that if you want to participate the deadline to enter is tomorrow (Friday 26th February).       

Further information can be found here.

 

 

LYG x School Games Fitness Challenges

A big well done to the pupils from Brookland Jnr, Foulds, Garden Suburb Jnr, Holy Trinity, Livingstone, Monkfrith, Our Lady of Lourdes, Parkfield & St Agnes that participated in the fourth weekly Fitness Challenge and collectively contributed towards Barnet’s overall score. After consecutive rises up the leaderboard in weeks 2 (12th) and 3 (9th), Barnet had to settle for 10th position overall this time round. A fantastic achievement still! LYG received over 30,000 entries across the four challenges prior to half term.

To support you and your schools with participating in the Fitness Challenges please find the Challenge Sheets covering weeks 5-8.

Week Five (w/c 22nd Feb) - Shoulder-Tap Plank Challenge Sheet

Week Six (w/c 1st Mar) - Ski Jumps Challenge Sheet

Week Seven (w/c 8th Mar) - Step Ups Challenge Sheet

Week Eight (w/c 15th Mar) - Squats Challenge Sheet

You can find a downloadable Participation Certificate to award to all young people taking part in the LYG x School Games Fitness Challenges to recognise their efforts! 

If you have yet to participate in the LYG x Fitness Challenge it isn’t too late, please click here for further details.

 

 

Barnet Healthy Weight Management

BPSS are proud to be working with the Healthy Weight NHS Team by providing a programme of physical activity sessions. These children are referred as part of the National Child Measurement Programme and other health professionals working in Barnet. Typically the children are above the 99.6th Centile which places them in the very overweight category on the children's BMI centile charts. 

The two recorded sessions are aimed at 4-9 year olds and 10+. Please feel free to share these with any families within your school. 

 

Effective use of the PE and Sport Premium here and now

As part of the Youth Sport Trust Coronavirus Live Support Week, YST delivered a webinar on the Effective use of the PE & Sport Premium here and now.

Please click here to access the recording of the webinar. Here is a link to the PowerPoint presentation they went through and the recording of the return to school case study referenced in the webinar. 

Please can we add the activity cards to the newsletter and the following for leadership:

 

 

Leadership Bingo

BPSS have created a fun leadership bingo card which can be done at home or in school. Pupils can work towards different levels of leadership (Bronze, Silver & Gold) and receive a certificate for their achievements. Please see attached.

 

Weekly Challenge

The secondary leaders from St James' Catholic High School have created weekly challenges for primary/infant pupils to try. It would be great if you could send us your best score or videos of your pupils attempting the challenges so we can feedback to St James. Please feel free to tag both @BarnetSport and @StJamesCatholicHS on your social media posts.

This week's challenge is the 360 Slipper Challenge!

 

 

Inclusive PE Training Programme – Active Kids For All    

This free online training programme will support teachers, trainee teachers and school staff to provide a high quality PE curriculum for all young disabled people in mainstream schools.

There are two dates available to choose from, either 10th March (4-6pm) or 22nd March (9am-12pm). Please note the latter date, 22nd March, says Chingford, however Barnet schools can still attend if this day is more convenient given the training is now being delivered virtually.

For more information or to book, please click here.

 

 

Teach Active Demo Webinar – Maximise your PE and Sport Funding

Teach Active supports schools across the UK and have been featured heavily recently in the national press regarding how they are supporting a physically active curriculum, an area which is now a high priority for schools and DfE as we ensure the personal, emotional, and academic development of our children. Teach Active is also endorsed as a good use of PE and Sport funding, so schools with any additional budget or underspend may wish to see why so many schools choose Teach Active.

Please click here for details of upcoming short online demonstrations.

                                                                                                                               

Panathlon Sport – Role Model Offer                       

Q&A Zoom calls with an International Athlete role model. This offer is available for classes, leader groups and/or children taking part in a virtual Panathlon programme.

For more information please click here.

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