Physical Education
At Ixworth Primary School our children tell us that PE is one of their favourite lessons and we think physical activity is the key to good mental wellbeing. Our teaching staff are confident and well supported to deliver good quality PE lessons. In addition to the statutory two lessons of PE a week, wehave offered our children a range of extracurricular physical activities including dance, gymnastics, archery, football, basketball, tennis and football as well as opportunities to take part in the daily mile and structures games at lunchtimes.
We employ a resident dance teacher who works closely with teachers to plan dance pieces related to the children’s learning and introduce them to new dance techniques such as street and jive. Every child enjoys at least one half term of dance per year and all children take part in and enjoy these inclusive sessions.
We have plenty of space - basketball courts, a barked adventure area, astro turf and use of a large adjacent field. At playtimes children are led by trained adults and children in a variety of fun and active games. The playground is home to a range of outdoor play equipment including climbing frames, tyres, imagination station, hop scotch, targets and grids.
Working closely with Sporting ‘87 a local sports community trust we offer after school clubs as well as holiday clubs throughout the year. Our close relationship with coaches means that they get to know our children well and our children get to know them well too! We also work with the Thurston and Gipping Valley Sports Partnership so that our children have the opportunity to engage in inter competitive sporting activities with other local schools as well as intra competition across the school. Through our Key Stage 2 residentials we also offer our children a range of outdoor and adventurous activities such as canoeing, caving, forest schools and climbing.
We are excited to be developing our Forest Schools offer this year using the school site and the local village. Children will be actively involved in a range of activities from den building to cooking on a fire. We offer residential visits in key stage 2 which enable our children to get involved in zip wiring, canoeing, caving and lots more!
Year 1 and 2 children cooking smores in our forest area on site
Year 3 practising javelin ready for Sports Day on the field
Year 6 children canoeing at Thorpe Woodlands
Checking zip wire clips at Thorpe Woodlands in year 4