P.E.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AT ST MARY & ST JOSEPHS

OUR VISION

Here at St Mary and St Joseph’s Primary School (SMSJ) we put PESSPA at the heart of our wonderful school. Our Physical Education provision ensures that children experience a safe and supportive environment that helps build a lifelong passion for sport and health. We recognise that for children to be able to perform in PE with increased confidence and competence and to advance knowledge, skills and understanding, a holistic approach is needed. Pupils learn to understand that PE is a subject that plays a huge role for their social, emotional and cognitive development as well as their spiritual, cultural and moral development and are allowed ways to explore this. A physically literate child will have the confidence and knowledge to develop a love of movement and be active for life- this is our aim at SMSJ.

Each child, regardless of gender, race or ability will be given the opportunity to take part in positive, fun, challenging lessons that linked with our S.P.I.R.I.T values, will help them to become innovative, independent members of society who will not be afraid to participate in, take risks and even lead situations.

Specially-designed units of work linked to the PE National Curriculum created by the  Lancashire PE Passport App are explored, taught and built upon by the PE specialist from EYFS-Year 6 pupils. A balanced and broad PE curriculum focused on the mastery of fundamental movement skills, sport specific skills, knowledge & Understanding and a wide variety of extra-curricular opportunities, competitions and activities are available to enable all children to achieve the 4 aims of the National Curriculum. Lessons will be planned to provide appropriate challenge for all pupils, to extend more able and provide appropriate levels of support in order for all pupils to make progress.  Learning will be revisited if necessary each year to ensure progress is made and that there is secure knowledge and understanding of skills. A mixture of traditional and new emerging sports are played during the year and through assessment and constant observations, groups focused on SEN, pupil premium and our High achieving children are ran throughout the week.

Families are encouraged to explore activities outside of school and supported with ideas and decisions that will help the children to be brave enough to join clubs and gain the confidence and skills to become physically active for life. Our PESSPA notice board celebrates the activities and achievements that our pupils do in and outside of school and encourages our younger children to aspire to their older role models. 

MEET OUR ALUMNI - SOME OF OUR AMAZING EX PUPILS WHO HAVE USED THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE THEY GAINED AT SMSJ TO PERSUE THEIR LOVE OF SPORT AT HIGH SCHOOL! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU! 🌟

WE DID IT AGAIN!! We have achieved GOLD award again this year for our commitment to competitive sport across our school and community. Thank you for all your support 🏆 Our children are stars ⭐️🥇

We have had wonderful sports days ending with our ‘House Competition Carousel’ yesterday. The sun was shining and the children were full of energy, making it a really fun and enjoyable day. We had dancing, singing, running, space hoppers, water fights. Football, netball, quidditch themed activities and even a water fight. Huge well done to our Year 6 pupils who led stations and helped look after our KS1 children too. Staff and leaders were tasked with nominating children who stood out as being good leaders, trying hard and who were our dancing superstars. Well done to all the medal winners 🥇 WINNING HOUSE - PATRICK 🇮🇪💚

WOW!! What a night! We competed in the Blackburn Athletics competition at Witton Park and had many successes. We had lots of children reach finals and ended with 3 children on the podium at the end. Abu Bakr - BRONZE IN LONG JUMP Theo - BRONZE IN THE 700m LONG DISTANCE Asmara - GOLD IN THE ROUNDERS BALL THROW. WELL DONE EVERYONE. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU.

Our tennis superstars had an unbelievable night at the BwD Tennis championships. They beat 10 other teams to come away with Gold medals. A first for SMSJ and we couldn’t be prouder of them. Well done everyone 🏆🥇🥎

We were lucky enough to get a place at the ‘Party In the Park’ event in Burnley and wow! What a day we all had. Our children got to take part in Crown Green Bowling and a Sports day and then they all got to do a ‘Colour Run’. The pictures sum up what an amazing day we had and how much fun the children had. We even got to have a dance party at the band stand 🕺🏼💃🏽 🎶

Our year 6s did a fabulous job of their ‘Active Leader Day’ they planned and set up their own activities and used STEP to differentiate the stations and our Year 1s, Reception & Year 2s had a brilliant time completing their circuits 🏏⚽️🏀🥎 Well done everyone ⭐️🌟

!!️ BREAKING NEWS !!️ We are so excited to announce that Theo & Hanna have been chosen to represent Blackburn with Darwen in the East Lancs Cross Country finals 🏅🏃‍♀️🏃🏼 This is a lovely reward for all their hardwork and dedication training at Harriers twice a week and pushing themselves to be the best runner they can be. Well done 🌟⭐️ we can’t wait for the 6th June ⭐️🌟

CROSS COUNTRY 🏃‍♀️We could not be prouder of this pupil. She is quite new to running and the progression she has made is outstanding. She now trains at Blackburn Harriers Athletics Club and ended the season 39th best X country runner in the whole of East Lancashire. WOW!! Hanna you are a star and your hard work and dedication will ensure the future is bright for you 🌟⭐️

Tennis - huge well done to our amazing Year 3/4 Tennis team who played some incredible games at Blackburn Northern Tennis Club. They played some great teams in the borough and did us all proud. Well done 🥎🏅

FESTIVAL OF SPORT 2024 - We were so lucky to be one of only four schools in Blackburn with Darwen chosen to take part in the festival of sport in Accrington. There were lots of schools there and our children’s behaviour, attitude, and enthusiasm was outstanding. We all had so much fun and took part in a variety of fun sports and activities. Although it wasn’t a competition, we still managed to win all our cricket matches 😊 Well done everyone. More videos and pictures on the class pages.

Huge congratulations to ESA P in Year 5 who climbed Scafell Pike last weekend. This huge mountain is in the Lake District, is the biggest in the whole of England and took him 6 hours to climb. WOW!! I can’t wait to hear all about it. If you have any questions, be sure to ask ESA all about it ⛰️🗺️🧭 Well done ESA. We are all so impressed 🌟

SWIMMING POOL ~ We have had a brilliant 3 weeks of swimming lessons at school. Every child from Year 1-6 got a week of swimming with year 3,4&5 having an extra week of intense sessions to help them reach thei national targets. It was so lovely to hear the laughing coming from the pool, to see the children having so much fun and snatching so many children overcome their fears and worries and achieve something so challenging. We are very proud 🌟⭐️

I was so impressed and proud of our year 5 children who were practicing their leadership skills and really challenging themselves to run a striking session for our year 1 pupils. They were mature, sensible, helpful, encouraging, confident, engaging and made the session so much fun. I am excited to see them performing their active leadership roles at lunchtime. Well done year 5

Huge well done to Yahya who has started his football journey at First Kick Football. We are so proud of how brave you are and how you are using your skills and talents outside of school. We look forward to seeing all your achievements ⭐️⚽️

We have had an amazing week of orienteering. The children were so competitive and so keen to find the answers in the fastest time. Well done everyone 🧭🗺️

They have done it again!!!! ⭐️⭐️ Theo and Hanna have smashed the BwD Cross Country, competing against over 100 children. Theo 2nd place Hanna 5tth place, 5 places higher than last month! Wow! WE ARE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU ⭐️🌟

Congratulations to our pupils who have achieved their bronze and silver awards for outstanding commitment to extra curricular activities and morning club. We are so proud of you for coming and starting their day in the best way 🏃‍♂️🤸🏽🏃🏽‍♀️💃🏽🏏🥌

CROSS COUNTRY 2024 - They have done it again!!!! ⭐️⭐️ Theo and Hanna have smashed the BwD Cross Country, competing against over 100 children. Theo 2nd place Hanna 10th place WE ARE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU ⭐️🌟

GYMNASTICS 🤸🏽🤸 Congratulations to our amazing gymnasts who took part in the BwD gymnastics competition at St Bedes. The children trained so hard in morning club & after school clubs and we are so proud of them 🌟⭐️

OUR BRILLIANT EX PUPILS ⭐️🌟It was so lovely to see 2 of our ex pupils performing their young leader duties at high school for the Sportshall Athletics. They helped umpire the events, record results and look after all the children. it was so lovely to see them achieving their goals and it made us all so proud ⭐️🌟

SPORTSHALL ATHLETICS 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃So proud of our superstars athletes 🌟⭐️ they all put 100% effort in and smashed all their events despite feeling a bit nervous. So proud of them all. We finished in 2nd place which is the highest we have ever placed 🏆 well done everyone 🌟⭐️ It was so nice to see our ex pupils Lauren & Alyssa being confident young leaders at the event and supporting and encouraging all our young athletes ⭐️

AUTUMN TERM 2023

What a busy term of PESSPA we have had. As well as continuing with our exciting curriculum, we have had lots of extra opportunities and experiences for our wonderful children:

• Leaders in year 6 providing active lunchtimes for whole school
• Boys football tournament @ St Bedes 
• Boys football club after school
• 3 morning clubs for years 1-6. 8.15am
• Professional dancers Dominique & Joe into school to work with the dance troupe.
• KS1 Kurling competition at St Bedes 
• KS1 Kurling Champions
• Dance troupe Club after school 
• ‘GOTTA DANCE’ show in Burnley
• KS1 Multi-Skills festival 
• Year 3/4 Dodgeball festival
• Year 5/6 Dodgeball festival 
• BOCCIA competition @ QEGS 
• Girls only after school club for year 5&6
• Girls only morning club for all of KS2 
• Intra house competitions for whole school every half term 

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