Sports Development / PE Providers

School Games Active Championships

• National activity campaign launched using the TopYaSports Active app. New challenges every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  Download the app for free, register as a player and type in the invite code 23880. Visit www.yourschoolgames.com for more information

UKActive & Nike – Move Crew

• Daily mission set to help children unlock their 60 minutes of daily activity – visit www.ukactivekids.com/movecrew

Daily Mile UK

• The Daily Mile guidance for schools has been adapted to use at home with fun family challenges to keep everyone motivated.  Visit www.thedailymile.co.uk/at-home/ for more information

Think Sport

• Offering workouts on Facebook Live at different times on Monday, Wednesday & Fridays. 30-45 minute sessions with limited equipment needed - https://en-gb.facebook.com/ThinkSportLTD/

Sports specific

Sportshall Pentathlon

• Sportshall UK have launched the home pentathlon – an athletics challenge involving 5 events that can be completed in the home environment.  More information at http://www.sportshall.org/homepentathlon

Other

Supermovers

• Great active videos from BBC Teach – for example a Bhangra inspired routine about rounding numbers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-rounding-numbers-with-laura-bubble/zhmrhbk

Disney Dances

• Family friendly dances created by #ThisGirlCanUK and Disney UK for parents and carers to stay active with their kids – visit www.thisgirlcan.co.uk for more information

Junior Parkrun

• Offers a series of short warm up videos on YouTube by kids for kids - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIVzrWgciUg

Dear Parents/Carers,

We hope that you had a fun and active Easter break and a successful first week back to home learning.

On the school website is a large collection of websites and apps that we have put together to give you lots of resources to keep active.

As well as these links, we have signed up to real PE at home – online learning resources that we will have access to for the duration of school closures.

Real PE at home includes an online programme which supports families to be active, play and learn together. It includes a programme specifically for children in Early Years and Key Stage 1 with 12 themes, 6 areas, over 250 activities and challenges and 1000s of hours of fun and activity.

For children in Key Stage 2 there are carefully selected personal best challenges, skills and games designed for the home and garden. Daily and weekly guidance is provided for both programmes in addition to an option to choose your own themes and activities.

There are so many benefits to being active, not only to our physical wellbeing but also to our emotional and mental health, especially in such testing times for all of us. We hope that the ideas help support you and your family to stay fit and healthy in the coming months. Here are the details to access real PE at home:

The website address is: home.jasmineactive.com

Parent email: parent@nortonroad-1.com

Password:  nortonroad

On the website, there are timetables that you can follow if you wish to do so or you and pick and chose different activities to suit you and your family.

As well as developing physical fitness and physical literacy, lots of other skills can be developed though the activities provided. As well as opportunities to develop Maths and English skills, there are musical and creative activities too.

Yours sincerely

Mrs. L. Billington

Dear Parents/carers,

Welcome to our weekly physical activity update. I hope that you have managed to stay active even through the less than sunny weather.

Here are a few more websites and apps to add to the list. Please try out as many as you can

Sports Development / PE Providers

School Games

• Providing family activities and challenge cards from NGBs every Tuesday & Thursday.  One example from British Judo is the Flamingo Balance - https://twitter.com/YourSchoolGames/status/1255040311992242178 - other sports include dodgeball and hockey

Team GB

• Get Set programme has a range of free activities, challenges and learning resources for parents to do indoors or in the garden - visit https://www.getset.co.uk/resources/travel-to-tokyo/indoor-activity for more information

Sports specific

Wicketz Luton

• Offering exercises, skills drills and activities to help everyone stay active and engaged at home – visit https://www.lordstaverners.org/how-we-help/charitable-programmes/wicketz/staying-active-at-home/

British Triathlon

• Offering families challenges to complete and a colour chart to track their activity – visit https://www.thebigcolourchallenge.co.uk/ for more information

UDOIT! Dance Foundation

• Free street dance lessons from the U Do It! Dance Foundation available online. Available on their YouTube channel or website - http://www.udoitdance.com/resources.html

Other

Andys Wild Workouts

• Designed for younger children with Andy from CBeebies – different themes from under the sea to discovering rainforests – visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06tmmvz

Bop Box

• Short choreographed routines designed for younger children with presenters from Milkshake.  Lots to choose from on their YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-z-dNn6E_JFJe6NNd11tYxE9sac7ga1&app=desktop

Dear Norton Road Families,

In these challenging times and with the restrictions of staying within our own homes, it is very important now more than ever that we make time for and encourage our children to keep fit.

I have included an extensive but not exhaustive list of online tools and resources that you can access at home to allow you and your children to enjoy some exercise and activities and have fun at the same time.

It is recommended that children should take part in at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day and these activities will help you to try and work towards this in an enjoyable way.

We hope that you are all keeping safe and that you enjoy taking part in these activities

Take care and stay safe

Mrs. L. Billington

Sports Development / PE Providers

Youth Sport Trust

• Running a daily challenge on twitter - https://twitter.com/YouthSportTrust/status/1243085402086551553 (this example - times table squats).  
• Lots of resources on the website for 60 second challenges as well - https://www.youthsporttrust.org/60-second-physical-activity-challenges

Active Education

• Fun PE challenges that anyone can do - https://twitter.com/activeedluton/status/1243490030880010242
   

Team Beds&Luton

• Check out @teambeds flip flop challenge - https://twitter.com/teamBEDS/status/1242824610674020353

Change 4 Life

• Hundreds of Disney Shake Up cards available here – all 10 minute challenges to be completed with little or no equipment - https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups

ShareLearnTeach.com

• Pokemon fitness hunt linking in maths or literacy whilst taking part in some fun exercises - https://twitter.com/ShareLearnT/status/1243113325950574592

School Games website

• Lots of ideas on the website for physical activity challenges under the resources section - https://www.yourschoolgames.com/

Active Luton

• Offering classes via Facebook Live – visit https://activeluton.co.uk/Facebook-Live-Group-Fitness-Timetable for the timetable over the next couple of weeks – includes zumba, yoga, pilates, mindfulness and clubbercise

AfPE / Yorkshire Sport Foundation

• 2 minute videos to support parents with teaching fun and easy PE activities at home - https://twitter.com/afPE_PE/status/1243963781241241602

Total Wellbeing Luton

• Easy to follow home workout videos – one example at https://twitter.com/LutonTotal/status/1243568588176396293

Celebrities

Joe Wicks

• The body coach live at 9am every weekday on YouTube – workout for the whole family - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGKGNzNbWjU (Friday 27^th March workout)

Oti Mabuse

• Live dance class via Facebook or YouTube Live – every day at 11.30am.  No dance experience needed.  The dances this week have all been themed and include Mary Poppins, Trolls and Aladdin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIp15TCx9nw (Mary Poppins)
   

Max Whitlock

• Live gymnastics sessions on YouTube started this week – Tuesdays & Fridays at 3.30pm – workout for the whole family and then a separate squad gymnast session – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu-rJFVlr7ZAZ0en3RRALPw

Others

Cosmic Kids Yoga

• Can be found on YouTube – lots of different sequences including spiderman, frozen and pokemon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnO-lGEMOXk (Spiderman)

Our Parks UK

• Superheroes workouts every weekday at 3.30pm – only 10/15 minutes and great for younger children - https://twitter.com/OurParksUK/status/1242494231127773185

Just Dance

• Short and easy dances for all ages - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCzgc_RelBA

Zumba Kids

• Short and easy zumba routines for kids on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymigWt5TOV8

Go Noodle

• Gets kids up and moving via dance parties, yoga or games sessions.  Visit https://www.youtube.com/user/GoNoodleGames for lots of ideas!

Sports and PE Update - December 2019

It has been a great start to the year for PE and school sports in Norton Road. Thank you to all children, parent and staff for making the activities and events in and out of school a great success.

PE Kit

We would like to thank all parents and carers for ensuring that children have the correct PE kit and are wearing it to school on the appropriate days.  A special well done to our year 1 children, as this is their first time wearing their PE kit to school and they have done extremely well with their new routine.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the school’s PE kit. Your child needs to be wearing:

• Plain black jogging bottoms (with no logos or coloured detailing)
• Plain white crew neck T-shirt (round neck)
• School sweatshirt or fleece
  Or
• Plain black or black school logoed hoodie.
• Black or white sports trainers – plimsolls or fashion trainers do not offer the correct foot support needed for physical activity.
• All jewellery must be removed. If your child’s earrings cannot be removed, for whatever reason, you will need to provide them with micro-pore tape to cover them with.

We appreciate your support in ensuring that your child looks as smart on PE days as they do every other school day.

After School Sports Clubs

After a successful term of after school sports clubs, we look forward to our new sessions starting in January.  We have the following clubs running in spring term:

• KS1 multi skills – Monday pm
• KS2 cricket club- Wednesday pm
• KS 2 football club- Friday pm

Letters for these clubs have already been sent home and confirmation of places will be sent out once we return in January.

Year 5 Sports Hall Athletics

A group of 20 children, from year 5, attended thee Sports Hall Athletics competition back in October.   All children participated in a range of track and field events against children from other Luton Schools.  They worked extremely hard and showed great determination.  Well done to those children for demonstrating excellent school and school sports values.

Intra-School Competitions

Intra- school competitions are those competitions that take place between children in our own school.

All children in Key Stage 2 have had the opportunity to take part in a competition this term. Years, 4, 5 and 6 played some exciting and fast paced games of quick cricket.  Year 3 competed against each other in a range of multi skill activities.  Not only did they compete for points for their team, but they also had the opportunity for personal challenge by repeating each station to improve on their own personal score. There will be more opportunities for competition in both KS1 and KS2 as we progress throughout the year.

Sport England Survey

Thank you to all of the randomly selected children in years 1, 3 and 5, as well as the parents of those selected year 1 children for taking part in the Sport England survey about sport and physical Activity.  We appreciate your time and effort.

Healthy Me Week

The week beginning 27th January 2020 will be Norton Road’s healthy living week.  The theme for the week is Healthy Me.  Throughout the week there will be a range of activities taking place which will teach the children the importance of living healthy lives including healthy eating, exercise, hygiene and emotional well – being.  More information will follow in the new term.

We hope that all children and their families have an enjoyable Christmas break and we look forward to an active and healthy new year.

Sports and PE update- October 2019

Welcome back!  It’s been a great start to the year for PE and Sport at Norton Road Primary School. Children have returned to school, looking great in their school PE kit, on their PE days.  I would like to remind you at this point, that school PE kit should consist of plain black unbranded jogging bottoms, leggings or shorts, plain white crew neck t-shirt and either a school jumper, fleece or black logoed hoodie (all available to order from the school office) or a plain black zip up hoodie.  Children should be wearing trainers to school in with their PE kit.  Please do not send your child to school in plimsolls as they are not suitable for the playground and do not offer the support needed for physical activity.

All year groups have had an excellent start to the year in their PE lessons, despite the unpredictable weather.  A big well done to all the children for their great behaviour and enthusiasm in lessons. 

Year 5 and Year 6 have been lucky enough to have taken part in cricket competitions within their own year groups.  They had a great time learning a new style of cricket competition and enjoyed the challenge of competing as a team to score points.  All teams played fantastically with great teamwork and support shown towards each other.

Our school has been selected, once again, to take part in the Sport England Active Lifestyles survey.  This is a great opportunity for us to see what our children think of PE and Sport in school as well as giving us a view of what activities and sports they enjoy participating in outside of school.  Year groups have been selected at random to take part and more details will be sent out to the relevant classes following the half term break

We are looking forward to an active and fun end to 2019 as we return after the half term break.

Summer Term School Sports

KS2 mixed football

Congratulations to our mixed year 4 and 5 team who won every game they played and the whole competition.

Not only did they play some fantastic football but were commended on their impeccable manners and great sportsmanship.

Year 5 Rounders

A group of year 5 children spent the afternoon at William Austin Junior School.  They all played extremely well, showing great teamwork and perseverance and came 3^rd in their group, narrowly missing the final stages.

Year 6 cricket

Well done to the boys from Year 6 who spent the best part of a day at Luton Town and Indians Cricket club, playing against other local schools. The boys worked very hard and had a great day, finishing 6^th in their group.  All involved were living our school values and were a credit to the school.

Year 5 Quad Kids athletics

Four boys and four girls from year 5 took part in an athletic competition. They demonstrated their skills in four events, 100m sprint, standing long jump, vortex howler throw and a tough 600m distance run.  The children did themselves and the school proud with their excellent behaviour and determination. Well done to our team, who came 15^th overall.

Year 3 tri golf

A great effort from our group of year 3’s at the Tri-Golf festival. They had a lovely afternoon learning and practising golf skills in a variety of activities, coming 14^th overall. They worked hard, developed skills and most importantly, they had fun.

Year 4 Rounders Festival

A group of boys and girls from Year 4, enjoyed an afternoon out at Bramingham Primary School, playing rounders matches against teams from other local schools. The matches were not scored but the children had lots of fun and showed some excellent skills.

Sports Week

During the week of the 24^th of June, School Sports Week, children in KS1 and KS2 made their way over to the field at Gardenia Avenue to take part in their Sports Mornings.  All the children took part in eight different activities where they had to use a range of skills including speed, agility and balance.  Throughout the event, each group were working together as a team to earn points for their Sports House.

The points from every year group have been totalled and we are delighted to announce that the winning house, this year, is BLUE HOUSE.

Reception children took part in their own sports day On Friday 5^th July. The children had great fun, using the skills that they have been developing throughout the year.

Spring term School Sports

Year 5 girl’s football

The girls from Year 5, had a great afternoon at play football. They had the opportunity to play against teams from other local schools. The girls did extremely well and made it through to the quarter finals. They demonstrated great football skills and excellent teamwork.