PE

PE gives all the children an opportunity to play number of different sports and have regular exercise as well as developing their ability to work as part of a team.

WFC coaches teach one PE lesson a week from Reception to Year 6.

During the year, events include:

• Sports day
• National Sports Week
• Football and netball matches against other local schools
• Family events with local primary schools

The Journey

Nursery and Reception start the year by learning about Me and Myself and how they can move the different parts of their body. Then they develop a number of skills, so they know how to move in different ways. Next in Early Years the children will start to develop their throwing and catching skills before developing their ball skills further. Next they will have the opportunity to play a number of games before learning how to work with others playing a number of different sports.

At Shepherd Primary we are very lucky to have an experienced Watford FC coach that teaches one of the PE lessons for every year group each week.  Year 1 will start the year developing their football skills before being introduced to netball. Next, they will focus on gymnastics and then tag rugby.  Then Year 1 will learn how to play golf and develop their dance skills. After that Year 1 will learn a number of skills through orienteering. Then Year 1 will be introduced to hockey and rounders. Year 1 will then have the opportunity to learn and develop their skills in tennis and then soon after they will cover an area called fitness before ending the year covering a number of sports in the area of Athletics.

Year 2 will start the year building upon the skills they have already learnt in Netball before covering the next unit of Football. Year 2 will then develop a number of skills needed to be successful at gymnastics before moving onto handball, dance and then dodgeball. Next, Year 2 will develop their orienteering skills before learning how to play basketball, cricket and tennis. Then, to end the year, they will develop their fitness and experience a number of activities in the unit of athletics.

Year 3 will start the year playing football before playing netball. Next, they will focus on gymnastics and then tag rugby.  Then Year 3 will continue to develop their golf skills before moving onto the unit of dance. After that Year 3 will learn a number of skills through orienteering. Then Year 3 will be reintroduced to hockey and rounders. The next sports Year 3 have the opportunity to carry on developing their skills in, is tennis and then soon after they will cover an area called fitness before ending the year covering a number of sports in the area of athletics

Year 4 will start they year building upon the skills they have already learnt in netball before covering the next unit of football. Year 4 will then develop a number of skills needed to be successful at gymnastics before moving onto handball, dance and then dodgeball. Next Year 4 will develop their orienteering skills before learning how to play basketball, cricket and tennis. Then to end the year, they will develop their fitness and experience a number of activities in the unit of athletics.

Year 5 will start the year playing football before playing netball. Next, they will focus on gymnastics and then tag rugby.  Then Year 5 will continue to develop their golf skills before moving onto the unit of dance. After that Year 5 will learn a number of skills through orienteering. Then Year 5 will be reintroduced to hockey and rounders. The next sports Year 5 have the opportunity to carry on developing their skills in, is tennis and then soon after they will cover an area called fitness before ending the year covering a number of sports in the area of athletics.

Year 6 will start they year building upon the skills they have already learnt in netball before covering the next unit of football. Year 6 will then develop a number of skills needed to be successful at gymnastics before moving onto handball, dance and then dodgeball. Next Year 6 will develop their orienteering skills before learning how to play basketball, cricket and tennis. Then to end the year they will develop their fitness and experience a number of activities in the unit of athletics.