PE Newsletter – September 2018

Message from Mrs McCombie, Miss Warner

and Mr PrenticeWelcome back everyone to this new academic year. A special warm welcome goes to Mr Prentice who has joined PTM to teach PE this year and is running some after school clubs along with Mrs McCombie and Miss Warner.

This is the first edition of our PE newsletter for 2018-2019. These newsletters will keep parents informed and up-to-date with all things PE and sport related. Throughout the year there will be regular reports from every one of our House Sport competitions and inter-sport sports fixtures. We aim to provide an insight into our Change 4life Clubs, update you with news from our school swimming lessons, our PE curriculum lessons and after-school sports clubs.We hope to put on a number of different House Sports events for both Key Stage 1 and Key stage 2 children. We will also aim to enter as many inter-school sports competitions as we can.We remind parents about the PE kit requirement and explain why PE is such an important subject for your child to learn and to participate in.

GOLD School Games Mark award!PTM are very proud to announce that the school were rewarded with the Gold School Games Mark at the end of last term. The School Games mark is a government led award scheme launched in 2012 that rewards schools for their commitment to the development of PE and sports competitions across their school. Here are some of the criteria that we had to meet:

Keep track of young people’s participation in theSchool Games.

Provide opportunities which attracted less activeYoung people to participate in physical activity.

Provide leadership opportunities for our children. Provide a calendar of sports competitions. PE Kit – What should my child wear in their lessons?

PE KitLogo’d Bottle Green polo topWith initials (optional)Logo’d Black shortsBlack socks

Outdoor kit

Plain Tracksuit (school one optional)School Zoodie is still allowed

PLEASE REMEMBER Every item of PE kit should be clearly labelled so can be given back if

found. Children should wear appropriate footwear for PE. Long hair (boys or girls) should always be tied back to prevent

entanglement in apparatus and to prevent obscuring vision. All sports Governing Bodies and Essex County Council insist no Jewellery

may be worn during PE lessons, swimming lessons and extra-curricular sports clubs. This includes watches, necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

We do prefer children not to have their ears pierced, but any child who wishes to have their ears pierced should only have them done at the start of the six weeks summer holidays. Parents/carers are solely responsible for removing earrings from their children’s ears on the days their child has PE. No member of staff, or any child, is allowed to remove earrings from any child. Children with earrings should be taught how to remove their earrings on their own and to put them back in. medical tape and plasters cannot be placed over them.

If children persistently forget their kit, parents will be contacted and spare kit given.

Swimming costumes/trunks and swimming hats are required for pool activities.

Official items of Pear Tree Mead Academy PE Kit (shorts, t-shirts, tracksuit and PE bags) can be purchased from ‘Create Identitee, Unit

43, Greenway Business Centre, Harlow Essex.Why is PE and Sport so important for children?

PE forms part of the national curriculum and is compulsory for all children between the ages of 4-16 years of age. Children must not be excluded from PE unless advice by a medical professional to do so.

Then just change the black outdoor tracksuit to take out the word black. To plain. Children learn to understand the importance of exercising for a lifetime.

Regular physical activity is best antidote to eliminate obesity and maintain an acceptable body weight. It also provides a positive alternative to watching television, playing on tablets, ipads or mobile phones.

Children learn the fundamental motor skills that enable them to develop the competence that creates confidence and leads to safe and successful participation in a wide range of sports.

Children are encouraged to improve their fitness levels during PE including muscular and cardiovascular endurance, strength and flexibility.

PE promotes opportunities for children to be creative, cooperative and to face up to different challenges both as individuals and groups.

A ‘good workout’ helps ease stress, tension and anxiety and will result in better attention in class.

Many activities taught in PE require children to work in groups to solve problems or as a team. These opportunities are excellent for developing both leadership and cooperation skills.

PE is equally important to children who have not yet developed their verbal communication skills. Thus, their confidence in physical abilities can lead to positive feelings of self-esteem.

Children learn to develop the notion of fair play, honest competition, good sportsmanship and dealing with both success and defeat.

PTM places a high priority on PE and Sport within school. We provide a number of extra-curricular sports activities at lunch times and after school. We provide

House Sport competitions, inter-school fixtures in a range of sports and inclusive sport clubs such as Change4life. We love PE!

Sports Participation outside of school

We always love to hear about the accomplishmentsof our children in activities participated outside ofschool time, especially those PE or Sport related.

If your child has achieved a particularly high level Performance or achievements in any sport, outside of school, please feel free to let Mrs McCombie, Miss Warner or Mr Prentice know. We are very proud to have lots of talented sports performers here at PTM whose talents we would like to acknowledge and provide recognition to.

Communication and Partnerships with ParentsThe school office is open daily from 8.30am and the office staff can deal with all general queries and take messages. If any problems arise, particular those that will affect your child’s ability to participate in their PE lesson please let your class teacher, Mrs McCombie, Miss Warner or Mr Prentice know as soon as possible.

At present we currently inform parents of all school events, news, policies through our newsletters, school website, emails and school app. Please check these out for the latest news and updates.

Upcoming Inter-School Sport FixturesThese dates and fixtures can be changed or

cancelled due to different factors or circumstances.

Friday 12th October Football qualifiers Year 5 and 6Friday 19th October Football Festival Year 3 and 4Friday 9th November Dodgeball qualifiers Year 5 and 6