KS2 Gymnastics!

The KS2 gymnasts have been busy practicing their handstands this week. They spent some time working on the basic shapes and how to stretch all the muscles in their bodies before trying to turn this upside down and balance on their hands. It is harder than it looks!

The girls showed great resilience as they practiced, improving on each attempt. "You really have to keep your arms straight" said Martina as she tried to perfect her handstand. Sophia showed great control of her body as she worked on her handstand. "I had trouble coming down from my handstand but I can do it now!"

ART and Design Club

In Art Club, we have been designing colourful, snowy mittens catching one delicate snowflake. Some of our younger art clubbers became fascinated with the different snowflake shapes they could make with a simple piece of circular paper and a pair of scissors! A great way to teach pattern and symmetry as well! We are now exploring Optical Illusion art.... Using just colour, shape and line, the children have already produced some super eye-catching pieces: Can you see a 3D hand beneath the stripes and a globe popping out of these designs?

Reach for the Stars!

The KS1 gymnasts have been busy this week trying to reach for the stars! We were fortunate enough to be able to borrow Mead's crash mat and spring board this week, so it has been a very exciting session getting use to the new equipment. 

"This is harder than it looks" said Harry as everyone tried to master the basics of the hurdle step take off. The gymnasts first practiced their hurdle step on the floor using hoops before they tried it out on the spring board. The gymnasts not only had to focus on their take off, but the shapes they were making in the air along with that all important landing. "I like doing the star jump best" said Roxy as she experimented with different jumps. 

Thanks for letting us borrow your springboard Mead! 

After School Clubs - Nail Art

The girls in Nail Art Club have been working so hard his term to create some wonderful nail art designs. They have all shown how confident they are at trying more trickier designs and have needed very little help along the way. The group have used the materials with care and taken their time to perfect their nail art wheels.

 

 

'It takes a lot of patience, concentration and a steady hand to keep your work neat', Teni Adu.

 

'I liked being shown how to use striping tape, and how to make a reindeer using nail polish', Lilly Reynolds.

 

'I enjoyed being creative with all the embellishments we had. The sequins were so tiny and really tricky to pick up individually', Jessica Sampson. 

 

 

'I have been practising at home, and have been researching different designs', Brooke Atkinson.

 

'I have completed my nail wheel by using lots of colours, patterns and bows', Grace Gore.



After School Clubs - Fashion Design

The members of Fashion Design Club demonstrated team work by working together in order to create various pieces of clothing using fabric.

 

 

'It was fun seeing how many ways we could wear one piece of material, the dress we made for Lilly-Anne was my favourite!' Alice Adedipe.

 

 

 

'We thought about all the different types of clothing we wear at home. This helped us to come up with so many ideas', Aaliyah-Shae Vidal. 

 

 

Together they came up with a plan on how they would decorate a shirt. Using fabric pens, they each had an input into how they wanted it look. 

 

 

'The fabric pens were great fun to use! Megan and I helped one another by taking it in turns to pull the material tight, this made sure our drawings were neat', Evie Cottam.

 



Broadford B Team Dazzle!

Last night, our football team had a very convincing win against Drapers Brookside. Even with the cold wind drifting across the pitch, they didn't let this effect their performance. The boys took the lead very early on and kept possession very well. With some fantastic goals from Levan Towe-Enu, Oliver Hatwell and Ellis Curtis-Rich the boys won 5-0. A fantastic result!

After School Clubs - Multisports

The children of Multisports have been very busy this term playing a variety of sports and games.

The children have learnt the correct techniques to throw and catch a ball, learnt how to dribble a football, played parachute games and become masters of dance!
Each week a different sport is played and they children enjoy working together to enhance the skills they learn.

'When you catch a ball you have to have soft hands and you pull the ball into your chest', Michael Sloane. 

'I liked playing with the parachute,' Ruby Welch.

As we look to the rest of the half term, the children of Multisports are excited to play more new sports and games, such as javelin throwing!

Multisports club is a great way for your children to gain an extra hour of exercise each week. There are great benefits to active children:

• stronger muscles and bones 
• less likely to become overweight
• decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
• lower blood pressure
• have a better outlook on life