Gymnastics at White Rock

Intent

At White Rock Primary School, we believe that all children should be encouraged and given the opportunity to excel in all areas of their education. Through the Gymnastics element of PE, the children develop strength, flexibility and co-ordination. These skills, along with those developed in other areas of PE and Dance, help to prepare them for secondary school and their future. Gymnastics supports the mental and physical wellbeing of all the children in our school and our intention is that this will help to develop lifelong benefits in their future lives.

IMPLEMENTATION

At White Rock Primary School, Gymnastics is taught for a 6 week block every year from Years 1 to 6 by Mrs Tyson and follows a clear progression of skills and knowledge, e.g. learning different rolls with control, travelling in different ways (including weight on hands), making different shapes with their bodies (including balances) and developing sequences that link all these. Through Gymnastics, the children develop many lifelong skills that they can transfer to other areas of the curriculum and onwards into their futures.

WHITE ROCK P.E. KIT EXPECTATIONS 

Although each class has a specific day for their PE and Dance lessons, it is sometimes necessary to change the timetable. This means these lessons may take place on a day when your child will not be expecting it.

It is required that each child have their kit in school for the full week.

PE kit should consist of:

• A house coloured, White Rock logo'd t-shirt (if possible, or a plain t-shirt in the house colour)
• A pair of dark colour shorts
• White socks (not school tights)
• Trainers (Please ensure if you send your child in with laces they are able to do their own shoes up)
• Plimsolls are acceptable, but are not ideal for outside sports due to their lack of grip
• Pupils with long hair must have this tied back away from the face.
• Earrings must be removed (children will not be able to participate in PE for health and safety reasons if they are not removed). We recommend parents do not get ears pierced in term time as this will impact on their child's learning.

Dark colour tracksuits may be added to kit bags as extra kit during the winter term, and may be worn if the lesson is outside. This is not instead of normal PE kit as children are expected to be in shorts for indoor PE, and all Dance lessons.

For P.E clubs, children do not have to wear their PE kit, but should be appropriately dressed for the sport they will be participating in. Please read the clubs letter carefully each half term to ensure the correct kit is available (e.g. boots and shin pads for football)

Lastly, please ensure ALL PE and clubs kit is clearly named as it makes it much easier to reunite children with the correct kit!