Park Hill Sports
At Park Hill we offer a wide range of sporting activities and games which enables all children from the youngest (2 1/2 years) to the eldest (7 years) to learn the basic skills and develop confidence in their own abilities.
All our sports are co-ordinated by Mrs Dick. The Nursery and Reception classes mainly have their sports lessons in Park Hill's spacious garden. On Wednesdays, throughout the year, these classes walk to Richmond Park (weather permitting) where they participate in a number of different activities including some for physical development.
The smallest children are introduced to sports through Teddy PEGS (Physical Education Games Skills by the Physical Education Association of the United Kingdom). It is designed for younger children to enjoy sharing newly acquired skills with others and encourages play on a 'one to one' basis. This is a progressive scheme created to develop game skills within the requirements of the National Curriculum. The children work towards each colour-coded award of a certificate and a badge by practising skills in the following areas:
Running, jumping, hopping, skipping, throwing and catching balls, quoits and bean bags.
Using bats and balls.
Having attained the Yellow and Purple Teddy PEGS awards, Year 1 and Year 2 children move on to the more advanced PEGS scheme which includes developing the skills of:
Kicking and dribbling balls, striking and improvement of stamina e.g. skipping with a rope
As with Teddy PEGS, these pupils are awarded certificates and badges on completion of each stage.
First thing on Wednesday mornings, Mrs Dick takes Years 1 and 2 children, by coach, to the Kingfisher swimming pool where lessons are taught by specialist teachers. On Thursdays they walk the short distance to the nearby Coombe Wood Lawn Tennis Club and receive coaching from one of the resident professional coaches.
Years 1 and 2 children also make good use of the excellent facilities at the Hawker Centre, a brief coach ride away, for their sports lessons. In addition to PEGS, these include football,Kwick cricket, netball and hockey. The Park Hill football team participates in the annual pre prep schools' soccer festival at Shrewsbury House School. Our football coach is Coerver qualified and arranges a number of matches against other schools throughout the year.
All our sports are co-ordinated by Mrs Dick. The Nursery and Reception classes mainly have their sports lessons in Park Hill's spacious garden. On Wednesdays, throughout the year, these classes walk to Richmond Park (weather permitting) where they participate in a number of different activities including some for physical development.
The smallest children are introduced to sports through Teddy PEGS (Physical Education Games Skills by the Physical Education Association of the United Kingdom). It is designed for younger children to enjoy sharing newly acquired skills with others and encourages play on a 'one to one' basis. This is a progressive scheme created to develop game skills within the requirements of the National Curriculum. The children work towards each colour-coded award of a certificate and a badge by practising skills in the following areas:
Running, jumping, hopping, skipping, throwing and catching balls, quoits and bean bags.
Using bats and balls.
Having attained the Yellow and Purple Teddy PEGS awards, Year 1 and Year 2 children move on to the more advanced PEGS scheme which includes developing the skills of:
Kicking and dribbling balls, striking and improvement of stamina e.g. skipping with a rope
As with Teddy PEGS, these pupils are awarded certificates and badges on completion of each stage.
First thing on Wednesday mornings, Mrs Dick takes Years 1 and 2 children, by coach, to the Kingfisher swimming pool where lessons are taught by specialist teachers. On Thursdays they walk the short distance to the nearby Coombe Wood Lawn Tennis Club and receive coaching from one of the resident professional coaches.
Years 1 and 2 children also make good use of the excellent facilities at the Hawker Centre, a brief coach ride away, for their sports lessons. In addition to PEGS, these include football,Kwick cricket, netball and hockey. The Park Hill football team participates in the annual pre prep schools' soccer festival at Shrewsbury House School. Our football coach is Coerver qualified and arranges a number of matches against other schools throughout the year.