Month: July 2025

Today Calder Class engaged in a series of team games.  

The first game involved the class working in teams of 3.  They had a line of 10 PE cones.  The team needed to run to the furthest cone and flip it over then run back to their team.  The second game involved running to the furthest cone, picking it up and then running back to their team.  These 2 games were planned to get the teams to encourage each other and work as one unit.

The third game involved two teams of 3.  They stood in a line.  Each person held a receptacle.  The person at the front had a jugful of water.  They needed to pass the water to the person standing directly behind them.  The second person would catch the water from the jug in their mixing bowls.  This was then passed back to the person standing behind them who was holding a bucket.  The team with the most water in the bucket at the end were the winners.  We swapped and changed positions in the lines so that they all had opportunities to use a different receptacle.

The final game involved having three groups of two.  Mrs Mott picked the team leaders.  They then picked their partners in turn.  Foam water pistols were introduced, one for each team member.  They were given full water buckets which were strategically placed around the playground.  The rules: nobody can be targeted if they are refilling their pistols.  Team members could not spray someone if they were less than an arms length away.  The first team to empty their buckets were the victors.

The class had lots of fun engaging in these activities.  They were soggy and happy as we made our way back into class.  Most of the pupils wanted a rematch.  We will see!