YEAR 5 PLAYMAKERS

On Monday, twenty-two Year 5s took part in the Playmakers Programme at school. They had such a busy day and will all receive a well-deserved certificate of completion. They learned that to become a Playmaker they would need to use a whole host of leadership skills such as: how to communicate well with others, organise people and equipment and work as part of a team. To help them to remember the different things you need to plan and lead a session they learned the acronym PACE: Participants, Area, Communication and Equipment.

The Year 5s played with Robins and Nightingales children at playtime and set up activities for Wrens Class in the afternoon. The pupils enjoyed helping the younger children, taking part in sports with their friends and trying out the fun activities. As well as fun, they faced really important challenges too (as leaders do) such as: getting children to listen, getting children's attention and accepting feedback from other children. They were enthusiastic and brilliant learners, feeling they improved at: demonstrating, being responsible, working as a team, making friends and building confidence.

Now, we are really looking forward to our Year 5s using their training to develop some fun activities for other pupils to take part in. Well done Year 5s - excellent participation!