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Thomas Becket Week 4

Yesterday the young learners from Thomas Becket spent the morning taking part in a Robolab activity, a session that focuses on ICT and computer programming where they build buggies out of Lego and take part in a range of challenges. They worked in pairs to complete the challenges, which included having two wheels and motors and making the buggy rotate exactly 360 degrees, then adding another 1 or 2 wheels to build a car that would drive in a straight line and stop between two points marked on the floor. Lastly they had to drive their car and park it in the Saints garage without it touching the sides or hitting the back. For the finale the young learners raced their buggies in the ‘Championship Race.’

After lunch the children had a practical rugby session where they played a range of rugby games which involved teamwork and also had a competitive side.

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The Friars School Week 20

To start their day the boys from The Friars School completed their own version of the premiership rugby season. Using dice and rolling 5 times for each team’s score they used tables to calculate points awarded for each team and the result for each game.

The boys then had an hour practical where they played some rugby and also learnt rugby related games to teach to young learners. We then went to Spring Lane Primary School where the boys conducted their own rugby session for a class of Year 5 children, playing games such as Superheroes and Villains, Alien Attack and Numbers Rugby.

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Earl Spencer

On Tuesday we welcomed students from Earl Spencer Primary School, who are studying the history of the Saints at school so they spent the day at the Study Centre learning all about the Northampton Rugby Club. They started their day by making name badges on the computer, using Word Art, changing the background and inserting photos to create a unique design. After drinks and snacks the children had an hour practical session with one of the Saints community coaches where they played a variety of rugby based games including tag rugby.

In the afternoon the children of Earl Spencer had the opportunity to go into the Saints stadium and look in the home changing rooms. They then ran out of the tunnel as the Saints players do on match days. Following this the young learners learnt how to do origami, and by simply folding paper they made their very own origami kit. They also learnt about logos, sponsors and the symbolism of the images within the Saints badge.