Regents Review Winter 22-23

The Regents Review Winter 2022

DEPARTMENTAL NEWS Physical Education

The start of the 2022-2023 academic year has been extremely busy for the PE department. Across the year groups, we have competed in 7 football leagues and everyone who has represented the school has been brilliant. All teams have shown fantastic determination, resilience and pride in competing for their school. We have now concluded the first half of the season, which will recommence after February half term. All teams have come up against some very strong opposition (including lots of academy players) in their respective fixtures, but a special mention to the Year 7 and 9 boys who are currently second in the table. Unfortunately, the Southampton City Athletics Championships had to be postponed at the end of last year. However, the event managed to take place in September. All of our students challenged themselves to perform as well as they could and we had a lot of top 3 finishes. With all of our relay teams making it through to the finals, it showed how strong a team we were! Our new team of PE Champions and This Girl Can Ambassadors, have been instrumental in gathering student voice to help shape and support our return to school. They will host their first event of the year week beginning 12th December, which will see all students compete for their tutor group, PE class and year group in a number of different challenges. We wish all the competitors the very best of luck and we look forward to bringing you the results. Our PE Champions and This Girl Can Ambassadors have also chosen two charities they would like to support this year. They are: Young Lives vs Cancer and CALM. This year they have chosen to set up an auction to raise money for the charities - we will bring you more information soon! They also hope to bring some additional events throughout the year, when we are able to.

The team above will also be supporting after school clubs and lunch time activities. Please see: regentsparkcollege.org.uk/home/parents/clubs and-classes/ for the up to date clubs list. Please can we remind students that they should be wearing Regents Park PE kit for practical core, sports leaders and BTEC sport lessons. Please can you ensure students are not wearing hooded jumpers as this can cause harm to themselves and other students. They are permitted to wear the Regents Park PE jumper or a plain blue or black jumper that doesn’t have a hood. If a student is unable to take part in PE, please ensure they have a note and their PE kit (they won’t take part practically but will engage in other roles throughout their lesson). If a student is unable to change, please contact their PE teacher. Please check your child’s timetable and uniform policy on our website to ensure they are adhering to school rules. Many thanks for your support. The PE team wish you a restful and safe Christmas. We are really looking forward to welcoming you back in January.

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