DANCE MARCH-APRIL 2009

By Tracey Everett-Fox, Dance Teacher & Coach

Once again this has been a very busy term. I have been teaching in new schools and also revisiting schools.

As I said in my last article I was preparing some of the schools for the Dance Festival held at Tuxford School on Friday 20^th March.

This was a fantastic event and I thoroughly enjoyed watching all the various dances.

Well Done to Norwell, Elkesley and North Clifton who completed there routines this term which we started last term and they performed very well at the Festival.

Another Well Done goes to Dunham-on-Trent School who also performed a routine. I worked with the school in December of last year and I have not been out to revisit them. So they did extremely well remembering and practising their routine!

Queen Eleanor School YR3 & YR4 pupils

I had agreed with Wendy Wakefield that I would work with two year groups and arrange two different routines to enable them to take 2 groups to the Dance Festival at Tuxford. We had 4 weeks so each group had ¾ hour session each week.

Yr3 worked on StreetDance to ‘Let Me Think About It’. I used a small amount of StreetDance steps with this group and arranged them into a small routine which they repeated throughout the length of the song. 

Yr4 worked on a more choreographed routine to ‘Getcha Head in the Game’ from High School Musical. This included StreetDance, Freestyle and Modern Dance steps.

Both groups did very well remembering the steps and had lots of attitude and style to perform the routines well.

Everton School

I have recently started working with this school on a long term project, where I will teach various year groups and various different dance styles including some aspects of Musical Theatre. This arrangement is to carry on until early next year so I am looking forward to this as I will get to know the pupils on a long term basis and I can work more closely with them.

Finally

I have now even started thinking about what’s’ next and even thinking about plans for the next school year starting September 2009 so if anyone reading this has any ideas or needs help, please get in touch!

WELL DONE EVERYBODY!!!

TRACEY EVERETT-FOX, DANCE TEACHER & COACH

FREESTYLE/ STREET DANCE

OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2008

By Tracey Everett-Fox, Dance Teacher & Coach

Walkeringham School YR1 & YR2 pupils

Before I started the sessions at Walkeringham I dropped a CD off to them with a selection of up-to-date songs. The pupils listened to them and they chose ‘Let Me Think About It’ by ~Ida Corr vs Fedde Le Grand!

I started off by introducing the pupils to Street Dance and Freestyle. We worked on some basic steps and they begin to feel the style and attitude of the music very well, displaying good rhythm and enjoyment and enthusiasm. I then showed them various steps and gestures which they remembered very well from week to week. As they got more used to the steps I began to put a few together to show them how a routine works. I split them into two groups and they ‘performed’ to each other. By the end of the 6 weeks they had managed to remember, with a little bit of intervention from me, a routine to the whole length of the song. This for their age group, was a fantastic achievement. Well Done Walkeringham!!

The children then included this routine into their Christmas Play to show parents and friends how well they had done!

Dunham-on-Trent School

I initially set up my visits to Dunham-on Trent School with Dorothy Hayes, Headteacher  who was very keen for me to visit the school  and to give their pupils the opportunity to experience Dance. We decided that I would do some sessions with years 5&6 children.

I worked with a group of approx 30 children, a mixture of boys and girls. To start with the boys were a bit pessimistic about dancing but after the first week I could see that all the children were thoroughly enjoying it. The children were very well behaved and always put 100% into each session.

Again I let them choose the music and they chose ‘Pump it’ by Black Eyed Peas.

We worked on various steps and gestures each week and began working on a routine. The children then decided that they would like to costume the routine and perform this. So on my last week the school arranged for the performance to be done in their hall. The pupils dressed up and a lot of parents came to watch them perform. Both children and parents enjoyed it that much that they all cheered and the routine had to be performed again for a second viewing!!

Well done Dunham-on-Trent.

St Peters CofE School, Gringley

My sessions at the school in Gringley were with 19 KS1 children.

I started off by introducing the pupils to Street Dance and letting them listen to different types of music. They all liked ‘Now Your Gone’ by Basshunter which is a favourite round all the schools especially the younger children. I showed them various steps and gestures which they remembered very well from week to week. As they got more used to the steps I began to put a few together to show them how a routine works. I split them into two groups and they ‘performed’ to each other, giving each other good feedback after each session. They were all very enthusiastic and we had a lot of fun together. By the end of the 6 weeks they had managed to remember a routine to the whole length of the song.

Well Done Gringley.

Finally

I have been overwhelmed again by the welcome I have received in all schools and it makes me very proud as a Dance Teacher to know that these children have been given the opportunity to see how Dance can give them a lot of satisfaction and to be proud of themselves.

WELL DONE EVERYBODY !!!

TRACEY EVERETT-FOX, DANCE TEACHER & COACH

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE FA TESCO SKILLS PROGRAMME

INFORMATION SHEET

Please find some information about the Nottinghamshire FA Tesco Skills Programme and our Skills Centre Programme details.

It is a grass roots programme with the aim of the programme to increase participation and improve player’s skills and techniques in football through a multi skills approach aimed at 5-11 year old age group.  The programme looks to develop the child as a player and a person... This a great opportunity to take full advantage of the FA’s push to help and support grassroots football.  We want to be an integral part of the development of young people in Nottinghamshire, enabling everyone to reach their full potential and become:

‘the best they can be’

The FA Skills Centres coaching session will be delivered by qualified coaches employed full time by the FA that have completed qualifications in the Age Appropriate Youth Award, Level 3.  They are involved in an on-going professional development programme that will help create a coaching workforce that will be the leaders in the 5-11 coaching field. 

We currently have 3 Skills Centres sites running throughout the Nottinghamshire county.  The cost of each 1 hour session is £1.  The full term is to be paid up in full at the first coaching session.  The centre’s only run during school term time.  Please see below our 09 Academic skills centre programme:

‘Limited places……….. so book early’

Term 1 – 5 weeks, starts week commencing January 12^th finishes week commencing week February 9^th

Term 2 – 6 weeks, starts week commencing February 23rd finishes week commencing week March 30th

Term 3 – 5 weeks, starts week commencing April 20th finishes week commencing May 18th

Term 4 – 6 weeks, starts week commencing June 1st finishes week commencing July 6th

All bookings are taken on a first come-first served basis so please book early to avoid disappointment.  If you require a booking form please contact the named head coach for that venue:

Retford Oaks High School:  mark.kearney@thefa.com                                 07943862295

Please return all booking forms/payments to:  FA Tesco Skills Programme, Mark Kearney, Unit 6b, Chetwynd Business Park, Chilwell, Notts, NG9 6RZ

Payments must be made for the entire course in the form of cash or cheque (made payable to Nottinghamshire FA).

On receipt of your booking form the FA Tesco Skills Programme Team Leader will confirm your place.

Refunds will not be given in the event that you are unable to attend any part of the course.  Payments can be transferred to another course if due to injury or illness you are unable to attend 50% of the course dates.

F.A. Tesco Skills Programme

Skills Centre general Information sheet - September 08/09

Your child’s safety is of the utmost importance to us.  To help us establish an effective safe Skills Centre coaching session for your child, we would like to make you and your child aware of the following guidelines we feel will help us to create this safe environment:

What should your child take to the Skills Centre coaching session?:

ü      Football Kit

ü      Tracksuit

ü      Training Shoes

ü      Shin pads

ü      Hat and Gloves (Only if venue is outside)

ü      Waterproof over clothes (Only if venue is outside)

ü      Drink

 What should they do when they arrive?:

ü      Introduce yourself to the skills coaches

ü      Shake hands

ü      Give in Booking form (First session)

ü      Give in full payment (First session of every term)

ü      Put on training shoes and check shoe laces

ü      Put drink and extra clothing not being used in marked equipment zone

ü      Find out what start up activity you are requested to do

What should they do when they leave?:

ü      GET NOMINATED PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PICKING YOU UP TO SIGN YOU OUT

ü      Get drink container and all clothing together

ü      Shake hands with the coaches and let him know you are leaving with you nominated adult

 If require anymore information please contact me on 07943862295.

Mark Kearney

Craig Homer

Competition Manager

Bassetlaw School Sport Partnership

Competition News

Overview of the National Competition Framework

During the first half term of the year, schools have engaged in a number of inter-school competitions and festivals for pupils in every year group. The competitions so far, have included, cross country, football, netball, rugby league, rugby union and tennis, providing competitive opportunity for over 750 pupils.

What’s Coming Up?

Over the next two months, primary inter school competition and festivals are planned in different families for:

• Year 1/2 – multi-skills
• Year 3/4 – athletics
• Year 5/6 – basketball, dance and girl’s football.

For the secondary schools, competition and fixtures include:

• Year 7 – boys basketball, boccia and cross country
• Year 8 – badminton, boys basketball, boccia and cross country
• Year 9 – badminton, boys basketball, boccia, cross country and girl’s football
• Year 10 – badminton, boccia, cross country and girl’s football
• Year 11 – badminton, boccia, cross country and girl’s football

Further Information

If you would like more information about the above competitions or about the National Competition Framework, please contact Craig Homer, Competition Manager (Ashfield, Bassetlaw and Mansfield).

Tel: 07946 178754 or by email: chomer.cm@googlemail.com

Nottinghamshire Schools’ Athletic Association

The Nottinghamshire Schools 56^th Track and Field Championships were held at the Harvey Hadden Stadium, Nottingham, on Friday 6^th June. The following districts all entered teams to compete in the event:-

Ashfield Schools Partnership

Bassetlaw Schools Partnership

Broxtowe Schools Partnership

Gedling Schools Partnership

Mansfield Schools Partnership

Newark Schools Partnership

Nottingham City Schools Partnership

Rushcliffe Schools Partnership

The event was well attended with the Bassetlaw district taking a squad of 50 students. In order to compete at these county school championships, each athlete had to successfully come through various school and partnership area competitions. Thank you to all the officials and volunteers who worked extremely hard to ensure that the day was such a huge success. Well done to all the competitors who made it such an enjoyable and entertaining event.

Look out for the track and field and overall results which will be on here soon!   

• Increasing access to badminton and widening the choice of sports to young people
• Increasing high quality badminton competition within and between schools
• Increasing participation in badminton with more opportunities across the “talent ladder”
• Transforming badminton’s talent identification and development