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Year 7 Classes 4 and 5 Practise for Sports Day

With Sports Day coming up on Friday 30 October, PE lessons across every year group and class are busy with preparations. Here is a look at how Year 7 Classes 4 and 5 are getting on.

Practice covers a wide range, from assembling and running through the opening ceremony to individual events and year-group events. Pupils are going over lining up and marching in step by step, working to learn the flow of the day so it comes naturally.

New this year, alongside the track events, is the javelic throw. Based on the javelin, it involves throwing a purpose-made implement with a soft tip and tail fins, with the distance thrown deciding the result. It gives pupils who are strong throwers, or who find running harder, a better chance to shine, and opens the event up to more pupils.

Pupils are practising steadily while keeping an eye on their health and wellbeing. Sports Day is scheduled for Friday 30 October; in the event of rain, it will be postponed to Monday 2 November. For our Year 7 pupils, this will be their first Sports Day at secondary school, and we are looking forward to seeing them on the day.

Keywords: Hokuryō Junior High School, school diary, Sports Day, Year 7, PE, javelic throw