Year 6 Sports Festival Fun

Story shared by Bethany Waters
on October 23, 2024

360 Curriculum, PE, Sport, The Penpol Times, Year 6

Today, 12 pupils from Year 6 participated in a sports festival hosted at Mounts Bay Academy. They split off in to two teams and challenged other schools in both Dodgeball and Bench Ball! Fun was had by all and smiles were worn throughout! A special thank you to Mounts Bay for hosting and to the other schools for some great competition!

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