--- title: "Year 1 PE: Underarm Throw" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-01-06-year-1-pe-underarm-throw" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Year 1 PE: Underarm Throw ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/CFE00F2E-F2A9-41B1-B952-119ECFFF5990.jpeg) 6 January 2026 Yesterday we focused on our underarm throwing. We started by throwing a beanbag into a hoop with our dominant arm, before swapping to our non-dominant arm. The children noticed that it was much harder. Then, we tried to get the beanbag onto a marker spot inside of the hoop, which meant we had to focus more on our aim. To challenge ourselves, we swapped the beanbag for a quoit, which made us focus on the way we held the object in our hand as holding it the wrong way made the quoit roll. The children tried really hard with this and showed lots of resilience and determination. ![](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/CFE00F2E-F2A9-41B1-B952-119ECFFF5990.jpeg) [Year 1](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-1) [P.E](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/p-e) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_2204.png)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-01-05-year-5-science) Previous ### [Year 5 - Science](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-01-05-year-5-science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_2531.jpg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-01-07-year-2-music-creating-and-performing-bass-lines) Next ### [Year 2 - Music - Creating and performing bass lines](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-01-07-year-2-music-creating-and-performing-bass-lines) ### Personal Development - [News](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)