Welcome to the Thomas Clarkson PE Website
Welcome to the Physical Education website for Thomas Clarkson Community College.
Please feel free to look through our resources and use this website.
If you have any comments or queries please do not hesitate to contact us from our contact us page.
The College is at the forefront of the 'BSF' (Building Schools for the future) and we have now registered for the 'Healthy Schools' initiative.
The School plays in local competitions and league and all the details and results can be found at www.ioe.thomasclarkson.cambs.sch.uk, which is the Isle of Ely competitions website.
2012 Challenge!
All classes on Tuesday during Period 4 & 5 in PE took part in a sponsored challenge. The challenge was to complete 2012 lengths of the sports hall within one hour. Year 8 during period 4 set the target at 2048 in one hour, however the year 7 & 9 smashed their attempts with 2485 lengths of the hall. An outstanding effort by all!
Sports Relief!
Thomas Clarkson are holding a Sports relief event on Friday 19th March 2010.
We are running the TCCC mile in Fancy dress during PE lessons!
Students please consider:
- Pupils will remain in correct lessons all day.
- Only pupils who have PE on that day will take part during their own PE lesson.
- They may run in fancy dress but must be in correct school uniform before and after their lesson.
- Any pupils who do not have PE on that day wishing to take part can compete at lunchtime.
- Cost: £1 – Fancy Dress & Run, 50p – To just run in normal PE Kit.
- Anyone ill or injured on the day will be given a job as official and be placed around the course.
- ONLY PEOPLE COMPETING IN THE RUN MAY BE IN FANCY DRESS!
BTEC Students excel through leadership
Our Year 11 BTEC Sport students excelled in their leadership skills by leading a recent cross country event at Thomas Clarkson Community College. The event included many Schools from the district and was based around the TCCC Mile. Well Done to all involved!
New Rugby shirts for next season
We have now recieved Rugby shirts for all four Rugby teams in the coming season! The students are said to be 'over the moon' that we now have the resources to look professional against other Schools.
PE 'Player Layer' Skins
Students are now permitted to wear under garments for PE lessons and after School activities. The official website for these products is at: 'Thomas Clarkson's Player Layer'
You can purchase these at the website and they will be an essential for keeping warm in the colder weather.
"Baselayer for sport has recently become the norm amongst young athletes around the world. The introduction of high performance fabrics that provide warmth and comfort, while offering muscle enhancing compression, has sparked a baselayer boom.
Teams want to unite and demonstrate their unity. PlayerLayer restores the team identity, restores the team pride and shows that we BELONG."
Wisbech 5-a-side league
Beginning in January is a new 5-a-side league running at Edinborough Drive Astro turf. Teams must be entered by 9th January 2010 to compete, maximum of 7 people per team. Please see Tyron Elms (10SM) or Kieran Hudson (10HS) for details and application forms. This is in association with Cambridgeshire FA. Good Luck teams!
TCCC host's success!
Thomas Clarkson managed to win 4 out of the 4 fixtures played at home on Monday 16th November:
In the Rugby year 10 beat Ely 43-0 and year 9 beat Ely 34-0!
In the football the year 7 girls managed to beat Ely 5-1 and the year 9 boys beat Sharnbrook upper; 1-0.
This now takes the Year 9 boys to the 5th round of the National cup!!!
BTEC Assignments updated
The Year 10 & 11 BTEC Assignments have been updated so you can download them as a word document or pdf document. This will help with compatibility issues and the new assignments are easier to follow!
Year 10 do not forget you must have unit 3 complete by Christmas, Year 11 you must have Unit 1,3 & 4 complete by Christmas.
Boys excel in Jujitsu!
Reece Murdoch and David Mondey soared to the top when they took 1st and 2nd place at the Jujitsu championship on the weekend of 17th October 2009!
The boys said it was a great experience and that 'if you haven't by now you should try Jujitsu!'
Mr Garrod and the PE team are extremely proud of the two lads who are achieving highly in there GCSE PE course.
Well Done lads!
Football tournaments on the astro!
Each year group will now have a chance to enter teams into a football tournament on the astro turf, please se Mr Garrod as a league will commence from October onwards. Signing on forms are available now!
Sports lettings is getting bigger!
From September 2009, Thomas Clarkson Community College now have new initiatives for the lettings and community use. The prices have been reduced! There will be drop-in sessions on offer and "pay-as-you-play" has returned!
Sports Day dates
Sports day will be on Monday 6th July for year 7, Tuesday 7th July for year 9 and Wednesday 8th July for year 8.
Look out for details from your form tutor.
All Stars Day
Year 10 are having an all stars day on Thursday 16th July 2009, please make sure your form has a good team as the staff are entering a team and do not like to be beaten!
Ski Trip
Please ask Mr Garrod for a letter regarding the 2010 Ski trip to Austria.
Going to Obertauern, Austria with 6 days of Skiing or Boarding for £850 per student.
Sports week
The week starting 29th June is National sports week. We have lots of things happening including a year 6 cross country, new intake day, Skipping festival, Cricket fixtures and a BSF exhibition in the sports hall.