6th class students recently took their maths lesson into the playground. They joined to make teams and partook in a "Maths Relay" which mixed problem solving with PE. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves! They raced to compete five addition and subtraction word problems which was a lot more challenging than they expected!
As part of Active Week, we did a welly throwing competition. This was really good fun.
During the year we set up active stations. Ms. Kirby divided us into groups and each group had to come up with an ativity for our station. We were allowed to use the equipment in the store room. It was great fun coming up with the various games. We did the active stations with 1st class and they really enjoyed the activities we set up for them.
In the last week of school, we had a dodgeball match v the staff. This was a hard fought contest with the staff winning the first round. We were under pressure but managed to win the next two rounds to win the match. There was great celebration at the end as we were the first class to beat the staff in dodgeball.
In Term 3 I set up an Active Walkway around the school. This involved ten stations where the children and staff had to do a physical activity at each station i.e. jumping jacks. There was also a riddle that children had to figure out at each station. Everyone really enjoyed it and we will do it again next year.
2nd Class completed the Land PAWS program and found it very informative.
According to Safefood, four out of five children in Ireland do not get the recommended 60 minutes of exercise on a daily basis, and it is no surprise that as a result, one in four children is carrying extra weight.
Benefits of Exercise
