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Sports’ Day 2023!
Date posted: 19th June 2023
Category Blog, Physical Education, Sport, Sports
On Monday, 19th June , we had our sports’ day in the school grounds. The weather was lovely but not too hot! The day started off with simple races…




The hurdles were next up!




The children then participated in the egg and spoon race!




We all enjoyed an ice-cream at break-time. Thank you to Jackie and Derry Neale for buying these ice-creams for the whole school!

Next up was the three-legged race! There were a few falls and lots of giggles!





Our last race was the sack race!




Each child received a medal for their efforts on the day!

Well done boys and girls! We hope you enjoyed the day!
Date posted: 19th June 2023
Category Blog, Physical Education, Sport, Sports
Summer Fun in the Junior Room
Date posted: 27th June 2022
Category Blog, Class Work, Drama, English, Geography, Junior Classroom, Local Visits, Music, Our Work on Display, Science, SPHE, Sport, Visual Arts
The last few weeks in school have been full of learning and activities in the Junior room. We learned all about the Garden Centre in Play.










In SESE we learned all about the country of Italy, we discussed landmarks, food and where Italy is located. We also learned about fish, things we do at the seaside, the season of Summer and starfish.





We also made butter from cream. We shook the bottle for a few minutes and slowly but surely it turned into butter!




In Art we made sunflowers using tea leaves to create the centre of them and ice cream cones for Summer from puffy paint.


To tie in with the Garden Centre we also sowed some sunflowers for our own gardens.





To celebrate the season of Summer we had a Teddy Bears Picnic with ice-cream and strawberries and played some outdoor water activities and games.






In SPHE we learned all about road safety and practiced crossing the road safely at the Pelican Crossing in town and outside our school.


In English we continued to learn our Tricky Words and in Music listened to the song “Under the Sea” and drew pictures in response to it.


Wishing everyone a fun and happy Summer and see you at the end of August!
Date posted: 27th June 2022
Category Blog, Class Work, Drama, English, Geography, Junior Classroom, Local Visits, Music, Our Work on Display, Science, SPHE, Sport, Visual Arts
Sports’ Day Fun in the Sun!
Date posted: 17th June 2022
Category Blog, Junior Classroom, Middle Classroom, Physical Education, Senior Classroom, Sport, Sports, Swimming
On Friday, 17th June, we had a wonderful sports’ day filled with exciting, challenging and a few silly races! First up was the sprints. Infants had to sprint 20 metres, 1st, 2nd and 3rd had to run 40 metres and 4th, 5th and 6th had to run 60 metres! After that was the hurdles. Then we had the egg and spoon race! We finished with the sack race and the three-legged race! Let’s have a look at some of the fun things that happened on the field today! Ready, steady, go!























We then had to have a nice ice-cream to cool down after all that hard work!








It was soon time for the award ceremony, where all children were presented with certificates for their efforts in swimming over the past 8 weeks. Well done boys and girls! Each child also received a medal for their efforts on sports’ day. 6 pupils received a trophy for being a great sports girl/boy throughout the year, showing a great attitude, teamwork and enjoyment when playing games. Well done to Oscar, Kayla, Áine, Karol, Theo and Ariana! We hope you all enjoyed sports’ day 2022!


Have a great Summer everyone!
Date posted: 17th June 2022
Category Blog, Junior Classroom, Middle Classroom, Physical Education, Senior Classroom, Sport, Sports, Swimming
Farewell to a Wonderful 6th Class and Sports’ Day 2021!
Date posted: 21st June 2021
Category Blog, Class Work, Junior Classroom, Middle Classroom, Physical Education, Senior Classroom, Sport, Sports
Last Thursday, we had fantastic weather for our annual Sports’ Day in Wandesforde National School! The day started off with simple races such as sprints and hurdles!





The egg and spoon race was a lot of fun!




We then had a few challenging and fun races that resulted in a lot of giggles and falls!!!!







We had some chips and ice-cream to eat on the day!






We had a graduating ceremony for our 6th class pupils. Each child was presented with a card with special messages and a Bible presented by Rev. Edna Wakely.



We had some delicious chocolate cake!
Each child in the school received a gold medal for their efforts on Sports’ Day!

Awards were also presented to 6 pupils, 3 boys and 3 girls, for their sporting abilities, positive attitude and teamwork!

Congratulations to these two 6th class pupils who are our “Overall Best Achievers” for outstanding work and effort throughout the year!

We wish all our 6th class pupils the very best as they leave Wandesforde National School after 8 years! You will all be greatly missed! Wishing you all the best as you begin a new chapter in your lives in the various secondary schools that you will be starting in very soon!

Have a wonderful Summer everybody!!
Date posted: 21st June 2021
Category Blog, Class Work, Junior Classroom, Middle Classroom, Physical Education, Senior Classroom, Sport, Sports
Sports Day 2020!
Date posted: 12th June 2020
Category Blog, Class Work, Sport
It’s that time of the summer term again……Sports Day is here! Obviously we can’t have our normal one this year but we would like to encourage everyone to get out and complete some fun, physical activities and do your own Sports Day at home.
Remember to include parents and any older or younger brothers and sisters who are at home with you! If you take some photos and send them to the school email info@wandesforde.ie I’ll upload them to a blog and you can see what your friends and classmates got up to! (Please try and send them in by Monday 22nd June & I’ll do a post that week)
Here are some ideas you might like to try and feel free to come up with your own ones too……………..
Traditional races we do each year like sprints, hurdles, sack race, (Ms Joyce has been practicing this one!) three legged race & egg and spoon race (hard boil the eggs first to avoid a total mess!! or use potatoes instead)
Some alternative ideas could include balloon tennis, make a racket using paper plate you decorate and attach to a twig from the garden, ruler or anything else you can think of to make a handle.

Make an obstacle course/target practice using chalk outside.



Make skittles from items going in the recycling bin. Yoghurt cartons, cans and bottles are all good!

Have a tug of war, parents vs. kids, boys vs. girls etc
Water races are fun on warm days, set up 2 buckets, jugs or any containers with the same amount of water in each. 10-20 meters away set up 2 more containers. There are 2 teams, give each team a set time 1 min., 2 mins. etc to see which team can get the most water from the 1st container into the 2nd using a sponge.


Time Challenges: How long can you balance on one leg for? How many burpees can you do in one minute? How many keepie upies can you do? (Ms Byrne has been practicing this one with a hurl and toilet paper!) How many jumping jacks can you do in 30 seconds? How many bunny hops can you do in 30 seconds? How many times can you pass a ball around your knees/ankles in figure of 8 in a minute?
Activity Challenge.
Get a bucket, basket or tub to catch a ball. Then get a ball, tennis or football (or toilet rolls if you don’t have a ball).


Mark out where you are going to throw from, 1 metre away from the bucket, 1.5 metres, and so on.

Start at the marker closest to the bucket/basket.You have three lives. So when you miss three your turn is over and someone else gets a try. See how many markers you can pass in your lives. When you return for your next turn you start from the last one you were on. Have some fun!

The teachers are going to complete some of these challenges too, we’ll post our pictures when you send us yours………let’s see who does best, teachers or kids!!!!
These are just a few ideas I’m sure you will have lots more! Enjoy some fun in the sun and don’t forget it’s a Wandesforde tradition to have ice cream after all the sporting activities!



Date posted: 12th June 2020
Category Blog, Class Work, Sport