We have a large green area as well as a painted tarmac surface in our school. With small classes, the children have ample opportunities to play a variety of sports comfortably.
Winter is here and the Senior Classroom have been busy in all subject areas! Throughout the month of November, all children had to present an oral book review to their class. They did a fantastic job in their presentations! Well done Seniors 🙂 We are reading the Class Novel, Holes by Louis Sachar which the…
On Monday, 17th June, the children had a fun and active sports’ day in Wandesforde National School! We focus on fun and participation in the 5 races which include a sprint, hurdles, egg and spoon race, sack race and the three-legged race. Have a look at some of the highlights of the day! Each child…
At the beginning of the school year the 6th class boys set their sights on being able to do a long distance run. We eventually settled on a distance of 2k, in line with Athletics Ireland’s recommended distances for the boy’s ages. We set about a training programme which saw the boys slowly increasing…
As the year ends we have been busier than ever in the Junior Classroom! We were learning all about the garden and garden centres in play. We role played in the Garden Centre, discovered tools gardeners use in the sand, made garden related items in junk art, constructed a garden centre in small world, made…
On Wednesday, 13th June, we held our Annual Sport’s Day in Wandesforde National School! Each year we have 5 races involving all the children. The first of the races were sprints. The Infants had to sprint 20 metres. 1st and 2nd had to sprint 30 metres and 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th had to sprint…
