Physical Education is taught by the class teacher for 1 hour each week. The children are very fortunate to have other coaches and experts visit the school to teach soccer and basketball. We also attend swimming for a period of 8-10 weeks in the Summer term.
Swimming Lessons for all children commence after Easter on Wednesday, 18th April 2012. The children will have 9 weeks of swimming lessons in Graiguecullen Swimming Pool in Carlow finishing on Wednesday, 13th June. The cost of these lessons, including transport per child is €60. We look forward to another enjoyable term of swimming lessons for all the children!
Over a 6 week period, dance teacher Sarah Doran, is teaching the children of Wandesforde NS the basic steps of Irish Dancing. The children have thoroughly enjoyed these lessons and look forward to learning new steps and dances each week. Here are some pictures of 2nd & 3rd class children learning a dance called “The…
Thursday was Sports Day! We all had lots of fun competing in sack races, egg and spoon races, three legged races, hurdle races and relays. In each room prizes were awarded for Overall Best Boy and Girl for good sportsmanship and team work throughout the year. Each pupil received a medal for participating well on…
On Friday, 15th April, Junior & Senior Infants took part in their annual egg hunt in the grounds of Wandesforde National School. This year it was an egg hunt with a difference! The children had to pair up with another child and have a tie put around their legs as if they were doing the…
On Wednesday, 13th April, the Infant Classroom had an eggstra special P.E. lesson to celebrate Easter! Here are some photos of the Egg & Spoon Relay! We had to be very careful not to drop the egg! There were also hens laying their eggs in the Wandesforde Hall! At the end of our…
