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.
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…
In preparation for our Sponsored Cycle, the children participated in Cycling Ireland’s fun skills programme called Sprocket Rocket! The children all brought in their own bicycles for the workshop which taught them the 4 main skills of cycling, they being: Cornering, Pedalling, Braking and Balance. Thank you to Seamus and Charlie for all their hard work and…
Since Easter, 3rd – 6th Classes have been exploring the outdoors with Jo and Richard in the Discovery Park as part of a 4-week programme being rolled out by Kilkenny Recreation and Sports Partnership. The children have thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the workshop which were conducted both in the school environment and in the Discovery…
