Walk to school

As part of Active School Week, why not walk to school? On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning you can meet up with your friends and walk to school. There are two different points to meet at: Innisfails GAA club, and St Nicholas of Myra church. You can get dropped off there and walk the rest of the way. Each group will leave at 8.30, so get your walking shoes ready!

Active School Week



 

 

Next week (Wednesday - Friday, 4th-6th of June) is going to be Active School Week in St Nicholas of Myra. There are lots of fun things going to be happening, like a cycleathon, a penalty shootout competition, a hoops competition, a skipping challenge, a keepy-uppy challenge, a school Mexican wave, a school Haka as Gaeilge, Drop Everything and Dance, a teachers vs pupils basketball match, and much more!

It's set to be a great week, so keep an eye out for posters around the school and get set for loads of "active" fun!

Schedule for the week:

                         

Wednesday

Early morning activity: 8.50  am (10 mins activity)

Cycleathon (all day – 5 mins per child) 9-10.30 (Miss Quaid), 11-12.25 (Miss Moriarty Sen inf and first class girls), 1.15-2.30 (First class boys and second class girls)

Walk: 5 mins walk in the yard

Drop Everything and Dance (10.28 am) music comes over intercom

Whole school Mexican wave (12.25 pm)

Lunchtime: skipping challenge, keepy-uppy challenge, penalties, hoops

 

                              

Thursday

Early morning activity: 8.50  am (10 mins activity)

Cycleathon (all day – 5 mins per child)

9-10.30 (Second class boys, Third class boys)

11-12.25 (Third class girls, 4^th class girls, 5^th class girls Ms McDermott)

1.15-2.30 (Ms McDermott boys)

Walk: 5 mins walk in the yard

Drop Everything and Dance (10.28 am) music comes over intercom

Whole school Haka Gaelach (12.25pm)

Lunchtime: skipping challenge, keepy-uppy challenge, penalties, hoops

Friday

Early morning activity: 8.50  am (10 mins activity)

Cycleathon (all day – 5 mins per child)

9-10.30 (Miss McNamara’s 5^th class, 6^th class girls)

11-12.25 (6^th class boys)

Walk: 5 mins walk in the yard

Drop Everything and Dance (10.28 am) music comes over intercom

Lunchtime: skipping challenge, keepy-uppy challenge, penalties final, hoops final

Teachers vs students basketball match 1.10 – 1.30 pm

 

Orienteering

We have been doing some great work over the last couple of weeks on the Orienteering and Outdoor Adventure strand of PE. We have been making a map of our classroom, following trails from maps around a course, and today we were using photos to help us find some cards hidden around the yard. We then had to fill in a symbol on a control card every time we found a card. There were four groups, we worked very well together and had great fun doing it too!

 
 

 

 

Parents help needed

Dear parents,

Next week in the school our Active School Week will be taking place, as part of our efforts to achieve the Active Flag for our school this year. A number of fun events will take place which will be aimed at getting the children on their feet. It is important to get parents involved in this week, as this is one of the aims of the Active Flag. As a result I am asking for volunteers to assist in two events next week. As we are in school for only three days next week (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) it is not a huge commitment. Firstly, we need parents to supervise 10 minutes activity each morning in the yard (8.50 – 9.00). Secondly, we are trying to encourage children to walk to school next week where possible. There will be two drop off points, one at Innisfails GAA club entrance and the other at St Nicholas of Myra church. The aim is for children to be dropped off at these points by 8.30 and then to walk as a group to the school. Therefore, I am looking for a few volunteers to accompany the children from each of these points each morning. If you are in a position to help out with either of these events, please let me know as soon as you can.

For more information about Active School Week, see our blog http://kinsealynsactiveschoolflag.blogspot.ie/

or the posters around the school later in the week.

Looking forward to your assistance,

Mr Kennedy

Soccer blitz

Mr Fahy's lunchtime soccer blitz has kicked off recently and has been a great hit. Each team has four players from Third to Sixth class and the matches take place at lunchtime. The matches are keenly contested and everyone is really enjoying taking part. The spectators seem to be enjoying themselves as well, judging by the crowds looking on through the fence!