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Message from Aisling, HSCL

15/06/2020 /

I hope you are all well – it was lovely to see some parents and pupils last week. Now that we are able to get out and about more, it is most important that we remind our ‘little ones’ of the importance of washing hands, coughing/sneezing into our elbows and the need for social distance when we are in the company of those we do not live with. As parents, we must continue to remind our children of the importance of doing all of these things.

As we near the end of this very ‘strange’ school year, all of us Parents are feeling tired and possibly a little worried about what lies ahead for the next few months. Rest assured, that Ms Grimes will be in touch as soon as we know what is happening about returning to school after the summer holidays. Please remember that all children are in the same boat and that all of the teachers will look after your child with much care and attention when schools open again. Everyone in St. Edward’s NS will continue to do their very best for each pupil and family.We are all in this together!

Please ring me on the HSCL phone (086)7769756 if you have any questions at all or would like a chat about anything. I am always here to listen and to support you in any way that I can. I love to hear from you all and to know that you are keeping well.

I hope you all enjoyed Sports Week (I certainly did!!!) – you have until Tuesday 1pm to e mail your pictures/videos to Class Teacher or send them to St Edward’s NS Facebook Page through Messenger.

Remember that all pupils who send in a video/ picture of themselves taking part in some activity will be entered into the draw for some fabulous prizes.

**** I am putting a wonderful Parents/Grandparents prize together so get active, get snapping and sending in those pics/videos!!! Come on Moms and Dads, Granny or Grandad -lets see how much fun you can have with this!!! ****

Talk soon.

Stay Safe. Stay Strong.

xx Aisling xx

Virtual Sports Week – Friday 12th June – Traditional Sports

12/06/2020 /

Good morning everyone!

I hope you are enjoying our Sports week this week. Today is our final day for our sports activities. Today’s activities are all about Traditional Sports Day Games. You will find an explanation of the activities in your packs. There are four activities that you can pick and choose from. They are:

  1. Sack Race
  2. Egg and Spoon Race
  3. Three Legged Race
  4. Wheelbarrow Race

Please click on the picture below to watch the video. You will be sent the password by message this morning. I am sure you will recognise the person in the video! 😊 

A big thank you to Ms Browne and her fantastic helpers for making this video! 

Now we would love to see a few photos or video clips of your family taking part in some of this week’s sports activities. Please send them by email to your child’s teacher or by Facebook messenger. We hope to share your photos and videos on the school blog and you will be entered into a draw for a prize of some lovely sports equipment! 

Look forward to seeing your videos and photos!

Enjoy the activities!

Have Fun!😊

The Ark-11th June 2020

11/06/2020 /

Hi everyone!

Thank you so much for the great photos yesterday, everyone looked like they were having so much fun! Just one activity today,  Household Obstacle Course. This can be made indoor or outdoor, the example I sent home was outdoor so here’s an example of an indoor one:

 

Some great ideas in the video and don’t forget you can make up any type of one you want, just keep moving! Keep sending in those photos!

Chat soon,

Ms McGovern.

Thursday 11th June – Circuits 🤸‍♂️🤸‍♀️

11/06/2020 /

Good morning everyone. Welcome to Day 4 of St. Edward’s NS First Virtual Sports Week. Hope everyone is enjoying taking part in all the activities.

Today is Circuits Day. Say Hello To Our New Nautilus Rotary Torso Machine ...

Look at your pack for more details of the circuits. It is divided into a junior and senior section but you can choose whatever activities you like to put into yours. All you need are cushions or anything that will mark out a square for you.It is a good idea to write out on a small piece of paper the activity that you are going to do at each station.

Listen to your favourite music while doing the exercises as it will keep you going.🎶

For the Seniors here is a link to Dance Monkey Tabata style which has a countdown. You exercise for 20 seconds, then rest for 10 seconds before going to the next activity.  You could keep doing the circuit until the end of the music .

Dance Monkey

The great thing about circuits is you can add different exercises into the circuit every time you do it e.g. mountain climbers, push ups, burpees, star jumps, planks – whatever you wish.

For more details on how to take part in our circuits click on the picture below or else the link underneath  and see if you can recognise anyone! Your parents will have received the password this morning via text.

https://vimeo.com/427319673

Don’t forget to send us  a picture or short video of you taking part in Sports Week. Send it by email to any of your teachers email addresses or by private message on Facebook.  Everyone who sends in a picture of themselves taking part in Sports Week will be entered into a draw for some sports equipment.

Enjoy. Looking forward to seeing your pictures.😁

The Ark-10th June 2020

10/06/2020 /

Hi Everyone!

Hope you had a great day yesterday trying out the throwing activities. The weather looks cloudy but dry, perfect conditions for today’s activities……Balance!

Here is an example of activity one, Walk the Line:

and example of activity two, Yoga:

In the video above, there is some new Yoga moves to try, give them ago and let me know how you all get on and if you fall over! Dont forget to send me lots of pictures so Ms Grimes can add them to the Schools Virtual Sports Day web page!

Chat to you all tomorrow and have fun!

Ms McGovern.

Sports Week -Wednesday – Balancing

10/06/2020 /

Hello Everyone!

We hope you are enjoying Sports Week so far! Today’s activities are all about balance and moving in different ways. It’s time to get in touch with your inner crab, bring yourself back to the good old fashioned wheelbarrow race, and discover the hidden gymnast in you. You can choose from…

  • The crab race 
  • The Wheelbarrow race
  • One Foot Freeze
  • Walk the Line
  • Obstacle Course

You have your packs with details of how to play the games but here is Mr. Slevin in action to help you plan your activities. Click on the picture or link  below and enter the password that your parents got by text message this morning.

https://vimeo.com/426562096

Have a great time playing the games, if it rains then try them indoors or keep some of them for a sunnier day. Don’t forget to send on a video or photo for a chance to win a great prize!

Happy Sports Week!

 

Sports Week – Tuesday- Throwing

09/06/2020 /

Good morning, everyone!

Welcome to Day 2 of Sports Week where you will be practising your throwing skills. I hope you have your beanbag and tennis ball at the ready! If you don’t have a beanbag or you didn’t get a chance to make one, don’t worry you can use a pair of rolled up socks or your tennis ball instead. Don’t forget, each of today’s throwing activities are explained in detail in your Sports Week instructions booklet.

We are very excited to see how creative you are with your games and the different household items you use. We would love to see you in action so be sure to share your videos and pictures with us during the week.

Bean Bag Toss

Line up some empty food cans and get ready to knock them all down! Award yourself some points each time you knock a can!

Bowling

Make your own bowling alley as shown in the video. I hope you remembered to collect some bottles/containers for the bowling pins! Using your tennis ball, knock them all over! Keep trying to get a strike. Why not have a bowling competition at home, with your family?

Target Throw

As explained in your instructions booklet, line up 3 hula hoops or draw some circles on the ground using chalk.  Stand at your throwing point and simply throw, with your target in mind! The aim is to get as many points as possible.  If you are in Junior Infants – 2nd class,  give yourself 1 point for the beanbag landing in the 1st hoop/circle, 2 points for landing in the 2nd,  and 3 for landing in the 3rd circle/hoop. If you are in 3rd class or older, use your Mental Maths and give yourself 5 points for landing in the first hoop, 10 points for landing in the 2nd, and so on! Try your best to keep track of your points. Why not make this into a friendly competition with some of the family?

Best of luck and enjoy the rest of the week!

Ms Marren & Ms Kelly

Message from Aisling,HSCL

08/06/2020 /

St. Edward’s NS, ‘Sports Week’ – such a fun week planned for all the pupils of St.Edward’s. It is not just for the pupils though- its a fun filled week for all of the family. So let us all get ready for some exercise, some excitement and great laughs together!

This week is all about taking time together as a family to do various fun filled activities and to let your hair down! No matter what age we are, we all want to laugh and we all love to get involved in games and some really exciting activities. Our children deserve some real fun this week and the teachers have planned lots of simple games etc for you all to enjoy. Don’t forget to send pictures to your teacher of your family enjoying St. Edward’s NS Sports Week. We love to see you all and your pictures really cheer us up!

Keep an eye on St. Edward’s NS Facebook Page every day this week and you might see some familiar faces demonstrating the various games and activities!!! ( Look out for the Kerry Flag during the week!!!!)

The HSCL Phone (086) 7769756 is always on so please ring or text me if you have any questions, concerns or just for a chat- I am here to listen and to support you, the Parents/Guardians. You are doing a fantastic job and this week you all deserve a break from school work.

Remember – there is so much learning for us all in playing games and sharing fun times together as a family!

“How shall I teach this child,” I cried?

Into my hand he put the key,

“Come” he said , “play with me.”

 

Looking forward to seeing all the photos and the videos and to hear all about your ‘Sports Week.’ Have Fun, Fun, Fun!!!

Talk soon

Aisling xx

The Ark-June 8th 2020

08/06/2020 /

Hi Everyone!

I hope everyone is well and had some fun with the Maths Games last week.  We had some easy games and some that were a little difficult but I hope everyone tried them all.

This week its time to put down the pencils and paper and get outside and get active for SPORTS WEEK!!! I sent some suggested activities for each day this week and you can also add your own. These games can be played outside and inside if the weather is not so good. Fingers cross for Mr. Sun to stay out and watch you all this week!

First on the list is Monday’s Games: Running. I suggested you try either the Traffic Light Game or a Sensory Scavenger Hunt. Here are some examples:

 

There’s also a great song that you can learn and sing while playing the game

 

The next game on the list is a Sensory Scavenger Hunt. Here is a example of how to play the game outside:

If its raining, you can also play it inside too, here is an example and a good song to sing along to while playing it inside:

Phew! That’s enough exercise for today, I’m exhausted! I’ll be back on the blog tomorrow, Tuesday with activity examples for throwing. Don’t forget to send me some pictures of each day’s activity on Seesaw and I’ll pop them up on the blog at the end of the week.

Have Fun!

Ms McGovern.

St. Edward’s N.S Virtual Sports Week 2020

08/06/2020 /

Good morning one and all and welcome to Virtual Sports Week, a first for our school! It is hoped that by taking part in the activities we have planned that you will have your own version of Sports Day this week with plenty of fun along the way.

The teachers have come up with some great ideas for games each day. There are examples of games in the pack you got last week for children from Infants to Second and others for 3rd to 6th, just like our School Sports Day! Feel free to try activities from either section – the main thing is that we all try to make an extra effort to play, move and have fun this week. We would love to make a slideshow for our blog of pictures of you having a go. You can send these to us using Facebook messenger or email them to your teacher.  Everyone who sends us in a photo or short video of them trying out the activities will be entered into a draw for some sports equipment.

Keep an eye on the blog everyday for some videos showing you the different activities. Some were created by Sligo Education Centre but in others you will see a few familiar faces!!!

 

Timetable for Virtual Sports Week

Monday – Running

 Tuesday – Throwing

      Wednesday – Balance

Thursday – Circuits

            Friday – Traditional Sports

Running:

As you can see from the timetable above, we are kicking off the week with running. 

The skill of running includes jogging, sprinting, dodging and evading. The ability to run is really important in both everyday life and in sport. Whether it is sprinting in a race or running for pleasure, chasing a football or trying to catch a butterfly, it is essential that everyone develops their running technique.

Today, Monday, we want everyone to have a go at some or all of the suggested running activities outlined in their Sports Day Booklet (which went out last Monday in the packs that were delivered to homes).

Infants to 2nd Class suggested activities:

  • Traffic Lights
  • Blob
  • Reaction Sprints

See video for Traffic Lights here:

Traffic Lights

 

3rd to 6th Class suggested activities:

  • Rock, Paper, Scissors
  • Wacky Laps
  • Capture the Flag

See video for Rock, Paper, Scissors here:

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Have fun everyone and make sure to take a video or photos for sharing later on 😎

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