Hi girls,
We have made it to the end of the school year. If you told me in March that we could make it through 15 weeks of homeschooling I would have said that it was impossible. It hasn't been easy for me as a teacher or for you the students but we did it. It just goes to show what we are capable of doing when we have to! As Nelson Mandela said "It always seems impossible until it's done".
I want you all to give yourselves a big pat on the back for all your hard work throughout the year and especially during the past 14 weeks. I also think that your parents deserve a big well done for all the wonderful support they have given you, so don't forget to say "Thank You"!
We end the year with "Active Schools Week". I know how much you all enjoy Active Schools Week every year and I hope that you enjoy getting active this year.
Miss. Amy Ryan and Mrs. Cawley have put a lot of work into this year's activities. You will find lots of activities in your work pack and I have given you more ideas below. There is so much for you to do so you will have no problem coming up with ways to do 60 Minutes of Activity every day.
There are links to yoga videos, playground games and skipping activities and watch out for Miss. Sinead Ryan's dance video to "I like to Move it, Move it!". There is a fun photograph Challenge below too.
I would love to see what you do for Active Schools week so email me and let me know. I am especially looking forward to the Photo Challenge.
Girls, I can't believe that it is time to say goodbye for the Summer. I hope that you all enjoy a well deserved break from schoolbooks and homework and that you do lots of exciting activities over the holidays.
I hope that we will all be back in school in September ready to tackle a new school year.
Stay safe,
Mrs. Kealy
P.S. Keep an eye on the website over the next two weeks - I will be posting your work and hopefully I will also have your "Lockdown Photo Collage".
Summer Stars Reading Challenge
Cashel library have launched their Summer Stars Reading Challenge. It’s running from the 15th June until the end of August. I know some of you took part in it last year and really enjoyed it. I’d encourage you all to get involved! You can drop into the library to pick up your card and find out more or check out www.summerstars.ie
Harry Potter
Don't forget to keep an eye on https://www.wizardingworld.com/ to keep up to date with the latest Harry Potter chapters. I really hope you continue to watch, listen or read and that you love the story as much as I do!
Active Schools Week 2020
Active Schools Week Handout
You’ll find the different activities for each day on the Active Schools Week handout that Mrs Cawley and I put together for your work pack. Have a look at the Active Schools section of the website as it’s there too!
Yoga
Try out some yoga poses using the videos below. There are lots more videos like these on Cosmic Kids Yoga on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y3gCrL_XIM (Moana themed – younger classes might enjoy this!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHoErQuFw_4 (Older classes will be well able for this one.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9uttOZdOQ (This is a trickier one for the older girls!)
Dance video
Miss Ryan has put together a dance video that you can all learn during the week! You can do this as many times as you like! You’ll find it on the Active Schools section of the website. Hope you enjoy it!
Activity Chart
Fill in the 60 minute a day chart attached below. Make sure you meet your 60 minutes of activity per day!
Active Schools Week Times (from your work pack)
Write a report on all the activities you did during Active Schools Week. You might like to do one paragraph per day. This is a personal piece so include your opinions; which activities you enjoyed the most, which you found difficult and why etc.
Wordsearch (from your work pack)
Complete the Active Schools and Ag Deireadh na Scoilbhliana wordsearches from your work pack.
Favorite Sporting Moment
Draw a picture of your favorite sporting moment of all time and write a paragraph about it. It could be personal to you (a time you won a medal/played an important match/beat your siblings in a race!) or it could be about your favorite team or sportsperson.
Sports Photo Challenge
Choose your favorite sporting photograph and try to recreate it yourself at home. You can use any of the ones I've put up here or any other sporting photo that you like. You may need to rope in family members as teammates! Please send your photos to me by email. I'd love to see them!
Active Schools Poem
Write an acrostic poem for Active Schools Week or write a poem in the ABCB rhyming pattern (the 2nd and 4th line of each stanza rhyme) like the example below:
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If School were more like Baseball
If school were more like baseball (A)
we’d only have to play. (B)
We’d hang out in the sunshine (C)
and run around all day. (B)
We wouldn’t have to study. (A)
We’d practice and we’d train. (B)
And, best of all, they’d cancel (C)
whenever there was rain. (B)
By Kenn Nesbitt
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Skipping Games
You’ll find some suggestions for skipping games that you can play at home linked below.
Playground Games
Check out the pdf file with some suggestions for playground games that you might like to adapt and play at home with your family.
Irish Heart Foundation Let’s Get Active at Home Pack
You’ll find lots of activities to keep you active this week in this fantastic pack.
Use the following link to practise the physical literacy skills you learn in PE:
https://www.scoilnet.ie/pdst/physlit/beyond/
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