As we near the end of the final term, we all know that Sports Day is a day that many children look forward to. Sadly, this year we will not get the opportunity to enjoy this day in school. We want to bring the fun and excitement of sports day to the homes of theContinue reading “Virtual Sports Day 24th June 2020”
Category Archives: ACTIVE SCHOOLS
Active Home Week Pictures
Have a look at some of the pictures that we received throughout the week! 📸 We loved getting involved and while it’s not the same as having it in school, we hope you enjoyed the next best thing! ⚽️🏀🏈🏓🏸🎾
Active Home Week Teacher Challenge
To finish off a fun week, the teachers of Ballyneale NS gave the Bucket Toss Challenge a go. Click on the link below to check it out. We continue to encourage you all to keep active. Enjoy the bank holiday!
Active Home Week Challenge #7
Our final active home week challenge!! Today you need a dice 🎲 If you don’t have a dice, you can use a virtual one online ➡️ https://www.google.com/search?q=dice+roller It’s simple. Roll the dice and do the exercise that corresponds the number you roll. Why not roll two dice and make up your own exercises for numbersContinue reading “Active Home Week Challenge #7”
Active Home Week Daily Challenge #6
Today’s challenge is a “Hand Pass Challenge”. 🖐🥎⚽️ How many times can you throw a ball back and forth with a partner / wall without dropping it in 15 minutes? ⏳ Huge well done and thank you to all who have sent in pictures and videos so far 📸. We love seeing them. Don’t forgetContinue reading “Active Home Week Daily Challenge #6”
Active Home Week Daily Challenge #5
Who’s ready for challenge #5? Today’s challenge is a ‘Bucket Toss Challenge’ 🥎 Stand 2/3 meters away from a bucket/bowl/bin and see how many times you can get a ball in the bucket in 15 minutes. Make it harder by moving further away. We can’t wait to see some pictures / videos 📸 – 📩Continue reading “Active Home Week Daily Challenge #5”
Active Home Week Daily Challenge #4
Today’s daily challenge is a ‘Blame your Name’ workout. It’s simple! Spell your name and perform the exercise that corresponds with each letter. If you are looking for something a little more challenging, perform each exercise associated with each letter in your first name and your surname. We would love to see some pictures ofContinue reading “Active Home Week Daily Challenge #4”
SHOUT OUT for #ActiveHomeWeek Video
RTÉ Home School Hub Extra are looking for videos from children showing how they got active during Active Home Week. Their aim is to show as wide a variety of activities as possible such as: Daily challenges Dances – Tik Tok Dances, The Foot Shake Challenge Family Fitness Indoor Fitness activities The video should beContinue reading “SHOUT OUT for #ActiveHomeWeek Video”
Active Home Week Challenge #3
Today’s daily challenge – ‘Ball Bounce Challenge’. Grab a hurley or a racket and a small ball. How many bounces can you do without dropping it? To make this a bit more challenging, why not try do it for a whole 15 minutes?? If you don’t have a hurley or racket at home, get creative!Continue reading “Active Home Week Challenge #3”
Active Home Week Daily Challenge #2
Today’s daily challenge is to hit 10,000 steps or more before bedtime. You can track your daily step count using a Fitness Tracker. Alternatively, everyone received a pedometer as a reward when completing the Food Dudes programme. Leave a comment under this post to let us know how many steps you got! 🙂
Ballyneale National School 