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! ⚽️🏀🏈🏓🏸🎾
Category Archives: Active Schools Week
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”
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 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! 🙂
Active Home Week Ideas
Super Troopers Stay at Home Series Laya Healthcare are offering a live health homework lesson so that everyone at home can get involved and stay active in body and in mind! There will be everything from Yoga breathing exercises and mindfulness to games, cardio movements and lots more. Healthy snacks will be discussed so kidsContinue reading “Active Home Week Ideas”
Active Home Week 27th April – 4th May
‘Active SCHOOL Week’ takes place annually and is a really enjoyable part of the school year for many children. This year, because of Covid-19 it is not possible for this to go ahead so we are inviting the families of Ballyneale NS to participate in the ‘Active HOME Week’ challenge instead. The main aim of Active WeekContinue reading “Active Home Week 27th April – 4th May”
Active Schools Week
It was Active Schools Week here in Ballyneale NS this week. All pupils took part in a variety of activities to improve their mental and physical health. Busy Breaks were taught by the senior classes to the younger classes, relaxation and mindfulness took place throughout the class day, a soccer league was held at lunchContinue reading “Active Schools Week”
Ballyneale National School 