There is usually great excitement in September about the SuperValu Athletics Fest organised by Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership. This year it was slightly different as it was a stay local event. Each 100m relay team was timed by the coach as was each individual 200m runner. Instead of passing the baton it was dropped into a bucket and the next runner picked up
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We have had two socially distanced dance classes with 6th class. Some of 6th class made up the dance taught it to their class and they then taught it to us. We had great fun out on the playground all dancing together.
To make our sheep we drew round a body and a head template and cut them out. We then drew on the eyes, nose and mouth and stuck some wool on the head. We used cotton wool to make swirls of black wool on the body then stuck the head and body together and added some legs.
Some photographs of our latest art work linked to the nursery rhyme 1 2 3 4 5 once I caught a fish alive.
We have been saying lots of nursery rhymes and doing different activities associated with them. For Hickory Dickory Dock we made mice. We coloured the different shapes, cut them out, stuck them together and stuck on eyes, a nose and a tail.
Monday was a nice day so we went for a walk around the football pitch.
On Friday we went out into the playground with our chalks and had fun drawing lots of different things.
We had a busy first day in Junior Infants. Everyone settled in really well and we had a fun day.
The children put their kicking skills to use during sports day. More sports day photos https://ransboro.ie/2020/06/17/virtual-sports-day/ https://ransboro.ie/2020/06/17/virtual-sports-day-jumping/ https://ransboro.ie/2020/06/17/virtual-sports-day-throwing/ https://ransboro.ie/2020/06/17/virtual-sports-day-egg-and-spoon/ https://ransboro.ie/2020/06/17/virtual-sports-day-races/ https://ransboro.ie/2020/06/17/virtual-sports-day-running/ https://ransboro.ie/2020/06/17/virtual-sports-day-obstacle-course/
Children from Junior Infants to 6th Class jumped for height and for distance. Great use was made of everyday items to create jumps and to mark distances. Some excellent jumping techniques were used. More sports day photos https://ransboro.ie/2020/06/17/virtual-sports-day/ https://ransboro.ie/2020/06/17/virtual-sports-day-kicking/ https://ransboro.ie/2020/06/17/virtual-sports-day-throwing/ https://ransboro.ie/2020/06/17/virtual-sports-day-egg-and-spoon/ https://ransboro.ie/2020/06/17/virtual-sports-day-races/ https://ransboro.ie/2020/06/17/virtual-sports-day-running/ https://ransboro.ie/2020/06/17/virtual-sports-day-obstacle-course/