Active Week has begun in Maryborough NS!!!!!!
Our Active Week is from the 7th to the 10th of May! Children have been enjoying wearing their tracksuits and receiving PE homework each night!
On Tuesday the 7th of May the children from Junior Infants to 6th Class were completing daily runs, dance offs and engaged in Games with the very talented GAA Coach Peter Hally. Peter taught the children new skills and games to play, The children had a great time and loved getting active! Take a look at them during the activities!
Maryborough’s Fittest Family Event!!!
On Wednesday the 8th of May, we had a whole school event called ‘Maryborough’s Fittest Family’. All the children completed a daily run together to warm up for the event. Six families from the school took part in the event. Each family completed 4 exercises at 5 minutes each. These exercises ranged from relays, weight-lifting, obstacles and team work activities. The wonderful families that took part were Team Bennett, Team Dempsey, Team Adams, Team Percy, Team Smullen and Team Marum who all performed wonderfully throughout the event! Check out pictures of the Teams in action below. It was a fantastic event for all involved and we had terrific support from children and parents. Thanks to Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise for letting us borrow their weights for the event! A big thank you to the wonderful 5th and 6th Class who used both initiative and teamwork to organise the event! Another big thank you to Naomi and Darren who are parents in the school and who kindly sponsored the prizes and the shield. We hope to make it an annual event! We were very lucky to be joined by Martin and Kate McDonald from Ireland’s Fittest Family and we loved their advice on the importance of being active! A big Congratulations to Team Dempsey who were this year’s Maryborough’s Fittest Family!
Maryborough’s 2019 Fittest Family- Team Dempsey!
Erica shows us some cool dance moves!!!!
On Thursday the 9th of May, the wonderful and talented Erica who is a parent in the school came in to teach 1st to 6th Class some cool dance moves. The children loved learning some new movement skills and enjoyed the Hip-Hop music that was playing. Check out our moves !!
Aquatics gets underway!!!
On Friday the 10th of May, the children got their swim gear, hats and goggles ready to start Swimming lessons in Portlaoise Leisure Centre. This is all part of the Aquatics strand from the PE Curriculum. The children are really enjoying their swimming lessons every Friday!
All the children loved ACTIVE WEEK! We are all looking forward to Active Week next year already!
