Physical Education
All classes in St. Pauls are taught the Physical Education strands of: Athletics, Dance, Outdoor and Adventure, Games and Gymnastics.
Fourth class are taught Aquatics by instructors in the nearby Aura Leisure Centre.
Fourth class are taught Aquatics by instructors in the nearby Aura Leisure Centre.
As a staff, we decided to compile a standardised Physical Education timetable for this school year. This meant that all classes are taught the same strand of the curriculum in the month.
The Physical Education curriculum can be accessed using: http://www.curriculumonline.ie/getmedia/ca8a385c-5455-42b6-9f1c-88390be91afc/PSEC05_Physical-Education_Curriculum.pdf
Physical Education is allocated one hour per week. Each class receives thirty minutes of basketball and thirty minutes of the P.E. curriculum each week.
The Physical Education curriculum can be accessed using: http://www.curriculumonline.ie/getmedia/ca8a385c-5455-42b6-9f1c-88390be91afc/PSEC05_Physical-Education_Curriculum.pdf
Physical Education is allocated one hour per week. Each class receives thirty minutes of basketball and thirty minutes of the P.E. curriculum each week.
School Yearly Plan
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Gymnastics
As a staff, we have decided to make ‘Gymnastics’ our priority strand for this school year. We have applied to the PDST and Louth Local Sports Partnership for support in delivering high quality gymnastics lessons to our students.
We have been Busy Bees
During the months of November and December, we have been doing Athletics in P.E. We had great fun using lots of different types of equipment but I think our favourite piece of equipment was the hurdles!
See what we are made of!!
GymStart
On Thursday 6th December, Mr. Giggins and Ms. Halligan attended the GymStart programme in conjunction with Sport Ireland and Gymnastics Ireland in Dundalk Sports Centre. The teachers learnt how to plan fun and motivating lessons using different ways coaching styles. Both Mr. Giggins and Ms. Halligan really enjoyed this course and returned to school full of great lesson ideas for all the teachers.
Be Active
Ms. O Brien attended the ‘Be Active ASAP teacher training’ session in St Patrick’s N.S, Clara, Co Monaghan on Thursday 6th December 2018.The main aim of the programme is to introduce children to a variety of physical activities in a fun, supportive, positive environment, whilst fostering positive attitudes toward physical activities. Teachers were given a comprehensive resource pack which can be used for any age group!
Gymnastics
For the month of January, we have been doing Gymnastics for P.E. We had lots of fun travelling using our feet and hands,practicing balancing on small and large body parts such as using one hand two feet, two feet, one hand...…We even tried some rolls. It was a bit tricky at the beginning but we got the hang of it!
Ms. Ryan's class
Ms. Halligan's class
Look at Mr. Barnes 4th class!
Ms. O Brien's class have been busy!
PDST School Support
As gymnastics is our priority strand, we applied to the PDST to provide us with support in teaching this strand in our P.E lessons. We were successful in our application and Liam a PDST advisor visited our school on the 7th of February to provide staff training. During the day, he modelled gymnastics lessons to different classes for staff to see, gave advice to teachers and explained different resources that would be helpful in delivering the gymnastics strand. It was an extremely worthwhile and positive experience. Thanks to Liam for visiting our school and improving our confidence and knowledge in teaching gymnastics!
Dance
During the months of February and March , we have been focusing on the P.E. strand of 'Dance'. We are having great fun using some of body shapes we learnt in Gymnastics and putting them to different types of music.
Outdoor and Adventure
For the month of April, we focused on the strand of 'Outdoor and Adventure'. The classes used our Active School Walkway as part of their orienteering lessons. A big thank you to Mr. Barnes for creating an Orienteering Resource Pack for our school!
Aquatics
As part of the Physical Education curriculum, fourth class children are going swimming to Aura swimming pool. They have been learning how to swim using a float, the breast stroke, the front crawl and the back stroke. All the children are really enjoying this great experience!