Friday our final active day! Again we were so lucky with the weather. We decided to walk down to the community park after break and avail of the basketball courts, tennis courts and really big field there. The students participated in relay races with hurdles, played badminton and soccer. It was lovely to see the senior room helping the junior room with their badminton strokes. All their lunch time games throughout the year had stood to them so they were very competent coaches. Finally, the senior room shared their secret project with us. They had been working on designing and making their very own hovercraft!!! How cool is that?? We raced into the Community hall and everyone had a spin on it. What an amazing fun way to top off a great week. As a few students said ” I wish it could be active week every week!” Everyone reported an increase of well over the recommended 60 mins a day exercise so mission accomplished I think. They all have to fill in their active diaries for the next 3 weeks in order to receive their ” Get Active” certificate from the Irish heart foundation. A big thanks must go to our Active school committee for all their suggestions and help. We hope to run an Active Week every year now so until then…..stay active !
