Jun 20, 2019 | Active Week, General News
A big thank you to Mrs. Balfe the 6th class teacher who really put the girls through their paces on Active Week doing “kicksanity” on the yard with the school. The girls learned “boxercise” and “kickboxing” moves with music! Very...
Jun 20, 2019 | Active Week, General News
As part of Active week we arranged a school walk for the entire school. Parents and children from Juniors to 6th met in the square in Newcastle West. We wore our active wear and set off at 8:45. The children were delighted to arrive to school to be greeted by music...
May 27, 2019 | Fourth Class News, General News, School Curriculum
We designed a series of maps and the girls had to find their way around the cones in pairs. They loved developing their orienteering skills! It was a lot harder than it looked!...
May 27, 2019 | Fourth Class News, General News, School Curriculum
Outdoors for the month of May !!!4th class had great fun in their letter relays. Both teams had to collect as many letters as possible and make smaller words out of the letters in a team. There was a time limit on it also to up the pressure! Great fun !...
May 27, 2019 | Fourth Class News, General News, Physical Activities
The girls in 4th class had great fun in the library last Thursday. They got a lovely talk by bio diversity expert Dale. They got to look at insects and listen to lots of stories. Great...
May 14, 2019 | Fourth Class News, General News, School Curriculum, Uncategorized
The girls had great fun in this collaborative and creative outdoor challenge. A wide range of equipment was put into piles and the children worked together to design funny faces!...
May 14, 2019 | Fourth Class News, General News, School Curriculum
Continuing with our outdoor and adventure theme for May, the girls in 4th brought out their competitive side as they competed in teams to complete the jig saw puzzles. We also wanted to combine our FMS of running into this lesson. The pieces had to be collected and...
May 13, 2019 | Fourth Class News, General News, School Curriculum, Third Class News
For the month of May Scoil Iósaf is focusing on “Outdoor and Adventure” for our P.E. whole school plan. All the classes have been very busy planning their various outdoor lessons. 3rd and 4th class decided to go further than the school grounds and complete...
May 7, 2019 | Fourth Class News, General News, School Curriculum
Really enjoying the April athletics month! The girls are developing their running, throwing and catching skills here. Great fun...
