Playground Equipment
In Balscadden National School, we ensure the children are
given every opportunity to participate in physical activity.
Each class are given playground equipment to use daily.
Equipment is timetabled on a weekly basis to ensure
children experience a wide variety of activity.
Music for Feel Good Fridays
Every Friday, the school has Feel Good Fridays with
a fun playlists so the children can play and dance
at breaktime.
Playground leaders
Each class has two playground leaders who are responsible
for the equipment for their class. The children ensure the
equipment is taken out to the yard and returned to the classroom
safely each day.
Our Active Walkway Route and Activities
The school has installed an Active Walkway Route around the perimeter
of the school. The route is used for children to walk at break time, physical
activity exercises and curricular activities.
Active Break Challenge
The whole school got involved in the Active Break Challenge. Each class
committed to doing a movement break every day for a week. This included
dancing, running, walkway activities and various exercises in the classroom.
Run around Ireland Challenge
The children took part in the active flag run around Ireland challenge. For each lap
of the active walkway, 1 km was marked off our journey. Our goal was to reach
famous places and landmarks around Ireland. The children enjoyed seeing how far
they could run.
Festive Activities
The children take part in various festive activities throughout the
year. The children did Halloween physical activities, with senior classes
doing games with the junior classes. All classes took part in our annual Santa
Dash, were the children wore Santa hats and ran our active Walkway.
On St. Patrick's Day, the whole school took part in a céilí in the school yard.
At Easter time, the junior classes took part in an Easter hunt and were
helped by the senior classes. The children really enjoy the festive activities
and it's a great way to keep the children fit and healthy.
