Active School Week 2023.
May 15th - 19th 2023. 

We began each day by dropping our bags in our lines and joining the Active Walkway. This was followed by The Daily Mile. Each day we had one whole school activity as you can see from our time-table below. The remainder of the time was for classroom teachers to be flexible and choose their own activities.  

A Selection of photographs from Active Week 2023. 

Active School Week
6th - 10th June 2022.

Our Active School Committee had several meetings in the lead up to Active School Week 2022. Our committee brainstormed all their ideas. They then created a list of activities we could do. We prepared a plan and time-table for the week. ASW is part of our school calendar at this stage for many years so lots of activities are highly-anticipated but we always try and introduce new activities. 

Active School Week Notice Board.
We created an Active School Week Notice Board to remind all children what was planned for each day.

Twitter. 
We tweeted, showing lots of our ASW activities. 

Active Walkway

Each day began with our Active Walkway. This route takes in the perimeter of our school field and school building. Once the children arrived into the school yard in the morning we dropped our bags and joined the walkway. This took place from 9:10am to 9:25am.  The children could walk or run.

Active Lines

Once all the children were lined-up we all participated in our morning exercises of Foot Fires, High Knees and Burpees, led by our Active School Committee.
When the bell went at break-time we all participated in our set of exercises for break-time and also at lunch-time. If the ground was wet we had an alternative set of exercises.

Exercise Trail

At 10 o'clock our whole school lined up in their school teams. We warmed up and went to our starting locations for our Exercise Trail. Each team moved from location to location around the school, completing exercises at each location and following the trail cards. There were 26 different locations around the school e.g. The oil tank, the gates in the back yard, the front door, the outdoor classroom etc

Skipping at Break and Lunch-Time
Skipping Assembly.

Lots of new skipping ropes were purchased for our playground. The skipping ropes can be used at break and lunch times. They arrived on Tuesday. The children loved using them during the week. We have put new hooks on the wall of the cooridor to help organise the ropes and to keep them free from knots. After break on Friday we held a Skipping Assembly where children demonstrated how we tie the ropes around our waist when we are in our lines.

Traditional Races. 

So many children told us in their questionnaire that their favourite parts of ASW is when all classes join together for races. The children participated in running, egg and spoon, relay, three-legged and sack races. 

Ballyadams Active School Crest Competition 2022. 

Eighty-two children entered our Active School Crest Competition, which was held during ASW 2022. The entries were really impressive and are displayed in our school hall. A winner was chosen from each class level and they were presented with prizes for their efforts which included Frisbees, basketballs, bubbles kits and certificates. We then announced 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. Well Done to all children for getting involved!

'What Club are you in?'

 Each child in our school was invited to take part in 'What Club are you in?' during ASW 2022. This involved writing about their hobby and including a photograph or drawing. Any child who is not part of a club was invited to write about an active hobby they have, for example, cycling, walking or playing soccer. Well Done to all the children for their brilliant work. Below are examples of 'What Club are you in?' entries.  Presentations were made during ASW Assembly to the runners-up and 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.