The 7 key messages of the Primary P.E. Curriculum are:
- The importance of enjoyment and play.
- Maximum participation of all children.
- Development of skills and understanding.
- Balance between competitive and non-competitive activities.
- Balance between contact and non-contact activities.
- Opportunities for achievement for every child are provided.
- Activities equally suitable for boys and girls are provided.
Juniors and Seniors taking part in their Water Safety Programme before their swimming lessons begin!
FMS skills-Throwing, catching, jumping and landing.
Seasonal themed PE!
All classes have decided on their Fundamental Movement skills that they would like to focus on this year.
We have also prioritised the games strand to focus on more variety of games in PE throughout the year.
We have also prioritised the games strand to focus on more variety of games in PE throughout the year.
5th and 6th class practising FMS of striking an implement during Hurling.
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3rd and 4th class practising their FMS in running, jumping, throwing and catching.
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All classes in partaking in Active homework every Thursday. In homework club, we voted on a range of activities the children would like to do. They love football and dodgeball, we make sure everyone is active by having a no-one is out rule!
We have decided to focus on the games strand this year, improving the variety of games we teach and ensuring we incorporate FMS into these games.
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C.P.D
We as staff teamed up with gymnastics Ireland for 6 weeks to teach both staff and children the fundamental movement skills involved and safe ways of moving and using space, the kids loved it and all staff now feel confident in delivering their own gymnastics lessons. |
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Physical Education
The teachers in Rathregan National School recognise the importance of Physical Education in the curriculum. Each class is timetabled for a minimum of 60 minutes per week which ensures that each strand-Athletics, Games, Dance, Gymnastics and Outdoor and Adventure is taught over the course of the year. The children will also be taught Aquatics in Aura Swimming pool in Trim for 6 weeks this year.
A detailed breakdown of what is covered can be seen below:
Strands
Strand Units
Athletics
Running
Jumping
Throwing
Understanding and appreciation of athletics
Dance
Exploration, creation and performance of dance
Understanding and appreciation of dance
Gymnastics
Movement
Understanding and appreciation of gymnastics
Games
Sending, receiving and travelling
Creating and playing games
Understanding and appreciation of games
Outdoor and Adventure Activities
Walking, cycling and camping activities
Orienteering
Outdoor challenges
Water-based activities
Understanding and appreciation of outdoor and adventure activities
Aquatics
Hygiene
Water safety
Entry to and exit from the water
Buoyancy and propulsion
Stroke development
Water-based ball games
Understanding and appreciation of aquatics
The children took part in Duathlon training with Gary from Tri-heroes Ireland where they developed their skills in running and cycling.
2018/2019
This year, the staff prioritised Gymnastics for further development.
We received support from the PDST in Gymnastics and The Fundamental Movement Skills.
Teachers used the resources from this session, Fundamental Movement Skills booklets and posters along with PSSI lesson plans and resources from the PDST website to plan and deliver 8-10 lessons in Gymnastics.
We planned a progression of lessons from Infants to 6th class, which included balancing on large body parts, balancing on small body parts, travelling using different parts of the body, doing individual, partner and group work and finally creating a sequence of balances and movement. We also concentrated on specific skills like rolls and handstands.
We decided to teach the Gymnastic strand during the months of January and February.
We found the Gymnastics the gymnastics sequencing and rolling cards excellent to teach the kids. We had these up on our IWB in the hall and also printed them out for station teaching. The children could refer back to teaching points to improve their movements.
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https://pdst.ie/sites/default/files/Rolls%20-%20Gymnastics%20Sequencing%20Card.pdf
Ultimate Frisbee
The Senior classes really enjoyed their Ultimate Frisbee taster session during Active School Week 2018 so we liaised Ultimate Ireland and purchased 13 Frisbees and created an 8 week lesson plan to link into our games unit this year.
Duathlon Programme
We will have Gary Crosson from Tri heroes running a Duathlon programme every Wednesday for 5 weeks from 26th of September to 24th of October. Tri Heroes brings together the lifelong activities of swimming, cycling and running to inspire, motivate and challenge children. The programme is delivered by an experienced Tri Heroes coach alongside the class teacher in a fun and varied manner whilst also challenging and suitable for all pupils as part of the curriculum,
Tri Heroes sessions are delivered on the schools grounds with basic sports equipment (Cones, Flags, Bibs), and in conjunction with the aquatics programme that is in place if applicable.
We will have Gary Crosson from Tri heroes running a Duathlon programme every Wednesday for 5 weeks from 26th of September to 24th of October. Tri Heroes brings together the lifelong activities of swimming, cycling and running to inspire, motivate and challenge children. The programme is delivered by an experienced Tri Heroes coach alongside the class teacher in a fun and varied manner whilst also challenging and suitable for all pupils as part of the curriculum,
Tri Heroes sessions are delivered on the schools grounds with basic sports equipment (Cones, Flags, Bibs), and in conjunction with the aquatics programme that is in place if applicable.
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Aquatics
Our annual swimming lessons in Coolmine run for 6-8 weeks. All children have made huge improvements in their skills since we first began 3 years ago. |
