Category - Sports
Meadhbh and Isabella tell us all about their recent gymnastics lessons in PE.
Gymnastics/Gleacaíocht
Over the past few weeks, we've been learning all about gymnastics.
Week one we were learning all about handstands, which is all about trusting yourself.
Week two it was all about rolls, which you need good momentum and good follow through to do. Some of the rolls were wonder women roll, head-over-heels, and the James Bond roll etc.
Week three was all about balances, which required a lot of balance.
Week four had to do with jumps, which included the star jump, the pencil jump and the tuck jump.
And finally week five, we were putting all of our hard work to show by doing sequences which everybody really enjoyed.
By Meadhbh and Isabella
4 th class have spent the year in St Mary’s Hall. They thought it a good idea to find out a little bit more about this important building in our parish and to share what they learned with their school mates.
Our Spelling Bee Champion, Sara O’Grady, recently took part in the Carlow County Final of the Eason Spelling Bee. Read her account below.
We were delighted to welcome our former student, Rosealice Byrne, back to Ballyconnell NS last week to regale our 4 th , 5 th and 6 th class students with details of her recent trip to The Gambia in West Africa.
Cathal and Peter tell us all about their day at the Credit Union All-Ireland Final, Ballyconnell NS’s first appearance at the finals since 2001.
Rang a 4 recently did some planting with Ms Ryan. Sarah tells us more!
Rang a 5 student and team member Florrie Cosgrove regales us with the nerves and excitement of Ballyconnell NS’s recent Credit Union Quiz triumph