As part of Active Schools Week on Monday the 17th, Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th of June we will have a skipping woorkshop in St Declan’s.

Skipping is a terrific form of exercise that helps a child’s agility, balance, hand-eye co-ordination and can increase speed through footwork. It teaches children about rhythm and when put into team routines, it provides them with team work skills and encourages them to have confidence in their sporting ability. It is a great way to exercise, maintain good health while having lots of fun.

Skipping ropes will be provided for the children for each session on the day. Pupils will learn a host of footwork skills, beginner to intermediate skipping tricks, long rope games and partner skipping. The children will be challenged with new routines, tricks, along with developing teamwork skills like partner skipping, long rope and team games.

Every class in the school will get a 30/40 minute skipping workshop. Once all the workshops have taken place, the pupils provide a demonstration of the skips learnt throughout the day for the entire school.  it gives the pupils the chance to see the skills other classes have learnt.

The cost of the workshop is two euro per child. We are asking for this money to be sent in by cash to your child’s class teacher by this Friday the 14th of June. Thank you.