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Virtual Saints Sports Day 2020

What an amazing response from our Virtual Sports Day!

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Virtual Saints Sports day 2020

Complete between Monday 6th July – Friday 10th July

Welcome to St Joseph’s Infants School first ever Virtual Saints Sports Day.

Sports Day is one of the most important events on St Joseph’s Infants School Calendar.

Whilst we all cannot be together in school because of the Global Pandemic, our Virtual Saints Sports Day will give us the opportunity to take part, have fun and celebrate this special event virtually together.

There will be 6 challenges for you and your family to do and with the help of your parents, a photograph or video of you completing the 6 challenges can be sent to school on Seesaw.

Challenge 1 – Shuttle Run

Items required for this challenge and set up

2 Tins of soup or beans and a measuring tape.

Place the tins on the floor and  measure  a 2m gap between them,

Shuttle Run Rules

Run as many times as possible to each tin in 30 seconds and count how many laps you have done.

Don’t forget the video or photograph!

Challenge 2 – Tunnel Crawl

Items required for this challenge and set up

2 chairs and 1 sweeping brush and soft flooring

Balance the sweeping brush on the chairs ensuring that your child can crawl under the brush without touching it.

Tunnel Crawl Rules

Crawl under the broom and walk around the chairs. Count how many tunnel crawls you have done in 30 seconds  Remember the photograph!

Challenge 3 – Speed Bounce

Items required for this challenge and set up

1 Tea towel. Roll the tea towel length ways and place on the floor.

Speed Bounce Rules

Jump as many times as possible over the tea towel making sure you land on 2 feet in 30 seconds and count how many jumps you have done.

Remember the photograph or video!

Challenge 4 – Throw, Clap, Catch

Items required for this challenge

1 pair of socks

Shuttle Run Rules

Throw the socks up in the air, clap your hands and catch the socks as many times as possible in 30 seconds and count how many catches you have done.

(Some children might just want to catch the socks and leave out the clap)

Remember the photograph!

Challenge 5 – Target Throw

Items required for this challenge and set up

As many pairs of socks you can find and a laundry basket or bucket and a measuring tape. Place the laundry basket or bucket either 1 metre or 2 metres away from you, depending on how easy or hard you would like the challenge to be.

Target Throw Rules

Throw as many pairs of socks as possible into your basket or bucket in 30 seconds and count how many pairs of socks are in the basket or bucket at the end.  Remember the photograph or video!

Challenge 6 – Stand and Sit

Items required for this challenge

1 chair that you are used to sitting on.

Shuttle Run Rules

Stand up and sit down (no hands allowed) as many times as possible in 30 seconds and count how many stand up and sit downs you have done. (1 stand and 1 sit = 1 count)

Remember the photograph or video!

We hope that taking part in our Virtual Saints Sports Day challenges will bring some fun and laughter to your household, and create more lockdown memories with your family whom I am sure will help you – our little saints ‘to do your best’!

A reward certificate will be put onto Seesaw, once you have completed the activities and sent a photograph to your Teacher.

Pwb lwc pawb! (Good Luck everyone!)

Mrs O’Leary

One thought on “Virtual Saints Sports Day 2020

  1. Joseph thoroughly enjoyed sports day. He completed some of the challenges at home, and two at Gnoll Country Park in Neath.
    What a busy day!

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