Cycle workshop

We had our second cycle workshop today with Ciaran from Crank and Cog Ireland.
As part of our Green School Flag for Travel, we are holding a cycle workshop in the school for the next few weeks.

The Cycle Right programme caters for primary school children from 4th to 6th class age groups. Training takes place in the classroom, school yard and also an on-road component over a period of 8 hours. The course content involves bicycle and road skills training, mixed with theoretical and Rules of the Road instruction.  We supply bikes, helmets & high vis vests for your class.

Course Content :

• Theory 1: What keeps you safe when cycling including awareness of surroundings and speed control
• Theory 2: Rules of the road; rights of way, signs, road marking, infrastructure, overtaking, junctions & roundabouts, blind zones for large vehicles.
• 4 Checks before cycling: clothes, helmet, bike & conditions.
• Pedalling, Braking, Balance and Cornering
• Awareness of surrounding: Looking all around and listening
• Positioning and group cycling / sharing the road
• Junctions: T junction, Left and Right major to minor
• Road simulation in yard including junctions
• Games / skills practice
• On Road trainer lead guided cycles, giving experience of all techniques practiced in the yard and covered in the theory sessions.

PE with Niall Teather

Here are some photos of PE class with Niall Teather.

Aztec Art

We have been looking at the Aztecs this month in the classroom.

Did you know?

The Aztecs were an advanced and wealthy civilisation that was most powerful from 1325 until 1521. They are famous for believing that sacrificing humans would keep their gods happy, but there are many more reasons to learn about them. They were excellent farmers, built enormous pyramids, were fierce warriors and impressive artists.

The Aztecs lived in the highlands of what is now central Mexico, surrounded by mountains and volcanoes. The capital city of the Aztec world was called Tenochtitlan, which was built on a lake that was later drained by the Spanish. Modern-day Mexico City is built on top of the old city.

The Aztec civilization came to an end when Hernan Cortes, who was mistakenly believed to be an Aztec god, led his Spanish army into Tenochtitlan and conquered it in 1521.