🏃♀️🏃♂️ Primary 7 Playmakers Lead the Way in Athletics! 🏅
This afternoon, our entire school gathered for a dynamic PE session focused on athletics, with an emphasis on running. Under the guidance of Miss Lisi, our dedicated Primary 7 pupils, who recently completed their Playmaker Award, took the lead in orchestrating the activities.
🎓 What is the Playmaker Award?
The Playmaker Award is a leadership programme designed to equip older primary pupils with the skills to plan and deliver engaging physical activities. Through this programme, our P7s have developed competencies in leadership, organisation, and teamwork, which they showcased brilliantly today.
🏃♂️ The Running Stations
Our P7 leaders set up four innovative running stations:
- Kamil organised a Daily Mile-style station, where pupils ran laps around a circuit to build stamina, simulating a cross-country experience.
- Maya and Joanna facilitated the Bleep Test, a progressive shuttle run that challenges participants to keep pace with increasing beeps, testing their endurance and speed.
- Thorin introduced a Timed Hooping Course, where pupils navigated a course with a hoop, aiming to beat their own times and improve agility.
- Ry, Brooke, and Rubie led a Team Relay Race, dividing pupils into teams to compete in a fun and energetic race to the finish.
Each group rotated through three of these stations, ensuring a comprehensive and enjoyable experience for all.
🌟 Demonstrating Leadership and Inclusivity
Our P7 Playmakers exhibited exceptional leadership, ensuring activities were inclusive and appropriately challenging for all age groups. They thoughtfully adjusted tasks for younger pupils, such as reducing distances or allowing extra time, ensuring everyone could participate confidently.
🏃♀️ Introducing the Mini London Marathon Challenge
We’re thrilled to announce our participation in the Mini London Marathon in schools, a nationwide initiative encouraging children to run, jog, or walk 2 miles between April 22nd and May 2nd. This event, supported by fitness coach Joe Wicks and in partnership with WWF-UK, aims to promote physical activity and environmental awareness among young people.
At St. Joseph’s, we’ll also be turning this into a sponsored event to help raise funds for our school, so every step our pupils take will be making a difference! 🏫💙
Our children are excited to take part, and we can’t wait to see their progress over the next few weeks.
Stay tuned for more updates as our pupils continue to embrace leadership roles and active lifestyles! 🎉
🌍 UNCRC Articles:
- Article 12 – Right to be listened to (P7s leading and contributing)
- Article 15 – Right to join groups and take part in activities
- Article 24 – Right to health and healthy lifestyle
- Article 29 – Education should develop every child’s talents and personality
- Article 31 – Right to play, rest, and participate in recreational activities
🌱 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Goal 3 – Good Health and Well-Being
- Goal 4 – Quality Education
- Goal 10 – Reduced Inequalities (adapting activities for younger pupils)
- Goal 13 – Climate Action (Mini Marathon linked with WWF)
- Goal 17 – Partnerships for the Goals (pupil, school, family, and community collaboration)
🧭 SHANARRI Indicators
- Safe – Activities well-supervised and appropriately set up
- Healthy – Physical activity and well-being promoted
- Achieving – Pupils leading, organising, and improving skills
- Nurtured – Supported in roles of responsibility
- Active – Physically engaged in varied athletic tasks
- Respected – Leadership and voice of P7s recognised
- Responsible – Pupils running safe, inclusive activities
- Included – All ages and abilities participating confidently
🧠 Meta-skills
Self-Management:
- Focusing – Staying on task and leading others
- Integrity – Being fair, safe, and supportive in leadership
- Initiative – Planning and delivering each activity independently
Social Intelligence:
- Communicating – Giving instructions, encouragement, and feedback
- Collaborating – Working together in groups and teams
- Caring – Supporting younger peers and adapting as needed
Innovation:
- Curiosity – Exploring new ways to set up and run stations
- Creativity – Designing engaging challenges
- Sense-making – Applying knowledge of fitness and safety to real-life activity sessions
✝️ Strands of Faith (Second Level)
- In the Image of God – Recognising and using the talents and leadership of others
- Hours of God – Sharing joyful and purposeful time together as a school community
- Reign of God – Creating a community where care, teamwork, and inclusion are celebrated
