Group II: Session IV The Final 28th of November 2011

On the 28th of November, it was session IV (Final Session) of the Djanogly Rat Race Nottingham to Paris Part II! The Group competition ended last week with all positions finalised and the final week was all about the Individual Competition!!

The Top 10 was revealed last week and a huge thank you to all students that voted. A total of 40 Votes were placed! Which was amazing to see!

The reason for the poll was for each member of the top ten to gain extra KM, the place that they finished in would then earn them extra KM.
For example;
1st = 100km
2nd = 90km
3rd = 80km
4th = 70km
5th = 60km
6th = 50km
7th = 40km
8th = 30km
9th = 20km
10th = 10km

The Poll Standings were;
1st = Simran
2nd = Jess/ Jodie
4th = Merina
5th = Bilvania/ Hannah
7th = Victoria/ Devene/ Jacqueline

A staggering 703KM was covered by all teams beating Group 1's total of 562KM! which was a increase on last weeks total and the staggering TOTAL for all 4 weeks is 2,574KM  which powered past Group 1's total of 2,2200KM!!

The individual competition came to a close and it was a tense session between the TOP 3 students.The TOP 3 students are;

1. Jess (350.32KM)

2. Jodie (344.04KM)

3. Bilvania (271.80KM)

It was a very successful 4 sessions and the students thoroughly enjoyed the excitement of the competition. The standings will now be added to the data from Term 1 and we will have a full leaderboard for the Whole Group.

Full standings of the team and individual competition can be found via google docs;
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkmDQB07QMSadC13LXBqYk1iZGdaNmplT2ZkMzlYYkE

Well done to all the girls that took part!!

Mr P Keirnan

Physical Education

Week IV: Group II Final Session of the 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris Part 2

It’s the final week, this week the final standings will be established in the;

1.      Individual Race (Places 1st – 20th)

Now the TOP TEN students in the Individual Race are revealed below, and voting is open to whom you want to win! Choose your vote and click on the name below;

Build television sms voting polls at Poll Everywhere

Each student has one vote to cast and who are you going to vote for? Below is the Live Voting Chart for you to monitor who is winning!!

Make your own poll voting question with Poll Everywhere

Voting will close on 13:00pm on Monday the 28th of November 2011 and the full standings will be revealed on Monday at 12:00pm.


Mr P Keirnan

Physical Education

Group II: Session III 21st November 2011

On the 21st of November, the Year 11 Girls experienced their third session of the 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris' in the Gym at the Djanogly Leisure Centre. It was a very competitive session and all pupils were full of energy striving to gain the bonuses on offer en route across the country.
The girls were aware of how well their team did the week before, as the team leader was emailed the link to the blog. The girls reflected on last weeks scores, they were told that the teams that gained the greatest distance in KM were the teams that had all members hit a bonus (at least x2). Teams then began talking and at least 7KM was the target for all students.

A whopping total of 768.46KM (Compared to 536.01KM from Group 1 in Term 1) was covered by the three teams competing!!

The girls were working together selecting which piece of equipment was the most effective from session 1 and how long to stay on for e.g. Treadmill/ Exercise Bike/ Rowing Machine etc. All teams worked very hard and at the end of the session all of the individual scores were recorded and totalled.
After the second session the scores are as follows;

3RD PLACE:

TEAM A (Jessica/ Lynn/ Hellen/ Victoria/ Stephania/ Devene/ Farhana)
TOTAL: 433.09KM
POSITION: Near Bethune, in France

2ND PLACE:

TEAM C (Jodie/ Jess/ Geetika/ Zaibah/ Simran/ Ogechukwu/ Rukhsar)
TOTAL: 711.04KM
POSITION: In Paris, France

1ST PLACE:

TEAM B (Bilvania/ Avanna/ Merina/ Hannah/ Jacqueline/ Ahsia)
TOTAL: 727.43KM
POSITION: In Paris, France

WELL DONE TO.......TEAM B!!

They have reached the destination of Paris!! An amazing effort by all team members who worked very hard to snatch Victory from Team C by 16.39KM!! This is the first time that two teams have reached Paris in Wk 3, which is an excellent achievement from both teams!!

Here are Team B's weekly totals!!
Week 1 = 205.27KM
Week 2 = 219.76KM

Week 3 = 302.40KM

The final placings in the team competition are now set but the individual competition rolls into the final week and it could all change in Session IV. Will TEAM B and C ease up after their team victory or will they push for extra KM in the individual competition?

It all comes down to the last session!!

Tomorrow the TOP 10 Individuals will be announced!! Will you be in the TOP 10??

Bring on Session Four on Monday!!

Mr P Keirnan

Physical Education

Group II: Session II 14th of November 2011

On the 14th of November, the Year 11 Girls experienced their second session of the 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris Part II' in the Gym at the Djanogly Leisure Centre. It was a very competitive session and all pupils were full of energy striving to gain the bonuses on offer en route across the country.

The girls were aware of how well their team did the week before, as the team leader was emailed the link to the blog. The girls reflected on last weeks scores, they were told that the teams that gained the greatest distance in KM were the teams that had all members hit a bonus (at least x2). Teams then began talking and at least 5KM was the target for all pupils.

A whopping total of 646.39KM (Increase on last terms group who recorded 602.04KM in session 2) was covered by the three teams competing, which is a whopping increase of 189.68KM to the first sessions total.

The girls were working together selecting which piece of equipment was the most effective from session 1 and how long to stay on for e.g. Treadmill/ Exercise Bike/ Rowing Machine etc. All teams worked very hard and at the end of the session all of the individual scores were recorded and totalled.
After the second session the scores are as follows;

3RD PLACE:

TEAM A (Jessica/ Lynn/ Hellen/ Victoria/ Stephania/ Devene/ Farhana)
TOTAL: 274KM
POSITION: Just past Maidstone

2ND PLACE:

TEAM C (Jodie/ Jess/ Geetika/ Zaibah/ Simran/ Ogechukwu/ Rukhsar)
TOTAL: 403KM
POSITION: Past Calais in France

1ST PLACE:

TEAM B (Bilvania/ Avanna/ Merina/ Hannah/ Jacqueline/ Ahsia)
TOTAL: 425KM
POSITION: In France near Bethune

We also had some amazing individual scores this week from three different girls from last week and the top 3 from this week recorded;

1st = 68.08KM (x4 Bonus)

2nd = 68.00KM (x4 Bonus)

3rd = 58.40KM (x4 Bonus)

Excellent second session in the 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris Part II'! Can Team A catch Team C as they cross the English Channel or will Team C power past Team B to claim the lead in Week 3? Only the next session will answer these questions!

Next week the full individual standings will be available to view and we will have a twist after session 3 to see who will win the individual competition!!

Bring on session 3 on Monday!!

Mr P Keirnan

Physical Education

Term 2: Rat Race Nottingham to Paris Part II...Session One:

Term 2 is welcoming Part II to the Nottingham to Paris Series and is now the chance for the other half of the Year 11 group to compete and will bring us the final results for all Six teams competing over the Two groups.

On the 7th of November, the Year 11 Girls experienced their first 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris' in the Gym at the Djanogly Leisure Centre. It was a very successful session and the students were full of energy striving to gain the bonuses on offer.

A whopping total of 456.71KM was covered by the three teams competing (Which was less than the previous group last term who recorded 502.22KM). The girls were working together selecting strategies in their teams choosing which piece of equipment to use and how long to stay on for e.g. Treadmill/ Exercise Bike/ Rowing Machine etc. All teams worked very hard and at the end of the session all of the individual scores were recorded and totalled.

After the first session the scores are as follows;

3RD PLACE:

TEAM A
TOTAL: 109.17 KM
POSITION: Just past Northampton


2ND PLACE:

TEAM C
TOTAL: 142.27 KM
POSITION: En route to Luton


1ST PLACE:

TEAM B
TOTAL: 205.27 KM
POSITION: In central London

We also had some amazing individual scores and the top 3 are;

1st = 68.02KM (x4 Bonus)

2nd = 52.44KM (x4 Bonus)

3rd = 47.56KM (x4 Bonus)

The names of students that recorded these scores will remain anonymous until Session 3 and then full leaderboard will be published. The winner then will be awarded their prize for the outstanding contribution they have given to their group and also the benefits they have gained from the workouts.

Excellent start to the 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris'! Will TEAM A catch TEAM C and will TEAM B still be the team to catch? Bring on Session Two on MONDAY!

 

Mr P Keirnan

Physical Education

Session Four: 3rd of October 2011

On the 3rd of October, it was session 4 (Final Session) of the Djanogly Rat Race Nottingham to Paris! Up for grabs was 2nd and 3rd place in the Team competition and the final placings in the Individual competition.
Team MajoobaAnisahZaraLaurenZulfaMisba arrived in Paris in Session 3 but after the posting of the individual placings, they knew that members of their team members were in with a chance of individual success. Team KyanRayvenAnnaliseMoniqueSydelleTaniqua knew that a strong session today could get them to Paris before Team GeorgiaTieraArougeAnilaSumairaUroosaMasoodaAnaSofiaAshleigh as they had a 20KM lead in 2nd Place and the Year 11 Girls were powering into a very tense session.

A staggering 562KM was covered by all teams! which was a increase on last weeks total but the staggering TOTAL for all 4 weeks is 2,2200KM!!

3RD PLACE:

TEAM KyanRayvenAnnaliseMoniqueSydelleTaniqua
TOTAL: 505.75KM
POSITION: Between Combles and Roye on the E15 in France



2ND PLACE:

TEAM GeorgiaTieraArougeAnilaSumairaUroosaMasoodaAnaSofiaAshleigh
TOTAL: 662KM
POSITION: In Paris, France


The individual competition came to a close and it was a tense session between the TOP 3 students.The TOP 3 students are;

1st = Zara (421.28KM Just short of last years record of 455.68KM set by Sarah)

2nd = Masooda (367.36KM)

3rd = Majooba (298.66KM)

It was a very successful 4 sessions and the students thoroughly enjoyed the excitement of the competition. Prizes and awards will be awarded after the completion of the 2nd Rat Race next term with the other half of Year 11.

Full standings of the team and individual competition can be found via google docs;

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0mDQB07QMSaZWFiZTJlYWYtM2RjMC00NTQzLTg4MzQtNGMzMDhmYWI0MzZl&hl=en_US

Well done to all the girls that took part!!

Mr P Keirnan

Physical Education

Individual Rat Race Poll Final Standings

The final standings are in and a HUGE thankyou to all the students that voted over the last 72hrs. Here are the final standings;

1st = Kyan
2nd = Zara/ Masooda/ Anisah
4th = Lauren/ Misba
6th = Majooba/ Sydelle/ Rayven/ Annalise

The reason for the poll was for each member of the top ten to gain extra KM, the place that they finished in would then earn them extra KM.
For example;
1st = 100km
2nd = 90km
3rd = 80km
4th = 70km
5th = 60km
6th = 50km
7th = 40km
8th = 30km
9th = 20km
10th = 10km

If there was a tie in positions then the points would be shared evenly for the places that are eliminated.
For example,
- Joint 2nd are Zara/ Masooda/ Anisah
- The points awarded for those 3positions are as follows;
2nd = 90km 
3rd = 80km
4th = 70km
(Total of = 240/ 3 = 80km each)

The actual standings after 3 weeks are now available via the google docs link below;
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0mDQB07QMSaMTA3Y2QwZjAtMTEwMi00N2JiLWEwMDMtNWRlMWVlOGUzMDZl&hl=en_US


Monday is the final day of competition and we will find out the final placings of the team competition and who is the Individual winner of the Djanogly Rat Race Nottingham to Paris!

Good luck for Monday!!

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education

Week 4: Final Week Voting

Yesterday, voting opened for the Individual students who had accumulated the 10 highest KM's over the past 3 weeks of the Djanogly Year 11 Rat Race Nottingham to Paris.

We have had a tremendous response to the voting and shown below is the Live Current Standings!!

Create your own sms poll at Poll Everywhere

Make sure you get your vote in before Friday!!!

Good Luck!!


Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education

Week 4: The Final Week of the Djanogly 'Nottingham to Paris Rat Race 2011'

Its the final week, this week the final standings will be established in the;
1. Team Race (Places 2nd and 3rd)
2. Individual Race (Places 1st - 21st)

Now the TOP TEN students in the Individual Race are revealed below, and voting is open to who you want to win!

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Each student has one vote to cast and who are you going to vote for?

Voting will close on 12.00pm on Friday the 30th of September 2011 and the full standings will be revealed Friday 10am.

Live updates will be posted later this week.

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education

Session Three: 26th of September 2011

On the 26th of September, the Year 11 Girls experienced their third session of the 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris' in the Gym at the Djanogly Leisure Centre. It was a very competitive session and all pupils were full of energy striving to gain the bonuses on offer en route across the country.
The girls were aware of how well their team did the week before, as the team leader was emailed the link to the blog. The girls reflected on last weeks scores, they were told that the teams that gained the greatest distance in KM were the teams that had all members hit a bonus (at least x2). Teams then began talking and at least 5KM was the target for all students.

A whopping total of 536.01KM was covered by the three teams competing!!

The girls were working together selecting which piece of equipment was the most effective from session 1 and how long to stay on for e.g. Treadmill/ Exercise Bike/ Rowing Machine etc. All teams worked very hard and at the end of the session all of the individual scores were recorded and totalled.
After the second session the scores are as follows;

3RD PLACE:

TEAM GeorgiaTieraArougeAnilaSumairaUroosaMasoodaAnaSofiaAshleigh
TOTAL: 433.20KM
POSITION: Outside Bethune, France

2ND PLACE:

TEAM KyanRayvenAnnaliseMoniqueSydelleTaniqua
TOTAL: 453.55KM
POSITION: Just Past Bethune, France

1ST PLACE:

TEAM MajoobaAnisahZaraLaurenZulfaMisba
TOTAL: 771.52KM
POSITION: In Paris!!!

WELL DONE TO.......TEAM MajoobaAnisahZaraLaurenZulfaMisba!!

They have reached the destination of Paris!! An amazing effort by all team members who powered to Victory with the following weekly totals!!
Week 1 = 201.49KM
Week 2 = 334.87KM (Beat last years highest weekly total which was 322.12KM Set by Lanasujoja)
Week 3 = 235.16KM

The competition is hotting up as it looks like its a battle for 2nd Place between TEAM KyanRayvenAnnaliseMoniqueSydelleTaniqua and TEAM GeorgiaTieraArougeAnilaSumairaUroosaMasoodaAnaSofiaAshleigh who are closing in after session 3.

The individual competition rolls into the final week and it could all change in session 4. Will TEAM MajoobaAnisahZaraLaurenZulfaMisba ease up after their team victory or will they push for extra KM in the individual competition?

For 2nd place who will it be?

TEAM KyanRayvenAnnaliseMoniqueSydelleTaniqua 

or TEAM GeorgiaTieraArougeAnilaSumairaUroosaMasoodaAnaSofiaAshleigh?

It all comes down to the last session!

 

Bring on Session Four on Monday!!

Mr P Keirnan

Physical Education

Session Two: 19th of September 2011

On the 19th of September, the Year 11 Girls experienced their second session of the 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris' in the Gym at the Djanogly Leisure Centre. It was a very competitive session and all pupils were full of energy striving to gain the bonuses on offer en route across the country.
The girls were aware of how well their team did the week before, as the team leader was emailed the link to the blog. The girls reflected on last weeks scores, they were told that the teams that gained the greatest distance in KM were the teams that had all members hit a bonus (at least x2). Teams then began talking and at least 5KM was the target for all pupils.

A whopping total of 602.04KM was covered by the three teams competing, which is a whopping increase of 117.82KM to the first sessions total.

The girls were working together selecting which piece of equipment was the most effective from session 1 and how long to stay on for e.g. Treadmill/ Exercise Bike/ Rowing Machine etc. All teams worked very hard and at the end of the session all of the individual scores were recorded and totalled.
After the second session the scores are as follows;

3RD PLACE:

TEAM 3 (NAME YET TO BE DECIDED)
TOTAL: 277KM
POSITION: Just past Maidstone

2ND PLACE:

TEAM 1 (NAME YET TO BE DECIDED)
TOTAL: 308.60KM
POSITION: Outside Dover

1ST PLACE:

TEAM 2 (NAME YET TO BE DECIDED)
TOTAL: 536.60KM
POSITION: In France near Saint Quentin

We also had some amazing individual scores this week and the current top 4 are;

1st = 188.96KM (x4 Bonus)

2nd = 127.04KM (x4 Bonus)

3rd = 88.32KM (x4 Bonus)

4th = 82.14 (x4 Bonus)

Excellent second session in the 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris (Not Brugge)'! Team 3 power past Team 1 as they cross the English Channel and will Team 2 still be the team at the front? or will Team 1 and 3 become the team to beat? Only the next session will answer these questions!

Next week the full individual standings will be available to view and we will have a twist after session 3 to see who will win the individual competition!!

Bring on session 3 on Monday!!

Mr P Keirnan

Physical Education

Session One: 12th of September 2011

On the 12th of September, the Year 11 Girls experienced took part in their 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris' in the Gym at the Djanogly Leisure Centre. It was a very successful session and the students were full of energy striving to gain the bonuses on offer.
A whopping total of 502.22KM was covered by the three teams competing (Compared to last years Year 11 who recorded 476.83KM in Week 1). The girls were working together selecting strategies in their teams choosing which piece of equipment to use and how long to stay on for e.g. Treadmill/ Exercise Bike/ Rowing Machine etc. All teams worked very hard and at the end of the session all of the individual scores were recorded and totalled. After the first session the scores are as follows;

3RD PLACE:

TEAM 3 (NAME YET TO BE DECIDED)
TOTAL: 105.41KM
POSITION: Just past Northampton


2ND PLACE:

TEAM 1 (NAME YET TO BE DECIDED)
TOTAL: 195.32KM
POSITION: Just outside London


1ST PLACE:

TEAM 2 (NAME YET TO BE DECIDED)
TOTAL: 201.49KM
POSITION: Harrow Road in London.

We also had some amazing individual scores and the top 3 are;

1st = 72.36KM (x4 Bonus)

2nd = 46.96KM (x4 Bonus)

3rd = 44.72KM (x4 Bonus)

The names of pupils that recorded these scores will remain anonymous until Session 3 and then full leaderboard will be published. The winner then will be awarded their prize for the outstanding contribution they have given to their group and also the benefits they have gained from the workouts.

Excellent start to the 'Rat Race: Nottingham to  Paris'! Will TEAM 3 catch TEAM 1 and will TEAM 2  still be the team to catch? Bring on Session Two on MONDAY!

Mr P Keirnan

Physical Education

Week 1: Djanogly Year 11 Girls PE 'Rat Race: 'Nottingham to Paris 2011'

This term in PE, the Year 11 Girls on a Monday will be taking part in a 'Rat Race' over 4 weeks. The pupils are using the Djanogly Leisure Centre gym to access the cardiovascular equipment to travel from Nottingham to  Paris.

The equipment pupils will be using;

- Treadmill

- Exercise Bike

- Cross Trainer

- Arm Cycle

- Recumbent Cycle

- Rowing Machine

- Wave Machine

Conditions of the 'Rat Race':
1. Each session you have to use at least 3 machines in the Gym.
2. After using 3 machines you may return to a machine you have already used.
3. At the end of each session you will have a minimum of 3 figures to share with the teacher.
4. Bonus Points will be allocated to individuals who reach these targets;
5km x2 (Scores will be doubled)
7km x3 (Scores will be trebled)
10km x4 (Scores will be Quadrupled)
5. If you are late or turn up without correct PE Kit then you will be issued a 1km deduction to your individual total for that session.

Their will be 4 Groups involved and the teams will be announced;* Each team has a minimum of 6 Pupils.

After each week the progress of the teams will be posted.

Remember this is a Team and Individual Competition. Good Luck!!

Mr P Keirnan

Physical Education

'Geocaching at Djanogly Competition' Week 4 = The Results are in!! (Term 4)

Last Thursday was the fourth and final day of the 'Geocaching at Djanogly Competition' and the weather was again perfect for the group.

On the final day, we decided to have 8 Geocaches available to the teams and the students had to collect a different coloured tag at each location (e.g. green, pink and blue). However, at each location the tags were worth points and they ranged from 50 points to 800 points. It was a timed event and it was a race to see which team could collect the most Geocaches the fastest. When that was completed the teams then had to find the location of me and handover the coloured tags that they had collected.

In addition, the team that came in first would gain bonus points and the points were as follows;

1st = 1000 BONUS
2nd = 750 BONUS
3rd = 500 BONUS
4th = 250 BONUS

With all these points up for grabs it was anyones competition and the current standings can be seen below;

1st = LANASUJOJA on 575pts
2nd = SIX LIONS on 485pts
3rd = BARBIE GIRLS on 375pts
4th = SPONGEBOB CIRCLE PANTS on 270pts
As we entered the Forest, I tweeted the starting positions for each team. When the pupils were at the locations, I then tweeted the locations of the 8 Geocaches. The Geocaches can be seen below;
A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

G.

H.

When the students started moving to their chosen Geocache, I then tweeted photo hints of each location (Which can be seen above). The students could choose which Geocache they would head to first and remembering that they needed to collect them in the quickest time. Remembering that the students dont know the value of the Geocache until they arrive at location.

Each team went off in different directions looking for the Geocaches and trying to not give away locations after retrieving a Geocache.

At 15.05pm I tweeted my location to the teams and all four teams started to make their way to the finish. All teams were running to the finish knowing the bonus points up for grabs but to claim the points all team members must be at the finish together.

First to arrive with only half of their team was Spongebob Circle Pants (Currently in 4th place) and then half of Six Lions arrived. Both teams encouraging their team mates to hurry up but it was Spongebob that had their whole team at the finish first claiming the 1000pts for 1st Place!

With all teams at the finish I collected in the Geocaches that the teams had found and the results were in!!

1st Place went to............

Six Lions are the winners with a massive 3335pts! just pipping the amazing performance on the final day from Spongebob Circle Pants who had 3220pts! Lanasujoja slipped into third place with 2025pts and Barbie Girls in 4th with 1425pts!

The final positions are;

It has been a excellent competition over the four weeks and the students have had a unique experience of Geocaching that isnt on any PE Curriculum. Each week the students techniques and skills improved using the GPS on their phones and it has provided them all with valuable skills that can be used outside of a PE lesson.

Well done to everyone and it has been a pleasure organising the activity!!

Have a good week!!

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education

We made it onto BBC East Midlands showcasing 'Geocaching'

A huge thank you to the girls that took part in the BBC interview yesterday morning on the Forest and it was aired last night on BBC East Midlands Tonight.

However, if you were too busy and missed it, here is the video;


Well done girls!!

Looking forward to the final day of the competition on Thursday!!

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education

'Geocaching at Djanogly Competition' Week 3 (Term 4)

Yesterday was the third day of the 'Geocaching at Djanogly Competition' and the weather was again perfect for the group.

On Day 3, we decided to have 3 Geocaches available to the teams and the students had to collect a different coloured tag at each location (e.g. green, pink and blue). It was a timed  event and it was a race to see which team could collect all three Geocaches the fastest. When that was completed the teams then had to find the location of me and handover the three coloured tags.

The scoring system is as follows;
- For each Geocache collected it is 50pts
- If you come first you collect 100 BONUS pts
- If you come second you collect 75 BONUS pts
- If you come third you collect 50 BONUS pts
- If you come fourth you collect 25 BONUS pts

As we entered the Forest, I tweeted the starting positions for each team. The starting points can be seen below;

When the pupils were at the locations, I then tweeted the locations of the 3 Geocaches. The Geocaches can be seen below;
A.



B.

C.

When the students started moving to their chosen Geocache, I then tweeted photo hints of each location (Which can be seen above). The students could choose which Geocache they would head to first and remembering that they needed to collect them in the quickest time.

While the groups were making their way to each location, I then added a little twist and then found my location which would be the finishing point for the teams. Below the location can be seen;

When I tweeted my location, all i had to do was sit and wait for the teams to arrive and see what order the teams would arrive in. With strong performances from Six Lions on Day 2 and Lanasujoja on Day 1, I thought that it would be close between these two teams.

Then after a few minutes of the tweet Lanasujoja were spotted running to my location to claim 1st Place. Below is a photo of 1st Place Lanasujoja;

After a few more minutes Six Lions arrived and claimed 2nd Place. It was now a race for 3rd Place and Spongebob Circle Pants were spotted at Geocache C but unable to find the tag. Time was running out for Spongebob Circle Pants and Barbie Girls, they came to the finishing point but without all the tags. I gave both teams more hints and members of Lanasujoja assisted members of Spongebob Circle Pants to find the Geocaches.

In the end, Spongebob Circle Pants came in 3rd Place and Barbie Girls took 4th Place. It was great to see the teamwork of all teams and different strategies used. A huge thankyou goes to Lanasujoja who assisted Spongebob Circle Pants towards the end for them to complete the race.

The afternoon ran perfectly and all the girls thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon!

The scores have counted and they can be accessed via google docs, here;
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkmDQB07QMSadHBxWWJhQ0Yxdm5IMzRNNnk0YnJiVGc&hl=en&authkey=CPD5k_0K

Next week is the final day of the competition and it will have a fun twist that will open the doors for all teams to challenge for 1st Spot!!

Well done and we will be looking forward to next weeks lesson!!

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education

'Geocaching at Djanogly Competition' Week 2 (Term 4)

Last week was the second day of the 'Geocaching at Djanogly Competition' and the weather was again perfect.

On Day 2 we decided to have 8 Geocaches available to the groups and this week the groups had a task to complete at each location (e.g. Take a picture with two of your team members shaking hands). Shown below are the locations of the Geocaches.
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Each photo taken by the teams equalled to 25 points and the teams had the choice of which ones they went to.

Each team went off in different directions and had a different strategy to which Geocache they went to first. It was great to see all teams competing and trying to find as many Geocaches before the end of the lesson. Six Lions produced a amazing performance finding six Geocaches (the highest total) with Lanasujoja coming in second with four.
Here are a few photos of the tasks;

Team Lanansujoja

Team Six Lions

The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon and we had a few technical hiccups (Pupils unable to see the GPS position on the map sent from my computer and I then retweeted all of the Geocaches with photo hints). Well done girls for carrying on despite the problems and tomorrow we will have a different task.

The scores have counted and they can be accessed via google docs, here;
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkmDQB07QMSadDI3SjdTNzJJLUxpWHFDTGFndk9vaEE&hl=en&authkey=CK7s4q0P

Week 2 scores for Spongebob Circle Pants :) and Barbie girls are yet to be counted because their photos have not been sent to @MrPKeirnan_PKK. I need them asap!!

Well done and we will be looking forward to tomorrows lesson!!

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education