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.
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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

'Geocaching at Djanogly Competition' Week 1 (Term 4):

Yesterday was the first day of the 'Geocaching at Djanogly Competition' and the weather was perfect. The teams remained the same from the 'Djanogly Rat Race - Nottingham to Paris'.
To recap the team names are;
- Lanasujoja
- Barbie Girls
- Spongebob Circle Pants :)
- Six Lions

Each team had at least one smartphone (e.g. Iphone/ Blackberry/ HTC etc) and had a active Twitter account to access the links to the Geocaches. They either had to follow MrPKeirnan_PKK or the Hashtag #PKKGEO to see the tweets on their phones.

On Day 1 we decided to only have 3 Geocaches available to the groups and they were represented by 3 balls. See below;

The teams were given a brown envelope with 3 items inside and all were marked with either a 1, 2 or 3 (Corresponding to which Geocache they are going to). See below the items that were used;

For example, if Lanasujoja were heading to Geocache 1 they must collect the treasure that is there and leave the item number 1 for the next group that find it. It is then repeated at Geocache number 2 and 3.

So the competition began and all teams started at the entrance to the Forest Recreation Ground that is adjacent to Djanogly City Academy. When the first tweet was sent the group that powered out in front was Lanasujoja and to my surprise had caught me up at the Geocache point. From there i had to lose the group as they could have just followed me to the next point. Here is a photo hint;

The rest of the groups got off to a steady start and advanced from Geocache 1 to 2, here is the GPS  point for Geocache 2;

With Lanasujoja way out in front of the other groups I tweeted a GPS position near the park on the Forest and left for another position at the top of the forest near the cemetary. I later tweeted that it was a hoax and there was no Geocache there. Lanasujoja then decided to retreat back to the starting position, which was when i tweeted the final Geocache 3. Here is a photo hint;

The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon and we had a few technical hiccups (Pupils unable to see the GPS position on the map and then i posted a photo for them to see where i was). Well done girls for carrying on despite the problems and next week we will have more Geocaches for you to find (with a twist).

The scores have counted and they can be accessed via google docs, here;
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkmDQB07QMSadEhtOVlNUmE1T0JldU8wWWJEM2hBX1E&hl=en&authkey=CLTb-Y8F

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

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education

500 Vistors to the Year 11 PE Class Blog

We have reached 500 visitors to your PE Class blog!! Thankyou for supporting the class blog and our next stop is 1,000!!

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education

Final PE Session of Term 2

Yesterday was the final session for the Year 11 Girls and as a reward for their hard work over Term 1 & 2, they went outdoor Ice Skating in the centre of Nottingham.

We headed to the Old Market Square in Nottingham, to the National Ice Centre Outdoor Rink. Here are a few snapshots of the afternoon.

Teamwork

Even a train was spotted on the rink

I can do it with my hands in my pocket

The girls thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon and even when it snowed there were no complaints. Also, the non skaters who were lacking confidence powered through and were skating solo around the rink by the end of the session.

A very successful two terms for the class and we can look forward to Swimming/ Boxing next term.

Happy Holidays and enjoy the two weeks off.

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education

Session Four 9th of December 2010

On the 9th of December, it was session 4 (Final Session) of the Djanogly Rat Race Nottingham to Paris! Up for grabs was 2nd/ 3rd and 4th place in the Team competition and the final placings in the Individual competition.
Lanasujoja arrived in Paris in Session 3 but after the posting of the individual placings, they knew that one of their team members was in with a chance of individual success. Six Lions knew that a strong session today could get them to Paris before Barbie Girls as they had a 270KM lead in 2nd Place and the Year 11 Girls were powering into a very tense session.

A staggering 835.99KM was covered by all teams! which was a decrease on last weeks total but the staggering TOTAL for all 4 weeks is 3,038.88KM

The FINAL standings are as follows;
4th Place:

Spongebob Circle Pants : )
TOTAL = 475.34KM
POSITION = In France, just outside Arras.

3rd Place:

 Barbie Girls
TOTAL = 751KM

POSITION = In Paris, France.

2nd Place:

Six Lions
TOTAL = 751KM

POSITION = In Paris, France.

1st Place:

WINNERS = Lanasujoja

 

Winning team with their Vouchers for the Victoria Centre

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

CONGRATULATIONS!! 1st PLACE = Sarah (455.68KM)

2nd PLACE = Aqeelah (360.48KM)

3rd PLACE = Joy (338.48KM)

It was a very successful 4 sessions and the students thoroughly enjoyed the excitement of the competition. For the Individual race the Winning trophy will be presented to Sarah on Thursday the 16th of December. The prizes and medals for 2nd/ 3rd place will be received in the New Year.

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

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0mDQB07QMSaMGJkZTYzNzktNzAyYi00ZGIxLWE0YmItZmIxNDdkOTc2NmZm&sort=name&layout=list&num=50

For a very successful term of PE, all students will be rewarded by heading to the Market Square for a Ice Skating session. Letters have already been given to students and DONT forget to bring your reply slip back for consent.

Bring on the Ice Skating on Thursday.

Mr P Keirnan

Physical Education

Week 6: Individual Rat Race Poll Final Standings

The final standings are in and a HUGE thankyou to all the students that voted over the last 48hrs. Here are the final standings;

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1st = Sarah
2nd = Hussna
3rd = Anisa/ Aqeelah/ Demi
6th = Adila
7th = Lauren/ PJ
9th = Joanna/ Joy

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 3rd are Anisa/ Aqeelah/ Demi
- The points awarded for those 3positions are as follows;
                                                                                      3rd = 80km
                                                                                      4th = 70km
                                                                                      5th = 60km (Total of = 210/ 3 = 70km each)

The actual standings after 3 weeks are now available via the google docs link below;
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0mDQB07QMSaOGJhMGM2NzEtZjk2My00NjE1LWJhNzYtMDVjYmEyOTAyOWY2&sort=name&layout=list&num=50

Tomorrow 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 tomorrow!!

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education

Week 6: Individual Rat Race Poll Current Standings Update (Only 24hrs left to vote)

The poll for who is going to win the Individual race is coming into its last 24hrs and here is the current standings below.

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A huge thankyou to the students that have voted so far and if you haven't voted then get your vote in via the last post!

At 13.00pm tomorrow the results will be published and the current standings will be available via google docs.

Good Luck!!

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education