Active School Week will take place in April/May
To coincide with the soccer world cup that is currently on in Qatar at the moment, first class are taking part in their own world cup in school. They are having the best time and really enjoying it. Take a look at the video below to see them in action. https://drive.google.com/file/d/14kEBBztsfzq2BgNetcijmsVFJKE4f9UL/view?usp=share_link
We were so delighted to be able raise 2 flags this year. The children had so much fun being active throughout the year and acheived the schools 3rd Active Flag. A big thank you to Mr. Sheehy and Ms. O Flynn who organised all the fun activities throughout the year. We also raised our 7th…
First Class really enjoyed learning about water safety and created their own water safety posters
Today we had our final day for Active Schools Week. The weather wasn’t great but that did not dampen the spirits of all the boys and girls. Today we did a children v teachers’ challenge. It was just brilliant fun. We had egg and spoon races, welly throwing, and tug of war. Unfortunately, it got…
Today we did an obstacle course and we had dancing with Derek. Each class performed a dance they had been preparing for the last few weeks and at the end, everyone did a dance together. It was great fun! Click on the links to watch us dance. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z6qMHpTACUQ7M6UJ723iVV0F73SoI8UY/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZDJkB0o111R6r5uJD_zX1Qwv7EtCpOKH/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZFIN04E4QxMWPcrtb6Q-ka7BqBWF07XE/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZJ069JRFpC1Rv-B-5P1_Agbgh1ILlkPs/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZKvT4HEEAPIoOwnjf-zn1s76LymKP_l6/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZLnNFeTe9ukcFJO6Bw0zNvlIaTz72EB5/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZNI93zu9fwdnPJoFaDLbuH4XSzXG5AZy/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZRUj7-XTXWZQCAnOMNkQj6D8-wE6SG5W/view?usp=sharing…
We had another action-packed day in school today. All the children played soccer, basketball, tennis and played a cone game. It was so much fun and the children had a ball.
Today we kicked off Active Schools Week by doing an obstacle course and a walkway challenge. The weather was beautiful and the children loved every minute of being outside.
Today the boys and girls from junior infants, senior infants, and first-class completed our 4-week walking challenge. At the start of the challenge, we set out to walk to landmarks such as Doneraile Park, Thomond Park, Fota Wildlife Park, Blarney Castle, and Croke Park. Not only did we reach these targets we walked much further…
During lunchtime on Monday and Tuesday, First Class are showing junior and senior infants how to play different playground games. It is a great success and the kids love it.
Well done to Junior Infants who received their certificates for learning about water safety at the beach and in the pool. They designed some lovely posters to help the class be safe at the pool.
We are delighted that Matt Browne (Munster Rugby Development Officer) will be coming to our school every Wednesday for a couple of weeks. He will take Junior Infants for the first 3 weeks, then senior infants and finally finish up with first class. Junior Infants had so much fun today. They really enjoyed it.
We were delighted to launch our new “Active Walkway” on March 16th by having our St. Patrick’s Day Parade around the school. We have 15 posters up around the school so the children loved walking to each of them. It was a great day. Click on the videos to watch us in action. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V00AJD8N4yywTPsk2y0KlpAgWPOuOmo6/view?usp=sharing…
For the next few weeks the children will be going for walks and hoping to reach different destinations around the country. 1 lap of the park = 1km. We are hoping to walk to Doneraile Park (17km) Thomond Park (36km) Blarney Castle (48km) Fota Wildlife Park (58km) Croke Park (199km)
In first class we discussed the importance of having a healthy lunch in school.
The boys and girls had great fun using the ladders and hurdles Take a look at the videos and photos https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q9xpLom9voz3RCfb1JblV4YeXok4uVbp/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QXssYsuCl1JrlNNJ-jTjEG9carNgbSs9/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q_kNgUsBxIyAAOIBsgAeIc5lOsIdsYzj/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QcwrSGNzg6IWdUYbHjan40SqEq06vab5/view?usp=sharing
In first class, we learned about foods and activities that are healthy and unhealthy.
We are delighted to have Derek in school teaching the children different dances and routines. They are having a great time doing it. Take a look at some of the videos to see the children in action and look at the photos below. First Class https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PRztahKyNfI05U4TAvTE5rTbyTNoGEje/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PG3DmzfAJQCwckPCdFUSVN8HBOba49x6/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P1_w2XNOS692MYoCx8t7t4XLOcWLJJ8c/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PEo-rnRhYkgPZsr8IHi5qP2_Q01tGEk1/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OuwLXV0Jr7M01cGJRbR8NwwYxsUgKhtG/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q-iP4ofrE8kZxxXRnQTolqbchIcn86Yp/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q0AoU2ydGqFtZtdi6vbKL-t5zd4ySXX4/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q3ZVAOIiZQ4TscJ6vkem289PCDqtHxif/view?usp=sharing …
For the next 4 weeks on Fridays, the boys and girls will use skipping ropes and hula hoops to get more active. They were a great success today. Click on the links to watch us skipping and using the hula hoops https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Opw5g0Lj0RGBKSkYPE86OUWxFXxJm0bS/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OGG0EfwiY572PQqtwqYxhw33tXZl57os/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OPpRwmIbIM1UHGidluCas4K7F1MApqJA/view?usp=sharing
The kids love their PE classes especially playing games Click on the links to watch some clips of us playing and look at the photos below https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ORpssE7FzETmSxBUN6MiQQo4aCXy2UZG/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oc7e-R94z9IAZXRwszzOinV16Fcsk-4k/view?usp=sharing
This term in PE we are focusing on the strand “Dance” The kids are having lots of fun learning some new moves. Click on the links to watch the kids in action https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O0Rp4cbuqUzrpfajIvf-YRBQufHN9AYj/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O0eUP2tTZvhWRpTcnI2tLfYDIWlymrA_/view?usp=sharing
It’s great to have Mark back again after Christmas. The kids have so much fun
We had great fun this morning on our Santa Dash. We even spotted Santa ;looking for his reindeer in the park. Click on the links to watch the videos. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LQJSzfK-QDlipA_sns8aM2xogaNMtaZZ/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LPp4Uk-kFfXNZ5AHq1E8wDoutHiduiue/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LHkcJR0xaUq7o8nXlIvUjwaQhmqgLRgZ/view?usp=sharing
This week for our active break challenge we are doing Joe Wick’s 5 minute workouts. The kids had lots of fun doing it. Click on the video links to watch them in action. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hpa7AH_KnSAIQ8-C425y3jC0zAYh9-Uc/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HZ184U0rR_cHoA0XvSgn7RCj3qcT50dG/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IF_2jqH9BV-fopQFbBt-Wup3IwZTiv-R/view?usp=sharing
Well done to all the girls in the school on receiving certificates and jerseys for playing camogie with the local club this season. It is great to see so many girls involved in sport. . Also well done to Cliona on winning a ballet medal.
All classes had great fun with Pat Spratt again today. We learned loads of new football skills. Take a look at the videos by clicking the links and scroll down for some photos. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GzVNZUKKTVRfCkQT1QM-sJHVoTwGPSC_/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H-9GnuwKsDXXm0VqD0xlBDtVMeUTn_yE/view?usp=sharing
This week we are doing dance for our Active Break Challenge. The children are loving the music and following the dance routine. Click on the link to watch the videos of senior infants and first class dancing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H3r682Xd2nfMkmShcHzlE4ZnOef2_9Nk/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GpjP5FjpEOwH6SUVwYskS3ef3rPcsvcN/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gu6ag1rTuMPaNRKXOROgi1yU_xIlyMPh/view?usp=sharing
Every class started our active breaks this week. This week we are spinning a wheel for “funky fruit”. The kids are loving the movement break during the day. Click on the link to watch a few clips of the active breaks this week. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GbxJJIQtSRBTzBdhDTqfkcAocdt9Vr6l/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gid8kVCV61BPCj5kMz_QxaW45oZllaBl/view?usp=sharing
We had a great day in school celebrating National Fitness Day. We did dance, an obstacle course and stations on the yard. It was so much fun.
We are very lucky to have a great relationship with the local GAA club and we are delighted to have Mark every Friday to do fundamental movements, hurling and football with the children. It’s a day they all look forward to.
We were delighted Pat called to the school to play games with the children. A great day was had by everyone. Click on the links to watch a few of the games we all played with Pat https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GW_sWsqkbUXXrP-Ck4aiAfpZ2-HBLxPc/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GWeAnUZfO69Nxgkj6CFog5vU-2MpK0L5/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G_3b_zKRj_ebkWdIoIc8LZLXVrvwExod/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G_lhyk79QUckdAUO7ScrGS8Uldhi_w4V/view?usp=sharing
We had great fun on our “Spooky” walk in the local town park. Click on the link to watch a video clip of our walk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ET32o9OjJPm4OmcP7vtGKPMsnDrjJxeW/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ETW4VROlf2d5Kii6FemS-4jqqGHqwTYm/view?usp=sharing “