Well done to the boys and girls who took part in a hurling and camogie blitz in Ballyhea today. We had 4 boys teams and 3 girls teams taking part. Each team played 3 games. We played Milford NS, Ballyhea NS and BUttevant NS. The boys and girls had a great day out and really…
We had another successful WOW Day in school. Well done to everyone who walked to school!
This Active Schools initiative focuses on participation, inclusion and fun with lots of learning opportunities. All classes are to build a short skipping break in to their daily routines, across the 4 weeks of the challenge. Working together as a class, and as a school, our combined skips will allow us to travel to many…
We had a fabulous day today. All the boys and girls were dressed up in green and we had our school parade. Ellie-May and Ciara were our Grand Marshals and lead everyone around the school. It was a fabulous day!! Take a look at the video clips to see the parade in action. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PTsQp0wcAdVUzB9YtBdXch-1DqPNIzUK/view?usp=sharing…
First Class had a great day today marking Seachtain na Gaeilge. We learned the “Seige of Ennis” and also “An Dreoilin” Dances. It was so much fun!! We also practiced Irelands Call for our concert on Friday. Click on the videos below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OcU9TTQqoqUrbAgGnPefpoiOt0YLQEGF/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ObEwirpJWSldJkPL41nYjlXoyxqAYKX4/view?usp=sharing
We are fundraising in school at the moment. The children are trying to raise money while reading. When we reach certain targets the children get a prize. The children have read 1000 minutes so today we had a dance party in the hall. It was fantastic and so much fun!! Take a look at the…
The children are having a great time every Tuesday learning how to play golf. Denis Barrett is their golf coach and already the children have been putting and chipping golf balls. It is great fun.
We were so delighted to welcome our newly crowned Cork Camogie County Champions to our school today. There was great excitement among the kids when they saw the girls coming in with the cup. It was extra special as the girls were past pupils in our school and our hurling coach Mark also trained the…
There was great excitement in school today when Charleville camogie players Laura and Fiona brought the cup to school. The girls won the cup in August beating Kilkenny in the final and Fiona got the winning point. The children were so delighted to see the girls and lift the cup. Lots more photos in the…
First Class travelled to Mallow to take part in the “Let’s Go” school tour. It was an action-packed day and the kids had the best time. Take a look at the video below to see some of the activities. More photos in the gallery. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17F7wuRKq-hH9M_JZpehiCs95hdZK8Kbo/view?usp=sharing
A big thank you to our GAA coach Mark and Charleville GAA for organising a fun blitz in the GAA club. The boys and girls had a brilliant day playing hurling and football games and the day ended on a high with sweets and taytos in the clubhouse.
All our first class boys and girls travelled to Mallow on Wednesday to take part in a football blitz. We played teams from Liscarroll NS, Burnfort NS, Newtownshandrum NS, Bweeng NS, and MItchlestown CBS. We had 7 teams and each team played 3 games each. We had a fantastic day and so much fun!!
We were delighted to have TYs from St Mary’s Secondary School come to our school on Monday, April 29th to kickstart Active Schools Week for us. There was so many activities planned throughout the day and the children had a ball. On Tuesday first class took part in a soccer blitz where they had lots…
On Friday April 26th, first class boys travelled to Caherline NS to take part in a hurling blitz. There were three teams at the blitz, Caherline NS, Tipperary Town NS and St Joseph’s. The boys played several games against these schools and had great fun. A special thank you to Caherline NS who organised such…
Zumba with Tracy on Thursdays 8th February – 13th March Bricks4kidz Lego workshops 22nd & 29th February GAA with Mark on Fridays 23rd February – 22nd March
Gymnastics and Hurling has started back this term for the next 6 weeks. Gymnastics will take place in the hall on Thursdays and hurling will be on in the astro on Fridays. Please ensure your child is wearing comfortable clothing and footwear for these.
Today we had COW (Cycle on Wednesday) day. It was great to see so many children and their parents cycle and scoot to school. It was a huge success. A big thank you to Miss Murphy for organising it. Take a look at the video below by clicking the link and also the photos. …
First Class are taking part in a running challenge everyday this month. Not even the cold weather will stop them. Click on the link to watch them in action. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a35cHWzMfdpVrhjExOFpdw0510SX-HxN/view?usp=share_link
The school are taking part in a walking challenge for February. Take a look at the video to see first class starting the challenge. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XL4PJpabCgUhthUw-42ZNZC9bvGUukly/view?usp=share_link
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…
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.
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)
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
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
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 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 “