ASW 2023 - Friday 26th May
What an end to ASW 2023! The sun shone down on all of our activities today and spirits were high throughout the school!
The 5th and 6th Class Lunchtime Soccer Tournament had a tense finish in a penalty shoot out! Congratulations to Team A who were our overall winners in the end! A huge well done to all of our other teams who played so well and displayed such sportsmanship throughout the week!
Our "Teachers versus Pupils" event was the draw of the day. There was great excitement after little break when all of the pupils headed out onto the pitch for the races. The pupils got the better of the teachers this year!
The week ended with a dance party in the yard! Everyone had a super week and got lots of movement in. A big thank you to all of the Active Schools committee members and playground leaders - we wouldn't have been able to run ASW without you! Looking forward to next year's ASW already!
The 5th and 6th Class Lunchtime Soccer Tournament had a tense finish in a penalty shoot out! Congratulations to Team A who were our overall winners in the end! A huge well done to all of our other teams who played so well and displayed such sportsmanship throughout the week!
Our "Teachers versus Pupils" event was the draw of the day. There was great excitement after little break when all of the pupils headed out onto the pitch for the races. The pupils got the better of the teachers this year!
The week ended with a dance party in the yard! Everyone had a super week and got lots of movement in. A big thank you to all of the Active Schools committee members and playground leaders - we wouldn't have been able to run ASW without you! Looking forward to next year's ASW already!
Staff Vs Pupils Races |
Friday Yard Dance Party! |
Winners of our 5th & 6th Class Soccer Tournament
ASW 2023 - Thursday 25th May
Infants "Bubble Challenge" |
3rd & 4th Class Lunch Time Soccer Tournament |
Another super day for Active Schools Week! 5th Class used the Active Walkway to complete a maths quiz and 3rd and 4th participated in an orienteering and maths activity on the walkway also! It was great the see the children so engaged with the walkway - it is a super resource for our school!
The playground leaders from 5th class organised the "Bubble Challenge" for the junior classes. The aim of the game varied from trying to burst as many bubbles as possible to trying to catch a bubble without bursting it! They finished the session off with the ever popular game - "Duck, Duck, Goose!"
3rd and 4th Class had their soccer tournament at lunch time. It was a closely contested game, wtih Team B winning with a score of 2-1. Thank you to Éabha and Andrew from 6th class for helping to organise and ref the match!
5th Class had an introductory Futsal session with Graham Kane, Longford Football Development Officer, which they absolutely loved!
Finally, Mrs Mc Cormick's class visited the local playground this afternoon, getting a walk in on the way! They had great fun on the swings, slides and zip line!
The playground leaders from 5th class organised the "Bubble Challenge" for the junior classes. The aim of the game varied from trying to burst as many bubbles as possible to trying to catch a bubble without bursting it! They finished the session off with the ever popular game - "Duck, Duck, Goose!"
3rd and 4th Class had their soccer tournament at lunch time. It was a closely contested game, wtih Team B winning with a score of 2-1. Thank you to Éabha and Andrew from 6th class for helping to organise and ref the match!
5th Class had an introductory Futsal session with Graham Kane, Longford Football Development Officer, which they absolutely loved!
Finally, Mrs Mc Cormick's class visited the local playground this afternoon, getting a walk in on the way! They had great fun on the swings, slides and zip line!
5th Class Futsal |
3rd & 4th Class Walkway |
1st Class Visit to the Park
ASW 2023 - Wednesday 24th May
All of our classes had fantastic fun today! Amanda, one of our parents kindly ran some athletics and games sessions for us! Some of the playground leaders and committee members helped out with the setup during the day. All the children engaged so well with the activities and the yard was full of laughter! Thanks Amanda for giving your time and expertise!
The children are continuing to take part in the "Active Break Everyday Challenge" with 5th class opting for a running break today.
The playground leaders were also busy organising games for the junior classes, which they do on Wednesdays for Active Playgrounds. They did a great job setting up and running new games and activities for the younger children!
The 1st Class had their lunchtime soccer tournament and we also had a highly competitive basketball tournament with the children from 3rd and 4th Class.
The children are continuing to take part in the "Active Break Everyday Challenge" with 5th class opting for a running break today.
The playground leaders were also busy organising games for the junior classes, which they do on Wednesdays for Active Playgrounds. They did a great job setting up and running new games and activities for the younger children!
The 1st Class had their lunchtime soccer tournament and we also had a highly competitive basketball tournament with the children from 3rd and 4th Class.
Athletics and Games Sessions |
Active Playgrounds |
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3rd & 4th Class Basketball Tournament |
1st Class Soccer Tournament |
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5th Class "Active Break Everyday Challenge"
ASW 2023 - Tuesday 23rd May
We had another great day today for Active Schools Week. The lunch time soccer tournaments are still causing huge excitement. In the 5th and 6th class tournament Team A won their match on Monday and Team D won their match today so its a Team A Vs Team D final on Friday! Tomorrow we have the 3rd and 4th class basketball tournament!
All classes continued to engage with the "Active Every Day Challenge today" and 6th class took time out of their classroom to teach a dance to the 2nd Class, which everyone loved! 6th also took part in the "Name that Country" quiz on the Active Walkway. They had to find all the locations on the walkway and identify the country flag in each location in the quickest time possible!
All classes continued to engage with the "Active Every Day Challenge today" and 6th class took time out of their classroom to teach a dance to the 2nd Class, which everyone loved! 6th also took part in the "Name that Country" quiz on the Active Walkway. They had to find all the locations on the walkway and identify the country flag in each location in the quickest time possible!
6th Class "Name that Country" Walkway |
6th Class Dance Lesson |
ASW 2023 - Monday 22nd May
We had a great start to our Active Schools Week today! The weather was beautiful, which meant that we got to do all of the activities we had planned outside.
Junior and Senior Infants and 1st Class all did the Active Walkway, helped along by our committee and playground leaders Natan, Aaron, Lily May, Éabha and Andrew. Ms Mulloolly's class also used the walkway to complete a maths quiz.
Ms Lennon's 3rd and 4th class took part in obstacle course races, set up and run by Lily May, Dominic and Stephen from 5th Class.
We rebooted our "Active Everyday Challenge" and different classes made sure to take an active break during the day, whether it be dancing, running or exercise!
Finally, the 5th and 6th class lunch time soccer tournament kicked off today to great excitement. It was a competitive game, but great sportsmanship was shown throughout!
We're really looking forward to tomorrow when we have more Walkway activities, the second round of the soccer tournament, a trip to the playground and a dance lesson with 2nd class!
Junior and Senior Infants and 1st Class all did the Active Walkway, helped along by our committee and playground leaders Natan, Aaron, Lily May, Éabha and Andrew. Ms Mulloolly's class also used the walkway to complete a maths quiz.
Ms Lennon's 3rd and 4th class took part in obstacle course races, set up and run by Lily May, Dominic and Stephen from 5th Class.
We rebooted our "Active Everyday Challenge" and different classes made sure to take an active break during the day, whether it be dancing, running or exercise!
Finally, the 5th and 6th class lunch time soccer tournament kicked off today to great excitement. It was a competitive game, but great sportsmanship was shown throughout!
We're really looking forward to tomorrow when we have more Walkway activities, the second round of the soccer tournament, a trip to the playground and a dance lesson with 2nd class!
Senior Infant & 1st Class Walkway |
Junior & Senior Infant Walkway |
3rd & 4th Class Obstacle Course
ASW 2023 Poster Competition!
There were so many amazing entries for our Active Schools Week poster competition that it will be difficult to pick a winner! So many children really captured the essence of Active Schools Week and the posters certainly encourage us to get moving! :-)
ASW 2023 Brainstorm
Our Active Schools committee were busy brainstorming ideas for Active Schools Week during a recent meeting. They had some great ideas to make sure the week is full of fun!
Active Schools Week 2023
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Active Schools Week is back from 22nd - 26th May this year! We are busy planning lots of fun events for the week, including activities built around our Active Walkway, athletics activities, futsal, playground games and teacher challenges! If you have any ideas for Active Schools Week please tell a committee member or playground leader! In preparation for Active Schools Week we are running a poster competition to encourage everyone to be even more active during ASW! :-)
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Little Fitness with Longford Fitness - Friday, 10th May
Enda and Catherine, from Longford Fitness came to our school today to run a 'Little Fitness' workshop with us. All of the classes were put through their paces for an hour, getting active and playing lots of fun games! The competitive streak was shining through, particularly in the senior classes!
Tour of Europe Running Challenge
We have been running the 'Tour of Europe Challenge' all week this week as part of Active Week. It has been a great success. The challenge will continue to run for the next three weeks, but already we can see improvements in our fitness and the distances we are covering. Below are just a few photos from the challenge. Keep an eye on this post for more photos and videos of the challenge.
Well done to 6th class, who between them managed to clock up 160.4km in the 'Tour of Europe Challenge' this week.
Active Week = Active Homework
As we are currently running Active Week in our school the focus has moved from written homework to active homework for this week. All of the children are taking part in 'Super Troopers'. Each evening they attempt a different activity for their homework and record it in their Super Troopers journal. For more information on Super Troopers click here.
Little Fitness @ Longford Fitness
On Friday 10th May, we had a visit from Enda and Catherine from Longford Fitness. They showed the children lots of funs ways to get active. Children from Junior Infants right up to Sixth Class had a great time trying out the games. Well done to all!
Thursday's frisbee workshop
On Thursday, 9th May, William Hayes visited our school to carry out a Frisbee workshop. This was something different and all of the classes thoroughly enjoyed it. Playing Frisbee is a great way to get more active and have fun at the same time! :-)
Obstacle Course and Circuits (Thursday, 9th May, 2019)
Two of our parents, Amanda and Jenny, kindly offered their time to carry out circuit training and an obstacle course with the different classes. It was a great opportunity to try out some of the new PE equipment. The children enjoyed it so much that we are hoping to organise a longer session before the end of the year. Thanks to Amanda and Jenny for their help with Active Week. Below are some photos from a few of the different sessions.
Wednesday's Skipathon for the Irish Heart Foundation
The school took part in the Irish Heart Foundation's Skipping Campaign on Wednesday, 9th May. The weather let us down unfortunately so we didn't get to do it outside but we moved the desks back and got skipping in the classroom! :-) Everyone had great fun and gave it a go. Remember there is still time to donate by bringing a donation into your class teacher or by donating online. Well done to all! :-)
Swim for a Mile (Wednesday, 8th May, 2019)
3rd and 4th classes attempted the "Swim for a Mile" challenge yesterday, as part of Active Week. Even though everyone has a different swimming ability level, all of the children took part and did their best. Everyone received new swimming hats from Healthy Ireland. Well done to all involved.
Tuesday's Obstacle Course and Dance Party in the Classroom...
The pupils in 6th class designed, created and ran an obstacle course for Junior Infants - 4th Class. They explained how to complete the obstacle course and even demonstrated the different activities along the way. All of the classes loved it! Unfortunately the weather let us down and 5th and 6th class didn't get to complete it, but that didn't stop us! We had an impromptu dance party in the classroom! :-)
Launch of the "Tour of Europe" Running Initiative (Tuesday, 7th May, 2019)
On Tuesday, 7th May, 2019 we launched our "Tour of Europe" running challenge as part of our Active Week. Each morning, each class will take it in turns to run, walk, hop of skip laps of the basketball court. Each lap will represent 1km. The challenge is to 'visit' as many European landmarks as possible over a four week period. We can't wait to see how far we get! :-)
Fyffes Fit Squad! (Friday 3rd May)
Eamon and Tom from the Fyffes Fit Squad visited the school on Friday 3rd May. They did a 40 minute session with the children and really put them through their paces! The children heard the message that physical fitness and healthy eating go hand-in-hand. Well done to all the children involved and what a great way to kick start our Active Schools Week!
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A walk around the village and visit to the playground (May 2019)
The 6th class got active in the local community, with a walk around the village and a visit to the playground. We had great fun! And to top it off we popped into Mac's Shack on the way, where Padraig treated everyone to hot chocolate and cookies! :-)
active week is nearly here!! :-)
Our second active week is nearly upon us and it's going to be bigger and better than last year's! :-) We have a frisbee workshop organised, Longford Fitness are here on Friday, 10th May, we're having a skipathon, circuit training, dance offs.....you name it! We're super excited about it! The girls in 6th class have been busy making posters for Active Week. A timetable of our events will be available soon!
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Irish Heart Foundation Skipathon
This year as part of our active schools week we are taking part in the Irish Heart Foundation's Skipathon Campaign. Skipathon is a fun, schools-based fundraising and physical activity campaign that has been inspiring Irish children to be active for 35 years. Our school will be holding a Skipathon event, on Wednesday 8th May where pupils take on a day of skipping games and skipping challenges all while raising vital funds for the Irish Heart Foundation.
We would ask you to donate whatever you can either through your child's classroom sponsorship card or online through this link which takes you directly to our fundraising page.
Encourage your child to get active and practice their skipping skills using some of the tips below.
Thank you for your support!
We would ask you to donate whatever you can either through your child's classroom sponsorship card or online through this link which takes you directly to our fundraising page.
Encourage your child to get active and practice their skipping skills using some of the tips below.
Thank you for your support!
