What is an Active School?
The Active School Flag (ASF) is awarded to schools that strive to achieve a physically educated and physically active school community. The process aims to get more schools, more active, more often. This year Ms. Shaughnessy and Ms. Quigg will be helping our school achieve another Active School Flag this year! All the classes and teachers have been getting involved by taking part in lots of activities. Have a look at what we have been doing so far.
Active Break everyday challenge
First class have been super active this week, we love ticking our active challenge chart each day. Today we had lovey weather for our daily mile, everyone did so well!
European School Sports Day
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Today we took part in ESSD we completed lots of fun activities such as drop everything and dance, mindful walks, games, hurdles, meditation, art and so much more. We had a great time!
European School Sports Day’s mission is to kick off a lifetime of health. We were one of 9,000 schools in Europe that took part✨
European School Sports Day’s mission is to kick off a lifetime of health. We were one of 9,000 schools in Europe that took part✨
Some of you are always out cycling, scooting, walking and even running. We want you to track your weekly distance for us!
This is how it will work!
Best of luck!
This week’s winners were: 1st Class.
You have won an extra PE or Yard time voucher for your class to use when we get back to school.
Well done to all the girls who took part this week.
Let’s see who this week’s winner will be!
This is how it will work!
- Start on Monday. Try and run your daily mile. Usually this means running for roughly 10 minutes. If you go for a walk, cycle or run you can track how far you went too. (TIP: A good way of tracking this is to use a Fitbit if you have one, your phone or google maps. I use the Nike Running app. Which is free and you can enter the distance or time you want to walk/run for and it will tell you how far you have gone along the way!)
- Stick a piece of paper to the fridge or somewhere you will remember to find it. Each day write down your total distance in KM or MILES, whatever works best for you.
- Repeat until Friday.
- On Friday add up your distance from Monday to Friday and send it to your teacher!
- Your teacher will add the distances from everyone in your class who has emailed and taken part.
- The winners will be announced on the Active school page every Monday.
Best of luck!
This week’s winners were: 1st Class.
You have won an extra PE or Yard time voucher for your class to use when we get back to school.
Well done to all the girls who took part this week.
Let’s see who this week’s winner will be!
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The Daily Mile
(Home Edition!)
With the gorgeous weather we have been having, we thought we would start a little challenge between the classes!
We want you to record the distance you run (walk some if you have to!) each day and send us your total weekly distance every Friday.
We will add up your class's scores and see who the winning class will be each week!
You can track your distance on google maps/a fit-bit / your phone or your parent's phone!
We have attached a chart below that you can fill out to record your distance or make your own- make sure you send us on a picture of your chart or just your total distance each Friday to help your class win!
The winning classes will get active vouchers to use when we get back to school, take a look at the poster below for more information!
We want you to record the distance you run (walk some if you have to!) each day and send us your total weekly distance every Friday.
We will add up your class's scores and see who the winning class will be each week!
You can track your distance on google maps/a fit-bit / your phone or your parent's phone!
We have attached a chart below that you can fill out to record your distance or make your own- make sure you send us on a picture of your chart or just your total distance each Friday to help your class win!
The winning classes will get active vouchers to use when we get back to school, take a look at the poster below for more information!
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Well done to everyone who took part and thank you for helping us get an Active School Flag.
Remember to send in your chart so that we can show all the effort you have put in. Email it to: [email protected] or [email protected] And they will send you on an Active Home Week Certificate! |
Active Home Week
Minutes exercise a day!
RTE Home School Hub EXTRA would love to hear from you!RTE Home School Hub would love to receive videos from children all over Ireland showing how they have gotten active during #ActiveHomeWeek.
How to Submit your Video:
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Check out our slideshow below of pictures you have sent us so far this week ! We love seeing and sharing your wonderful ideas. Don't forget to keep filling out your chart and email it back to us when its completed on Sunday!
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Monday
Hi girls, welcome to day 1 of Active Home Week!! Here are some fun activities and exercises that you can try today or you can be creative and come up with your own! Why not get the whole family involved for some extra fun?
Don't forget to fill out your charts and send on your pictures to [email protected] or [email protected]. We really need your help to get the Active School Flag!
Don't forget to fill out your charts and send on your pictures to [email protected] or [email protected]. We really need your help to get the Active School Flag!
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Colm Says ......
Tuesday
Well done to everyone who took part in Active Home Week Day 1! We received lots of great photos- make sure you check them out above. Here is some ideas for Day 2. Practise your skills using the Beyond the Classroom Videos below too.
Don't forget to send in your photos and fill out your chart.
Don't forget to send in your photos and fill out your chart.
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Colm Says ...
Wednesday
Hi everyone, welcome to day 3 - Workout Wednesday!! We hope you are enjoying Active Home Week so far, keep up the great work and don't forget to send in your photos so that we can put them up on the website to inspire others to get as active as you!! :)
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Colm says....
Thursday
Welcome to Teacher Thursday! Today we have a special challenge for you- "How many jumping Jacks can you do in 30 seconds?". Check out the video below to see how some of the teachers got on with the challenge- can you beat the teachers? Record a video of yourself doing jumping jacks for 30 seconds and send them into us- best of luck!!
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Take on the Teachers
Colm Says....
Friday
Today is Football Friday! Ms Shannon has set you some new challenges for today. Like always, it is Dance Friday too so turn on some music and practise your best moves!! Don't forget to check back here tomorrow and Sunday for some more active challenges :)
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Colm Says....
Saturday
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Colm Says...
Sunday
Hi girls,
Thank you so much to everyone that has participated in Active Home Week. It was a huge success and it looks like you all had great fun, well done!! Here are some final challenges for you to try. Don't forget to send us on a photo of your Active Home Week chart when it is completed.
Thank you so much to everyone that has participated in Active Home Week. It was a huge success and it looks like you all had great fun, well done!! Here are some final challenges for you to try. Don't forget to send us on a photo of your Active Home Week chart when it is completed.
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Colm Says ....
PE Surveys
Hi everyone, we would greatly appreciate if parents and pupils could fill out the surveys below. The surveys will only take approximately 3 minutes each and your feedback will greatly help us to continue improving PE and yard time at school!
Pupil Questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/66SR727
Parent Questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z9VP7FJ
Pupil Questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/66SR727
Parent Questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z9VP7FJ
Beyond the classroom
CThe PDST have created a new resource called beyond the classroom to help parents engage in their child’s physical literacy journey. They will be uploading videos to show children different activities that they can do at home to continue to develop different skills.
Check out the videos below for some great games and activities you can practise at home. Don’t forget to take some pictures and videos!
Throwing
https://vimeo.com/211489230
https://vimeo.com/400896888
https://vimeo.com/402212771
https://vimeo.com/402220846
Running
https://vimeo.com/211489161
https://vimeo.com/404404521
https://vimeo.com/404409956
https://vimeo.com/404412589
Balancing
https://vimeo.com/214481395
https://vimeo.com/409588960
https://vimeo.com/409589413
https://vimeo.com/409589781
Catching
https://vimeo.com/211488363
https://vimeo.com/412274551
https://vimeo.com/412280738
https://vimeo.com/412282658
Check out the videos below for some great games and activities you can practise at home. Don’t forget to take some pictures and videos!
Throwing
https://vimeo.com/211489230
https://vimeo.com/400896888
https://vimeo.com/402212771
https://vimeo.com/402220846
Running
https://vimeo.com/211489161
https://vimeo.com/404404521
https://vimeo.com/404409956
https://vimeo.com/404412589
Balancing
https://vimeo.com/214481395
https://vimeo.com/409588960
https://vimeo.com/409589413
https://vimeo.com/409589781
Catching
https://vimeo.com/211488363
https://vimeo.com/412274551
https://vimeo.com/412280738
https://vimeo.com/412282658
Get Active and Creative
Hi girls,
We hope you are all staying safe and well at home. We wanted to remind you that it is still important to try and get your 60 minutes of exercise each day. You could go for a short walk/cycle, do some jumping jacks in the garden, GoNoodle, or do some Yoga. There are also lots of ideas on this page of activities that you could do to keep active at home. We would love if you could be creative and come up with new ways of keeping fit at home. Here is a very simple example of an outdoor active board game- all you need is some paper, pens/markers and a dice ( you could make one if you don't have one at home). We would love if you could get creative and send some pictures onto [email protected] or [email protected] so that we can share them here for others to use!
We hope you are all staying safe and well at home. We wanted to remind you that it is still important to try and get your 60 minutes of exercise each day. You could go for a short walk/cycle, do some jumping jacks in the garden, GoNoodle, or do some Yoga. There are also lots of ideas on this page of activities that you could do to keep active at home. We would love if you could be creative and come up with new ways of keeping fit at home. Here is a very simple example of an outdoor active board game- all you need is some paper, pens/markers and a dice ( you could make one if you don't have one at home). We would love if you could get creative and send some pictures onto [email protected] or [email protected] so that we can share them here for others to use!
Simon Says with an active twist!
Junior and Senior infants try this activity at home!
A nice way to relax is to play some calming music and move through the yoga alphabet, hold each pose for as long as you can, aim for 10 seconds on each pose. ✨
⭐️PE at home, starting on Monday 23rd ⭐️
⭐️ Give this activity a try ⭐️
Our gorgeous Astro and running track are almost ready to use 🏃🏽♀️
Check out our ‘What club are you in?’ data chart!
Turns out our school loves GAA, followed by dance in a close second place! If you want to get some ideas of clubs to join in the locality come take a look at our board!
We love our new fitness spots!
10 @ 10
Check out our warm up!
Fundamental Movement skills
We are working on...
Catching for fun!
Catching for fun!
⭐️Well done Senior Girls⭐️
Dance Queens
Our suggestion box was over flowing this week with lots of song requests for dance Friday!
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Active Lines
Well done to all of the girls for getting involved In our active lines.
Making every minute count.
Great to see so many smiles!
Making every minute count.
Great to see so many smiles!
Clontarf Tag Rugby Blitz
The girls in 4th, 5th and 6th class went to Clontarf rugby club on Friday to participate in a rugby blitz. It was a great day!
On Friday’s, we dance!
We have implemented our new yard equipment rota at lunch times. The active school committee have come up with a great idea to bring music to the yard on Fridays and get creative with some free style dance moves. If anyone has song requests don’t forget to pop them in the active school suggestion box!
Daily Mile
What a lovely morning for our daily mile!
Yoga Fridays
The girls are loving their yoga practice with Maura.
They derive so many benefits from yoga. Physically, it enhances their flexibility, strength, coordination and body awareness. In addition, it is great for concentration and relaxation!
They derive so many benefits from yoga. Physically, it enhances their flexibility, strength, coordination and body awareness. In addition, it is great for concentration and relaxation!
Yard Equipment
Our new equipment has arrived and is ready to use on Monday. How exciting!
Dancing into Christmas!
Before the holidays, our Parents Association held a junior and senior disco in our school hall. We had great fun dancing and spreading the Christmas cheer. Take a look at some of our moves!
SJG gone GAGA!
(Get All Girls Active)
The Dublin City Sport and Wellbeing Partnership invited us to go GAGA as part of their GAGA Day today, Wednesday 4thDecember 2019.
What is GAGA?
GAGA stands for ‘Get All Girls Active’ programme which runs throughout the year aiming to enable and inspire girls to become more physically active. GAGA Day is a special initiative stemming from the programme. It is held once per year and consists of a series of sport and physical activity events held on the same day across Dublin City. The girls took part in a HIIT session today and had lots of fun! Take a look!
What is GAGA?
GAGA stands for ‘Get All Girls Active’ programme which runs throughout the year aiming to enable and inspire girls to become more physically active. GAGA Day is a special initiative stemming from the programme. It is held once per year and consists of a series of sport and physical activity events held on the same day across Dublin City. The girls took part in a HIIT session today and had lots of fun! Take a look!
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Yoga In Senior Infants
Senior Soccer Blitz
5th and 6th class went to partake in a Soccer Blitz today Wednesday the 4th Of December. They really enjoyed their afternoon.
Our Active School Motto
Congratulations to Abbie from 5th class who created the winning slogan chosen by the Active School Committee. Well done!
Soccer with Keith
Every Friday each class work on their soccer skills with our trainer Keith. The girls love competing in soccer games against each other!
Marathon Kids
Active Breaks
We started our Active School Pledge to complete an active break every day for 4 weeks starting this Monday the 11th of November. We are having great fun doing Our Daily Mile, dance breaks and exercise breaks!
Drop everything and Dance!
At different stages of the day the children will be asked to 'Drop Everything and Dance'. They literally drop their pencil or book, stop whatever they were doing and start dancing! It is great fun and an excellent way to re-energise and refocus before getting back to work.
Swimming
Thanks to Swim Ireland and Decathlon for our lovely new swimming bags, hats and goggles. We love them!
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