Physical Activity

Extra-Curricular Sports!

When we embarked on Active School Flag, we expressed our commitment to maintaining our Extra-Curricular Programme which is primarily run by volunteer teachers and parents.In our school, we play table tennis, camogie, soccer, Gaelic football and basketball.We also participate in the 80m sprint  and relays in East-Leinster Santry Athletics Meeting each year.

Active Breaks

Teachers are ensuring that the children in their classrooms get regular active breaks during the school day.Here are photos of children enjoying a kilometre run, GoNoodle, Just Dance and 10@10.

Playground Leaders

In November 2018, we introduced our 5th Class Playground Leaders to our Infant Yard for Big Break each Friday. Ms. O'Neill teaches the Playground Leaders some of the games suggested on the Active School website and the girls then teach those games to the Infant classes.In the above photo, 5th Class are learning 'Dusty Bluebells', 'The Grand Old Duke of York' and 'Mulberry Bush'. They have been teaching  games such as these and skipping games to the Infants since November 2018. They will continue to learn and teach more games throughout each school year.

Yard Equipment

Our yard would probably be unrecognisable now to past-pupils of our school. In order to increase children's activity levels in school, in October 2018,we introduced yard equipment-balls, skipping ropes, elastic bands and hoops- at Big Break four days each week.The children are so much more active and the feedback has been really positive from parents, staff and children.We store the yard equipment near the exits to yard for easy access.We still have two days without equipment in order to encourage the children to create their own games and play chasing games etc. that require no equipment.

 Whole-School Run a Mile Event 2019!

Through our partnership with DLR Sports Partnership, we learned of this absolutely wonderful event! Every child from Junior Infants right up to 6th Class, along with most teachers and even some parents, ran a mile in Marlay Park on 9th May, 2019. We cannot thank DLR Sports Partnership enough for this fun and active occasion.There was such a great buzz around our school during the whole week of the event. This activity certainly went a long way towards teaching us that each and every one of us, regardless of ability, can be active, fit and healthy. We loved it so much that we have decided to arrange our own Run A Mile event next year, now that DLR Sports Partnership have shown us how to do it!  

More Information:For more information on Active School Flag, please visit our Active School Flag,  Physical Education,  Partnerships and Active School Week pages.