Our school provides twice daily playground breaks for all classes. Children are allowed to run during these breaks. Pupils have access to sports equipment during breaks.
Our school trains pupils as playground leaders to encourage activity during break time.
All staff use the signposted Active School Walkway around the school, to promote physical activity and for cross curricular active learning. Every class completed two or more Walkway learning challenges this year. Our Walkway is also used for our Annual Witch Walk at Halloween and Character Walk for World Book Day.
Hallowe’en Witch Walk.
All classes complete the 4 week Active Break Everyday challenge each year in November and December.
5th and 6th class Wall Challenge Active Break
All classes complete the Run Around Ireland /Europe challenge . This is a daily whole school initiative over a 4 week period in March and April.
Senior Infants complete their laps for the Running Challenge.
All classes complete an extended classroom bases physical activity break on wet days, some of the activities include Cosmic Yoga, Go Noodle, Bizzy breaks, among others.
Children enjoying a Cosmic Yoga Movement Break.
Our school incorporates Physical Activity into annual calendar events during the year, such as our Table Tennis Takeover to celebrate The European Week of Sport, Halloween Witch Walk and Whole School Spooky Dance , Santa Dash, Wellbeing Week, St Patrick’s Day Céilí Mór and Easter Egg Hunt.
Table Tennis Takeover
Monster Mash Whole School Dance and Witch Walk
Christmas Santa Dash
“Happy “ dancers for Wellbeing Week 2023
Our school organises Feelgood Friday activity initiatives every Friday, eg. Boogie Breaks.
Each class teacher and his/her class have agreed a set of actions to decrease sedentary time. These actions are posted on each classes' Active Class Poster.
All Active School Flag activities are planned to ensure they are accessible to all.