This year the children of Scoil Mhuire are working towards their first Active Flag.
We have a very enthusiastic committee made up of children from 2nd - 6th class.
We kicked off the Active Flag this year with a spooky ‘Witches and Wizards’ walk on the day of the Halloween Holidays. The children had fun being active outdoors!
The whole school then completed the Olympic challenge online. This was a four week challenge with a different exercise each day led by an Irish Olympian. This was a really fun challenge and the children enjoyed doing some exercises such as break dancing, athletics and rugby. They looked forward to seeing what the new challenge would be each day.
On the day of the Christmas holidays the Active Committee led a whole school active warm-up outside. It was great to see everyone dressed in their Christmas jumpers partaking in the activity.
During the month of March the children took part in the ‘Run around Europe’ challenge. The entailed children from each class running laps to reach different destinations across Europe. The children decided we would start of by running to London (464 km). They managed to reach their destination the first week and they were thrilled with their success! The following week the children ran as far as Brussels (777 km) and just before Easter the children ran the distance to Paris (778 km). It was really great to see all of the children outside enjoying the fresh air and getting fit and healthy!
The Active Committee recently mapped out our ‘Active Pathway’ throughout the school grounds. There are lots of lovely activities to go along with the active pathway which the committee will be showing their classmates in the coming weeks.
We have also started Active lunch breaks on Fridays in Scoil Mhuire. The Active Committee are working with the student council to lead different activities at break time. Each group is made up of children from different classes so it is a lovely way for the children to mix and meet new people. Some of the activities that the children are leading include: Obstacle courses, games, parachute, musical chairs/statues, skipping/ hula hoop activities and activities on the O.T. yard. This is going very well so far and the committees are showing great leadership skills!
We are going to be holding our ‘Active Week’ on the week starting May 27th. We have lots of fun and exciting activities planned for this week such as gymnastics, tennis, GAA, poundfit and sports day. The committee will be working hard over the next few weeks to ensure Active Week is a fun and memorable experience for everyone.
We have a very enthusiastic committee made up of children from 2nd - 6th class.
We kicked off the Active Flag this year with a spooky ‘Witches and Wizards’ walk on the day of the Halloween Holidays. The children had fun being active outdoors!
The whole school then completed the Olympic challenge online. This was a four week challenge with a different exercise each day led by an Irish Olympian. This was a really fun challenge and the children enjoyed doing some exercises such as break dancing, athletics and rugby. They looked forward to seeing what the new challenge would be each day.
On the day of the Christmas holidays the Active Committee led a whole school active warm-up outside. It was great to see everyone dressed in their Christmas jumpers partaking in the activity.
During the month of March the children took part in the ‘Run around Europe’ challenge. The entailed children from each class running laps to reach different destinations across Europe. The children decided we would start of by running to London (464 km). They managed to reach their destination the first week and they were thrilled with their success! The following week the children ran as far as Brussels (777 km) and just before Easter the children ran the distance to Paris (778 km). It was really great to see all of the children outside enjoying the fresh air and getting fit and healthy!
The Active Committee recently mapped out our ‘Active Pathway’ throughout the school grounds. There are lots of lovely activities to go along with the active pathway which the committee will be showing their classmates in the coming weeks.
We have also started Active lunch breaks on Fridays in Scoil Mhuire. The Active Committee are working with the student council to lead different activities at break time. Each group is made up of children from different classes so it is a lovely way for the children to mix and meet new people. Some of the activities that the children are leading include: Obstacle courses, games, parachute, musical chairs/statues, skipping/ hula hoop activities and activities on the O.T. yard. This is going very well so far and the committees are showing great leadership skills!
We are going to be holding our ‘Active Week’ on the week starting May 27th. We have lots of fun and exciting activities planned for this week such as gymnastics, tennis, GAA, poundfit and sports day. The committee will be working hard over the next few weeks to ensure Active Week is a fun and memorable experience for everyone.