Physical Activity is the promotion and engagement of exercise and movement in addition to the 60 minute per week timetabled curriculum subject of Physical Education.
Scoil an Chrío Ró Naofa Íosa actively promotes the message that children require 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day. In Scoil an Chrío Ró Naofa Íosa we have been extremely busy as we have engaged in a wide variety of different programmes, ideas and initiatives which have inspired the children to become more active.
Scoil an Chrío Ró Naofa Íosa promotes the full range of fundamental movement skills during break times and pupils are encouraged to run, play and to 'talk as you walk'. We have two daily playground breaks and our school yard is zoned and marked to allow children to engage in a variety of different activities. Our school has playground leaders who set up activities and sports equipment during break times for others to use.
All pupils engage in an extended classroom based physical activity break on wet days and short physical activity breaks during the day (Go Noodle, 10@10, Wake up! Shake Up! or Just Dance etc.).
Our school has agreed an Active School Flag slogan, which is:
“Fitness is cool, amazing and fun!
Sitting on the sofa is where the damage is done”
Finally, all classes participated in various physical activities throughout the year, such as Active Breaks, Active Lines, Running around Europe 1 KM challenge and of course the very popular non-competitive skipping initiative called ‘Climb the Heights' skipping challenge that lasted a number of weeks, to name but a few!
Scoil an Chrío Ró Naofa Íosa actively promotes the message that children require 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day. In Scoil an Chrío Ró Naofa Íosa we have been extremely busy as we have engaged in a wide variety of different programmes, ideas and initiatives which have inspired the children to become more active.
Scoil an Chrío Ró Naofa Íosa promotes the full range of fundamental movement skills during break times and pupils are encouraged to run, play and to 'talk as you walk'. We have two daily playground breaks and our school yard is zoned and marked to allow children to engage in a variety of different activities. Our school has playground leaders who set up activities and sports equipment during break times for others to use.
All pupils engage in an extended classroom based physical activity break on wet days and short physical activity breaks during the day (Go Noodle, 10@10, Wake up! Shake Up! or Just Dance etc.).
Our school has agreed an Active School Flag slogan, which is:
“Fitness is cool, amazing and fun!
Sitting on the sofa is where the damage is done”
Finally, all classes participated in various physical activities throughout the year, such as Active Breaks, Active Lines, Running around Europe 1 KM challenge and of course the very popular non-competitive skipping initiative called ‘Climb the Heights' skipping challenge that lasted a number of weeks, to name but a few!
'Climb the Heights' challenge!
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Skipping is a fun and efficient way of building physical strength. The Active Flag committee members set up a 'Climb the Heights Challenge' for us all. Everyone was encouraged to take up their skipping rope and record the number of 'skips' they completed each day. These were recorded and when collated amounted to several kilometers which equates to climbing some of the highest mountains in the world. If collectively we can scale such dizzying heights, then there really is nothing stopping us from achieving great things. Our image shows fifth class boys and girls using the sun filled atrium to skip to their heart's content.
ACTIVE BREAK EVERY DAY Challenge!
On Monday 26th November we started a four week active breaks challenge in our school. It was a fantastic four weeks and the children completed so many activities from 'walk as you talk' to 'Run stop run' to 'run around Europe' challenge. The sight of 850+ children being active during break times was an amazing sight. Well done everybody and especially to our wonderful staff who helped out every day.
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Talk as you walk! Our image shows our 'Do your talking as you are walking' initiative, where our boys and girls walk, run, hop, jump and skip around the coned areas during their lunch time break. It has been a great source of enjoyment and fun for everyone, getting bodies moving, blood flowing and minds awake. Each morning, the Active Flag committee members place the cones in each of the playground spaces and encourage the students in the school to get active when they are outside. It continues to build our physical well being and strength. |
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Football at its best! What an amazing football tournament and huge support from our 5th and 6th class children. We extend a sincere thank you to Mr Costello, Mr Kestell and Mr Doyle for organisation a brilliant competition that everyone involved in enjoyed. |
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SCARY business this running lark!
Well done to Ms Higgins and her class for taking part in our Halloween dash. There was a huge effort invested by the children and their parents. The Halloween dress up day was combined with some wonderful exercise opportunities. |
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A mile a day, keeps the doctor away!! Well it was a kilometer a day but who's counting!! Well done to the whole school from Junior infants to Coiscéim for taking part in our kilometer a day challenge. We managed to run around Europe on a daily basis visiting capital cities like Madrid, Valletta and even Moscow. |
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Active Sports Club! Children from 3rd-6th class enjoying the parachute at our after school Sports club in the hall for one hour on a Thursday and Friday. Great chance for children from different classes and year groups to make friends and get fit and active at the same time. Organised by Ms Quinn and Mr Shelly for the children to enjoy! |
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Drop everything and Go! Ms Dooley's class out for their morning winter run. Every day teachers is encouraged to bring their classes outside and do some exercises whenever they can! |
Run Around Europe challenge!
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The 'Run around Europe' challenge was a great success in our school this year. We ran this initiative for four weeks before Easter and the children were asked to run a 1km a day. The Active Committee lined out 200 meters in our Senior yard everyday in the mornings and afternoons for teachers to bring out their classes and the children to do 5 laps of the playground. The children were able to win house points for their house teams (Hop it! Jump it! Run it! Walk it!). Well done everyone for such a huge effort.
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10@10 Teachers were encouraged each day, to take part in 10@10. This is a mass physical exercise break where schools across the country do various exercises for 10 minutes at 10 o’clock. |
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Wake up! Shake Up! Every morning the children were encouraged to take part in Wake up! Shake up! This short exercise videos were carried out in class and it gets the blood flowing first thing in the morning and helps get the children focused for the days work ahead. On wet days the children were encouraged to do a Let's Dance, 10@10 or wake up! Shake up! activities in their classrooms. |
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Physical Activity at Break Times We have made big changes to make break times more active. We now have;
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Physical Activity Throughout the School Day
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Active Walkway through Sacred Heart of Jesus!
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Our Active School Walkway was set up this year for the first time and a big thank you to Mr Kestell for securing all the signs around the school grounds. Our wonderful Coiscéim classes followed the map and took down all the letters on the trail. What an amazingly talented children we have in na Coiscéimeanna.
Super stars during break times @ Sacred Heart
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Senior Infants children trying out the various activities planned by our Active Flag Committee. Using our sports equipment during break times from skipping to Hula Hoop races, the AFC team do an amazing job keeping the children motivated, fit and focused but most importantly enjoying themselves. Well Done Team HUNTSTOWN!! |
Active Lines @ Break Times
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Our ASF committee showed everyone how its done during our Active Lines at the end of each break. The children loved doing the variety of exercises and all the hard work and training paid off and the children of Huntstown were the real winners. Every break had new challenges for the children and with the help of our trained ASF committee, the children carried out each exercise perfectly. Well done to everyone involved. |
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Lunch time blitz
As well as hosting other schools in our newly developed football pitch and playing surface, our senior classes enjoy lunch time football, hurling and soccer blitzes. Assigned to teams based on counties, countries and colours, our boys and girls are fortunate to enjoy playing team sports together in a fun and supportive environment. Using our lunch breaks for team sports is a great way of developing interpersonal skills too. |
Junior Sports Day 2019 - Tuesday 28th April
Junior Sports day 2019 started with a bang. The children from Junior infants to second class to Coiscéim had a wonderful day in the sun, playing numerous games and activities organised by the wonderful Ms M Higgins. Activities ranging from Retro Sports, the parachute, obstacle course, replays, athletics, Olympic handball, playground fun, co-operative games, target throw, Big Basketball, playground games, penalties and benchball to name but a few. What an amazing day had by all!!!
Senior Sports Day 2019 - Thursday 30th April
Senior sports day was a great success this year. The children With 16 stations across the whole school and Huntstown Community centre. The activities ranging from tug-o-war, retro sports, ball games, replays, tag rugby, golf, co-operative games, target practice, penalties, Olympic handball, benchball, uni-hoc, table tennis, beach volleyball, basketball and soccer there was plenty of fun and games for everyone to enjoy. A massive thanks you to Ms Higgins and Mr Costell for organising the whole event. Well done on a super day everyone!!!!