As we begin the school year, several children have already received special messages home celebrating their maths skills, bravery, kindness, hard work, and overall brilliance!
More Special Messages
As we wrap up a fantastic year, here are some more special messages to celebrate our wonderful children and their achievements!
Active Schools Week 2025 Day 5
Active Schools Week 2025 was brought to a close with our annual Sports Day with a GAA twist.
A big thank you to James, Aoife and the rest of the team for putting on a great day of activities on the community pitch.
It is wonderful to have such great facilities on our doorstep.
Active Schools Week 2025 Day 4
Active Schools Week Day 4 marked the much anticipated arrival of the annual Teachers v Pupils challenge. This year we decided to hold a number of doubles badminton matches between the teachers and 6th class. After a number of closely fought games it was all square in the standings. There was no other option but to hold a tie breaker! In the end the 6th class took the win much to the delight of the pupils who had done so well in creating an electric atmosphere!
To finish the day we were delighted to take delivery of our Active Schools Flag on successful completion of the 2 year programme. Our ASF status will remain valid for 3 years. In the interim years between flags schools with ASF status are asked to:
- Prioritise a different PE strand for further development every year.
- Participate in annual ASF initiatives including the ‘Active Break Every Day’ and ‘Run a Day’ challenges.
- Active School Week
- Promote the use of the Active School Walkway throughout the year.
- Update the ASF section on the school website on a regular basis.
We look forward to meeting these challenges over the next number of years.
Thank you very much to Mr Hanly and Mr Hardiman for overseeing this worthwhile initiative.
Wellbeing Week Day 4
Fun Friday was the perfect way to end our first Wellbeing Week, with three lovely events to round things off. Marion from Blissful Buddies led a calming mindfulness session with each class group, giving the children a chance to relax and unwind. The fun continued as the children brought in games from home to share and play with their classmates. There was lots of fun and laughter to be seen and heard!
Our final treat was a visit from the ice cream van, and everyone enjoyed a yummy ice cream to celebrate a fantastic week! A big thank you to Paul and Naomi Taylor for kindly treating the children to this special surprise — it was the perfect way to end a fun-filled day!
Wellbeing Week Day 3
Thoughtful Thursday brought out our creative side! The whole school took part in a Drop Everything and Draw activity in the hallway. It was so enjoyable and fun, with children of all ages expressing themselves through art and excitedly sharing their drawings with one another.
New and updated PE equipment
As part of our active schools flag initiative the children have access to a wide range of PE equipment for use during break times. This is especially useful for our playground leaders from 3rd and
6th class as they organise activities for their peers.
The vast majority of PE equipment has been located just inside the bottom doors beside the yard for this past school year. This is in keeping with the recommendation that equipment be easily accessible for teachers and pupils alike.
We also took delivery of a new additional batch of hurdles and 4 new agility ladders as requested by our pupils on the active schools committee.
Active Walkway Learning on the Move
The children continue to make use of the Active Walkway during the lovely spring weather enabling Learning on the Move. 
March 2024 update on the Active Schools
Today we got to try out our new Active Walkway. We had lots of fun and we are looking forward to using it regularly.
