As part of our Active Flag Campaign and to celebrate Active Schools week, we had a spring themed Sports Day on Friday 27th April 2018. These events were supervised by the staff and members of the Active Schools Committee. All these events were fun and encouraged physical activity in a fun setting! Please have a peek at the wonderful things our children got up to on the day.
This initiative proved successful in our school. We began our running challenge in March 2019 and have been doing it everyday. Weather didn’t stop our efforts! We used our walking track for this initiative, running ten laps or 1 km each day per classroom. This equated to 3km a day and 15km per week! Our challenge was to complete 60km in total, within the space of 4 weeks. We tried to do our running after lunch and this kept us awake and alert to complete our afternoon’s work. Before and after our run our Active Leaders lead some warm-up and cool-down activities. The children really enjoyed this initiative and we still get the children out for a jog as part of our active breaks!
As a result of our recent lunch box survey (September 2019), we noticed that some children continue to take diluted drinks to school. Our Health Promotion Committee created a Drinks Sugar Display Board to show how much sugar are in the most popular drinks. See a picture of this below!
They also talked to classes about the importance of drinking water! Some of these advantages can also be seen below.
We would like to say a big thank you to the parents who offered to come in and make smoothies using lots of different fruits. This year (2018) the Health Promoting Schools Team surveyed children to find out the most popular drinks being taken to school. Diluted Juice was found to be very popular and the amount of water being consumed had reduced! They decided to look at popular drinks and focus on the sugar levels in them to highlight how much hidden sugar they actually contain!
Our staff, pupils and parents got active and took part in our powered pedal cinema event. Everyone worked hard to keep the film going and everybody enjoyed the show immensely. Our Health Promoting team were also on board to distribute healthy eating documentation and explain about portion size with the use of various food props.
A Great job all round!
Congratulations to all of the children in second class who made their First Holy Communion in May 2017. It was a very special day enjoyed by the children and their families.
We worked on variety of projects this year, including the Solar System, Egypt the Vikings and more! We hope that you enjoy seeing all of our hard work!
On 8th March ’17 Maureen Mc Inearney visited our school to train our staff on the importance of oral health for children. Staff completed a course to equip them with the skills necessary to teach children about how necessary it is for them to look after their teeth and gums. Parents also received a lesson on oral hygiene in a workshop provided by Maureen. Everyone learned about the importance of correct teeth brushing and a healthy diet to ensure a healthy smile. Children received certificates and oral hygiene packs from Maureen for completing the Mighty Mouth Programme.
