Active School Slogan
Well done to sixth class pupils who won our Active School slogan competition!
Our new slogan for Active Schools is:
Being active is great -
Let's increase our heart rate!
Playground Leaders
Fifth Class Pupils are our new playground leaders. Ms O Donoghue and Ms Touhy have trained the students. We received some really nice leader bibs from the Active Flag Organisation and also some whistles. This initiative had been a great success.
Do your talking as your walking!
At Holy Family National School we encourage students to do your talking as your walking to keep active during break times. The Active Committee members designed posters to put up around the school to remind us to keep moving!
At Holy Family National School we encourage students to do your talking as your walking to keep active during break times. The Active Committee members designed posters to put up around the school to remind us to keep moving!
Rainy Day Active Breaks
On rainy days where children cannot go outside to play we have become a lot more active. Our sixth class students spent time with Ms O Donoghue learning new skills and games to help the other classes in the school to participate in Active Breaks. We started this when we applied for our first Active Flag and it has continued since. We have a timetable so that each team in sixth class know which classroom they are going to. Each group take a booklet of ideas with them and choose activities suitable to the group.
Wow
We like to Walk on Wednesdays in Holy Family National School.
We like to Walk on Wednesdays in Holy Family National School.
Nature Walks
Dance Lessons
Triona Mangan came to our school this year and taught Irish Dancing to the Juniors, Seniors, 1st and 2nd classes. We had great fun.
Triona Mangan came to our school this year and taught Irish Dancing to the Juniors, Seniors, 1st and 2nd classes. We had great fun.
Easter Egg Hunts
Tracksuit Thursdays Running
We really enjoyed our running initiative in HFNS this year. Every Thursday for six weeks each class worked on increasing the distance they could run for and also the time Each class teacher helped the children to create their own personal goals. We measured the Astroturf and also the GP Room (for wet days) and worked towards increasing our fitness levels. Some classes did this more than one day a week and also some have decided to keep it going in Term 3.
The Active Schools Committee measured the Astroturf and GP Room.
Movement Breaks
The Active School Committee encourage all children and teachers to participate in different movement breaks throughout the day.
We really enjoyed our running initiative in HFNS this year. Every Thursday for six weeks each class worked on increasing the distance they could run for and also the time Each class teacher helped the children to create their own personal goals. We measured the Astroturf and also the GP Room (for wet days) and worked towards increasing our fitness levels. Some classes did this more than one day a week and also some have decided to keep it going in Term 3.
The Active Schools Committee measured the Astroturf and GP Room.
Movement Breaks
The Active School Committee encourage all children and teachers to participate in different movement breaks throughout the day.
Christmas League 2018 - 2019
Girls - Runners Up
Boys - Runners Up
Winners of the Girls League
Winners of the Boys League
Top Scorers
Baby Shark
We incorporated some dance moves into our Christmas play this year. We loved dancing to Baby Shark and the audience joined in too.
Tracksuit Thursday
Don't forget to wear your tracksuit to school on Thursdays for Tracksuit Thursday. During the month of March each class will participate in our new running initiative where we will try to increase our fitness in a fun way.
Running Initiative Photos
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Dance Lessons
Miss Cronin was on placement in our school. She took some classes for Zumba Lessons. We had great fun!
Ms Triona Mangan also visited our school and taught Irish Dancing to Junior Infants, Senior Infants and first class.
Sports Equipment during break times
We have purchased some new equipment that we take out on the yard at lunch time. The Active Schools Committee members are responsible for taking the equipment in and out.
Physical Activity Rewards
e.g. Golden Time
Teachers started to reward their students with more time for
physical exercise e.g. some classes have their golden time on
a Friday in a more active way now.
60 Minutes Physical Activity Challenge
The senior classes in our school complete the 60 minutes activity challenge each term. We work hard to achieve 60 minutes exercise each day and keep track of this on a tracker.
Active Walkway
We now have an active walkway sign posted in our school. Here are some of the ways on which we use it -
Morning walks
Drop Everything and Run
Measured running initiatives
Gaeilge route
Do your talking as you’re walking
Revision route
Meetings on the move
