Students at Scoil Naomh Fiachra have been very busy engaging in many different activities this year. These activities include athletics, games, dance, hopping, dodging and side step to mention but a few. The main categories within the programme are Physical Education, Physical Activity, Partnership and Active Schools week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Athletics is taught in September\/October. Ciara from Kilkenny sports partnership came to our school in September 2024 and offered us the use of more equipment and model lessons in Athletics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As part of our PE programme we did the Dance Strand in December\/January. We did a whole school Macarena to end our Dance strand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Games and Gymnastics are a large part of our Active Schools programme throughout the year. In April, Edel from \u00d3ide provided support to aid us in teaching Outdoor Adventure activities. This year we have placed emphasis on fundamental movement skills such as hopping, jumping from a height, landing and balance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Physical activity is encouraged through out the school day both in the classroom through movement breaks and in the school yard through initiatives such as our Active School Walkway, Run around Europe challenge, Feel Good Friday challenges where the whole school did laps together during our Run around Europe challenge and they do different dances with different dance leaders every Friday for Feel Good Friday. Classrooms drew up contracts to decrease sedentary time in the classroom. They can stand up when thinking, pairing & sharing. They can stand up for art, STEM activities and games in Irish can be done standing. Between every lesson transition children get up and move. Our senior students form a Playground Leaders group and in their groups they designed an activity timetable which they carried out with the junior students during yard break times throughout the week. The senior students enjoyed the responsibility and the junior students enjoyed the opportunity playing with the senior students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Our Active School Slogan: Walk, Jump and Run is all active fun!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Partnership and working as a team are fundamental life skills which should be encouraged from an early age. The Active Schools programme provides a platform for students to become part of a committee and step forward as leaders. Meet our committee members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As part of our Active School programme we have established links with local and national agencies who have given us great support. Our schools Parents Association are organising games for active week later this year and they are also organising the schools annual Fun Run in September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Through surveys completed by students and parents our Active Schools committee gathered very interesting statistics, suggestions and new ideas. This feedback will be used in future Active Schools programmes within our school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Local and National<\/strong> Agencies<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Active school week will take place from 10th – 17th June 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The schedule for Active week<\/strong> is as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We are trying to renew our active flag this year.To learn more about the Active School initiative, visit their website by clicking on the link\u00a0www.activeschoolflag.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Our active school committee is busy planning lots of ways to keep the pupils and staff healthy and active during these strange pandemic times.<\/p>\n The committee are currently choosing three of the fifteen fundamental movement skills for our school to focus on after Christmas, as part of our commitment to the Active Schools initiative.<\/p>\n The 2020\/2021 Committee includes pupil representatives from 1st<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 6th\u00a0<\/sup>Class: Lilia-Jane, Mya, Olivia,Se\u00e1n, Tara-Rose, Emma, Charlotte and Cillian.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n Claire Phelan is from Lisdowney and is a Kilkenny Camogie player. She plays full back or centre back on the Kilkenny team. She is our local hero and all the boys and girls look up to her . Many of the girls aspire to be on the Kilkenny camogie team just like Claire. Claire set a knock the hurl challenge. The children had great fun doing it and the atmosphere in the school was brilliant last Friday. In the Junior Room we had a few children knock the hurl once and we had one girl knock it twice ! In the Middle Room a few children knocked the hurl once and one person knocked it twice also. In\u00a0 the Senior room a few children knocked it once and again one child knocked it twice ! Well done to everyone who took part.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/clontubrid.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/athletcis-5-768x1024.jpg\")
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<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nActive School Flag Renewal 2020-2021<\/h1>\n
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<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/a><\/p>\nLocal Sports Hero Challenge April 30th: Kilkenny Camogie Allstar \ud83d\ude42<\/h2>\n