As part of maths week the children engaged in orienteering around our school. Well done to all our future explorers!
Category: Physical Education/Active School
Swimming
The children in our school have been swimming for the past number of week and have really enjoyed it. Swimming can have many benefits for children’s health.
Enhances mental development
Swimming stimulates young children’s senses and is thought to improve brain and emotional development. Swimming also supports a child’s mind/body connection as studies have shown that during exercise a child’s mind is stimulated, promoting further brain development and intelligence.
2. Develops confidence
Children can often be fearful of water if they are not sensitised to it. Overcoming this fear can be extremely empowering, boosting confidence and self-esteem. This newfound confidence can extend to social situations, which allows your child to interact with peers, developing their social skills and providing another self-esteem boost. Improving self-esteem instills a positive attitude towards physical activity.
3. Boosts social skills
Swimming, while often thought to be a solo activity, is actually a great social activity. It introduces your child to others with similar interests and lifestyles. Children enjoy the interaction with other children where they find a common ground, solidifying a valuable social engagement outside of school.
4. Support a stress-free lifestyle
Swimming is a great stress reliever. It clears the mind, provides routine and fosters a balanced lifestyle. Scientifically, swimming is proven to increase endorphins (and other mood-boosting chemicals) in the brain.
Horse Riding 2018
Our children have been horse riding over the past few weeks. They really enjoyed the activity and learned a lot about taking care of a horse.
Active School
Active School
What is an Active School?
An Active School is a school that strives to achieve a physically educated and physically active school community. The Success Criteria will guide schools in terms of the ASF requirements and the Sample Improvements will show schools what others have done to achieve the flag.
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Our Sensory Rooms
We’re very lucky that our spacious school building has allowed us to set up two Sensory Rooms; one adjoining each of our two classrooms.
Having worked with several occupational therapists and other specialised educational professionals over the years, we made it our mission to provide more opportunities for multi-sensory learning in our school.
The Sensory Room is a relaxing, yet stimulating, learning environment. The wide range of activities and resources we have included in our Sensory Rooms can help to develop a variety of sensory and developmental skills. Children of all ages and abilities can benefit from these activities which aim to develop their fine and gross motor skills, hand-eye co-ordination, self-regulation, oral language etc. The children love getting the opportunity to go out to the Sensory Room to learn and practise these skills in a fun and hands-on way.
Summer Holidays 2018
Thank you to all the parents and extended family members who joined us today for our awards ceremony and end of year celebrations. It’s hard to believe that yet another school year has slipped by. We wish you all the very best for the summer holidays and we’ll look forward to seeing you all again in September.
On this day each year, the children have the opportunity to bring in one toy from home to play with during school. It’s always interesting to see what special toys they choose to bring in to show their friends.
It’s incredible, although not surprising, to see how their favourite toys seem to have changed so much in recent years. Luckily the children engage in a wide range of physical and more sociable activities during break times on every other day of the school year!
School Tour 2018
We all had such a fabulous day today at our ‘Let’s Go!’ school tour in Athlone IT.
The weather was fabulous and there was such a wide range of fun activities for children of all ages and abilities. They were smiling from ear to ear all day and, needless to say, very tired going home after their very eventful day.
Sports Day 2018
Well done to all the children who participated in the many different activities of this year’s Sports Day. The focus of our Sports Day is never just about running fast or winning. Sports Day is a fun way to teach the kids about teamwork, healthy competition, accepting defeat, fair play and the true spirit of sportsmanship. It was truly heartwarming to hear them encouraging and cheering on, not only their fellow athletes and teammates, but also their opponents. Well done to everyone!
Break time Activities
We’re so lucky, with our pupil numbers and our school facilities, that we are able to offer a wide range of play activities during break times.
You can see here that the children are really enjoying all this fine weather too.
