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Active Schools Week 
22nd - 26th April 2024 

Ping Pong Table

Active Schools Week Day 5 

Day 5 of Active Schools Week consisited of teacher v pupils dodgeball, poor teachers lost every time!! Soccer penalty shoot out and we had Gymnastics with Scorchers from Killarney.

Active Schools Week Day 4 

In the morning we all did an olympic movement break. We had football skills with Mr. Cooper and after lunch we did a walkway activity. 

Active Schools Week Day 3 

Day 3 - In the morning we went for a whole school walk. After maths we had a movement break. In the afternoon we played dodgeball. 

Active School Week Day 2 

We began our day with an olympic movement break. During maths time we did a walkway activity. After lunch we had a whole school 'Drop Everything and Dance'.

Active School Week - Day 1 

Day 1 consisted of a 'Wake Up, Shake Up' led by the Active School Committee, movement breaks and rugby with Killarney Rugby Club. 

Physical Activity 

Running Shoes

Run Around Europe Challenge 

We spent 4 weeks completing the Run Around Europe. 

We ran a total of 3298 laps = 3,298km. 

We decided to run to Paris in France and Helsinki in Finland. 

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Active Break Challenge 

As part of our Active Flag renewal we are doing an active break each day at 12pm for 4 weeks.

Click below for more.  

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Yellow Orange Gradient
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Active School Walkway

The senior room using the active school walkway during a maths lessons on multiplication

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1st class using the active walkway to read the time at the different controls. 

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Using our Active Schools Walkway while looking for signs of winter. 

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Partnerships

Kids in Park

Our 
Playground Leaders 

Pink Cream

Our Active School Committee 

Hurling Lessons with Mr. Colm O Brien every fortnight. 

This year we decided to work on developing the PE strand 'Games'. We looked at introducing a new type of game so we began Hurling lessons with Mr. O' Brien in September 

Physical Education

Balls

Active Homework 

Swimming Pool

Swimming Lessons 

This year we were lucky enough to bring all pupils from Junior Infants to 6th class for 6 weeks of swimming lessons. 

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