St. Mary's NS Ballygarrett 
Active Schools
St. Mary’s NS has decided to participate in the Active School Flag (ASF) process and the associated Active School Week (ASW) now since April 2015.
The ASF process is an enjoyable experience for children and teachers and it brings the school community together in a fun and exciting way. It allows parents, local clubs and the wider community to become more involved in school life.
The Active School Week (ASW) was a new experience for our school. It was inclusive of all children and focused on cooperative games rather than competition. The children in the school completed many activities which they previously had not. It was evident from the smiling faces and the atmosphere in the school during ASW that the children really enjoyed the activities. The comments and feedback from teachers, parents and children further highlighted the fact that ASW was enjoyable, rewarding, fun and most of all active for all children in the school. We will organise another Active School Week in April 2016.
Fit For Five on Friday
New Year, New Active School Challenge!
This January we decided to incorporate ‘Wake Up, Shake Up’ into our school week. This involves the student’s using a beanbag in a number of exercises to focus on getting our whole body moving, which helps with concentration, hand-eye co-ordination and general alertness. Why not try some at home?
Also, Active Arnie is back visiting the homes of our Junior and Senior Infants. Arnie is a teddy who loves to keep active. The children are asked to include Arnie in an activity on the evening they take him home from school and then to draw a picture or write about what they did together to keep active.
‘Climb the Heights’ Skipping Challenge Results – 2016
Well Done to every class for their fantastic efforts in skipping their way to the top of some of Europe’s highest mountains, including
- Carrantoohill, Ireland (1,041 m)
- Mount Olympus, Greece (2,919 m)
- Mont Blanc, France (4, 810 m)
As a school we skipped our way to the top of all 31 of Europe’s Highest Mountains, by skipping, hopping and jumping the equivilant of 1 metre for each jump!
All 31 of Eurpoe’s highest mountains combined have a peak summit of 60,142 metres … We climbed 90, 312 metres!
Another great whole school initiative, another challenge conquered!
Keep an eye on our website for our 10 at 10 challenge.
On February 10th at 10am all primary schools are asked to get involved in the Operation Transformation 10 @ 10 Challenge. We will be getting active as a whole school for 10 minutes to celebrate 10 years of O.T.
Keep an eye on our website for our 10 at 10 challenge.
