The children enjoyed getting outside today and completing the Walkway challenge. The children recorded the 2D Shape at each station, wrote down the correct amount of sides and corners.

The boys and girls have started hurling coaching with Shaun Barry every Tuesday. Shaun Barry will be focusing on developing the children’s fundamental movement skills, hurling skills and striking with an implement skills.

Our schools hurling team competed in a hurling blitz in Lacken Park, Newport, Co. Tipperary on Tuesday 25th April. The boys showed great skill on the day. Well done to all the boys.

Olympians Live Webinar with Rhys McClenaghan and Aidan Walsh on April 27th. The children enjoyed learning about the two Irish Olympians and doing the Active tasks too. The Dare to Believe Webinar was very interactive.

Thursday was our Dance and Athletics Day. The children learned new dance skills with the dance teacher Nicole Sweeney. The children performed their new dance routines in the school yard.

Our Athletics events included wheelbarrow races, sack races, egg and spoon races, hurdles, baton relay races, throwing competition, three legged race and more.

Wednesday was our Soccer Tournament in our local Murroe Wood Astro Turf. The boys and girls had a fantastic time down in our local astro turf. The children learned new soccer skills.

Tuesday was our Walkway Day. We learned new orienteering skills. The children completed a Active Achool Flag Walkway challenge and recorded their results on the Walkway record pages. The children also walked down to our local Murroe Wood Centre. The children enjoyed walking around the Nature walk route around the Astro Turf. The children worked in pairs and recorded the Nature Hunt trail.

On the Monday we had a Funday. The children had fun learning new PE skills during our funday. The activities included table tennis, parachute games, hulla hoop games, scoop and ball games, dance, rounders, skipping ropes games, hockey stick horse Derby race etc.

Friday was our Table Tennis Takeove Challenge. As part of our Active Schools Week we had fun learning table tennis skills. Our focus strand in P.E. this term is Games and striking with an Implement. We had an opportunity to learn new striking with an implement skills on the day. We also had fantastic fun and competition during the teachers vrs students matches.

Munster Rugby Coach Evan Cusack

Evan Cusack taught the 5th and 6th class students rugby skills on the Friday of Active Schools Week also.

Senior Infants ran to the Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare today. They are nearly finished their Run Around Ireland Challenge.