Welcome to Our School Please enjoy our Power

Welcome to Our School!! Please enjoy our Power. Point.

Our School Motto: Being an Active school has helped and continues to Help, foster and shape an active, sporting and friendly ethos in our school.

To show that we care about our health. To show people that we are an active and physically educated school. To show that we encourage participation in all activities. Why are we trying to Achieve The Active School Flag? To show that while having sport, exercise and games we promote positivity and Fairness in our School. To show that we make P. E. , Interesting, fun, diverse and inclusive to all. To show that P. E and healthy activities promote good behaviour.

Increased levels of Challenging Behaviour at break. No Football On Astro for break. Very few after schools clubs or team training. Before active schools Boring Lunch Times. Inactive pupils and no WO. W’S. Children had less confidence and poor teamwork skills.

Gymnastics Dance Aquatics Athletics PE Games Outdoor and Adventure Activities

Outdoor and Adventure Activities

Football Athletics Hockey Yoga After School Clubs Hurling Dance Gaelic Gymnastics Basketball

Football We have a very competitive Senior Girls soccer team coached by Ms. Kiernan. Mr. Brennan is Coaching the boys Senior Team.

Hurling Here is Mr. Fitzgerald helping out pupils taking part in a hurling BLITZ.

Gaelic Mr. Lydon and Mr. Watson with the 4 th and 5 th class boys who trained hard and competed well at U’ 11 Gaelic football.

Gaelic Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Murphy and our u’ 13 Boys Gaeilic Football team.

Dance We have huge interest in Hip Hop and Dance with a very successful after schools club with Ms. Daly.

Drama is also a popular after schools club where we read and act from loads of scripts.

Gymnastics with Elaine takes place on Mondays after school.

Basketball Ms. Surlis and Ms. English were very proud of our boys and girls representing our Basketball Team on and off the court

Athletics with Ms. Flynn and Ms. Scanlon. They train every Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

Hockey We love variety in St. Thomas’. Here we see boys enjoying Hockey on the Astro.

Yoga Many teachers provide Yoga activities for warm up exercises in P. E. , which promotes mindfulness and positivity.

Swimming Each class standard goes swimming to the local Swimming pool in Tallaght for 8 weeks. Have a look at our 3 rd class standard on the bus.

Referees • Marie Ward is an FAI referee. • She trains students to referee football matches at lunch time.

Referees

Activities at break times • Skipping and games are available for all at break times.

Skipping is very popular amongst all classes in our Active School.

Activities on Yard Hip Hop with Ms. Daly

Activities on Yard • Football matches take place on the astro pitch and the yard at the back of the school.

Playing Soccer at break. Boys and girls mixed.

Sports Star of the Month • Each month every teacher picks a Sports Star of the Month from their class. • You can win it for; - showing good skills during PE - being a team player - showing good sportsmanship

Sports Stars For January 3 rd Class

At Assembly each month we recognise our stars. Each teacher awards a sports Star of the Month to a pupil in their class.

Every year we take part in Active School Week

These are the activities we take part in during Active School Week. • Hip hop • Novelty Races • FAI • Baseball • Buntús • Rounders • Chess • Hockey • Gymnastics • Gaa • Yoga • Bootcamp • Playground Stations games

More step ups and balancing games. Jumping jacks all the way during Bootcamp Stations.

Hopping from hoop to Hoop awaiting our turn eagerly. Doing stretches and working on our Gymnastic Balances.

Tug-O-War, Ball Games, Relay and Medals for participation!

Rugby Activities during active schools. Hoola –Hooping quite well.

Running Through Ladders.

Chess Mr. Murphy and Christy do great work with Chess in our school. Its an very active and popular club.

Lots of our parents come into our school to help us stay Active! • They help us during Active School Week by teaching us new skills. Eg: Orientation and Buntas. • They helped us walk to school for WOW (Walk on Wednesday).

Doing step ups with Parents. Our school loves volunteers. Playing Co. Operative games on yard.

Every year we also have some other extra activities, sports and special visits! FAI coaches Heineken Cup Visits from footballers Tag rugby coaches GAA coaches Sam Mc. Guire

Marathon At the moment we are attempting to complete a full marathon = 42, 200 m; 1 lap of astro = 400 m • Each class must therefore run 105. 5 laps of astro to complete a marathon (approx 5 laps per child) • Each class received two 20 minute slots on the astro over the past 4 school days. • Each class filled in the record sheet and handed it up to ASF committee • This activity was to be carried out separate to P: E. AND • Teacher MUST take part • We are currently preparing the results.

Here one class is running the Marathon in the Astro.

W. O. W We have been very active On Wednesdays. At Assembly the class with the most children who walk to school get the W. O. W award for their corridor.

We hope you enjoyed Our presentation. That’s Our Active school!!