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.
Active Schools Week Funday April 2023
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.
Active School Week: Feel Good Friday Table Tennis Takeover
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.
Fifth and Sixth Class Bake Sale
Well done to the boys and girls in Fifth and Sixth Class who organised a Bake Sale to collect money which was donated to the children’s hospitals in Dublin. It was an amazing achievement. All the boys and girls enjoyed being involved in this fantastic fundraiser. We would like to thank the cooperation of parents in this worthy cause. We are very proud of the boys and girls and their fantastic efforts.
Regional Analog Competition
Well done to Alex and Cillian who represented Fifth Class and Murroe NS at the Regional Competition at the headquarters of Analog in Dooradoyle. They reached the semi-finals which was a fantastic achievement. We are very proud of you.
French Lessons in Fifth Class
Active schools table tennis
Senior Infants Run Around Ireland Challenge
Senior Infants ran to the Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare today. They are nearly finished their Run Around Ireland Challenge.
Junior Infants Run to Dublin Zoo Challenge
Junior Infants are enjoying their Run to Dublin Zoo Challenge.
Munster Rugby and Newport RFC primary school Rugby coaching.
Evan Cusack from Munster Rugby and Newport RFC taught the boys and girls in 5th and 6th class core Rugby skills today. The children learned Fundamental Movement Skills in the process. Well done to all involved.
