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Active Schools Flag:
The school is
striving to achieve a physically educated and physically active school
community. With help from our teachers, students, parents and wider
community we hope that in 2018 our school will be recognised as an
official ‘Active School’. As always, when the school community puts its’
collective mind to something we can achieve great things. This will be
no different. So with everyone’s help, ideas and support, we expect to
be flying the Active School Flag with pride at the end of this school
year.
What is the Active School Flag?
The Active School
Flag (ASF) is awarded to schools that strive to achieve a physically
educated and physically active school community. The process aims to get
more schools, more active, more often. Schools must self-evaluate their
current provision across 3 areas: Physical Education, Physical Activity
and Partnerships. Schools must also organise an Active School Week.
Schools that can say ‘yes’ to all of the ASF success criteria will be
awarded with the active flag.
ASF is a
Department of Education and Skills initiative supported by Healthy
Ireland. To learn more about the Active School Flag Initiative, visit
their website
http://www.activeschoolflag.ie
Active Schools Week April 2023:
Active Schools week took place from
April 17th - 21st in Toonagh NS. It was a fantastic success and the
children really enjoyed it. You can see our weekly schedule
here.
There were specialist guest coaches
in every day including Clare Footballer Cian O’Dea who spoke about
healthy lifestyle and nutrition to the children and Laoise Hoey who did
Zumba with the classes. The children took part in many other healthy
activities including a run around Ireland activity daily and our annual
Toonagh Mile run! You can see photos of the week’s events on our school
Instagram page. Thank you to Mr. Eustace and the teachers for organising
a great week for the children. We are very proud to be a designated
Active School and to have our Active Flag flying outside our school
Active Schools Week April 2022:
Active Schools
Week 2022 took place from April 5th - 9th. There
was a variety of fun activities organised for all pupils in the
school (see weekly schedule
here).
There was many specialist guest
coaches in every day including Ezra Guilfoyle from Ireland’s Fittest
Families fame who did Yoga with the children and Limerick Eagles
Basketball player Vadji Dosso who did basketball coaching with the
children. The children took part in many other healthy activities
including a run around Ireland activity daily and our annual Toonagh
Mile run! You can see photos of the week’s events on our school Twitter
page or on our website in the news section which has our Twitter feed.
Thank you to Mr. Eustace and the teachers for organising a great week
for the children. We are very proud to be a designated Active School and
to have our Active Flag flying outside our school.
We are currently working on year 1
renewal of our Active School Flag. Our ‘walking and talking’ in the class bubbles in
designated areas takes place before school starts each morning. The children are
enjoying this wellbeing and exercise activity in a safe environment.
Active Schools Week May 2021:
We participated in Active Schools
Week 2021 from May 4th - 7th. There
was a variety of fun activities organised for all pupils in the
school (see weekly schedule
here).
Active Schools Week was a fantastic
success and the children really enjoyed it. The children took part in
many healthy activities including nature trails, relay races such as
hoola hoop racing and wiggle worm racing! soccer penalty pandemonium
with the principal being the goalkeeper! basketball, hurling, camogie
and a run around Ireland activity daily! Thank you to the teachers for
organising a great week for the children.
We are currently working on the
renewal of our Active School Flag. Another healthy initiative we have
introduced this term is ‘walking and talking’ in the class bubbles in
designated areas before school starts each morning. The children are
enjoying this wellbeing and exercise activity in a safe environment.
You can see photos of the week’s events on our school
Twitter page or on our website in the news section which has our Twitter
feed.
Active Schools Week 2018:
We will be participating in Active
Schools Week 2018 from Monday, April 23rd to Friday, April 27th. There
will be a variety of fun activities organised for all pupils in the
school (see weekly schedule below).
Monday:
Members of the Guilfoyle family
(Ireland’s Fittest Family contestants) will run a fitness bootcamp from
12:30p.m.
Tuesday:
Clare Sports Partnership will
provide a fun day of sport in the school. This full day of activity was
won by the school as a result of our participation in the Clare Active
Homework Challenge.
Our weekly G.A.A. Training with Ann
McMahon will continue as usual for all classes on this day.
Wednesday:
Magda will return at 10a.m. for a
‘top-up’ gymnastics session for all classes. In the afternoon, John
McCarthy (Lahinch Surf School) will run a surfing workshop with pupils
in the senior classes.
Thursday:
Thursday will be ‘Jersey Day’. On
this day, pupils will wear their club or county jerseys. Children can
choose to wear their club colours if they do not have a jersey.
All children will also participate
in a Zumba & Zumba Pound workshop.
Friday:
The Míle an Tamhnaigh will take
place on Friday morning. This has been a tradition in the school for
many years where all pupils in the school, run/jog/walk a mile. All
pupils are asked to bring €2, which is donated to the Toonagh Hall
Committee as a gesture for their support in providing the school with
such a fabulous facility.
Pupils from 3rd-6th will continue
with their swimming lessons.
Daily Activities:
• We will continue with our ‘talking
while we walk’ in the mornings from 9:10a.m. – 9:20a.m.
• There will be a variety of P.E.
equipment made available to pupils to use at break/lunch times.
• A daily ‘disco’ will take place at
break and lunch times.
For the duration of the week, pupils
will wear their school tracksuit.
I would like to thank our Active
Schools co-ordinator (Ms. Barry) for putting together such an exciting
line-up for the Active Schools Week. I would also like to thank our
Parents’ Association who are sponsoring many of the activities
throughout the week. Finally, I would like to thank our Active Schools
Committee, who will help out with the above activities throughout the
week. The pupils in 6th Class have volunteered to form the committee
this year and have been exceptional in this role since the beginning of
the school year.
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