Pupils from the 5th/6th class along with pupils from Barndarrig NS got to take part in a Cumann na mBunscoil GAA blitz in Aughrim on Friday 31st Jan. They had a brilliant day and done the school so proud.
Thank you to Laura and Cathy for taking the time to volunteer to drive the pupils to the blitz and provide supervision while they were there as without them, pupils would not have been able to take part.
Well done to all the boys and girls in 5th/6th Class!
Our pupils are currently taking part in Rugby sessions with coach Barney Hynes for the next 6 weeks. They are loving getting outside in the fresh air and getting active while having lots of fun.
Our senior room pupils getting active and having lots of fun taking part in our 10@10 Challenge…
All pupils are going to be taking part in the 10@10 challenge for the next few weeks. This is to encourage all pupils to get active while having fun for 10 minutes, every morning at 10 o’clock and to show them how a little exercise every day can make a big difference!
Exercises can be done in the classroom so it doesn’t matter what the weather’s like outside.
We are encouraging all parents/guardians to also take part at home when they can.
Keep an eye on our website for the next few weeks for our fun videos.
The Junior Room pupils have been taking part in dance classes on Wednesdays with Laura from Dance & Fitness and are really enjoying it. The children are getting lots of exercise and having great fun while doing it.
Pupils from the 3rd/4th class got to take part in a Cumann na mBunscoil hurling blitz in Aughrim on Friday 22nd Nov. They had a brilliant day and done the school so proud. It was so great that they got to take part and was a new experience for some of our pupils who hadn’t previously played.
Thank you to Cleo, Mandie and Laura for taking the time to volunteer to drive the pupils to the blitz and provide supervision while they were there as without them, pupils would not have been able to take part.
Well done to all the boys and girls in 3rd/4th class!
Pupils from the 3rd/4th class got to take part in a Cumann na mBunscoil GAA blitz in Aughrim on Friday 08th Nov. They had a brilliant day and done the school so proud. It was so great that they got to take part and was a new experience for some of our pupils who hadn’t previously played.
Thank you to Cleo, Doloras and Mandie for taking the time to volunteer to drive the pupils to the blitz and provide supervison while they were there as without them, pupils would not have been able to take part.
Well done to all the boys and girls in 3rd/4th class!
We had our first sponsored cycle on Thursday 24th Oct 2019. The skies were clear and the sun was shining to ensure that a great days cycling was had by all. Lots of brilliant parents came to help out on the day some cycled with the children, some parents, including our Parents Rep drove in front and behind to make sure the pupils and parents were safe, others helped the younger pupils navigate their way around Cullen Park and to and from the school, and other Parents Reps organised the very welcome refreshments at the end of the cycle. The boys and girls had a fantastic day both on the 7k route and in Cullen Pk and they were very proud of their achievement. It is a testament to the effort they have put in during the Cycle Right Programme and shows that we truly are and active school!! Thanks to all that sponsored the pupils and helped out on the day. Thanks to Claire Jenkinson who organised the Wicklow People to come and photograph the day and also sent in photos to the Wicklow Times. An amazing grand total of 1505.55 euro was raised in total. Well done all!!!
The senior room finished up their cycleright program today and all received certificates for taking part and finishing the program.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the program each week and the children are now armed with knowledge and skills on cycling.
Thank you to Graham and Ruth from all at Scoil San Eoin
Pupils from the 5/6th class got to take part in a Cumann na mBunscoil hurling blitz today in Aughrim. They had a brilliant day and done the school so proud. It was so great that they got to take part and was a new experience for some of our pupils who hadn’t previously played.
Thank you to Laura & Jill for taking the time to volunteer to drive the pupils to the blitz and provide supervison while they were there as without them, pupils would not have been able to take part.
Well done to all the boys and girls in 5th class!
All pupils from all classes will be commencing the Super Troopers programme today 09th October at Scoil San Eoin.
This is a Health Homework programme that teaches children about leading a healthy balanced lifestyle by focusing on physical activity, wellbeing and nutrition.
The programme encourages children to increase their activity levels by setting physical activity homework every night. The Health Homework Journals also contain wellbeing challenges, extra tips on looking after overall health, information on nutrition and healthy recipes helping children to be fit and healthy in mind and body.
Each pupil will receive the following today:
Super troopers 4 week challenge
A letter for each pupil’s parent/carer explaining in detail how Super Troopers work
This programme will also be part of the active flag and will go towards helping us gain our active flag at Scoil San Eoin this year.
We encourage all pupils and their families to participate in the programme.
There is a great section dedicated to parents on the website www.supertroopers.ie for lots of helpful tips and information.
Happy Exercising!!!
The senior room took part in European sports day and on the day completed lots of different sporting activities. We are encouraging children at Scoil San Eoin to be more active as part of our gaining our active flag.
Our pupils from the senior room will today be commencing a Cycle Right programme provided by certified instructors. The programme is being provided by a different course provider than last year but the purpose is for the pupils to build on and revise previous knowledge.Tutors do provide a small amount of bikes but encourage students to bring their own bikes/helmets for the duration of the course to ensure that they are familiar and comfortable with using their own bike on the road. All bikes can be stored in our school shelter for the course period from Monday 09th Sept. The programme will run for approx 8 weeks. The course cost will be 20.00 per pupil, 10.00 per pupil will be subsidized by the school using fundraising money, leaving the cost of 10.00 per pupil payable to the school office by Weds 25th Sep. See below further information on the course and the benefits etc.
What is Cycle Right?
CYCLE RIGHT is the National Standard for Cycle Training and provides practical cycle safety and skills training to promote competent and confident cyclists.
What are the Goals of Cycle Right?
To ensure best-practice cycle training is delivered across Ireland.
To provide participants with the skills needed to move as cyclists in complex, changing, road environments.
To train participants to apply dynamic thinking, assessing conditions and the environment on the road as they go through their journey.
What are the Benefits?
CYCLE RIGHT will offer those taking part the skills to cycle confidently on the road network, from novice to competent cyclists.
CYCLE RIGHT is delivered over three stages with participants gaining skills and knowledge on a phased basis, preparing them to cycle in increasingly complex road scenarios.
All CYCLE RIGHT training is delivered by registered trainers.
Training will be delivered to the CYCLE RIGHT programme with defined outcomes and according to trainee/trainer ratios which facilitate the learning process.
Ongoing quality assurance and annual trainer registration will be part of the CYCLE RIGHT process to ensure consistent quality in programme delivery.
CYCLE RIGHT offers a programme uniquely suited to the Irish environment, taking account of rural, suburban and urban conditions that are regularly encountered in close proximity.
Students completing the Sprocketrocket Cycling Course recently
Our students took part in Active Schools Week last week from 06-10th May.
Our aims for the week was to encourage the children to get more active, more often.
On Thursday we had dance classes with Laura Gannon from Lauras Health & Fitness - The children thoroughly enjoyed these classes and it was the definite highlight for the week.
On Friday we had GAA with Alison Shanley - Alison took the children in small groups throughout the whole day and ran through exercises, skills etc for GAA. The children also really enjoyed this and a huge thank you to Alison for taking the time out of her day to come to Scoil San Eoin to take part in Active Schools Week with the children.Overall the week was a great success, the children got lots of exercise and fresh air and learnt some new skills along the way.
Well done to everyone
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Next week is Active Schools Week from 08-10th May. Our aim is for Scoil San Eoin to receive our Active School Flag early next year. The Active School Flag (ASF) is awarded to schools that strive to achieve a physically educated and physically active school community.
Our aims for the week and afterwards is to encourage the children to get more active, more often.
As part of this we have arranged lots of activities for the children to take part in.
Weds 08th May - Clara Jenkinson will be here to do tug of war and boxercise.
Thurs 09th May - The children will be doing dance classes with Laura Gannon where they will be listening to music, dancing and the older pupils will be learning a dance routine.
Friday 10th - The children will have their gymnastic classes but we will also have Alison Shanley in to do some GAA with the children.
In preparation for Active Schools week, can all parents please ensure that the children:
are wearing comfortable clothing & footwear (If weather is good, children are allowed to wear PLAIN navy shorts (no football shorts or other shorts).
Have extra drinks with lunches
are wearing sunscreen if weather is warm
Thank You
Cumann na mBunscol held their annual skills competition in Annacurra on Friday 22nd March. Scoil San Eoin were given the opportunity to put 2 students forward for Hurling/GAA & Comagie.
Pupils were given skills sheets which they had to practice in the run up to the event and then on the day they were asked to preform these skills.
Well done to Jack Nolan (4th class) Daniel Jones (4th class) and Ronan Wynne (2nd class) who all represented the school in hurling and GAA.
Each of the boys done brilliantly during their skills test. Unfortunately on the day they didn’t make the final as numbers were very high but we are all very proud of you at Scoil San Eoin.
Well Done!
Congratulations Niamh and Leah. The active school committee decided to combine both your slogans together to make a fantastic slogan for our school ‘A Healthy Heart is a Healthy Start, Be Active Not Slaktive’. Well done everyone for great efforts in term one working towards our Active Flag.
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