Scoil San Eoin Sponsored Halloween Cycle - 22nd Oct 2020

We had our annual Halloween sponsored cycle on Thursday 22nd Oct 2020. Even with COVID19 Guidelines and rules in place, the day went ahead safely and was a great success! 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 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. 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. All of the benefits of extra cycling during lockdown and extra exercise programmes completed in school such as GAA/Hurling and rugby could really be seen across all classes and showed that we truly are an active school!!

Afterwards the children got to enjoy some well deserved treats and refreshments back at the school.

Thank you to all that sponsored the pupils and helped out on the day.

Cards are still being received but as soon as we have a total we will notify parents and post on our website. Again thank you, funds raised will towards much needed items for the school.

Well done all!

#Feel Good Friday on our Active School Walkway!!

Some wonderfully spooky creatures took to our Active School Walkway last week to complete their Daily Mile challenge

Putting our Active School Walkway to good use for our Run a Day challenge!

After the recent launch of our Active School Walkway we decided to put it good use and complete our daily mile. Well done everyone for completing the challenge so enthusiastically every day regardless of the weather.

October in the Senior Room

October was another busy and active month in the Senior Room.

• English - we looked at Explanation Writing and completed brilliant Halloween themed pieces. We also learned a spooky poem and Ms Greene read The Widows Broom story to us. We read the A-Z of Monsters and about the peculiar happenings at 43 Old Cemetery Rd.

• Gaeilge - we completed the theme of Mé Féin and we have learned so much about Mé Féin and An Scoil that we were able to write brilliant profile pieces on ourselves.

• SPHE/Religion - We began our Weaving Wellbeing Programme and found out all about the positive benefits of Wellbeing and Mindfulness. As October is the month of the Rosary we looked at the history of the Rosary and how and when to say it.

• Maths Week - We were busy playing maths games, watching Maths Tv and surveying, tallying and recording on graphs on our chosen topic

• Geography - We learned more about our beautiful country, concentrating on the rivers and lakes

• Science - We did some fun slime and potion experiments with Ms Hedderman and also looked at how plants drink.

• PE - We completed our mile a day challenge and also our Halloween Fundraiser cycle. Some of us did great running/cycling in Cullen Park and some of us did a 7km look of Ballykane! That’s as well as playing basketball and football during lunch! Phew!

• Art - We completed some haunted Victorian houses which really look lovely in the hall.

• Then we finished up the month by having a Halloween dress up day with treats and some dancing

Have a look at some snapshots below!

Active School Noticeboard

Our active school noticeboard is once again on display in the school corridor with our calendar of activities for the year, our active slogan and also our fundamental movement skill of the month

European Sports Day at SSE - Friday 25th Sept 2020

We celebrated European Sports Day AT Scoil San Eoin on Friday 25.09.2020 and the children got to take part in different sports activities to mark the day!

Active Home Week (Scoil San Eoin) April 27th-May 3rd 2020 (Videos)

Following on from our last post regarding the fantastic success of Active Home Week we have added lots of videos below of the children (& their parents) completing different challenges & exercises for Active Home Week. A huge well done to everyone and thank you to all the parents for sending in the videos. We really enjoyed watching them.

Active Home Week (Scoil San Eoin) April 27th-May 3rd 2020

Active Home week was a resounding success in Scoil San Eoin. We are so proud of all of the pupils who took on the challenge with great energy and a positive attitude. This can be difficult to do in these times so a huge thank you to all the families who videoed, took pictures s and most importantly encouraged and joined in the fun! It was so nice for the staff to see the smiling faces of the pupils, as we miss them greatly. We were even happy to see that some exercise doubled up as a helpful job such as grass cutting and litter picking!!!Have a look at the beautiful photos below & all the wonderful videos on the next post, which not only show the pupils in action but also the beautiful surroundings of Redcross.

Last Active Week Challenge for Ms. Fitzgerald!

Ms. FItzgerald has been trying to practise her headstands! What have you been getting up to? Please send back your completed challenge charts we are looking forward to seeing all the great activities you have been doing all week!

Super Troopers May Day Challenge

Following on from their successful Easter Egg Hunt Super Troopers have a May Day Challenge for everyone happening this Saturday morning on their social media channels, a nice way to end Active Home Week. Visit www.supertroopers.ie for more information!

Ms Greene and boys do Exercise Hunt

Active Week - Ms. Fitzgerald Wednesday Challenge

Ms FItzgerald and her helper complete the Wednesday Challenge!

Ms Greene does Spell your Name Challenge for Active Home Week 2020

Active Home Week Challenge April 27th-May 3rd 2020

Dear Parents,

Please see below links and information for Active Home Week challenge running from April 27th to May 03rd 2020.

The idea of the #ActiveHomeWeek challenge is to:

• Encourage children to find NEW ways of being physically active that they ENJOY

• Raise awareness about the fact that children need at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day

•  To complete the challenge children have to find four different ways of being active every day making sure that this add up to 60 MINUTES, or more. Children are encouraged to try something NEW, have FUN with a family activity and to ENJOY the week!

 Please click on the following information document for parents which details all information about Active Home Week.

Please click on the attached document for ideas - word cloud

Please click on the attached document for your challenge chart which is editable

Please click on the attached document for your challenge chart - PDF

Reminder

Challenge charts need to be completed. Please also take some pictures and send them in to us to upload onto website.

Enjoy and have fun!

Thank You

Super Troopers - Lime Green Section Complete!

Well done to the pupils in the senior class who completed their Lime Green activities in the senior class. The pupils are also logging all of the fantastic activities they take part in during the week and at weekends with their families, such as walking, Gaelic, swimming, trampolining, hurling and marshal arts! Well done also to our Pupils of the Month Leah Keogh and Niamh Nolan

Active Breaks in the Junior Room

Along with completing our Super Troopers active homework we’ve also been taking active breaks in the classroom to keep us energised.

Super Troopers Superstars & Pupils of the Month - Feb 2020

Well done to the pupils from our senior room who received their certs and are Super troopers superstars at Green level.

Well done also to the Super Troopers Pupils of the Month. (As shown below)

3rd/4th Class Hurling Blitz - Friday 14th Feb 2020

Pupils from 3rd/4th class took part in a Cumann na mBunscoil Hurling blitz in Aughrim on Friday 14th Feb. They had a brilliant day and done the school so proud.

Thank you the parents 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

Grandparents Day 2020

Some more great pictures and videos from a very enjoyable Grandparents Day.

Below some of the senior pupils showed off their skills on their toys.

Thank you again to all the Grandparents who came to visit us at Scoil San Eoin.

Please show to any grandparents who would like to see them.

Thank You

Niamh showing off her skills to our Grandparents on her hoverboard!

Grandparents Day - Thursday 30th Jan

A huge thank you to all grandparents and parents who attended Grandparents Day in the school. The pupils loved having you in the school and spending time with you. Thank you also to the Parents Reps who provided teas,coffees and treats on the day. The pupils were delighted to show off some of the games they play in school, at home, and as part of their lessons . The very active and fun loving grandparents in the senior room took part in the 10@10 exercises showing the pupils that exercise is for any age!!. The grandparents also answered questions on their childhood and school days and some brought in mementos from that time to show to pupils. All grandparents , including those who could not attend, received a certificate and card from their grandchild outlining what they loved about them.

It was a very enjoyable day and it was clear from the cards and art activities that the pupils created and wrote, that their Grandparents are a much loved and important part of their lives.