Skip n Rope
Following our successful skipping workshop last year with Skip n Rope we have been given access to some tutorial videos for this school closure. The children all thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and skipping is one of the most popular activities at break time. This is a great opportunity to brush up on your skipping and practise a new skill!
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UChv0GUoeif1tHONdgg_bthQ?view_as=subscriber
GAA resumes
We are delighted to have GAA coach Darren Hayden return to Scoil San Eoin to coach all classes for the coming weeks. Fingers crossed for some dry weather to ensure we can make the most of this great opportunity.
PE Equipment
An end of term sort and tidy of our PE equipment. The children get so much use out of this sports equipment at break times and we have been lucky the weather has been kind to us this term to allow us get our daily exercise and fresh air.
Daily Mile Flag raised
Following our completion of the Daily Mile challenge we were delighted to receive a nice surprise of the colorful flag in the post. It is now flying proudly on our flag poles at the front of the school!
Active Breaks Challenge Complete!!
We always feel best and work our hardest when we take some movement breaks in the classroom. Thanks to Zoe Patterson from FYI dance studio who has provided us with some great tutorials remotely which we were able to utilise for active breaks. Zoe has taught us how important it is to exercise our bodies in order to keep our minds healthy and strong and more able to concentrate on our school work. Of course we still love some gonoodle and runs on our active walkway also.
Christmas in the Junior Room
It has been a lovely month leading up to Christmas in the Junior Room. We are very proud of all the work the children have covered this term so we had lots of nice activities throughout the month to get us all excited for Christmas.
Our theme this month was Winter and of course Christmas with some lovely artwork completed on these themes. The children learned all about the Arctic and Antarctic in SESE looking at the climate and animals who live there. We even compared the height of an Emperor Penguin to some children in the class!! We also learned all about the expeditions undertaken by the famous explorer Tom Crean. While learning about Winter we decided to help the birds which arrive to the trees outside our window by making bird feeders from scratch…..we had mixed success with this experiment-but that’s what’s it’s all about!! Well done to 1st and 2nd class who completed and presented projects on Christmas around the world, a great variety of countries were chosen so it made for interesting listening.
Thanks to Dolores and her craft expertise we made some lovely Santa’s from recycled plastic bottles and also the fabulous flower arrangements which I’m sure are filling your homes with lovely Christmas smells. The children remained active as always in December continuing our run a day where possible, recommencing GAA training and active breaks in the classroom with a festive twist.
We practised really hard to learn some Christmas songs and poems in English and Gaeilge. The children gave a great performance of these in the classroom and we hope you enjoyed watching on SeeSaw.
Have a very Happy Christmas and we look forward to listening to all your santa stories in the New Year.
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!