Active Schools: Partnership
17/5/19: Second Class ( Ms.Crowley ) , Second Class ( Ms.Dowling ) and Third class had a really enjoyable morning in the park. It was World Orienteering Day and lots of schools were invited to participate in a specially created course in the People's Park. Andrew Cox from Orienteering Ireland organised the event and all the girls had great fun working in pairs to complete the course in the fastest time possible. There was great competition amongst the girls and they were eager to complete the course as fast as possible.We look forward to doing lots more orienteering in the future.
15/5/19:Well done to both our fourth classes who are very busy practicing their skipping on a daily basis for their upcoming Skipathon. Each girl will raise sponsorship money which will be given to Bothar, a charity which sends animals to Africa to help poor communities . The girls hope to raise enough money to send a goat and some hens to Africa .
12/4/19: Huge thanks to St Anne’s Tennis Club for the use of their facilities.
Second class having been enjoying tennis there this week .
10/4/19:We are delighted with our Walking Route Signs which arrived today! The signs map our walking routes around the school grounds and in the locality . We have two mapped circuits of the school yard, our Walk in Friday route around the block and our Walking Bus route from Aldi on the Dunmore Road . We are very grateful to the Irish Heart Foundation for providing the signs .
10/4/19: Well done to the girls who took part in the Ferrybank Athletic Club Open Event in the R.S.C last Sunday.Lots of medals were won and a great day was had by all.
10/4/19: Great news we have now filled our third Aldi rugby poster. The date for collecting stickers has now passed. Fingers crossed we might be lucky in the draw and win some funding for P.E equipment for our school. Thank you to everyone who brought in stickers over the last few weeks.
4/4/19: Thanks to everybody who has brought in stickers for the Aldi poster. We are now on to our third poster and already it is over half way full. Friday is the last day for collecting stickers so if you have any lying around at home make sure to bring them so we can fill poster number three.Thank you.
26/3/19: Fifth class, fourth class- Ms.Butler and second class Ms.Dowling began their three week block of Gaelic Football coaching today. The girls really enjoyed learning some new skills.
26/3/19: Spring was really in the air this morning as the girls from Ms. Crowley's second class began their tennis lessons with Emma from St. Anne's Tennis Club.The girls will have 45 minutes sessions for the next four weeks building on the skills developed last year. Third class, first class and Ms. Dowling's second class will also have four sessions this term and fourth, fifth and sixth class will begin their lessons after the Easter holidays.As you can tell from the photos below the girls really enjoyed getting out in the fresh air and glorious sunshine whilst having lots of fun.
22/3/19: Well done everybody. We've filled our second Aldi Rugby Poster.
Can we get one more completed before the deadline?
6/3/19: Our Active Schools Committee has a very busy morning on Wednesday March 6th when Tara Curran from the IHF visited the school to lead the committee in mapping out and measuring all the routes that we use regularly on our school walks.
The committee mapped and measured two routes around the school yard and two outside school routes that we use on a weekly basis- our Walk On Friday (WOF) whole school walk around the block and also our Walk on Wednesday (WOW) walking school bus route from Aldi on the Dunmore Road to school.
We are looking forward to displaying outdoor signs with these routes mapped and measured in the next few weeks.
1/3/19:Well done to everyone .... .our first entry is complete !
We are starting collecting for our second entry now .... please continue to send in your Aldi Rugby Stickers
25/2/19: Today Ms. Fitzgerald and Ms. Dowling attended an after school course focusing on gymnastics given by Waterford Schools Partnership. They found the course very beneficial and alongside the upskilling they have received from Waterford Gymnastics they feel confident and fully equipped to implement gymnastics as part of the P.E curriculum.
20/2/19:The class teachers in the school were delighted to link with a research project by a PHD student in Athlone IT who is researching Teaching PE in Primary Schools. The in depth survey was completed by all class teachers in the school and we are looking forward to reading the findings of the research in due course.
20/2/19: The school is taking part in the Aldi competition where we have to collect three hundred stickers to complete the poster as seen below. Each time you spend €30 you will receive a sticker. When we have the poster completed we will then send it away .We will be entered into a draw to win €50,000 which we would love to spend on new P.E equipment and for various activities connected to our P.E and Active Flag initiatives.So please bring in any stickers you may receive whilst doing your weekly shop and help us get that poster filled up. You never know we may even fill two ! Thank you to the parents and the girls for collecting the stickers. It's great to see such enthusiasm for the competition.
13/2/19
Thanks to the HSE for providing an inspiring Full Day Course on 'Physical Activity A Whole School Approach' attended by Mrs Golden and Ms Ms Hartery on February 13th. This inspiring day featured fabulous resources on Active Playgrounds, A Whole School Approach to Walking and Getting Active in the Classroom. Mrs Golden and Ms Hartery plan to share their new learning in the near future with the rest of the staff during a Croke Park Hour and we are all looking forward to implementing some the ideas in the new resources throughout each school day.
8/2/19:St John of God N.S in association with Athletics Ireland and Waterford Sports Partnership are delighted to engage in the Daily Mile. This is an exciting new initiative and is simply a matter of walking or running a mile every day. The Daily Mile is supported by senior representatives across health, education and sport who all agree that every child should have the opportunity to do The Daily Mile. The Daily Mile is free, simple and children love it. February 1st, the start of Spring will see the start of The Daily Mile in our school which will run for the month of February and beyond.
The impact of The Daily Mile is huge.
* Reduces anxiety, stress and children are happier.
* Fitness and energy levels are improved.
* Greater concentration is evident in class.
* Health outcomes are improved with benefits to muscle bone density, joints and cardiovascular health.
* Classes experience the pleasure of being outdoors in all weather and engage with nature and the seasons.
* The daily Mile helps children towards achieving a healthy weight.
* Helps to build confidence and elf esteem- all children succeed at The Daily Mile because it is non-competitive and fully inclusive.
* Children with SEN and ASN feel the benefits of regular participation.
* As a social activity, it can improve existing relationships and reduce isolation.
* Children bring the benefits home, often eating and sleeping better and encouraging active family life.
* Develops greater resilience and determination, and promotes the idea of self-care.
The impact of The Daily Mile is huge.
* Reduces anxiety, stress and children are happier.
* Fitness and energy levels are improved.
* Greater concentration is evident in class.
* Health outcomes are improved with benefits to muscle bone density, joints and cardiovascular health.
* Classes experience the pleasure of being outdoors in all weather and engage with nature and the seasons.
* The daily Mile helps children towards achieving a healthy weight.
* Helps to build confidence and elf esteem- all children succeed at The Daily Mile because it is non-competitive and fully inclusive.
* Children with SEN and ASN feel the benefits of regular participation.
* As a social activity, it can improve existing relationships and reduce isolation.
* Children bring the benefits home, often eating and sleeping better and encouraging active family life.
* Develops greater resilience and determination, and promotes the idea of self-care.
5/2/19:Congratulations to all our girls who competed with Ferrybank Athletic Club at the recent Munster Indoor Relays in Nenagh on January 20th 2019. The girls had a great day and all ran well against very tough opposition from all over Munster. Special congratulations to Orla, Soirse and Isabella who were on the ferrybank AC u 10 team who placed third overall. Maith sigh go léir !
24/1/19: Junior Infants, Second Class ( Ms.Crowley) , Third Class, Fourth Class ( Mrs. Hanrahan) and Sixth Class have started their four week block of gymnastics with Waterford Gymnastics Club. The remaining classes will have their turn after this first session concludes. Gymnastics is an area we are prioritising this year as part of our Active Flag renewal. The teachers are delighted with this opportunity to up skill in the area of gymnastics and look forward to putting these new skills and techniques into practice in future lessons.Thanks to the Parents Association who have funded the lessons for all girls in the school.
24/1/19: Junior Infants, Second Class ( Ms.Crowley) , Third Class, Fourth Class ( Mrs. Hanrahan) and Sixth Class have started their four week block of gymnastics with Waterford Gymnastics Club. The remaining classes will have their turn after this first session concludes. Gymnastics is an area we are prioritising this year as part of our Active Flag renewal. The teachers are delighted with this opportunity to up skill in the area of gymnastics and look forward to putting these new skills and techniques into practice in future lessons.Thanks to the Parents Association who have funded the lessons for all girls in the school.
19/10/18:If she can’t see it , she can’t be it . #20x20
St John of God NS is delighted to support the national #20x20 initiative which aims to increase female participation in sport by 20% by 2020.
Our students are members of 32 different sports clubs in Waterford . The girls have outlined details of each club’s activities, location, cost and training times in the big Love My Club display in the school.
Hopefully more girls will try out some of the wonderful activities offered at these amazing clubs .
17/9/18:We are delighted to partner once again with Waterford Hockey Club for hockey lessons for our girls . Shirley Moore is pictured here on week two of the hockey lessons with Ms O’ Connell and first class . All classes from 1st to 6th class will be involved in the programme again this year .
17/9/18:Our school actively promotes a healthy lifestyle. We have a healthy lunch policy in operation in all classes . We are delighted to link with the HSE in promoting this important lifestyle choice. Senior infants are pictured here with their Healthy Lunch Booklet compliments of the HSE. All classes participated in an educational session on healthy lunches in September this year and we are looking forward to benefitting from Heathy Lunches going forward .
