We introduced our Active Homework Journals this week. While Active Homework is nothing new, our new Active Homework Journals are a great way for us to record our active homework activities. This resource has been developed to bring the children's Physical Education experience home. The PE Homework- Active Everyday activities are designed to complement the activities that the children are learning in school. Each night the children will have an activity sheet added to their Active Homework Journal. These activities are based on the 5 strands of the PE curriculum- Games, Athletics, Gymnastics, Dance and Outdoor and Adventure. A new activity sheet will be added to the Active Homework Journal each day.
​The Junior Room will complete Level 1 activities, the Middle Room will complete Level 2 activities and the Senior Room will complete Level 3 activities. If there is more than one child in the household, they can help each other with their PE homework! The activities can be completed inside or outside given the wonderful weather. All activities can be completed individually by the child, or they can be adapted to include family members, neighbours or friends. Don’t forget to warm-up using one or two of the Warm-Up Activities bank at the back of the journal. 😊
We are looking forward to seeing all your lovely pictures!
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The Active School Flag Committee has been running active school lines. When the bell goes at lunchtime, the children space out in their lines and wait for the ASF Committee leaders to call out the activity and instructions. It is a great way for the children to get some extra physical activity done before returning to class. It is also a great way to practice fundamental movements ☺

The Active School Committee conducted a survey of the whole school to find out what clubs the children of Greaghrahan N. S.  are members of.  It was lovely to see such a variety of clubs mentioned, especially in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. As you can see, Gaelic was the most popular. 

In Greaghrahan N. S. we have had Musical Mondays since we began our Active School Flag Journey back in 2018. The music has been such a hit that the Active School Committee has decided that we should introduce an extra 2 days of music in the yard- Wonderful Wednesdays and Feel Good Fridays! Having music outside instantly lifts everybody's mood-children and staff alike. We have enjoyed learning how to do the Macarena!

A big thank you to our colleague Karen who offered to run an after-school workshop. Karen has 20 years experience in playing football and coaching u12 and u14 with her local club. She has her fundamentals Coaching cert and Level 1 GAA coaching cert. She was the perfect person to share her knowledge and expertise. Her personal knowledge coupled with the PSSI Games lesson plans really helped us to improve our teaching skills. We were eager to improve our football skills as the boys and girls entered the Cumann na mBunscol Gaelic football tournament so we have a lot of practicing to do!
March 2023

Thank you to the TY students from St Mogues College in Bawnboy who visited the school as part of the Irish initiative to teach the Senior Room Students some Irish Dancing. The students really enjoyed the session. 
​April 2023​

The Active School Committee had great fun organising and managing an Easter Egg Hunt for the whole school. Thank you to the senior committee members who helped to think up challenging clues for everybody. each class got the opportunity to complete the hunt separately. It was lovely to see the excellent teamwork to find all of the hidden eggs. Well done everybody!
​March 2023

The Active School committee set up a range of stations and the children participated in some physical activities which can help their physical well-being. ​