Active School Week 21st - 25th June 2021
We had a great start to our Active School Week on Monday in the warm, sunny weather! 3rd Classes had lots of fun activities to take part in for their Sport's Day, 4th Classes enjoyed a nature walk and a trip to the playground. 5th Classes participated in Athletics races which was organised by Mr. Barnes. A huge thank you to Olivia Markey from "Liv Fit" who did dance, fitness sessions with some of our classes.
Olivia Markey - "Liv Fit"
Active Lines - Whole School
Tuesday 22nd June #ASW2021
It was another action-packed day again in St. Paul's for ASW! 3rd Classes went on their nature walk and had a great time at the playground. 4th Classes had their Sports Day all day, 5th Classes had fun with the inflatable games from "SuperBounce" and some of the 6th Classes went on their daytrip to Oldbridge House. Mr. Kettle did another great job of Active Lines during small break and lead the "Macerena" dance with all the children. Our speaker is being put to great use during ASW, thanks to Active School Flag and Healthy Ireland !
Trip to the Playground - 3rd Classes
Oldbridge House Tour - 6th Classes
Macarena - Whole School Dance
Sports Day - 4th Class
Wednesday 23rd June #ASW2021
The rain didn't deter our staff and pupils from having an active day of activities! We had our WOW day and it was great seeing so many pupils walking to school! 3rd Classes took part in Athletics races organised by Mr. Barnes. 6th Classes had their Sports Day and had alot of fun taking part in the egg and spoon race, sack race, wheelbarrow race and three legged race! Damien Mc Kenna from the Holy Family Boxing Club carried out fitness circuits with 5th Class pupils and Kevin from Aura Drogheda Leisure Centre did fitness activities with 4th and 5th class pupils.
WOW DAY
Athletics Races - 3rd Class
An Dreoilín Whole School Dance
Holy Family Boxing Club - Damien Mc Kenna
Aura Drogheda Leisure Centre
Thursday 24th June #ASW2021
Day 4 of ASW in St. Paul's was a busy day for all the classes. Activities included: basketball with our coach Sherman, Inflatable games, Sports Day for the 5th classes, trip to Oldbridge, visit to the playground, athletics races and whole school dances in the yard. As it was Jersey Day, the children got to wear their favourite jersey! What an action packed day for our pupils!
Jersey Day!
Basketball
Oldbridge - 6th Classes
Playground Fun
Friday 25th June #ASW2021
We had a great end to our Active School Week with a "Bling your Bike" Day! It was great seeing so many pupils being creative with their bikes and scooters! There was alot of creativity, colour and bling to be seen on the yard! All the children got a chance to parade their bikes around the yard with prizes being given out to each of the class groups. A huge thank you to Ms. McAuley for organising it. Friday was also a chance to hold our Athletics presentation with medals being given to the pupils who came 1st and 2nd in each class and also a plaque for the fastest girl and boy in each year group. A massive thank you to Mr. Barnes for carrying out the Athletics races throughout the week! Active School Week finally ended with a whole school dance - the "ChaCha Slide" on the yard. Well done to Mr. Kettle for leading the dances all week in the yard! What an action packed and fun ASW it has been in St. Paul's!
Bling your Bike Day!
Athletics Presentation
Cha Cha Slide Dance
Active School Week 8th - 12th April 2019
Monday the 8th of April was the beginning of our Active School Week in St. Paul's. The third classes kicked it off with an outdoor nature walk to the park, the fourth classes participated in a Gaelic Blitz, the fifth classes had active fun doing Athletics and games whilst the sixths played basketball. Thomas McCague a local powerlifter and past pupil also visited our school to give a talk to the fifth and sixth Classes. It was an eventful start to our Active School Week!
Our third classes went on an active walk to the park with their class teachers and resource teachers! The children had a lot of fun in the playground!
Well done to all the fourth class children for taking part in the Gaelic blitz in St. Nicholas's G.A.A grounds. A big thank you to Fintan our coach for having us and also providing the children with a healthy snack afterwards!
A huge thank you to two of our parents - Pamela and Grainne, for doing athletics and team games with the fifth classes! They had great fun!
The fifth and sixth classes also had the chance to listen to Drogheda native "Thomas McCague" on Monday. Thomas's story of how his career in weightlifting began was truly inspirational. Thomas has travelled all around the world competing in powerlifting competitions. The active agents got the opportunity to spend a little more time with Thomas to ask him more questions and get their picture taken with him. It was an absolute pleasure and privilege for both staff and pupils to listen to Thomas's motivational and uplifting talk. A massive thank you for visiting our school and inspiring us to reach our full potential!
As part of Active School Week, the children were given 'physical activity' homework. The children really enjoyed trying out lots of different physical tasks rather than their normal written homework!
Tuesday kicked off with a Gaelic Blitz for fifth class in the local St. Nicholas's pitch. All of the fifth class children were divided into teams and played Gaelic matches against each other. This was the first time for some children to play in a Gaelic match. Everyone tried their best and had great fun!
After a misty start, sixth class set off on their walking adventure to Old bridge, the site where the Battle of the Boyne took place in 1690. They visited the tourist centre and even managed to fit in some soccer and lunch before returning to school. Both teachers and students really enjoyed themselves and were ready for a few extra hours of sleep that night!
After a misty start, sixth class set off on their walking adventure to Old bridge, the site where the Battle of the Boyne took place in 1690. They visited the tourist centre and even managed to fit in some soccer and lunch before returning to school. Both teachers and students really enjoyed themselves and were ready for a few extra hours of sleep that night!
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Meanwhile back in St. Pauls, third and fourth class had gymnastics lessons with Carolanne Tighe. The children practiced lots of different poses which included; the tree and down dog pose, forward rolls, cartwheels and handstands. Everyone had great fun!
WEDNESDAY was another action packed day beginning with the sixths taking on some of the teachers in a penalty shoot out in St. Nicholas's G.A.A. grounds. There was great determination from the children to beat the teachers and some super goals were scored! The active agents worked really hard recording the scores of the classes also!
Back in school, the thirds and fourths received a visit from Damien McKenna from the "Holy Family Boxing Club". Damien (a local fireman) boxed competitively and has travelled all around the world representing Ireland. Damien put the children and teachers through their paces in a high energetic circuit session. The children had a lot of fun doing the various exercises! A huge thanks to Damien for providing his expertise and knowledge to us. We hope you visit again soon!!
In the afternoon, Olivia Markey a past pupil and fitness instructor came to talk to the sixth classes. She spoke to the children about the importance of being active and demonstrated some exercises using gym equipment. Olivia also led the children through a dance routine! A big thanks to Olivia for visiting St. Paul's!
On a bright and sunny Thursday morning, the third classes got the ball rolling with an Easter egg hunt! There were lots of excited faces to be seen in the lead up to the hunt! The children had an eggcellent time searching for the eggs! Thanks to our wonderful parents - Pamela, Gráinne and Cora for organising the event!
The fourth classes took part in basketball with our wonderful basketball coach Sherman Hall. Some of the classes even got to enjoy basketball outside in the yard in the lovely sunny weather! We are so lucky to have Sherman in our school coaching basketball every week to all the classes!!
The fifth classes spent their Thursday getting active by dancing to some very lively music! Caroline Campbell a dance instructor has been teaching the fifth classes dancing over the past few weeks. The children really enjoyed learning some new dance moves and even a bit of flossing was done too! Thank you Caroline for visiting our school and teaching the children Irish dancing with a modern twist!!
Back outside in the baking sun, the sixth classes competed against each other in a tug of war battle! The classes were split into teams and each team got to compete with other classes! There was a lot of shouting, cheering and encouragement from children and teachers! Great fun was had by all, and some sore hands also along the way!! A big thank you to Mr. O' Connell and Mr. Farrelly for organising the fun event!!
Friday was JERSEY DAY at St. Pauls! Lots of children and staff wore their favourite county and team colours.
Everyone looked extra sporty!!
Everyone looked extra sporty!!
Active School Week ended with a whole school Dance “An Dreoilín”. All the children and teachers had been practicing this dance over the last two weeks. Kane, one of our third class Active Agents thanked all the children for their fantastic co-operation and willingness to get involved. He also thanked all the teachers for making all the different activities possible. It was a fantastic way to start our Easter Holidays!!
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