Author: JM

Here is our Active school committee. They do a fantastic job! They attend Active School meetings with Ms. Kelly and pass the information onto to their teacher and class regarding updates and new initiatives related to Active School’s.   An important role of the Active School Leader’s is to keep their class  physically active in […]

Here are children “Doing their Walking while they’re Talking”. Not only are they getting in their steps, but they are having a well deserved “Brain Break” from their academic studies.

In April, all classes took part in the Active Break Every day Challenge. Each class chose an active break daily which was either an exercise break, a walking break (laps of the yard) or a dance break. Each Teacher recorded which break they did daily on a chart. The children really enjoyed this challenge. It […]

We introduced circuits for Active Yard Breaks after Easter break. The children perform repetitions of the exercises outlined on each picture card before moving onto the next circuit.       Children playing Elastics at big break.   Elastics – Active Playground Break                Traditional Hopscotch – Active Playground […]

Active Lines – The Active Line Leaders keeping the lines physically active before their return to class   Our Active School Team has expanded over time to allow the Line Leaders to focus on this role.  Additional Active School Leaders have been taken on to organize, tidy and monitor P.E equipment along with staff members. […]

The HSE recommends that every child get 60 minutes of physical activity daily. The children at Naul N.S are achieving this most days during the school day. This does not include the 60 minutes designated to the weekly P.E Curriculum lessons.   We provide the children with plenty of opportunities for physical activity built into […]