Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Sport's Day 2018
We had a really fun sport's day in Avondale Forest Park this year. We began the day with some orienteering in the woods, the infants took part in a scavenger hunt. We then took part in co-operative games stations before finally having our races. Thank you to all the parents that helped out on the day and helped make it such a success. As always our sport's day is about taking part, working as a team and most importantly having fun and being active!
A Very Active First Term
We have started off the new school year on a very active note. We are lucky to have Noelly Cross from Leinster Rugby visiting our school every Monday to teach us some rugby skills. We hope to be able to take part in some blitzes this year.
We have also taken part in two athletics days in Avondale so far this year. The first was the cross country relay event and we are super proud of how the St. Saviour's athletes got on. We had two teams bring home medals! Well done to the 4th class girls team made up of Charlotte Doyle, Sophie Rhatigan, Isabel Barrett and Emma Byrne and the 6th class girls team made up of Isabel Doyle, Aoife Fitzgerald, Edie Lorinczi and Lucy Rhatigan. We had a great morning running and well done to everyone who took part.
The second athletics event of the year took part on the 16th of October. This event was a 3km trail run. All of the children from 3rd - 6th took part in this and completed it however they chose. Some ran, some jogged and some walked. It was a really super event that we are delighted to have been a part of. Again we were so proud to bring home some medals. Congratulations to Isabel Doyle (1st girl overall and 1st 6th class girl), Charlotte Doyle (1st 4th class girl), Emma Byrne (1st 3rd class girl), Isabel Barrett (3rd 3rd class girl), Luke Joynt (1st 5th class boy), Turlough Devitt (2nd 5th class boy) and Rhys Tuckett (2nd 3rd class boy). We were also delighted to bring home a plate awarded for the best overall girls. This was a very long and challenging run, well done to all who completed it!
Thank you to Wicklow Invitational Athletics who organise all the different events during the year.
Our infant classes have also started back at GAA with Catherine and we are looking forward to the rest of the school starting again soon.
5th and 6th class have been taking part in Pilates classes every Thursday with Zara Elkinson. They are really enjoying doing something a bit different for PE!
We are continuing with Walk On Wednesday this term for as long as the weather allows. We have been really lucky to have been able to do it every Wednesday so far! As with last year we have two groups walking to school, one from the RDA Hall and one from the Mill. Hopefully we will be able to walk on a few more Wednesday's after Halloween also.
We have also taken part in two athletics days in Avondale so far this year. The first was the cross country relay event and we are super proud of how the St. Saviour's athletes got on. We had two teams bring home medals! Well done to the 4th class girls team made up of Charlotte Doyle, Sophie Rhatigan, Isabel Barrett and Emma Byrne and the 6th class girls team made up of Isabel Doyle, Aoife Fitzgerald, Edie Lorinczi and Lucy Rhatigan. We had a great morning running and well done to everyone who took part.
The second athletics event of the year took part on the 16th of October. This event was a 3km trail run. All of the children from 3rd - 6th took part in this and completed it however they chose. Some ran, some jogged and some walked. It was a really super event that we are delighted to have been a part of. Again we were so proud to bring home some medals. Congratulations to Isabel Doyle (1st girl overall and 1st 6th class girl), Charlotte Doyle (1st 4th class girl), Emma Byrne (1st 3rd class girl), Isabel Barrett (3rd 3rd class girl), Luke Joynt (1st 5th class boy), Turlough Devitt (2nd 5th class boy) and Rhys Tuckett (2nd 3rd class boy). We were also delighted to bring home a plate awarded for the best overall girls. This was a very long and challenging run, well done to all who completed it!
Thank you to Wicklow Invitational Athletics who organise all the different events during the year.
Our infant classes have also started back at GAA with Catherine and we are looking forward to the rest of the school starting again soon.
5th and 6th class have been taking part in Pilates classes every Thursday with Zara Elkinson. They are really enjoying doing something a bit different for PE!
We are continuing with Walk On Wednesday this term for as long as the weather allows. We have been really lucky to have been able to do it every Wednesday so far! As with last year we have two groups walking to school, one from the RDA Hall and one from the Mill. Hopefully we will be able to walk on a few more Wednesday's after Halloween also.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
We had a very successful Seachtain na Gaeilge here in St. Saviour's! We did lots of lovely things like filming 'An Nuacht' and holding a Siopa Ispiní in the hall. One thing we try to do every year is teach a little Damhsa Gaelach. This year we decided that instead of just teaching it in each of classes, we would hold a school Ceilí! We are very lucky in St. Saviour's to have some pupils who are also very talented dancers. These pupils put on a showcase for us in the hall, demonstrating a brush dance and a reel. The whole school was really impressed with their dancing and loved that Molly in Junior Infants showed us some of her moves that has learnt since recently beginnings Irish Dancing lessons.
Senior Room Soccer Stars!
Well done to the boys and girls in 5th and 6th classes who recently took part in the FAI Primary School 5s Blitz. We have been lucky enough to have had Jim Barnes in for a number of weeks to work on the senior room's skills and to get them ready for the blitz.
Well done to both the girls and boys teams who took part and thank you to Jim for all his hard work in getting us ready!
Well done to both the girls and boys teams who took part and thank you to Jim for all his hard work in getting us ready!
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
Teacher vs. Students!
We had lots of fun taking part in National Fitness Day. In our school we know how important it is to keep fit, teachers and students alike! The theme of this years National Fitness Day was 'Take on the Teachers'! Each class competed against the teachers in a different activity and surprise, surprise... the children won! We really enjoyed National Fitness Day and the teachers are already in training for next years rematch!
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