ACTIVE SCHOOLS FLAG 2024-2026
We are currently working towards our Active School Flag. Our primary aim is to encourage our pupils to be more active, with particular emphasis on participation, inclusion and fun! Over the course of the year, we will be partaking in a number of fun active challenges and initiatives. Our Active School slogan is "Walk or run, just have some fun!" Keep an eye on this page for our latest Active Flag news!
Physical Education
Gymnastics
Thanks very much to Jessica and Niall from Cool School for teaching us gymnastics in November and December 2024! We practiced our tumbles, cartwheel and even the splits!
Thanks very much to Jessica and Niall from Cool School for teaching us gymnastics in November and December 2024! We practiced our tumbles, cartwheel and even the splits!
Irish Dancing
Thanks very much to Carmel Lawrence for teaching our pupils Irish Dancing as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge March 2025
Thanks very much to Carmel Lawrence for teaching our pupils Irish Dancing as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge March 2025
Irish dancing with Ms Lawrence
Both classes enjoyed weekly Irish dancing lessons with Ms Lawrence for six week from November to December 2026
PE Active flag focus
For the 2025 to 2026 school year , we decided to place additional emphasis on the games strand of the PE curriculum. On Friday afternoons, both classes have being improving their fundamental movement skills including running, jumping, throwing and catching through fun games and football matches! We are very lucky to have inter-county football player Ms Howard leading the session but all staff members like to join in!
Physical activity
Active schools student committee
Many thanks to our active schools committee for all of their help with organising and facilitating our Active flag activities. We decided to nominate 2 pupils from 3rd, 4th and 5th class to represent as well as all the 6th class pupils. Specific examples of our active school committee responsibilities include;
- Keeping tallies of our Skip around Europe and Skip around the World Challenges and recording the results on our Active Flag notice board
- Team captains for our Sports Day and Crazy Golf Takeover
- Organising our annual splash day- filling up water balloons, planning and running water obstacle course, organising clean up for afterwarsd
- Organising Sports equipment for break times as well as once a term clean up of PE storage room.
- Tallying results for our "What Clubs are we in"? survey and creating the corresponding bar chart
- Organising playground games for younger pupils as playground leaders.
Cross Country
Ms Hogan's class took part in cross country competitions in Carrick on Suir and Clonmel in September and October 2024! We ran laps with Mr. Looram every day big lunch for several weeks in preparation and were fit as fiddles for the races! We all had a great time!
Ms Hogan's class took part in cross country competitions in Carrick on Suir and Clonmel in September and October 2024! We ran laps with Mr. Looram every day big lunch for several weeks in preparation and were fit as fiddles for the races! We all had a great time!
Active Breaks Challenge November- December 2024
For 4 weeks , each classroom tried a new active break activity every day! The pupils loved the opportunity to get up and move and felt far more focused and refreshed as a result!
For 4 weeks , each classroom tried a new active break activity every day! The pupils loved the opportunity to get up and move and felt far more focused and refreshed as a result!
Valentines Day Dancing 2025
As part of our Valentines Day 2025 show, the children prepared a dancing routine to perform for their families and friends. Special thanks to Gillian for helping prepare a fantastic performance!
As part of our Valentines Day 2025 show, the children prepared a dancing routine to perform for their families and friends. Special thanks to Gillian for helping prepare a fantastic performance!
Easter Scavenger hunt and dance off!
The children managed to find all the hidden easter eggs as part of our 2025 Easter Scavenger hunt. To celebrate, we held an Easter Bonnet parade and dance off, with Ms Murphy leading the way!
Skip around Europe Challenge!
From 31st March to 9th May 2025, we participated in the Skip around Europe challenge! Over 4 weeks, the entire school skipped every day for 5-10 minutes after lunch! With 1 skip = 1 kilometer, we averaged an amazing 2000km each day! We picked a new European destination each week and worked out that we successfully circumnavigated the globe! Thank you to Active Flag for sending us the skipping ropes used for this challenge!
From 31st March to 9th May 2025, we participated in the Skip around Europe challenge! Over 4 weeks, the entire school skipped every day for 5-10 minutes after lunch! With 1 skip = 1 kilometer, we averaged an amazing 2000km each day! We picked a new European destination each week and worked out that we successfully circumnavigated the globe! Thank you to Active Flag for sending us the skipping ropes used for this challenge!
Cross Country Thurles AC 24th September 2025
Great day out for all with our daily 10 minute run paying huge dividends!
Great day out for all with our daily 10 minute run paying huge dividends!
Comeragh College Cross country 29th September 2025
Cross country season in full swing with another outing for Killurney NS!
Cross country season in full swing with another outing for Killurney NS!
Skip around the World Challenge
Our school completed the Skip around the World Challenge! We managed to skip 65000 skips (rounded up) over a three week period, which brings us just shy of Niagra falls, not bad for a small country school! As part of the challenges we skipped past some of the word's most famous landmarks including Victoria falls and the Great Wall of China! Many thanks to Active schools for providing the skpping ropes used for the challenge! Our active schools committee was central to the process and organised additional bonus challenges including frog skipping and skipping an entire lap around the Active school walkway!
Seachtain Na Gaeilge 2026 Céilí
The entire school took part in an online Céilí as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge! We listened to Irish piseogs while recovering in-between dancing sets! Afterwards, Ms Carroll taught the entire school the Dreolin dance, teachers and all!
Active School Weeks
active school week June 2025
For our 2025 Active School Week, we organised a variety of fun and engaging activities to get all pupils moving! During the course of the week, the children rotated between different stations, including tug of war, foot golf and charades. One of the most exciting moments was the Teachers vs. Students penalty shootout, which brought great energy and laughter across the school. We also gave children the opportunity to choose their favourites activities, which included skipping and hot seat basketball! We went for our annual forest walk where we built forts and when we came back we had a huge water fight! The week concluded with our much-anticipated Sports Day, a fantastic celebration of activity, teamwork, and school spirit.
Active Schools Fortnight 2026
We have a very busy schedule this fortnight! Highlights include Yoga mornings, GAA training, Hot Seat basketball, Sports day and a trip to Dunmore East adventure centre!. We also registered for the Crazy Golf takeover - thank you to Active Schools Ireland for sending on equipment! Finally, our flagship event was our sponsored walk up the woods! (See partnership section). Finally, we finished up with a water obstacle course and water balloon fight orgainsed by Active School committee!
partnerships
Inter schools football matches
Killurney NS vs Killusty NS 18th November 2025
Parents Association Sponsored Walk June 2026- in collaboration with local businesses and Mountain Rescue
Many thanks to our wonderful Parents Association for organising a Sponsored walk up the woods as the coup de gras of our Active Schools fortnight 2026! We would also like to thank our wonderful sponsors for their general support :
No Filter Coffee Clonmel
Abbey Machinery Clerihan
Fieldmasters Clonmel
Dunnes Stores, Clonmel
The Apple Farm , Cahir
O' Donnells Crisps, Seskin.
Finally, thank you to Clonmel Mountain Rescue for providing us with a safety workshop and for letting everyone try out their rescue equipment! We'll make sure to stay safe when hiking and exploring over the summer months!
No Filter Coffee Clonmel
Abbey Machinery Clerihan
Fieldmasters Clonmel
Dunnes Stores, Clonmel
The Apple Farm , Cahir
O' Donnells Crisps, Seskin.
Finally, thank you to Clonmel Mountain Rescue for providing us with a safety workshop and for letting everyone try out their rescue equipment! We'll make sure to stay safe when hiking and exploring over the summer months!