Active Schools Assembly!

Today's Active Schools assembly was a great success. All the classes got to display their class raps and informed the parents of all of the sports going on through out the School. 3rd class then got to showcase some easy games that parents could play at home with their children. Well Done to everyone that took part, and a big thank you to the parents who came to support us!:)

A Visit from Rory Beggan!

Come on Monaghan!!

                            Run a Mile with a Smile

Today every person and every class went up to the Peace Link including all the staff and helpers. We all walked up and did our “Run a Mile with a Smile”. It was great fun and our classes all got given separate lanes, and sixth class were in lane seven, on the outside of the track. All our parents gathered around the track to cheer all of us on! We all have been training very hard over the last couple of weeks and we all enjoyed it very much!

Leah Cosgrove, 6^th class 

Today Tuesday the 2nd of  March 2016 we the pupils of St.Tiarnachs ran 'A Mile

With A Smile' .We did a lot of training for this in school, with teachers bringing us out for runs and doing 'bizzy breaks' with us in our classrooms. The weather was good and the sun was out, but it

did rain 

once or twice.We got a little bit wet,but we kept on going with our run. Everyone tried their best and most people ran or walked the full mile. The Infants did really well with their mile, and kept going until they were all finished. 

Before we ran, each class said the active schools motto .We got into our lanes and Mrs.Beggan told us when to start. All classes worked really well together and cheered each other on!Then we got our photos taken after we had finished.It was great  fun  and we all really enjoyed the day 

Ciara Slowey and Ryan Nolan 6th class.

                                            


 We have developed some simple ideas for parents to keep their children active at home.

Parents:

Here are some ‘Active Ideas’ for home:

1. Go for pre- or post-dinner walks/adventure walks. Play small games on the walks, this can act as a good distraction!:)
2. Turn up the music and boogie down! 1D or Taylor Swift will get the hearts pumping!
3. Sneak workouts into other activities i.e. taking the stairs instead of the escalator,see who can clean up the quickest.
4. Make a game out of household chores.
5. Turn TV ad breaks into fitness breaks. How many jumping jacks can you do? Can you fit in 20 high knees?:)
6. Let the kids help with work in the yard and with gardening – catch leaves, raking, sorting, digging, planting, etc.
7. Have a weekly sports night, where everyone in the family gets involved.
8. Walk the dog.
9. Use our local facilities- We have an amazing play park in Clones and also the Peacelink have a great running track.
10. Get on your bike!
11. Join Local classes-Fun Clubs/Irish dancing/ Athletics/Cycling club-Which all take part in Clones.

Here are some fantastic resources for parents to encourage even more physical activity at home:

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http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/fit-kid.html

http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/childhealth6-15/Pages/Getactivewithyourkids.aspx

www.thepeacelink.eu

www.irishheart.ie/‎

http://www.getirelandactive.ie/

http://parentsforhealth.org/

https://www.pta.org/programs/content.cfm?ItemNumber=3397

http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_center/staying_fit/exercise.html

                                               


Today we are going ahead with our 'Run A Mile With A Smile'. A bit of rain doesn't stop us!:)
We also have our 'Active Schools' assembly on Friday!The children have put lots of effort into this, so we would be delighted if parents could attend.:)