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SCHOOL TOUR: 3rd to 6th class: BAYSPORTS 06/06/23

JUNIOR AND SENIOR INFANTS ORIENTEERING: 5th and 6th helped the junior classes to navigate our orienteering course today. We had loads of fun sounding out words and counting! 07/06/23

P.E: Games Stations 02/06/23

3rd to 6th class have been participating in Games Stations this week developing a range of skills.

Hit the Target throwing station
Basketball station
Hockey station
Volleyball station

GAMES STRAND: Volleyball 01/06/23 (3rd to 6th class)

Hockey and Basketball Games 30/05/23

The students from 3rd to 6th played both basketball and hockey today. We worked on our skills of shooting, dribbling, passing, footwork and shooting the puck. 1st and 2nd class worked on their hockey skills last week.

BOYS GAA TOURNAMENT ON 10/05/23

GIRLS GAA TOURNAMENT ON 25/05/23

TABLE TENNIS DAY!!! We had great fun today playing table tennis in our school. Thank you t the 5th and 6th class for organising the day and demonstrating the rules to the younger children. #tabletennisireland 28/04/23

COMMUNITY GAMES: Well done to all the pupils who participated in the Community Games handwriting, art and swimming competitions last week.

ORIENTEERING: We have started the orienteering strand in P.E. We had such fun today outside in the sunshine! April 2023

GIRLS SOCCER TOURNAMENT: Tuesday 07/03/23 will take place in Shiven. for 5th and 6th class.

BOYS SOCCER TOURNAMENT: Wednesday 08/03/23 will take place in Shiven for 5th and 6th class.

P.E: Games: Handball with 1st and 2nd 03/03/23

AQUATICS: SWIMMING: Swimming lessons began in January and ran for an eight week block. 10/01/23

GYMNASTICS: 15/12/22: We had loads of fun using the block and vault today!

WEEK 9: Fyffes Fit Squad: Our sports committee are continuing to lead our school in the daily exercises....even in our Christmas jumpers!! We currently have 1350 banana points! Well done on the fantastic effort everyone! :)

Well done on your sports achievements! 25/11/22

GYMNASTICS: 10/11/2022: Jumping, squats, block, trampolette.

WEEK 6: FYFFES DAILY EXERCISES: We are continuing with our daily exercises to gain banana points! Keep up the great effort everyone! :)

WEEK 5: FYFFES FIT SQUAD: We are still going strong in week 5! Our sports committee have been leading the other classes in their daily exercises! 28/10/22

GAA will be starting on November 8th for 3rd- 6th class. Don't forget your sport gear on Tuesdays!!!!!!

GYMNASTICS WEEK 3: Cardio and bunk-bed lifts 20/10/22

WEEK 4: FYFFES FIT SQUAD: We are continuing our daily exercises to collect valuable banana points! Keep up the great effort everyone! 19/10/22

WEEK 3: Fyffes Fit Squad: We have been doing daily exercises with the whole school in order to gain extra banana points! Thank you to our sports committee in 5th and 6th for demonstrating the moves. Keep up the great momentum everyone! 13/10/22

GYMNASTICS: 13/10/22: We were jumping, rolling and tumbling this week using the air mats. (WEEK 2)

GYMNASTICS HAS STARTED EVERY THURSDAY!!!! 06/10/22

WEEK 2: FYFFE'S FIT SQUAD: We have 300 banana points so far! Keep up the great work everyone! Our sports committee are doing a super job of leading the other classes in daily exercises. WEEK 2: 07/10/22

WEEK 1: Fyffes Fit Squad: Sports Committee: Our sports committee are leading the Fyffe's Fit Squad exercises in the other classrooms. Well done to the whole school for participating! Week 1: 30/09/22

IRELAND'S FITTEST SCHOOL 2023: Fyffes Fit Squad: We are looking forward to our whole school participating in this years competition for Ireland's Fittest School. Beginning on the 26/09/22

Congratulations to the girls who won the shield for 7-aside soccer: Well done to all involved! We are very proud of you all! :)

SWIMMING COUNTY FINALS / COMMUNITY GAMES: Congratulations to our swimmers who took part in the backstroke and front crawl in Tuam. We wish them all the best when they travel to Limerick for the Nationals!

WELL DONE TO ALL WHO PLAYED IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL ON 28/08/22!

SWIMMING: 6 weeks of swimming lessons will commence after Easter. We are all looking forward to getting into the pool again! :)

/RUGBY: 3RD- 6TH CLASS: We have been participating in tag rugby training this month. Learning many new skills such as passing backwards, going to ground, communicating clearly with our team and presenting the ball correctly. Having loads of fun! Jan/ Feb/ Mar 2022

P.E: Running: Hurdles : 07/09/2021

P.E Athletics: Sprinting in 5th and 6th class 03/08/2021

5th and 6th have been working on our athletics strand in P.E this month. We have been doing sprints and relay. We have also been following the Paralympics daily in class and becoming following our Irish athletes who have been participating. Well done to the Irish Paralympic team! We are all very proud of you!

P.E games in 3rd and 4th 03/08/2021

Athletics in 1st and 2nd class: Everyone having loads of fun! :) 03/08/2021

ACTIVE WEEK 2021: 8TH- 11TH JUNE

We are taking part in Active Week from the 8th- 11th June. The whole school are participating in various activities such as basketball, soccer, relay, climbing wall, circuits, Joe Wicks Workouts, yoga, games, bowling, Bricí Spraoi and games. We are having a great week....even though some days we have had rain! That won't stop us in Garrafrauns N.S! :)

GYMNASTICS 12/11/2020: We were doing cartwheels, tumbles and jumping today on the air tracks.

DAILY MOVEMENT BREAKS 2020: We are doing daily movement breaks to increase focus and productivity, decrease stress, improve attention and most importantly to have fun!!

Circuits and relays on 16/10/2020

GYMNASTSICS 15/10/2020

P.E: Circuits and relay with 5th and 6th class 02/10/2020

YOGA SESSION: As part of National Fitness Day 2020 we took part in a yoga class. We were so relaxed afterwards that some of us nearly had a little nap!!!! 24/09/2020

NATIONAL FITNESS DAY 24/09/2020: We took part in an exercise video led by Andy Moran

CLIMBING FRAME: Fundamental Movement Skills in all classes Aug/ Sept 2020

BASKETBALL: The junior and senior infants are enjoying playing basketball this month! September 2020

Well done to everyone who made an effort to be active last week! Keep up the momentum and effort! June 2020

ACTIVE SCHOOL WEEK 2020: ACTIVE HOME WEEK

The children of Garrafrauns N.S have been engaging with the Active Week activities which were assigned by teachers this week. Children kept an activity log of their daily exercise and submitted photographs of their homemade obstacle courses and hopscotch challenges they took part in. Well done to all who participated and keep up the 60 mins of physical activity daily!

P.E: Manipulative Skills in all classes: 04/03/2020

This week we have been focusing on the areas of:

throwing and catching
rolling
bounce pass
striking with the hand
striking with the hand at a target

INTEGRATION WITH MATHS: We have integrated length in maths with the long jump in P.E. Well done to Lily who jumped a distance of 2m 09cm and Aoibhinn who jumped a distance of 2m 28cm.

Games: Basketball drills with 5th and 6th class 02/03/2020

P.E: Dance Strand: The Junior and Senior Infants are engaged in movement breaks with Ms. Cawley

28/02/2020: Functional Movement Skill: Locomotor skills- sidestepping and dodging, Stability Skills- balancing. Mr. Curley used a game based approach to reinforce these key points with 5th and 6th

DANCE STRAND: 1ST AND 2ND CLASS: the children in 1st and 2nd shake out some dance moves during their movement breaks 19/02/2020

SENIOR CLASSES: 3rd- 6th class Fundamental movement skills session today with Mr. Curley working on balancing, correct jumping and throwing techniques, running techniques and coordination skills. 14/02/2020

FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT SKILLS: SESSION 2 in the Junior classes. 14/02/2020

ACTIVE 30: The whole school completed 30 minutes of active time this week focusing on the Games strand of the curriculum incorporating basketball, soccer, rounders and hula hooping. 12/02/2020

GAMES: BASKETBALL: We were working on our skills of striking with the hand, dribbling and overhead volley. 5th and 6th: 10/02/2020

Fundamental movement skills: Junior classes: We are working to improve our fundamental movement skills by focusing on our locomotor, stability and manipulative skills. We covered skipping, balancing and throwing. 06/02/2020

HURLING: senior classes are practising their hurling skills under the guidance of Roscommon hurler, Mr. Curley 24/01/20202

P.E: AQUATICS STRAND: the children from 1st to 6th will complete 8 weeks of swimming lessons this term. Jan- Feb 2020

DANCE STRAND: P.E: DECEMBER: The dance strand of the P.E curriculum is being covered in most classes this month including hip-hop, brush dancing, hip-hop, Irish dancing and line dancing.

P.E: Throwing, catching and kicking skills: all classes.......working on improving coordination and trying to stay on target! 28/11/19

P.E: Gymnastics Strand 21/11/19: We have finally mastered the pyramid!

Gymnastics strand: 07/11/19: We are moving onto more compicated lifts in all classes

GYMNASTICS STRAND 24/10/19: tumbles, rolls, cart-wheels, core exercises,

Orienteering Strand: Maths Trail 1st and 2nd class 22/10/19

Gymnastics Strand: 17/10/19 Lifts

P.E STRAND : Orienteering: September 2019: We completed an orienteering course using maps of our school grounds

Gymnastics Strand in the Junior Classes 09/10/19

03/10/19 Gymnastics: Gymnastics has started every Thursday and we have been working on our jumps and rolls

GAA: The children from 3rd- 6th class have been participating in the GAA Mini 7's Tournament. We are also taking part in GAA training every Monday to improve and develop our skills

GAA boys 03/05/19

GAA girls 10/05/19

Basketball Blitz Dunmore 02/05/19

Basketball training in preparation for the Basketball Blitz in Dunmore on 02/05/19

Walk A Mile 08/04/19

Fantastic GAA training session today working on all our skills! Well done 5th and 6th class for the huge effort put in.

GAA 5th and 6th class: 05/03/19

A frosty Walk a Mile! Well done to 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th who took part in a buddy walk around the school grounds. December 2018

Gymnastics: rolls and cartwheels 22/11/18

GAA 22/11/18 5th and 6th class

GYMNASTICS 15/11/18

GAA 5th and 6th class 13/11/18

Halloween Walk a Mile 26/10/18

BEAT THE TEACHERS: The 5th and 6th class children challenged the teachers to a basketball match on Friday.

WALK A MILE SEPTEMBER 2018

GYMNASTICS: lifts OCTOBER 2018

Congratulations to our County Champions : 3rd to 6th class girls 2018

Walking Week 2018

Dunmore Basketball Blitz.....mixed team came 3rd, girls team came 4th place and the boys team came 2nd. Our quiz team came second. Well done to everyone involved!

HURLING: 3RD AND 4TH CLASS

SHIVEN GIRLS SOCCER COMPETITION: 20/03/18

Well done to the 4th, 5th and 6th class girls who made it to the final in the soccer competition in Shiven today! Great skill and determination were showed by all. Best of luck in the final after Easter.

TAG RUGBY BLITZ: The 3rd - 6th class children participated in the rugby blitz in Dunmore on the 14/03/18. Well done to all involved!

5th and 6th Class Final Gymnastics Performance! 01/12/17

Gymnastics skills are progressing well in 5th and 6th class

Tag Rugby 3rd- 6th class 2017

TAG RUGBY:
Due to poor weather conditions our tag rugby blitz has been cancelled tomorrow 20/10/17. We will continue with tag rugby every Friday.

GYMNASTICS: forward roll and cartwheels 19/10/17

Congratulations to the boys from 3rd-6th class who played in Claregalway on Wednesday...Well done! 18/10/2017

KEEPING ACTIVE IN 2017:
We are keeping active in Garrafrauns N.S in 2017! Keep up the great work everyone! We have been busy with GAA, gymnastics, Walk a Mile and lots more! These are photos from the boys GAA competition on the 11/10/17.