Active Flag Award

Active Flag 🏃‍♀️

We were delighted to receive the news yesterday that we have been awarded another Active Flag. We maintain the recognition of being an Active School. A huge well done must go to our Active Leaders, they have been fantastic throughout the three year process. Last years, Active School Committee deserve special praise as they gave an amazing presentation to the Active Flag Accreditor recently The Commitee are as follows; Emilie Draper and Matthew Kelleher of 6th Class, Ella Coakley and Ciabhan Murphy of 5th Class, Noah Buttimer and Leah Deasy of 4th Class, Emer Cullinane and Riley O’Leary of 3rd Class, Siún O Meara and Tomás Hayes of 2nd Class and finally Louise Walsh and Robin Noonan of 1st Class.

We’d like to thank all teachers and staff who have helped organise the activities within each class too.

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