Wellness Week Activities

Wellness Week Activities

Wellness Week Activities

Our Amber Flag Committee recently planned a series of daily activities to mark our annual Wellness Week in Knockskeagh which took place between Monday 10th  to Friday 14th of May this year.

Some activities incorporated into Wellness Week encouraged us to look after one another and to talk about worries we may have with a friend or family member.

Other activities focused on being kind and helped us to realise each of our unique talents.

Each class became engaged in Wellness activities including mindful moments, secret friends, the pick-me-up jar, growth mindset, and feel-good activities during the week.

 

 

Wellness Week Activities

Mindful Moments

Each class agreed on a time for daily meditation for the month of May. Our Amber Flag representatives remind teachers each day as school life can be busy sometimes. They’ve earned the title of “Mindful Moment Monitors” in each class. It really is nice to take time to ourselves sometimes. 

The Secret Friend

Every pupil in each class was assigned a partner (secretly) for the day. Being kind to your secret friend was encouraged throughout the school. For example, giving a compliment or simply asking would they like to play a game?

Growth Mindset Tree

Here each classroom introduced the topic of the growth mindset.  Each pupil created and designed their handprint. On their handprint, they either drew a picture or wrote about  “I’m good at____” and “I’m working on _____”. These handprints will be used to form a Growth Mindset Tree Display very soon.

Pick me up Jar

Each pupil wrote something positive about a member of their class. Younger pupils drew a picture for a classmate. There were some lovely positive messages shared within each classroom.  

Feel Good Dance

On Friday, we danced during lunchtime using our two new speakers. It was great fun and we certainly experienced that Friday feeling 😊

Mindful Colouring

On Friday afternoon, we engaged in some mindful colouring in each class. 

The Worry Tree

The highlight of Wellness Week was the launch of our new Wellness initiative for this year “The Worry Tree”. We raised money for Pieta House on this day.  A Ribbon was distributed to each class by committee members and was wrapped around the trunk of the tree to mark each class’s first visit.  

Wellness Week

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The Worry Tree

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The Worry Tree

Last Thursday 13th of May, we introduced our new Wellness initiative for this year “The Worry Tree”.

The main goal of this initiative was to make pupils aware of the importance of talking about and sharing their worries with other people.

On the day, each class visited the “Worry Tree” and wrapped a ribbon around the tree to mark their first visit. Then, each class took time to say the Worry Tree rhyme together.

 

Fundraiser for Pieta House

As part of this initiative, we raised funds for Pieta House. We were delighted to receive a total amount of €315.50. Many thanks to all who contributed to this very worthy cause.

Thanks to all the Amber Flag Committee for their wonderful ideas and work in preparation for Wellness Week including this lovely new addition to our school.

Also, a very special thanks to our very own Niamh McDonald who painted the worry tree rhyme. It is a wonderful piece of art.

Please see a snapshot of some of the classes visit to our Worry Tree on this day.

Senior Infants

2nd Class

4th Class

5th Class

6th Class

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Active Week Activities 2021

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Active Flag Week 26th – 30th of April

Last week we celebrated Active Flag week in our school. All the children will took part in lots of different activities in school and at home.

 

Orienteering

As part of Active Flag week – All our classes took part in orienteering around our school Grounds and Active Walkway!
Tremendous fun was had by all! We used our Active Flag Walkway Worksheets for all Activities!

Danceathon

As part of Active Flag Week, we took part in a sponsored ‘Danceathon’.
Every Class took part in our ‘’Danceathon’ and all proceeds went to the charity ‘As I Am’.

It was a fantastic success and well done to everyone! It was a great success and a total of €367.22 was raised. Thank you for your continued support.

Run Around Ireland Challenge

As part of Active Flag Week, we took part in the ‘Run Around Ireland’ Challenge!
All classes did their daily laps which accumulated into a huge number overall!!

We as a school, completed over 17,000 laps of our school track for ‘The Run around Ireland Challenge’ and as a result have won a prize from Active Flag !

Active Breaks

All our classes take part in Active Breaks daily, which continued throughout Active Flag Week!

Morning Yoga, Circuit Classes, Simon Says, Pupil-led activates and many more occurred throughout Active Flag Week!

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Active Flag Week 26th – 30th of April

Next week we celebrate Active Flag week in our school. All the children will take part in lots of different activities in school and at home.

 

  • Circuit in your class every morning
  • Walk around Ireland Challenge Every Day. In this challenge: each class will aim to reach a particular destination around Ireland. The distances from Knockskeagh to the chosen locations are measured. Then, each class will walk or run the laps to reach the various locations. 
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  • Orienteering around School.
  • DanceAthon on Thursday April 29th. We will attempt to dance non-stop from 10-12.30. Each class will go out on rota and dance for their allocated time. It will be freestyle dance!!!
  • ASW21 – Active Every Day Challenge
  • At home: nightly challenges set by our teachers and some famous Sports stars!!
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Local Hero Day Friday – Active Flag 2021

We are so lucky to have received 16 videos from our local hero, Irish Olympian Phil Healy for our Active Flag Challenge!

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All the children at Knockskeagh are currently in training for our own Knockskeagh Olympics from June 8-11!

We want to say thank to Phil for her videos and wish her all the best at the Olympic Games this summer in Japan.

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Active Week Home Challenge

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Active Week Home Challenge

Over the course of this week, we will celebrate Active Week in Knockskeagh. We will release a series of sports videos from local sports stars and some of our staff. They will include a variety of sports exercises and skill challenges. Please keep a lookout for updates on this post for the daily challenge during the week.

Day One of our Active Week Home Challenge

First up is Clonakilty and Cork Senior footballer Liam O’Donovan! Liam is a fantastic talent and will have a huge impact on the All Ireland series this year with Cork!

Thanks for your video Liam!

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Day Two of our Active Week Home Challenge

Today we have Cork Senior Ladies Captain, Goalkeeper and All-Star!! – Martina O’Brien

Martina is a fantastic player and has won multiple All Ireland medals with Cork.

We are sure that she will help Cork contest another All Ireland this year.
Thanks for your contribution, Martina!!
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Day Three of our Active Week Home Challenge

Today we have some teacher challenges from teachers in Knockskeagh NS!!

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Day four of our Active Week Challenge !

Today we have the talented Cork Senior Camogie Captain footballer Linda Collins !

Linda Is a fantastic talent and will have a huge impact on the All Ireland series this year with Cork! Thanks Linda !!

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