PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Monageer N.S. is committed to providing high-quality Physical Education to all pupils. All classes receive 60 minutes of formal PE lessons each week. All classes are taught the strands of Athletics, Dance, Gymnastics, Games and Outdoor & Adventure each year. Teachers use a variety of resources to guide them in delivering quality PE lessons. PSSI Lesson Plans are widely used throughout the school.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
- Lunchtime Leagues– we run a football lunch time league. Teams are made up of boys and girls from different classes and matches are played during lunchtime. Older pupils act as the referee and umpires.
- ‘Do your Talking as You’re Walking’– we have introduced this into our playground to encourage pupils who, even if they just want to chat, they can do so while walking to make sure they are keeping active.
- Playground Leaders– pupils from 4th-6th class can sign up to become a Playground Leader. They give up one lunch break per week to play games with the Junior Classes, ensuring they are active and happy throughout break time.
- Active School Walking Track– We have a designated walking track around the pitch in our school.
- Active Breaks– All classes take part in active breaks throughout the school day. This includes Go-Noodle, Bizzy Breaks and a variety of classroom movement ideas. On a wet day, if pupils cannot go outside at break time, extra time will be given to movement breaks in the classroom.
- Weekly Class challenges – Each week our classes participate in a weekly challenge, winners of the challenge get the opportunity to create a challenge for the following week.
PARTNERSHIPS
- Monageer GAA– we have a very strong school-club link with our local GAA club. Hurling 365 runs in the club, teaching skills to the pupils after school.
- Enniscorthy Rugby Club– coaches from Enniscorthy RFC visit the school for a block of time each year to teach rugby skills to our senior classes.
- GAA 5-Star– we are partnered with the GAA to become a GAA 5-Star Centre. The GAA 5 Star initiative aims to support and recognise Primary Schools that provide pupils with 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous Gaelic Games activity per week in a manner that ensures the children will experience fun, friendship, fairness and ultimately improve their fitness.
- Super Troopers– All our pupils receive a Super Troopers journal which gives them Active homework each night. Pupils are encouraged to do the activity each night as part of their homework.
- Active Flag Committee–Pupils are given various roles and tasks to carry out throughout the school year such as making announcements at assembly, giving messages to the classrooms on various initiatives, designing posters for the school, carrying out surveys and checking the suggestion box. Our pupils play a very important role in organising and delivering our Active Flag initiatives.