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Physical Education 

Physical Education is discussed at all staff meetings to ensure everyone is following our whole school PE grid. 

Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	March	April	May	June
Athletics FMS Running	Games FMS Throwing	Games/Dance FMS Balance/Throwing	Dance FMS Balance/ Throwing	Athletics/ Gymnastics FMS Balance/ Running	Games/Gymnastics FMS Striking an instrument & with an instrument e.g. GAA	Games FMS Striking an instrument & with an instrument e.g. GAA	Aquatics	Aquatics	Outdoor and adventures

When planning our PE lessons we aim to involve the 7 key messages

1. Importance of play and enjoyment

2. Maximum Participation

3. The development of skills & increasing understanding

4. Balance between competitive and non-competitive 

5. Balance between contact & non-contact

6. Providing opportunity of achievement for everybody

7. Equally suitable activities for boys & girls 

We use the STEP principle to adapt our PE lessons to ensure involvement of ALL students

Space

Task

Equipment 

People

All of our PE equipment is stored in our PE shed.

All pupils have a minimum of 60 minutes timetabled PE per week.

Third to sixth class attend swimming lessons while juniors to second class complete the land-paws program. 

Ms. Murphy attending the OIDE course 'Developing pupil well-being in the PE lesson' . As a school we wanted to use PE as a way of developing friendships and co-operation among peers. 

All teachers use the move well, move often resource when delivering PE lessons. We often refer to this website when planning Move Well, Move Often

PE is discussed as PT meetings and there is a section for Physical Education in our end of year reports. 

This year the FMS we are prioritising are JUMPING, RUNNING, LANDING & STRIKING WITH AN IMPLEMENT. 

All students receive PE homework based on the strand being covered. 

Follow link to see an example of our PE homework for gymnastics.          Gymnastics PE Homework

Physical Activity

Physical activity is discussed at a staff meetings. Staff reflected on ways to increase inclusive physical activity across the school day. ✅

Our school provides twice daily playground breaks for all classes ✅

Pupils are allowed to run during playground breaks 

Pupils have access to sports equipment during playground breaks

Our school trains pupils as Playground Leaders

Our school has a signposted Active School Walkway route

All teachers use the Walkway for active breaks on a regular basis throughout the year(Required)

All teachers use the Walkway for 'Learning on the Move' activities throughout the year

Every class participated in a 4-week ‘Active Break Every Day’ challenge, during the past 12 months.(Required)

Every class participated in a 4 week ‘Learning on the Move’ challenge, during the past 12 months.(Required)

Physical activity is incorporated into whole-school celebrations, initiatives and themed weeks. An example of our Ceilí for Seachtain na Gaeilge! ☘️

We also love the '12 days of fitmas' challenge

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Our school ensures that all Active School activities are planned so that they are accessible by all pupils - We use the tree model 

Every class teacher has agreed with his/her class, a set of actions to decrease sedentary time.