Well done to everyone that took part in St. Anne’s parkrun over the weekend. We looked at the results page and saw a lot of familiar names 🙂
Some of the teachers decided to take part in Belgrove’s Fittest Family too.
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Round Two – Belgrove’s Fittest Family
Well done to those that successfully completed round one of Belgrove’s Fittest Family. If you forgot your checklist today, don’t worry. The Active Committee will be collecting remaining checklists on Tuesday 22nd of May.
Round Two – Checklist
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Go on a family cycle
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Go on a family walk (2km this week)
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Three days of active travel to school or work
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Take part in two out of school activities (e.g. football, tennis, yoga, parents might go to the gym)
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Have a race to tidy your bedroom
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Play a ball game as a family (e.g. football, wall ball, donkey)
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Have family dance time
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At least one member of your family must register and attend the parkrun or junior parkrun (it is important to register and bring your barcode as we will be using the time on the parkrun website to put families through to round three)
This is your second step towards VICTORY –well done you! However, this round is more intense. Good Luck and try your best. Tick off this checklist and don’t forget to REGISTER and bring your barcode to the parkrun. The adult 5km parkrun takes place on Saturday at 9:30am. The junior 2km parkrun takes place on Sunday at 9:30am.
See their website for more information. http://www.parkrun.ie/stannes-juniors/
Round One – Belgrove’s Fittest Family
Welcome to Round One of Belgrove’s Fittest Family!!
We are encouraging all families to get involved in this week’s challenges. You have a week to complete the checklist below. On Monday 21st of May the Active Committee will be collecting completed checklists. Best of luck!
Copy, paste and print off this checklist and tick the challenges as you go. The checklist must be completed and signed by an honest adult in order to get through to the next round. There are 8 challenges in Round One.
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Walk 1km as a family
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Active travel to school/work on two days (incl. park and stride if you live far away)
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One hour of no screen time a day (this includes tv, computer, phones, kindle- this should be done as a family in the evening – why don’t you play a game instead or sit together and chat)
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Register an account with GoNoodle. Log on here https://support.gonoodle.com/article/113-how-do-i-sign-up-for-gonoodle-at-home
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Follow one GoNoodle activity of your choice
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2 family members must participate in an active activity (e.g. GAA, yoga, gym, basketball etc.)
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Turn on some music for 10 minutes and dance or move around (twice this week)
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Do three one-minute exercises daily (e.g. jumping jacks, planks, running on the spot etc.)
Athletics in Santry Stadium!
Comhghairdeas to all of our super athletes who have been chosen to compete in Santry at the 4x100m relays and 100m sprints on Wednesday 30th May.
Go n’éirí an t-ádh libh!
| Under 10 Sprint and Relay |
Under 11 Sprint and Relay |
| 1 Hannah Mc Carrick | 1 Hazel Power |
| 2 Eve O’Grady | 2 Suzie Haskin |
| 3 Amelia Mc Kay | 3 Ríona Kirwan |
| 4 Eva Magner | 4 Eve Kirwan |
| 5 Natalie Kilcullen | 5 Maria Doody |
| Under 12 Sprint and Relay | Under 14 Sprint and Relay |
| 1 Robyn Confrey | 1 Róisín O’Brien |
| 2 Aoibhe Smyth | 2 Charlotte Duggan |
| 3 Aoife Cosgrave | 3 Caoimhe Mc Daid |
| 4 Grace Meikle | 4 Danielle Dinan |
| 5 Aimee Dundon | 5 Aoife Quigley |
| Substitutes: Pippa Clancy, Elena Forkan, Caragh Mc Cann, Lara Forde |
Belgrove’s Fittest Family
The Active Committee has been working very hard to promote an active school environment. Every Thursday we meet in the computer room to discuss ideas and update the Active blog on the school website.
Recently we have been working on a very exciting project. We are pleased to announce a new competition to the school. A fifth class member of the committee came up with the idea based on the TV programme ‘Ireland’s Fittest Family’. Belgrove’s Fittest Family is a fun way to try keep the whole family active.
The competition will be run over three weeks. Each week will bring new challenges, getting harder every week. In week one, we are trying to encourage the whole family to be active. We appreciate honesty when completing the checklist to get through to the next round.
In week two we will expecting more of families. Our active challenges will require more time and effort. We will also be asking members to sign up and complete the parkrun.
Week three will be the toughest. Not only do we expect ALL family members to go on a 3km walk, but we also expect family members to beat previous personal best (P.B.) records at the parkrun.
We know that not everyone will be able to achieve all three rounds, but we are hoping EVERYONE will sign their families up for round one. The aim of this project isn’t to have one winner at the end, but to promote an active way of life and have a bit of fun!
Best of luck!
The Active Committee J
4th Class Basketball Blitz
On May 2nd, some 4th class girls participated in a basketball blitz at the Irish Wheelchair Association.
They had great fun! They were active all day and played matches against other schools.
One 4th class girl made a delicious cake to congratulate the participants. How amazing is this?! The cake even looks like a basketball court 🙂
4th Class Active Weekend
4th class were very busy this weekend!
A few girls took part in a gymnastics competition with Starz Gymnastic Club. They brought their medals and certificates to show the class.
Other students took part in a class feis with S.R. Nic Conuladh. They were at the feis from 3:30 until 10 o’clock. Even though they were really tired they still brought in their trophies and medals to show the class.
Clontarf camogie team were playing against Erin’s Isle. They were a tough team. There were three teams and they played three matches. Clontarf enjoyed the experience.
Tennis stars and stripes final was held in Castleknock tennis club. Oulton got second place in the doubles. Some of the girls from Belgrove were playing.
Congratulations everyone!!! 🙂
6th Class Laps
This year the 6th classes and 5th classes are trying very hard to achieve the goal of running a marathon. We are running laps 2-3 days a week and we are hoping to achieve the goal of 234 laps which is equivalent to a marathon by the end of the school year.
We are more than half way there to running a marathon, and we hope we hope we will achieve our goal by the end of the year. We are almost finished because everyone has been doing a great job and we will be running a marathon very soon.
Gymnastics Show
On Tuesday the 13th of March the 6th class did a dance/gymnastics show. We were practicing for about 8 weeks and in the end they turned out really well. In each group there was about 5-7 people.
In every group there were different costumes and some people even had face paint. Some groups decided to put their hair the same style and the most popular style was Dutch plaits.
On the day of the dance lots of groups had to find a sub, as people were absent. Anyone who volunteered to be a sub had to learn a whole dance in about an hour. Every single group did really well and everyone had a lot of fun.
Food Dudes!
Food Dudes!
A few weeks ago, the whole school got the chance to try one fruit and one vegetable sent to us from Food Dudes. After trying one bite of every piece of fruit and veg, we got several prizes including a pencil, a rubber, a water bottle and a pedometer. We also got a fruit and veg container so we can bring in our own fruit and veg.
Everyone was very excited to use all the prizes and to see what fruit and veg we would get each day. When the week and a half was over, we started to bring in our own fruit and veg in our new container so that we could earn a Food Dudes certificate every week. Well Done Belgrove!
Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí!