PHYSICAL ACTIVITY...

All pupils receive two outdoor physical breaks per day in St. Brigid’s Primary School.

Our school promotes the full range of fundamental skills during break times. This includes running, throwing, catching, kicking and jumping.

‘Do Your Talking As You’re Walking’
We encourage all pupils to ‘Do Your Talking While You’re Walking’ during break times.

	Playground leaders
	We have playground leaders in St. Brigid’s. There is one playground leader per class. The playground leaders ensure that pupils are keeping active during yard times.

Active Lines
The playground leaders also lead the Active Lines in the yard at break times. They lead the rest of the pupils in daily activities after yard time; such as scissor jumps and heel kicks.

	Active School Walkway
	We have a beautiful active school walkway in St. Brigid’s. The children can use the walkway for other curriculum areas e.g. to learn tables as they walk in pairs, and for orienteering activities.

Active breaks in the classroom

Classes in St. Brigid’s use active breaks in the classroom. These activities are proven to increase productivity and concentration in the classroom.

Physical activity breaks are also used during rainy days when the pupils may not get to go to the yard.

Physical activity events throughout the school year

Santa Dash - Before the Christmas break 2020 all of the pupils in the school wore their Santa hat / Festive headpiece and took part in the Santa Dash.

	Leprechaun Laps
	To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day we all wore green and ran together in the yard. It was a great way to keep fit and stay active.

The Easter Hop
Just before the Easter holidays all of our pupils took part in the Easter Hop. There were lots of different jumps that had to be completed and we became fitter and stronger while doing our activities!

Active breaks in the classroom

Classes in St. Brigid’s use active breaks in the classroom. These activities are proven to increase productivity and concentration in the classroom.

Physical activity breaks are also used during rainy days when the pupils may not get to go to the yard.

Run Around Ireland

In Spring 2021 all classes will be completing the run a day challenge. We will be aiming to run to as many places in Ireland as possible! 1 lap = 1km