Active Schools

Meenkilly pupils were fortunate to have 5 weeks football training with Jack. They were taught all the football skills in a fun way. All the pupils looked forward to Jack’s visit each week. Míle buíochas, Jack.
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Lá Glas 2023 After several weeks of practice, our Lá Glas 2023 got off to a flying start. The weather was in our favour and we all danced in the schoolyard in the spring sunshine. All the pupils made a great effort to wear green. 
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Physical Activity Our school facilitates the use of playground equipment. The Active School Flag Committee are responsible for bringing out and returning the P.E. equipment for each break time.  Our school trains playground leaders Meenkilly Active School Walkway Our Active School Walkway is situated along 
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https://youtu.be/B-3eax8ASU4 Meenkilly National School is fortunate to have the support of prominent sports figures like Greg O’Shea in the quest for our first Active Flag. Greg is a native to Limerick and an Irish rugby union player. He played for the Ireland national rugby sevens team, 
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Active School Slogan We worked together as a school and agreed an Active School Slogan. The outcome of the whole school competition was: ‘Let’s get actice, Let’s get fit, We can do it bit by bit’ 1st and 2nd class edited Shakira’s song ‘This Time 
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Christmas at Meenkilly National School Santa Dash concludes with Special Guests! As part of our Active Schools Programme and in anticipation of the school holidays, the students of Meenkilly dressed up in Christmas jumpers, Santa hats and hi-vis for some “Santa Dash” fun. This involved 
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Active Schools Active School Flag Award We are currently working towards the Active School Flag Award. The Active School Flag is awarded to schools which strive to achieve a physically educated and active school community. In November as part of working towards achieving the Active 
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