Active School

Coláiste na Sceilge is an Active School. Students and staff are encouraged to get out and get active. There are amazing initiatives happening in the school right now to foster and encourage an active lifestyle. See below to read about some upcoming events organised by our wonderful P.E dept. of Gillian O’Connor, Fiona Garvey and Sadhbh O’Neill.

Active Week 2016 25th-28th April

5K 2015

Active School 2015 Week 23rd March- 27th March

Active School Week 2014 7th April – 11th April

Couch to 5K run on 11th April and training schedule

Dear Parent / Guardian,

The P.E. department in Coláiste Na Sceilge are organising a 5K fundraising run on 11^th April, 2014.  The fundraising is for a 400 metre running track we are planning to put around our school football pitch. This, we feel, will be of enormous benefit for all members of our school community.  It is so important that we encourage our children to be active, eat healthily, and take responsibility for their general health and well- being. We have attached a training program and we hope that you will engage in this fitness regime with your son/daughter. Each session takes approximately 30 minutes and you are required to train three times a week over an eight week period. Other training programs are available for smart phones. C25K Trainer FREE (Zen Labs), Try Couch to 5k (Aleksandar Vacic), Couch To 5K Workout (ITGenerations inc.)

Each student will be given a sponsorship card and must bring in a minimum of €5 each. There will be prizes for the students who raises the most sponsorship and if a card is lost or misplaced there is a €10 fine.  All parents/guardians and other family members are invited to take part in the run also at a cost of €10 per adult. We feel this is an opportunity for us as a school community to encourage all our students to get active and what better way to encourage them then by leading by example. All staff members have been given the same training program and are embracing the challenge.

All students will be brought to Renard football field and the 5K will start here and we will run the circuit from the field down towards the Point and back up to finish at Coláiste Na Sceilge. It will be a staggered start and all participants will be timed. Our Parents Council are organising sponsorship for prizes for different categories.

So get out your tracksuits and runners and GET TRAINING and JOIN IN THE FUN !!

Your sincerely,

Gillian O’Connor                                                                               Fiona Garvey

P.E. Teacher                                                                                       P.E. Teacher

Active Flag

Coláiste na Sceilge are delighted to announce that we have received our first Active Flag. This Flag is a big boost to the school and has rewarded the efforts of everyone involved especially our P.E. Department of Gillian O’ Connor and Fiona Garvey.

Mícheal O’Muircheartaigh to visit Coláiste na Sceilge

We are delighted to announce that Mícheal O’Muircheartaigh will be visiting the school on Monday 10^th February at 2pm. He will be talking to all our first year students about their fitness tests and the importance of having a healthy and active lifestyle.

All our first years have taken part in a fitness test, testing their muscular strength and endurance and their aerobic fitness. The fitness tests were carried out by 3^rd year Tralee Institute of Technology students and they are due to return to us on Wednesday 5^th March to retest all the students.

STUDENTS AWARDED €20 ELVERY VOUCHERS FOR THEIR BEEP TEST RESULTS