Partnerships
Partnerships within and outside the school are an important aspect of the Active School Flag. When a school participates in the Active School Flag Programme it is vital to interact and engage with other organisations and clubs. We invite sports clubs, athletes and physical activity providers from the local community to talk to the pupils or to give taster sessions of their activity. We constantly try to raise awareness of the huge variety of ways in which people can be physically active.
Within St.Margaret’s N.S we established our own ASF committee at the outset of the process. The committee is made up of two pupils from each class in the school and they meet regularly with Ms. South to discuss their plans and initiatives for this active school year. The members keep all classes up to date on ASF news and events and they have various leadership roles and duties. Some of these duties include active yard monitors, PE equipment monitors, dance troop leaders and much more. Our school has an ASF notice board which is updated and monitored regularly.
Our school informs pupils and parents about physical activity opportunities that are available in the local community. The school has a strong relationship with St. Margaret’s Gaelic Athletic Club and we have weekly sessions with an external coach from the club.
St. Margaret’s N.S. acknowledges physical activity and sporting success achieved during and outside of school hours. The children’s achievements are documented on our school ASF notice board and they love to see their photos displayed.
Active Squad 2021 – 2022
Mad for Minecraft in St. Margaret’s!
Following the tremendous success of our last year's Curious Minds Award application, with our focus on integrating Minecraft Learning and Mathematics, we...
Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP 2024!)
Wednesday the 17th of April was a very exciting day in 5th and 6th Class. As part of their participation in the Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP), they had a visit from some “Dragons”. Kelly from Crafty-Keepsakes, Conor from Keelings and Barry from Newpark...
We really have such talented pupils in St. Margaret's NS when it comes to technology! Take a look at and listen to how this fantastic video was made by pupil in 4th Class to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge this year! Everyday is a school day here in St. Margaret's NS,...
STEM at home via Google Classroom!
We have been using Google Classroom since 2020 and it still provides such valuable learning opportunities to this day! Students are invited to share their work on our Google Classroom stream via photograph or video. This allows them to share work in class without the...
STEM Showcase 2024!
We were so excited to invite parents and families to our school on March 22nd to showcase the fantastic design and make engineering activities created by pupils over the past few weeks! Parents were able to engage with our engineers, ask questions about their designs...
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2024
Seachtain na Gaeilge took place from the 11th- 15th March. Ms. Dunne organised a jam packed schedule of activities for the week, which helped promote and encourage the use of Gaeilge throughout the school. Pupils from 4th Class (Charlie Coughlan and Michael...