Sunny days in Autumn
When it’s wet outside, we YOGA!
From Senior Infants to 1st class, those grey skies won’t stop them from getting in their fitness class.
5th Class 5K Challenge
1st class fun in the sun
3rd class were learning about Egypt this week so the students decided while the sun was out to try and learn how to make a pyramid
First Class enjoying some fresh air and activities on the local GAA pitch.
Junior Infants are getting to grips with the sand pit and are hard at it!
Look at our Junior Infant class!! Practising some stretches with Aoife. Well done everyone!
3rd Class off to a flying start with their Run Ireland Challenge this morning. Well done guys!!
When the sunshine is out, so are our senior students! 4th v 5th Class Rounders
First Class enjoying some time out of class to play rugby.
4th Class getting out and about in the Autumn mornings while doing their GAA practice.
Well done to all the students in 3rd class who were out and about this week doing some Halloween theme Physical Activities
Our Witches Walk from school to Clifden town clocked up alot of steps today!
Back with a bang… Scoil Mhuire is back on track already with our Physical Activities and the students were making the most of the autumn sunshine where they could. From Yoga to cycling and parachute play to Rounders, there were plenty of smiles all around.
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Recent Soccer and GAA Blitz Days which had Scoil Mhuire teams from 4th-6th class taking part and winning some silver on both days.
Soccer: Boys were Division 2 Cup Winners and the Girls were Division 1 Shield Winners
GAA: Boys Division 1 Cup Winners and Division 3 Shield Winners and Girls were Division One and Division Two Cup Winners.
Scoil Mhuire took part recently in the Spar and FAI Schools 5 a Side Soccer Tournament. Commentary from the day was done by the fantastic April and Edel in 6th Class.
Spar’s FAI Primary School 5-a-side Soccer Tournament-Commentators April Baylis and Edel Nee-6th Class
On Wednesday March 30th, the sun was shining down on Clifden pitch. There was a smell of fresh cut grass in the air, blue skies overhead, a cool breeze to remind you it’s still Spring and the sound of children both laughing and chanting surrounding the grounds.
This was the day the 3rd to 6th class students of Scoil Mhuire had been wishing for, it was just perfect! Everything was set up, the students were ready to go and so began the anticipated Spar’s FAI 5-a-side Soccer Tournament. There were 3 groups at the start of the competition with a total of 68 students taking part overall.
The teams were:
Group One
-Church Hill Rovers -Sky Road United
-Hospital Hill Harriers -Galway Road Athletic
Group Two
-Market Street -Beach Road United
-Bridge Street Athletic -Dooneen Rovers
Group Three
-Low Road Lads -Clifden Glen Ramblers
-Marconi Walk FC -Spires United
All teams in each group played against one another, and after morning break where plenty of water was consumed and tired legs took a well-deserved rest.
The Quarter Finals saw the following teams gruel out the Spring sunshine and play for a place in the semi-final:
Galway Road Athletics v Market Street
Sky Road United v Beach Road United
Low Road Ramblers v Church Hill Rovers
Clifden Glen Ramblers v Bridge Street Athletic
Galway Road Athletics and Beach Road United were winners of their matches and Church Hill Rovers and Bridge Street Athletic were the winners of their games. All teams headed straight into the semi-final where we were witness to some fantastic football skills, impressive goal scoring and alas some unfortunate misses.
The chants and roars from spectators could be heard all over Clifden town as the teams battled it out for a place in the final.
After much tension in the air, Galway Road Athletic and Church Hill Rovers headed into the final.
With little time to rest, the match for 3rd and 4th place play off saw Beach Road United take on Bridge Street Athletic. All players played fantastic throughout the day but Beach Road United narrowly beat Bridge Street Athletic to the 3rd place spot.
While both teams took the chance to regroup and strategize their next move, there was still the Plate Competition up for grabs.
Spires United, Dooneen Rovers, Marconi Walk FC and Hospital Hill Harriers all had a chance for the title and took to the field, proudly marking one another and giving it their all.
The final here saw Marconi Walk FC take on Dooneen Rovers in a very fast and quick moving game.
Winners of the Plate Competition were: Marconi Walk FC
No sooner had the pitch being cleared of celebratory screams from the Marconi Walk FC players and fans, the final of Spar’s FAI 5-a-side Soccer Tournament was waiting with bated breath to begin. As the ref blew the whistle, the players of both Galway Road Athletics and Church Hill Rovers left nothing behind on the pitch to try and secure victory.
With every goal, the fans cheered and screamed for their favourite players to ‘Push On’ and ‘Keep it Moving’. It was a gripping final but there had to be a winner and in the final moments, Church Hill Rovers claimed success. The team of Filip, Oisin, Kaylum, Jake and Rachel fought off their competition and were crowned the Spar/FAI School Champions to the happy cheers of all spectators and fans.
Well done to all teams involved on the day and to our referees and linesmen Mr McAleer, Mr Lee and Mr O Brien, we hope they enjoyed it as much as we did.
We cannot wait for next years competition.
Parachute Fun with our Junior Classes
4th Class Céilí Mór
Creative Dance with Magda